Dr. Jayakrishna Kandasamy is an Associate professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. His research is focused on bio-composites for biomedical and ballistic applications. He has published 66 journal publications in leading SCI/ SCOPUS Indexed journals, 26 book chapters, and 91 refereed conference proceedings, 7 books in CRC/Springer Series. He has been awarded Global Engineering Education Award from Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International, U.S.A. in 2021, Institution of Engineers (India) - Young Engineer Award in 2019. Prof. Rajiyalakshmi G is an Associate professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. Her research is focused on Advanced materials, Laser peening, Advanced machining, Mathematical modeling, Sustainable manufacturing, Optimization. She has published 51 journal publications in leading SCI/ SCOPUS Indexed journals, 9 book chapters, and 20 refereed conference proceedings. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohamed Thariq Bin Hameed Sultan completed his PhD in 2011 from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in the Field of Mechanical Engineering. He specializes in the field of Hybrid Composites, Advance Materials, Structural Health Monitoring and Impact Studies. He is also a Professional Engineer (PEng) registered under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and he is also a Charted Engineer (CEng) registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) United Kingdom. Recently, he was also awarded as the Professional Technologist (PTech) from Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT). He has published more than 220 journal articles and also published almost 15 books internationally.
