Vipul Srivastava Editor

Shrikaant Kulkarni, PhD, is currently a Research and Technical Advisor at Filantrofia Sarvada CleanTech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India, and an Adjunct Professor in the Engineering Sciences Department at Padm. Dr. V. B. Kolte College of Engineering, Malkapue, India. Dr. Kulkarni has been a senior academician and researcher for 39 years. He has delivered invited lectures and conducted sessions at national and international conferences as well as faculty development programs. He has been teaching subjects such as engineering chemistry, green chemistry, nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, catalysis, chemical engineering materials, industrial organization, and management. He has published over 100 research papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. He has authored 39 book chapters in books published by CRC, Springer Nature, Apple Academic Press, Elsevier, Wiley, and IET. He has edited twelve books published by Apple Academic Press/CRC Press and Springer Nature. Another six books are in the offing. He authored four textbooks in engineering chemistry. Dr Kulkarni possesses MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Chemistry in addition to master’s degrees in Economics, Business Management, and Political Science. He has expertise in the field of materials science, green chemistry and engineering, analytical chemistry, and green nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Vipul Srivastava, PhD (Physics), is presently working as Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics in the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India, where he has teaching and research responsibilities. He has a total of 21 years of research and teaching experience. He has been teaching various subjects such as condensed matter physics, semiconductors physics, digital electronics, fiber optics, engineering physics, basic physics, materials for science and engineering, at the under- and postgraduate levels. His current areas of interest are materials science, condensed matter physics, electronic structure calculations, density functional theory, optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, Heusler alloys, and perovskites materials. Presently, he is contributing in the field of theoretical physics to discover novel materials for technological applications. He had handled three research projects funded by the Government of India, with funding agencies from DST, UGC, and MPCST. He has published over 100 research articles. His h-index is 20. He has attended more than 50 conferences in India and abroad and has organized many workshops, seminars, and conferences. He is an active reviewer for over 30 indexed journals in physics, such as the International Journal of Energy Research, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Energy Storage, Chemical Physics Letters, Ceramics International, etc. In 2020 he was awarded research excellence award, and in 2021 he received a research appreciation award by his university. He received young scientist award from the Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi in 2005. He was awarded his BSc (Physics) in 1995, MSc (App. Physics) in 1997, and PhD (Physics) in 2005.

P. William, PhD, is working as Dean of Research and Development and Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Sanjivani College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. He has published many papers in Scopus-indexed journals and IEEE conferences. His field of research includes natural language processing, artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning, soft computing, cyber security, and cloud computing. He has been associated with numerous multinational companies including IBM, TATA Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), etc. and various educational groups. A focused and hardworking professional with experience of consulting in research, innovation and development, Dr. William has served as session chair and keynote speaker at multiple Scopus-indexed international conferences. He was also appointed as a reviewer for reputed Scopus/WOS-indexed journals. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), among other professional bodies. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering and Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from CSVTU, Bhilai, India. He completed his PhD in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Engineering & Information Technology, MATS University, Raipur, India.