Ludvik Martinu is Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, QC, Canada, Chairholder - NSERC Multisectorial Industrial Research Chair in Coatings and Surface Engineering, Founder and Director - Functional Coating and Surface Engineering Laboratory, Co-director - Thin Film Research Center on the Science and Technology of Thin Films (Campus of the University of Montreal). He specializes in the physics and technology of films, coatings, surfaces and interfaces and is known for his contributions to plasma processing of nanostructured materials, plasma-surface interactions, and surface engineering for optical, optoelectronic, tribological, biomedical, aerospace and space applications, as well as nanostructured passive and active (smart) materials. His research resulted in more than 300 publications and a close collaboration in partnership with industry.