About the Editors
Dr. Ajit Kumar Parwani is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research
and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India, in 2013. He has over 15 years of
teaching and research experience. His research interests include heat transfer,
inverse heat transfer, computational heat transfer, renewable energy and IC engines.
He has published several papers in international journals. He has filed an Indian
patent title “Simultaneous reduction of NO x and CO 2 using exhaust gas recirculation and carbon capture.” He has conducted several workshops, short-term
training programs and seminars. He is Editor of a book titled “Recent Advances in
Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and
Infrastructure published by Springer Singapore. He has two ongoing research
projects funded by SERB-DST, Government of India, and Institute of Plasma
Research, Government of India.
Dr. PL. Ramkumar is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering
department at IITRAM, Ahmedabad. He served as a Lecturer in the Mechanical
Engineering department at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani,
KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India, for 8 years. He has over 12 years of teaching
and research experience. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering
from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2003. He obtained M.E. degree in Computer
Aided Design from Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2008 securing
University rank with Gold medal. He received his Ph.D. from BITS PILANI in the
year 2016. His area of research includes experimental analysis of manufacturing
processes, process modeling, computer-aided analysis and optimization. He has
organized various workshops and conferences. He has published good number of
research papers in the international journal/conferences of repute. He has written/
edited a book titled “Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture
Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure published by Springer
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Dr. Ajit Kumar Parwani is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research
and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India, in 2013. He has over 15 years of
teaching and research experience. His research interests include heat transfer,
inverse heat transfer, computational heat transfer, renewable energy and IC engines.
He has published several papers in international journals. He has filed an Indian
patent title “Simultaneous reduction of NO x and CO 2 using exhaust gas recirculation and carbon capture.” He has conducted several workshops, short-term
training programs and seminars. He is Editor of a book titled “Recent Advances in
Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and
Infrastructure published by Springer Singapore. He has two ongoing research
projects funded by SERB-DST, Government of India, and Institute of Plasma
Research, Government of India.
Dr. PL. Ramkumar is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering
department at IITRAM, Ahmedabad. He served as a Lecturer in the Mechanical
Engineering department at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani,
KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India, for 8 years. He has over 12 years of teaching
and research experience. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering
from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2003. He obtained M.E. degree in Computer
Aided Design from Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2008 securing
University rank with Gold medal. He received his Ph.D. from BITS PILANI in the
year 2016. His area of research includes experimental analysis of manufacturing
processes, process modeling, computer-aided analysis and optimization. He has
organized various workshops and conferences. He has published good number of
research papers in the international journal/conferences of repute. He has written/
edited a book titled “Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture
Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure published by Springer
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