Shriram Hegde Editor

Dr. Shriram Hegde is currently a faculty member at the Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He obtained his B.E. (Mech.) from University of Mysore, and M.E. from BITS, Pilani and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. His major areas of research interests include flow instability studies in compliant-wall flows, computational mechanics, finite element methods, computational fluid dynamics and CAD/CAM. He has published about 65 papers in respected international journals. Dr. Hegde is currently serving as the treasurer and executive committee member of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME). He is a life member of ISME and National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power.
Dr. Abhishek Mishra is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Delhi. He obtained his M.Tech. degree in CAD/CAM from VIT University Vellore and wrote M.Tech. thesis at the University of Technology Compiègne, France on the topic “Numerical simulation of laser welding process” in collaboration with Arcelor Mittal Company, Montataire, France. He did Docteur Sciences pour l’Ingenieur from the University of South-Brittany France on “Experimental investigation and numerical prediction of rupture in bending of metallic sheets”. This work was part of SIMENDO project, which was financially supported by the French National Agency for Research (ANR). Currently, he is guiding research in the field of numerical modelling and simulation using finite element method (FEM): applications in metal forming process, mechanics of materials, design engineering, and artificial joint implants. He had been awarded for Education Excellence and Swachh Bharat by different organizations. He has authored more than 20 research papers and book chapters in various international/national journals and conferences. He has extended his services in the capacity of Advisor/Expert in various government departments, universities and organizations.
Dr. D.K. Singh is Professor and founder Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) New Delhi, India. He obtained his B.Tech. degree from NIT Patna,  M.Tech. degree from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra, Ranchi and Ph.D. from Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), Dehradun, India. His major areas of research include design and manufacturing, operations management, and supply chain management . He has published over 50 research papers in various national and international journals and conferences and has authored 12 books. He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi.