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Tikendra Nath Verma earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in mechanical engineering with first division from Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in 2006. He completed his Masters degree in thermal engineering in 2009 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). He earned a PhD from the National Institute of Technology Raipur (Chhattisgarh). He joined the Institute of Technology Korba (Chhattisgarh) as an assistant professor in July 2013 serving there until September 2015. He then joined the National Institute of Technology Manipur as an assistant professor in September 2015 where he worked until May 2020. In June 2020 he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal as an assistant professor. He is currently an associate professor in MANIT Bhopal. He has three ongoing projects supported by various funding agencies including the Department of Science and TechnologyCore Research Grant (DSTCRG) Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)III Seed Grant and DST Manipur. He has published more than 213 research articles (11 in Science Citation Index (SCI)/Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and 35 in Scopus) in various national and international journals book chapters and conferences (51) with high impact factors. His work has been cited 5194 times with an hindex of 44 and an i10 index of 97. He has successfully guided six PhD and 22 MTech students. He has organized several programs as a convener and organizing secretary for different Faculty Development Programme (FDPs) workshops and seminars. He holds six granted patents and has filed six patents in India and Australia. He serves as a guest editor for the Environmental Science & Pollution Research Materials Today: Proceedings and Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. He is also the editor of Vegetable Oil Volume 1: Biofuel Technology and Volume 2: Future of Different Seeds Oil. Recently he was featured in Top 2% scientist of the world from India in all fields by a survey conducted by Stanford University. He is an active member of the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power and the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer. He also organized four KARYASHALA (HighEnd Workshops) under the DST SERB Scheme (each 5 lakhs). Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in mechanical engineering with First Class with Distinction and a Master of Engineering (ME) in thermal engineering with First Class with Distinction from Anna University Chennai. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Manipur. He is currently an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the National Institute of Technology Manipur and has over 8 years of teaching experience. He has completed projects funded by DST Manipur and TEQIPIII NIT Manipur. He has published numerous research articles in reputed international and national journals and presented his work at international and national conferences. He has supervised more than 15 MTech students in thermal and fluids engineering at NIT Manipur. He is also associated with the IEI Manipur State Centre as the Honorary Secretary (2023 onward) and has previously served as the Joint Honorary Secretary of the State Centre of the IEI (20182021 and 20212023). He has published book chapters with reputed publishers and has reviewed many articles in reputed journals. He has been granted three Australian patents and one Indian design patent. He successfully established Fuel Production and Testing Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Manipur in 2020. He holds professional memberships in reputed organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Institute of Engineers (IE) (India) International Association of Engineers (IAENG) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).Upendra Rajak earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in mechanical engineering with first division from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) in 2010. He completed his Masters degree in hydro power engineering in 2013 from the Department of Civil Engineering Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). He served as an assistant professor in the Vidhyapeeth Institute of Science & Technology Bhopal from July 2013 to July 2016. He earned his PhD from the National Institute of Technology Imphal (Manipur). He joined the Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology Nandyal as an assistant professor in February 2020 and is currently working as an assistant professor (Grade II) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics heat and mass transfer and renewable energy and alternative fuels in internal combustion engines. He has published more than 100 papers in SCI and Scopusindexed journals authored two books and contributed to seven book chapters in reputed publishers. He also serves as a potential reviewer for reputed journals such as Energy Fuel SN Applied Sciences International Journal of Thermal Engineering and Energy Sources Part A: Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects.Prerana Nashine earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Raipur Chhattisgarh. She completed her Masters degree in energy system and pollution from the Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Raipur (Chhattisgarh). She earned her PhD from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. She has 8 years of teaching experience and 1.5 years of industrial experience. She worked as a mechanical engineer at DSC Limited. She worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Manipur Technical University Imphal. From November 2022 she has been working as an assistant professor