Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies: Proceedings from Icoft 2021

Dr. N. M. Sivaram is Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry, Karaikal, India. Dr. Sivaram received his B.E. degree in Production Engineering from PSG College of Technology, India, in 2008; M.Tech. degree in Industrial Safety Engineering from NIT Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2010 and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, India, in 2014. His research interests include machining processes, sustainable manufacturing, industrial digitization, materials for energy applications and industrial safety. He has published more than 30 papers in journals of national and international repute and is currently conducting consultancy projects sponsored by Central Pollution Control Board, India.

Dr. K. Sankaranarayanasamy is presently serving as Director of NIT Puducherry, is Professor (HAG) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli and received his B.E. Mechanical Engineering (Hons) in 1981 from PSG College of Technology, India. He received his M.Tech. Production Engineering in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1989 from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. His research targets finite element simulation of the welding processes, ergonomics study and gear design. He has authored more than 75 papers in international and national journals and has attended conferences in Slovak Republic, China, America and Austria. To his credit, he has completed several sponsored projects (total worth of INR 6 million) funded by BHEL, Tiruchirappalli; NLC, Neyveli; and DST, India. He served in administrative responsibilities such as Head of the Department and Dean at NIT Tiruchirappalli and Director of NIT Puducherry.

Prof. J. Paulo Davim is Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also distinguished as Honorary Professor in several universities/colleges/institutes in China, India and Spain. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (materials and manufacturing processes) in 1991, Mechanical Engineering degree (5 years) in 1986, from the University of Porto (FEUP), the Aggregate title (Full Habilitation) from the University of Coimbra in 2005 and the D.Sc. (Higher Doctorate) from London Metropolitan University in 2013. He has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, mechanical and industrial engineering, with particular emphasis in machining and tribology.

N. M. Sivaram 博士是印度卡拉伊卡爾國立技術學院 (NIT Puducherry) 機械工程系的助理教授及系主任。Sivaram 博士於 2008 年在印度 PSG 科技學院獲得生產工程的學士學位，2010 年在印度 Tiruchirappalli 的 NIT 獲得工業安全工程的碩士學位，並於 2014 年在印度安娜大學獲得機械工程的博士學位。他的研究興趣包括加工過程、可持續製造、工業數位化、能源應用材料及工業安全。他已在國內外知名期刊上發表超過 30 篇論文，並目前正在進行由印度中央污染控制委員會贊助的顧問專案。

K. Sankaranarayanasamy 博士目前擔任 NIT Puducherry 的主任，並在印度 Tiruchirappalli 的國立技術學院機械工程系擔任教授 (HAG)。他於 1981 年在印度 PSG 科技學院獲得機械工程 (榮譽) 的學士學位，並於 1983 年獲得生產工程的碩士學位，1989 年在印度馬德拉斯理工學院獲得博士學位。他的研究重點包括焊接過程的有限元素模擬、人因工程研究及齒輪設計。他在國際及國內期刊上發表了超過 75 篇論文，並參加過在斯洛伐克、中國、美國及奧地利的會議。他完成了多個贊助專案（總價值 600 萬印度盧比），這些專案由 Tiruchirappalli 的 BHEL、Neyveli 的 NLC 及印度的 DST 資助。他曾擔任 NIT Tiruchirappalli 的系主任及院長，以及 NIT Puducherry 的主任等行政職務。

J. Paulo Davim 教授是葡萄牙阿維羅大學的全職教授。他同時也被多所中國、印度及西班牙的高校/學院/研究所聘為榮譽教授。他於 1997 年獲得機械工程博士學位，1991 年獲得機械工程（材料及製造過程）碩士學位，1986 年獲得機械工程學位（五年制），並於 2005 年獲得科英布拉大學的 Aggregate title（完全資格認證），2013 年獲得倫敦城市大學的 D.Sc.（高級博士學位）。他在製造、材料、機械及工業工程方面擁有超過 30 年的教學及研究經驗，特別強調加工及摩擦學。