Hreetabh Kishore Editor

Dr. Ankit D. Oza currently serves as a Research Professor at Parul University in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) in Gandhinagar, India. His primary research focuses on Non-traditional and hybrid Micro-machining processes and their applications, while he also conducts work on AI and IoT-based manufacturing processes. Throughout his career, Dr. Oza has published more than 70 articles and over 30 conference papers. He holds more than 45 National and International Patents to his credit. Dr. Oza regularly delivers expert talks at prestigious universities and colleges across India. He also serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious international journals.

Dr. Ankit Sharma currently serves as the Associate Director (Research) at the Centre for Research Impact & Outcome (CRIO) Department of Chitkara University, Punjab, India, where he also heads the university's international peer-reviewed journals and publications. After earning his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology in Punjab, India, he has established himself as a passionate researcher with diverse interests spanning manufacturing, medical devices, modern machining processes, additive manufacturing, and tissue engineering. With more than 55 scientific articles published in reputed journals, conferences, and books, Dr. Sharma founded the annual ICEMSMCI conference and organizes several other international conferences, including ICAMSF 2025. His international recognition includes chairing conferences, delivering keynote talks across India, the USA, and China, and receiving best research paper awards. Currently providing consultancy to the health industry for biomedical device manufacturing machines, he has filed over 30 patents with 4 international and 18+ additional patents already granted. His interdisciplinary research contributions, particularly at the intersection of engineering, health, and manufacturing sectors, have led him to edit/author 5 books and serve on editorial boards of numerous reputed international peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Hreetabh Kishore earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India. Currently, he works in the Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee, USA. As an enthusiastic educator, Dr. Kishore employs student-focused teaching approaches that provide real-time learning experiences. He has participated in two international conferences with funding from DST, India Travel Grant. His research focuses on AI and IoT-based manufacturing processes and related fields. Dr. Kishore has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals, with additional papers currently under review, and has presented and published more than 21 papers at international conferences worldwide. He has also contributed to intellectual property development by filing patents in the advanced engineering domain.

Dr. Atul Babbar serves as Deputy Dean (Research and Development) and Assistant Professor at SGT University, Haryana, India. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India, where he specialized in Neurosurgical Bone Grinding—a procedure removing bone sections to create passages for accessing tumors in the brain and spine. His research addressed critical concerns of neurosurgeons regarding real-time temperature monitoring, thermal tissue injury, and depth of thermogenesis and osteonecrosis. Dr. Babbar's research interests span interdisciplinary fields where engineering and medical research intersect, including Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Hybrid Machining Processes, and Biomedical and Additive Manufacturing. He has authored more than 60 research articles in various International and National Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals. His intellectual property portfolio includes 20 published Indian patents and 4 granted international patents. Dr. Babbar serves as a Guest Editor for various reputed journals and as a Book Series Editor. He has reviewed numerous research articles for peer-reviewed journals and published multiple international books and book chapters. Additionally, he is an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers (AMIE), India, and a Professional Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.