Shivam Mishra Editor

Mukesh Kumar has done his Ph.D. in multi-ingredient friction composites. It deepens his expertise in R&D work related to composites, specifically polymer and metals/alloy matrix-based composites. He has proven his domain specific dedication through 14 UG Projects, 16 PG Projects, and 4 Ph.D. Projects. About 1 UG batch of 4 students, 1 PG student, and 2 Ph. D projects are under his current supervision. His work has been published in 55 research articles across very good SCI/Scopus Journals in reputed publishing house like Taylor & Francis. He also contributed 7 book chapters and about 7 reference books. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Dr. Ashiwani Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli, UP, India. He has shown excellent research expertise in the broad domain areas of tribology, nanomaterials, composite materials, and biomaterials. He had completed several projects funded by various agencies. He published over 50 papers in refereed SCI/Scopus Journals in in reputed publishing house like Taylor & Francis. Additionally, he authored about ten reference books and book chapters with renowned publishers. He has been awarded with three patents.

Mr. Shivam Mishra is a research scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He is a young and dynamic researcher specializing in composite materials and tribological analysis. He has authored more than ten research papers published in reputed SCI/Scopus-indexed journals and international conferences, including those by in reputed publishing house like Taylor & Francis. His innovative work on integrating machine learning techniques for developing predictive models related to wear behaviour and composite performance has received recognition and appreciation from leading research groups in the field.