Dr. Akhavan-Safar has a background in various areas related to adhesive joints, including fatigue, fracture, impact, ageing, and numerical simulations, and the results of his prolific research have been published in books and journals. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Mechanics of Solids (University of Porto) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (SAGE), Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (SAGE), and the Journal of Metals (Springer). Dr. Akhavan-Safar is often involved in state-of-the-art industry projects and is also a member of the organizing and scientific committees of several international conferences.