Prof. Shrikrishna Nandkishor Joshi is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India. He was a Visiting Faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2015. His research interests include micro, nano, and precision manufacturing processes with a focus on applications of lasers in manufacturing, thin-wall machining, single point diamond turning, CAD/CAM, and manufacturing automation. Prof. Joshi published more than seventy research articles in journals of international repute and conferences. He has published two books on Laser-based Manufacturing and authored more than ten book chapters. He has developed a Massive Open Online Course on “Automation in Manufacturing” and a web course on “Mechatronics and Manufacturing Automation” as part of the Government of India’s flagship project National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).Prof. Pranjal Chandra is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India. He earned his Ph.D. from Pusan National University, South Korea and did post-doctoral training at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. His research focus is highly interdisciplinary, spanning a wide range in biotechnology, nanobiosensors, material engineering, and nanomedicine. He has designed several commercially viable biosensing prototypes that can be operated for onsite analysis for biomedical diagnostics. He is a guest editor and an editorial board member of various international journals. He is author of over 100 high impact publications including research / reviews papers and invited book chapter. He has published 11 books on various aspects of biosensors/medical diagnostics. Dr. Chandra is the recipient of many prestigious awards, coveted honors, and fellowships such as: DST Ramanujan fellowship (Government of India); Early Career ResearchAward (ECRA) (DST, Government of India); BK -21 and NRF fellowship, South Korea; Technion Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Israel; Nano Molecular Society India Young Scientist Award; Biotech Research Society India (BRSI) Young Scientist Award; Young Engineers Award 2018; Highly Cited Corresponding authors in The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, London; Top 10% cited article in the General Chemistry Section RSC Jounal, Cambridge, London, Gandhian Young Technology Innovation Award (GYTI) 2020, etc. Dr. Chandra is also listed among the world’s top 2% scientist in a report by Stanford University, USA.
