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Kaushik Kumar, B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering, REC (Now
NIT), Warangal), MBA (Marketing, IGNOU) and Ph.D (Engineering,
Jadavpur University), is an Associate Professor at the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India. He
has 14 years of teaching & research and worked for a leading
international manufacturer for over 11 years. His teaching and
research interests include quality management systems,
optimization, non-conventional machining, CAD / CAM, rapid
prototyping and composites. He holds 9 Patents, and has
published 28 books, 17 edited volumes, 48 book chapters, over
140 papers in international journals, and presented over 20
papers at national and international conferences. He is on
the editorial board and review panel of 7 international and 1
national journals. He has received numerous awards and honors.
J. Paulo Davim received holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto (FEUP). He was
also awarded a postdoctorate degree (Full Habilitation) from the
University of Coimbra and a D.Sc. (Higher Doctorate) from London
Metropolitan University. He is a Portuguese Institution of
Engineers Senior Chartered Engineer with an MBA and specialist
qualifications in engineering and industrial management as well as
in metrology. He is also Eur Ing by FEANI-Brussels and a fellow
(FIET) of IET London. Currently, he is a Professor at the
Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro,
Portugal. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research
experience in manufacturing, materials, mechanical and industrial
engineering, with a special interest in machining & tribology. He
is also has an interest in management, engineering education and
higher education for sustainability. He has coordinated and
participated in several funded research projects and has received
several scientific awards and honors. He has evaluated projects for
the ERC (European Research Council) and other international
research agencies and served as a Ph.D. examiner for universities
in various countries. He is the author (or co-author) of more than
10 books, 80 book chapters and 400 articles in journals and
conferences, and he is the editor-in-chief, editor or guest editor
of several international journals, books and book series, and a
scientific advisor for various international journals and
conferences. He is a member of the editorial boards of 30
international journals and is a reviewer for more than 100
prestigious Web of Science journals.
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