M. R. A. Atia is head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Arab academy for science and technology and maritime transport, Cairo - Egypt. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree with distinction in 1992: Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 and Doctor of Philosophy in 2002 from the Ain-Shams University, Cairo. His current research interests are in the areas of Image processing, computer aided manufacturing, applications of Artificial Intelligence techniques in manufacturing. He has published more than 20 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He accomplished respected number of industrial projects in the field of design and manufacturing of heavy and special equipments.