Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh is serving as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, (NIT Uttarakhand) Srinagar Garhwal, India. He has also served as Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering (2013-2016), and Associate Dean (Faculty Welfare) from 2016 to 2020. Working in a growing organization, he has got substantial exposure to several lab developments, academic structure and student welfare. He is also the Coordinator of the Design Innovation Center, NIT Uttarakhand. He has authored 52 articles published in reputed International/National journals and conferences. He has also organized two International conferences and fifteen workshops in the Institute. He has edited four books, namely, "Processing of Green Composites", Advances in Engineering Design, Joining Processes for Dissimilar and Advanced Materials, and Cellulose Composites. He has contributed twelve book chapters in a different books. He has supervised three PhD and six M.Tech students.

J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, and mechanical engineering. He also has an interest in management, engineering education and higher education for sustainability. He has worked as an evaluator of projects for the ERC-European Research Council and other international research agencies as well as an examiner of PhD thesis for many universities in different countries. In addition, he has edited/co-edited more than 150 books and authored/co-authored more than 15 books, 100 book chapters, and 500 articles for journals and conferences. He is the Series Editor of 'Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical Engineering Series'.