Prof. H. Raheman is working at present as Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He obtained his B. Tech. from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha, M. Tech. with specialization in Farm Machinery and Power from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, and Doctor of Engineering in Agricultural Machinery and Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. He has so far guided 15 Ph.D. students in the area of farm machinery and power and is the Fellow of prestigious professional bodies such as the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), India, the Institution of Engineers (India), and the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering. He has published 105 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is at present the Associate Editor for the Journal of Institution of Engineers Series A. He is a well-known expert in his field and has been honored with several awards. P. Sarkar is currently working as Research Scholar under the supervision of Prof. H. Raheman in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He obtained his B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, and M. Tech. (Farm Machinery and Power) from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His research areas are robotics arm application in agriculture, vegetable harvesting machinery, and electric-powered agricultural machines.
