Dr. Tobias Gustmann, born in Freiberg/Saxony 1985, studied materials science and engineering at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (2006 until 2012). After his time as a research associate at the Institute of Materials Engineering (2012 until 2013), he began his PhD studies in materials science in April 2013 at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden. As a PhD student, Dr. Gustmann has been investigating the potential of additive manufacturing technologies, viz. laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), for the fabrication of individual designed components made from high-temperature Cu-based shape memory alloys with in-situ custom made properties. Subsequently, he graduated from TU Dresden in August 2018. Since October 2018, he is working as a project leader and research scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU. His main research focus includes the manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloys via LPBF for potential applications in the medical/non-medical industry, all types of materials analysis (microstructure-property-relationship) and qualification procedures regarding novel metal alloys (mainly Fe-based) for the laser powder bed fusion process.