Vishnu Vijay Kumar Editor

Santosh Kumar Tamang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Arunachal Pradesh, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from NERIST and has authored more than 90 research papers in reputed SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and conferences. His research focuses on integrating artificial intelligence with manufacturing process optimization and sustainable materials development for Industry 4.0 applications.

Vishnu Vijay Kumar is a Research Staff at New York University, Abu Dhabi, and a Visiting Researcher at KMUTNB, Thailand and UGM, Indonesia. He completed a Joint Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the National University of Singapore, with research interests encompassing artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, sustainability, and composites. His research has been published in reputable journals with over seven hundred citations, and he has conducted projects at prestigious institutions including ISRO and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

J. Paulo Davim is a Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and holds honorary professorships at several universities in China, India, and Spain. He received his PhD, MSc, and Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Porto, with additional qualifications including an Aggregate title from the University of Coimbra and DSc from London Metropolitan University. With over 35 years of experience in manufacturing and materials engineering, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of several international journals and is an Editorial Board member of 30 international