Presentation

Dr Ares Gomez is a Senior Lecturer (Docent) in Mechanical Engineering at Malmö University, Sweden. She holds a PhD in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and an MEng in Mechatronics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Before joining Malmö University, she worked at the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) at the University of Strathclyde, where she contributed to research on lightweight metal forming for aerospace applications. She later held academic positions at Glasgow Caledonian University and Linnaeus University.

Dr Gomez has more than 15 years of experience in higher education across Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. Her research and teaching focus on advanced manufacturing, smart manufacturing, mechanical design, and operations management. She combines experience from both academia and industry, with a strong interest in connecting engineering theory with industrial practice and addressing challenges related to sustainability, digitalisation, and innovation in manufacturing.