Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kyratsis is the Head of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece. His research interests include CAD/CAM/CAE systems, manufacturing, computational design, and reverse engineering. He also directs the Computational Design and Digital Fabrication Research Lab (CODE+).Dr. Anastasios Tzotzis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Western Macedonia, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering. His research focuses on machining simulations, intelligent manufacturing, CAD-based programming, and the implementation of finite element methods.Prof. J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. His research interests encompass manufacturing, machining, tribology, surface engineering, and sustainability. He has received several awards, including recognition as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.

• 1 A review on CAD-based programming for design and manufacturing.- 2 Automated design of mechanical parts.- 3 Solid models geometric feature recognition based on CAD software programming.- 4 Automated assembly of mechanical systems.- 5 Integration of CAD software programming for G-code generation.