Vladislav Mantič is Professor of Continuum Mechanics at the School of Engineering, University of Seville, where he is currently teaching Solid Mechanics, Elasticity, Fracture Mechanics, Plasticity, Finite and Boundary Element Method. He graduated in Mathematical Engineering from the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University of Prague, in 1984. He received his doctorate in Technical Sciences from the Institute of Computer Science in Prague, Czech Academy of Sciences, for his work on computer implementation of Boundary Element Method in 1993. His research is currently focused on Fracture Mechanics, in particular on its applications to predict damage initiation and propagation in Composites and their joints at different scales; Interface Crack analysis and modelling; stress singularity analysis in anisotropic multimaterial corners; non-classical approaches in Fracture Mechanics as coupled criterion of Finite Fracture Mechanics, Cohesive Zone Models, Linear Elastic-Brittle Interface Model, energetic/variational approaches and Surface Elasticity models. He has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals, 8 chapters in international edited books, more than 150 communications to national and international conferences. He recently edited the book: V. Mantič (Ed.), Mathematical Methods and Models in Composites, Imperial College Press, 2014. He currently coordinates the Doctorate Program for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Organization at the University of Seville.