Pavan Kumar Kankar Editor

Dr. M. Muzammil is a Senior Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Z H College of Engineering and Technology at Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India. He is currently in charge of industrial and production engineering and heads the ergonomics research division. He works in the field of ergonomics and human factors engineering. Much of his work has focused on improving the design and performance of industrial systems. His research interests include green ergonomics, active noise and vibration control, tool design and productivity improvement. He is also working on various projects in the field of biomedical engineering.  Some of them are Parkinson's disease mitigation device, exoskeleton systems for stroke inflicted and old aged patients, bionic kidneys, etc. He has supervised more than 30 doctoral and postgraduate theses and has completed several research projects. He has published more than 100 research articles in leading journals and international and national conferences. Among the journals in which his articles have been published are Quality Engineering, International Review of Industrial Ergonomics, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Occupational Ergonomics, Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation and Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, etc. He is a co-author of three books. He has provided consultancy to various industries. He is also a member of the editorial board of prestigious international journals. He has been a coordinator and member of the advisory committee/organizer of various international/national workshops and conferences. He has given numerous lectures at various renowned universities.

Dr. Arunesh Chandra is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Govt. College, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, M.Tech. degree from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand and Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana. He has more than 16 years of teaching/research experience. He has more than 30 research papers in various international and national journals, conferences and a patent  granted in the design of helmet by Government of India in the year 2019. His current research areas include ergonomics, quality management, virtual reality.  He has reviewed various research papers and is an editorial board member of Journal of Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering, International Journal of Engineering Research in Mechanical and Civil Engineering and MAT Journals. He received a Certificate of Appreciation & Award from KIET group of Institutions for superior performance in academics. He has also authored two books for undergraduate students Laboratory Manual Engineering Mechanics Lab and Elements of Mechanical Engineering. 

Dr. Pavan Kumar Kankar is currently working as an Associate Professor in Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore. He is having more than 14 years of teaching and research experience. He had obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research interests include vibration, design, condition monitoring of mechanical components, nonlinear dynamics, soft computing, etc. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and conferences. He is a reviewer of many journals including Journal of Sound and Vibration, Applied Acoustics, European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, Journal of Vibration and Control, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. He has been awarded certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing for Applied Acoustics Journal in June 2017 and awarded outstanding reviewer status for Journal of Sound and Vibration in November 2015. He also served as a guest editor of the special issue of various journals including Advances in Mechanical Engineering, International Journal of Rotating Machinery and Shock and Vibration Journal. He is a member of professional bodies like the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society for Reliability and Safety (SRESA), Tribology Society of India and International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).

Dr. Harish Kumar is currently working as Assistant Professor in National Institute of Technology Delhi. He has more than 15 years of research and academic experience and served as Scientist at different grades in CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, India. He has been an active researcher in the areas of mechanical measurement and metrology. He has worked as a guest researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA in 2016. He has been instrumental in the ongoing redefinition of the kilogram in India. He has authored more than 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is an active reviewer of many reputed journals related to measurement, metrology, and related areas.