Hybrid Manufacturing Processes

1. Prof. Kapil Gupta is working as Full Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a Visiting Professor at Cracow University of Technology, Krak 2. Dr. Pallab Sarmah is a dedicated professional serving as Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He earned his Ph.D. in the area of metal matrix composites and modern machining processes from NIT Silchar, Assam, India. He has completed his M.Tech. from NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh, India with a specialization in computer-integrated manufacturing and automation. He has seven years of experience in research fields. He has published various articles in the area of composite materials manufacturing and modern machining processes including international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has completed lots of Master's and Bachelor's student project work utilizing various modern manufacturing processes such as electrical discharge machining, wire-electrical discharge machining, ultrasonic machining, and photochemical machining processes. 3. Prof. Promod Kumar Patowari is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam. He has joined NIT Silchar as faculty member in the year 1995. He obtained his B.Tech degree (Mechanical Engineering) from NERIST, Itanagar, M.E. (Production Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. His major areas of research include Advanced/Non-traditional Machining, Micro-Manufacturing and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). He has published around 80 papers in international journals and around 70 papers in international and national conferences. He has published around 25 books and book chapters. He has supervised 13 PhD scholars and 38 MTech students. He along with his students has 3 granted patents. Currently, he is the life member of professional bodies like Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), The Institution of Engineers (India) and Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS).