**About the Editors**

#### **Ashish Kumar Srivastava**

Dr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava received B.Tech from the (Govt. college) Institute of Engineering and Technology, VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur and M.Tech from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India in 2018 in Materials and Manufacturing Specialization. He possesses experience of more than 17 years in the field of teaching, research and administration. He is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, India. Dr. Srivastava has published more than 100 research papers in SCI, Scopus and peer-reviewed journals and conference papers at national and international levels. Prof Srivastava was named in the top 2% of scientists in the world in the list prepared by Stanford University and Elsevier BV in the year 2022. He has successfully completed 2 government-funded projects and is currently working on a project grant of Rs 10.19 Lacs received from the Council of Science and Technology (CST) UP. Recently, he has published 7 patents under the Government of India. Presently, he is guiding 4 Ph.D. scholars and has guided 8 PG and 45 UG projects.

#### **Amit Rai Dixit**

Dr. Amit Rai Dixit completed his postgraduate and doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering at MNNIT, Allahabad, India. He is currently working as Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. He has been Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department since 2020. Dr. Dixit has 21 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Dixit has published more than 150 research papers in different international journals and conferences. He has guided 11 PhDs and 32 postgraduate theses. Prof Dixit was named in the top 2% scientists in the world in the list prepared by Stanford University and Elsevier BV in the years 2021 and 2022. He has also visited many renowned universities abroad for research and teaching assignments. He was awarded international teaching mobility under the European-Union-sponsored Erasmus+ in 2018. Prof Dixit has established state-of-the-art labs on additive manufacturing, non-traditional manufacturing, tribology, and flexible manufacturing at the institute. He is currently undertaking research in the area of additive manufacturing, non-conventional manufacturing processes, the machining of exotic materials, etc. Prof Dixit has successfully completed five externally funded research projects and is currently handling two high-value funded projects. He is an executive member of different professional bodies.
