Dr. Diego Vergara is currently Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the Catholic University of Ávila (Spain). He holds three academic degrees in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering, and serves as Director of the TiDEE.rg Research Group. His research interests include fatigue and fracture mechanics, environmentally assisted cracking, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, degradation and damage in metals and alloys, as well as energy efficiency, virtual reality, and technology-enhanced learning.