Ir. Ikhsan Siregar, S.T., M.Eng, was born in Medan on June 10, 1980. He currently serves as the Director of the Directorate of Education Development at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Ikhsan is a permanent civil servant lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering at USU, specializing in Product Design, Manufacturing, and Machining. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from USU and continued his Master's degree at the University of Malaya. Ikhsan has a strong interest in cutting-edge research and is currently engaged in collaborative research on Additive Manufacturing with the Smart Manufacturing Research Institute.