Dr A. Praveen Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Easwari Engineering College, India. He completed his Ph.D. degree in the area of crashworthiness of thin-walled structures. His major areas of research interest are 3D printing of composite parts, metal forming simulation, additive manufacturing, composite materials and structures. He is ranked among the top 2% of researchers globally in the fields of "Materials" and "Mechanical Engineering & Transports" Released by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024. Dr Kumar has published 97 research papers and is currently a Editorial Board Member in reputed journals like Discover Materials (Springer) and International Journal of Protective Structures (Sage). Dr Quanjin Ma is working as a Young Elite Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), China. He has been appointed as a Guest Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Malaysia. He has been ranked on Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Research Scientists Single-Year lists in 2024 and 2025 and listed in SciRank Global World's Top 5% Scientists. He has been awarded the Wiley China Excellent Author Program in 2024. He received the National Overseas High-Level Talent Program-Postdoctoral Special Program in 2026. He has published over 35 SCI articles, 26 Scopus-indexed international conference articles, 8 book chapters, 1 edited book, and 2 Chinese innovation patents. He has achieved 3716 citations with an h-index of 33 in Google Scholar. He has participated as a Research Member in 3 Ministry of Education Malaysia and 1 Industrial and University Collaboration Projects in Malaysia. He has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member in Engineering Science in Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Journal of Composites and Biodegradable Polymers, and Materials. He has actively served as a technical reviewer in over 67 reputable journals. His research interests focus on polymer composites, composite structures, additive manufacturing, and carbon fibre recycling.

• 1. Smart Materials and Structure: Principles and Additive Manufacturing2. Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials3. 3D-printed Soft Robots: Modelling and Fabrication4. Challenges and Innovations in Additive Manufacturing of Multimaterial and Multifunctional Structures5. Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites6. 3D Bioprinting: Fabrication Approaches and Biomedical Applications7. Additive Manufacturing of Smart Architected Structures: Fundamentals and Advancements8. 3D Printing of Multi-Material Structures and Their Impact on Sustainability9. Challenges and opportunities of additive manufacturing for medical applications: Materials, devices and technological perspectives.10. Economic Implications and Market Trends in Additive Manufacturing of Custom Implants and Prosthetics11. Future Directions and Emerging Technologies of Machine Learning in Additive Manufacturing12. Crushing behaviour of 3D printed thin-walled polymer and polymer composite Structures13. Enhancing Creep Performance of Ni-based Superalloy for Aerospace Applications14. Optimizing Sustainability in Manufacturing Through Multi-Material Additive Technologies