Prof. Prasanta Sahoo received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) both from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 28 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering, with special emphasis in Tribology of Materials. He has also interest in structural mechanics, contact mechanics, fractal modeling, composites, and coatings. Presently, he acts as Reviewer for more than 70 prestigious Web of Science journals. He is ranked among top 2% global scientists in Stanford listing and is Recipient of INSA teacher award. In addition, he has edited 3 volumes and authored 2 books, over 30 book chapters and more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings (h-index: 41, citations:8000+).
Prof. Tapan Kumar Barman received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from Jadavpur University. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in design and manufacturing with special emphasis in material characterization and additive manufacturing. He has supervised a number of Ph.D. and master’s students. He has authored a book, number of book chapters, and over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings (h-index: 24, citations: 1700+).