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Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya* serves a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and also as Head of Design Program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He has 60+ international journal publications in areas related to sensor systems, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, advanced functional materials etc.  and has received IEI young engineer award, ISSS young scientist award, NDRF design award, and is a fellow of IEI.

Prof. Avinash K. Agarwal*joined the IIT Kanpur in 2001. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large-bore engines. He has published 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of the SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He has received several awards such as the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Engineering Sciences-2016; Rajib Goyal prize-2015; NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; and INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012.

Dr. Nripen Chanda is currently a Senior Scientist at the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, India. He received his PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and MS from University of Burdwan. He also served as a Postdoctoral fellow and a Research scientist at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His research interests include Micro-Nano Processing technologies, Systems and Devices, Lab-on-Chip, Nanosensors, Self cleaning patterned surfaces, Textured solar cell and Energy storage applications.

Prof. Ashok Pandey, FBRS, FRSB, FNASc, FIOBB, FISEES, FAMI, is Distinguished Scientist at CSIR-IITR, Lucknow. He was Chief Scientist & Head of Biotechnology Division at CSIR's NIIST, Trivandrum. Prof. Pandey authored 1200 publications including 16 patents, 55 books, 132 book chapters, and 460 original research and review papers. Prof.