in the PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (a constituent unit of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) under the Ministry of Education Government of India). She has published 37 research articles (25 in SCI 8 in Scopus and 4 in University Grant Commission (UGC)approved/nonSCIapproved journals) in various national and international journals with high impact factors. She has also organized programs as a convener and organizing secretary for different FDPs workshops and seminars. Additionally she has served as a potential reviewer for reputed journals. Gaurav Dwivedi completed his BTech in mechanical engineering from I.K. Gujrat Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU) Jalandhar; MTech in energy systems from IIT Roorkee; and PhD in renewable energy (biofuel) from IIT Roorkee India. He has 12 years of teaching experience in mechanical and energy engineering during which he taught various subjects such as IC engine thermodynamics fluid machinery and bioenergy at various institutes including VIT University Vellore and Amity University Noida. Currently he is an assistant professor in the Energy Centre at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal India. His research interests include biodiesel production methodology enhancement of fuel properties and the application of biofuel and hydrogen in engine operations. He has published more than 150 papers in various international journals and presented his work in various international conferences with more than 80 papers indexed in SCI and Scopus. Additionally he has authored four books with international publishers and contributed to 12 book chapters. He received the Young Scientist Award at NIT Trichy for his contributions to the field of renewable energy. He is an active member of the IEI Solar Energy Society of India and IEEE. He also served as a guest editor for international journals including Sustainable Energy Technology and Assessment Materials Today: Proceedings and the Journal of Traffic and Transportation. He is currently managing three ongoing projects with a combined funding of more than 45 lakhs sponsored by DST and MPCST. He also been featured in Top 2% scientist of the world from India (all fields) for the years 2020 2021 2022 and 2023 according to a survey conducted by Stanford University.Ashwani Kumar holds a PhD in mechanical engineering specializing in mechanical vibration and design. Currently he serves as a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at the Technical Education Department of Uttar Pradesh India under the Government of Uttar Pradesh a position he has held since December 2013. Prior to this Dr. Kumar worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Graphic Era University Dehradun India from July 2010 to November 2013. With over 14 years of combined experience in research academia and administration Dr. Kumar has held various roles including coordinator for All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)Extension of Approval nodal officer for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana for Technical Institutes (PMKVYTI) Scheme (Government of India) internal coordinator for the CDTP Scheme (Government of Uttar Pradesh) industryacademia relation officer assistant centre superintendent in the Institute Examination Cell zonal officer for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (Diploma) and Sector Magistrate for State Assembly Elections held in Uttar Pradesh. As an academician and researcher Dr. Kumar serves as the series editor for five book series: Advances in Manufacturing Design and Computational Intelligence Techniques Renewable and Sustainable Energy Developments Smart Innovations and Technological Advancements in Mechanical and Materials Engineering Energy Systems and Computational Intelligence and Biomedical Engineering. Furthermore he is the guest editor for a special issue titled Sustainable Buildings Resilient Cities and Infrastructure Systems in Buildings (ISSN: 20755309 I.F. 3.8). Dr. Kumar serves as editorinchief of the International Journal of Materials Manufacturing and Sustainable Technologies (ISSN: 25836625) and as editor of the International Journal of Energy Resources Applications (ISSN: 25836617). Additionally he acts as a guest editor and editorial board member for eight international journals and a review board member for 20 prestigious international journals indexed in SCI/SCIE/Scopus including Applied Acoustics Measurement Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC) and Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE). Dr. Kumar has an extensive publication record with more than 100 articles in journals book chapters and conferences. He has authored coauthored and edited more than 40 books in mechanical materials and renewable energy engineering. He holds three patents and has been recognized for his contributions to academia and research earning the title of Best Teacher for excellence in both fields. Actively engaged in academic pursuits Dr. Kumar has successfully supervised 15 BTech MTech and PhD theses and serves as an external doctoral committee member of S.R.M. University New Delhi. He is associated with various international conferences as an invited speaker session chair advisory board member review board member and program committee member. He has delivered numerous invited talks in webinars FDPs and workshops. His current research interests include AI and ML in mechanical engineering smart materials and manufacturing techniques thermal energy storage building efficiency renewable energy harvesting and sustainable mobility. Dr. Kumars ORCID ID is 000000034099935X and his Google Scholar web link is https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KOILpEkAAAAJ.