Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Prof. (Dr.) Gaurav Tejpal is Principal at Amritsar Group of Colleges with 22 years of academic and administrative experience. He holds a Ph.D. from NIT Jalandhar and is Six Sigma certified. His expertise includes supply chain and logistics management. He has published research papers, guided scholars, and received multiple prestigious awards. Dr. Tejpal is Guest editor of many Journals. He has Organised a Number of national and International Conferences and Faculty Development Programmes.
Associate Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Gurbhej Singh an Associate professor in department of mechanical Engineering at Amritsar Group of Colleges Amritsar in Punjab, India. Dr. Singh (Among world to 2% scientist 2026) got his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. His Specialising in Surface Engineering with a focus on Microwave Claddings. Processing of materials using microwave energy (Joining, cladding, casting, etc.), Manufacturing science, Materials characterization and Surface Biomedical Implants, Biomaterials Processing, Polymeric Composites and Nanocomposites. He has Published more than 100 Papers. He was recently honoured with the “Top Cited Paper Awards India 2022” by @ IOP Publishing, United Kingdom, in the review category. Additionally, he has contributed to numerous conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Singh is actively involved in the research community, serving as a reviewer for research articles (Elsevier, springer, IOP etc. Dr. Singh is Guest editor of many Journals. He has Organised a Number of national and International Conferences and Faculty Development Programmes. He has guided many of Ph.D. and MTech. students.
Mohamed M. Awad is a professor of energy systems at mechanical power engineering department, faculty of engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. He was a postdoctoral fellow in mechanical engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2007 and his undergraduate degree and his master’s degree from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1996 and 2000, respectively. His research focus is on the development of robust models for characterizing transport phenomena using fundamental theory. These models are validated using experimental and/or numerical results. He is the author of 25 book chapters. He has published more than 170 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings in these areas. Presently, his research is focused on renewable energy, the modeling of complex fluid dynamics, heat transfer problems in internal flows. These include transport in porous media, compact heat exchangers, two-phase flow in oil and gas operations, microchannel flows, non-Newtonian flows, and thermal design/optimization of energy systems. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He was also a recipient of the ASME International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI) Award in 2005 and 2006. He won silver medal at 45th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Swiss, 29 March - 2 April 2017. His patent was “Solar Powered Portable Apparatus for Extracting Water from Air Using Desiccant Solution”.He was Representative of Mansoura University in Research and Policy Committee Members for the mega research project among MIT and 3 Egyptian Universities: Ain Shams University, Mansoura University, and Aswan University (August 2019-October 2020).
Dr. C P Paul is leading a research group in area of Additive Manufacturing Technology at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT). His is recognized as one of the top 2% most Influential scientists worldwide consecutively for the last five consecutive years (i.e., 2018 to 2023) in the list prepared by the Stanford University US and published by Elsevier B V.Dr. Paul has 25+ years of experience in research and development of LAM, from system-development to its applications in engineering. His research programs focus on next generation additive manufacturing system and processes. He is instrumental in promoting LAM technology in India through collaborations with other national labs and reputed academic institutes by extending the indigenous developed facility for experiments. He has contributed chapters to 26 books, published over 150 research papers in peer reviewed international journals, and presented his work in more than 250 internation/ national conferences/ symposia. He authored a textbook on Additive Manufacturing for Undergraduate/ Postgraduate Students, Faculty Members and practicing AM Engineers. Dr. Paul is Founding Director of AIC π-Hub – Incubation Centre of RRCAT and contributing significantly to technology translation of RRCAT technologies, expertise, and knowhow to Indian industries and startups. His initiatives brought a change and 15 technology translation agreements with various industries are signed in last one year.He earned Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering on Laser Additive Manufacturing of Engineering Components in 2005 and was Research Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada during 2006 - 2008.His extensive experience and leadership have allowed him to address Additive Manufacturing challenges holistically and promoting this strategic research area. His efforts have been recognized with many awards including the highest DAE Excellence in Science, Technology and Engineering award “Homi Bhabha Science & Technology Award”.
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Aliskan is a Professor in the Department of Control and Automation Engineering at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye. He received his MSc and PhD degrees in Automatic Control from Yildiz Technical University in 2005 and 2011, respectively. His research focuses on advanced control systems, control of electrical machines, power electronic circuits, Model Predictive Control (MPC), system identification, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic control, and heuristic optimization algorithms. He has published numerous research papers in international refereed journals and conference proceedings, including publications in SCI-Expanded journals such as Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Journal of the Franklin Institute, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, and Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. His recent research includes autonomous vehicle control, electric vehicle systems, robust and intelligent control of power converters, and fault diagnosis of electrical machines. He has coordinated and contributed to several research projects, including TÜBİTAK-supported research, and has supervised postgraduate and doctoral research in control and automation engineering
Dr. Hitesh Vasudev is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India, in 2018. His research expertise includes surface engineering and thermal spray coatings, nanostructured and high-entropy alloy coatings, thermal barrier coatings, high-temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance, and microwave processing of materials. He has made extensive contributions to the field through 250+ research publications, including papers in reputed international journals and conference proceedings, and has authored/edited 10 books and numerous book chapters. He also serves as an editor of several academic books and has contributed as a reviewer for reputed international journals in materials science, surface engineering, thermal spray technology, and coatings. He has received multiple Research Excellence Awards from Lovely Professional University and has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. His research contributions also include a granted patent on high-temperature oxidation and erosion-resistant Alloy-718/Al₂O₃ composite coatings.
Dr. N. Jeyaprakash is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Global College of Engineering and Technology, Muscat, Oman. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2006, his Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University in 2009, and his PhD degree in Production Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2018. Dr. Jeyaprakash has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, a prestigious distinction based on the global ranking developed by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier.He has extensive international academic and research experience across India, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Taiwan, China, and Oman, with expertise in additive manufacturing, surface engineering, tribology, laser cladding, and corrosion. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed research articles, 40 book chapters, and 7 books, and serves as a reviewer for more than 80 reputed international journals. He has also completed four funded research projects in additive manufacturing, surface engineering, tribology, laser cladding, and corrosion. His academic contributions encompass teaching, research, consultancy, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Associate Editors
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, with a joint appointment in the Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
Advanced Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainable Machining, Ultrasonic-Assisted Processes, 4D Printing, Biomedical Scaffolds, Digital Twinning of Manufacturing Systems.
Professor, Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Coordination Department, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, India.
Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Rights, Surface Engineering, Manufacturing Practices.
Professor, Department of Production & Industrial Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India.
Advanced Manufacturing, Abrasive Flow Machining, Laser Surface Texturing, Surface Engineering, Tribology, Hybrid Machining Processes, Additive and Precision Manufacturing, Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering and Quality Management.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Computing and Informatics, Multimedia University, Malaysia; Co-Supervisor for Postgraduate Studies, Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Computer Science, Lincoln University College, Malaysia.
Big Data Analytics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, Healthcare Informatics