Keynote Speakers
Dr. Gagandeep Singh
Senior Publisher (STEM) | CRC Press | India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Taylor & Francis India Pvt. Ltd.
Topic: Emerging role of AI in STEM Publishing
Date/Time: December 27, 2025 / 02:00 pm to 03.00 pm
Biography: Dr. Gagandeep Singh is currently working as a Senior Publisher in STEM for CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, in India. He has been a part of the organization for more than fifteen years. He has facilitated the publishing of more than 500 books in various areas during these years and has acquired more than 1000 books. He also leads an editorial team focusing on Math, Statistics, Chemical, Plant and Life Sciences, and Medicine in India and Sub- Saharan Africa regions. He holds a PhD in Forensic Chemistry and a Master’s in Forensic Science and has published 25 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals with one patent and is a recipient of the National Award to Commercializable Patents 2013-14 by TIFAC, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under its Technology Refinement and Marketing Programme (TREMAP) for his Patent.
Senior Publisher (STEM) | CRC Press | India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Taylor & Francis India Pvt. Ltd.
Topic: Emerging role of AI in STEM Publishing
Date/Time: December 27, 2025 / 02:00 pm to 03.00 pm
Biography: Dr. Gagandeep Singh is currently working as a Senior Publisher in STEM for CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, in India. He has been a part of the organization for more than fifteen years. He has facilitated the publishing of more than 500 books in various areas during these years and has acquired more than 1000 books. He also leads an editorial team focusing on Math, Statistics, Chemical, Plant and Life Sciences, and Medicine in India and Sub- Saharan Africa regions. He holds a PhD in Forensic Chemistry and a Master’s in Forensic Science and has published 25 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals with one patent and is a recipient of the National Award to Commercializable Patents 2013-14 by TIFAC, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under its Technology Refinement and Marketing Programme (TREMAP) for his Patent.
Dr. Arivazhagan (Ari) Anbalagan
Assistant Professor (Research), Centre for Manufacturing and Materials
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Topic: Digital Twins and Generative AI in Manufacturing and Materials:Accelerating the Path to Net Zero
Date/Time: December 27, 2025 / 04:300 pm to 05.30 pm
Biography: Dr. Arivazhagan Anbalagan is a Assistant Professor in Digital Manufacturing, Centre for Manufacturing and Materials, The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), Coventry University, UK.
He has a manufacturing research background and prior joining Dr. A. Arivazhagan led various Academic and post-doctoral positions in the UK universities. This is on implementing Manufacturing / Machining / CAD / CAM / CAPP automation technologies Industry 4.0 / Digital Twin for industries through academia giving considerable research to business impact in terms of cost & lead time reduction. Those include (i) Robert Gordon University (2020-2021) (iii) University of Birmingham (2017-2020) (iv) Queen’s University Belfast (2015-2017) (v) Nottingham Trent University (2014-2015) and (vi) Coventry University (2013-2014).
With his experience of more than 15+ years he has commendable ‘hands on’ skills in Hardware, Software and ICT technologies which mainly includes operating (i) CNC Machines (Siemens / Heidenhain / Fanuc) (ii) Metrological machines such as CMM (Carl-Zeiss) and Alicona (3D Light based measurement), Microscopes, SEM etc. (iii) CAD / CAM / CAPP usage (NX, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Vericut etc.,) and their software development using C/C++/JAVA/C#.Net/Python.
Assistant Professor (Research), Centre for Manufacturing and Materials
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Topic: Digital Twins and Generative AI in Manufacturing and Materials:Accelerating the Path to Net Zero
Date/Time: December 27, 2025 / 04:300 pm to 05.30 pm
Biography: Dr. Arivazhagan Anbalagan is a Assistant Professor in Digital Manufacturing, Centre for Manufacturing and Materials, The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), Coventry University, UK.
He has a manufacturing research background and prior joining Dr. A. Arivazhagan led various Academic and post-doctoral positions in the UK universities. This is on implementing Manufacturing / Machining / CAD / CAM / CAPP automation technologies Industry 4.0 / Digital Twin for industries through academia giving considerable research to business impact in terms of cost & lead time reduction. Those include (i) Robert Gordon University (2020-2021) (iii) University of Birmingham (2017-2020) (iv) Queen’s University Belfast (2015-2017) (v) Nottingham Trent University (2014-2015) and (vi) Coventry University (2013-2014).
With his experience of more than 15+ years he has commendable ‘hands on’ skills in Hardware, Software and ICT technologies which mainly includes operating (i) CNC Machines (Siemens / Heidenhain / Fanuc) (ii) Metrological machines such as CMM (Carl-Zeiss) and Alicona (3D Light based measurement), Microscopes, SEM etc. (iii) CAD / CAM / CAPP usage (NX, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Vericut etc.,) and their software development using C/C++/JAVA/C#.Net/Python.
Dr. Elammaran Jayamani
Associate Professor (Teaching) in Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science (Mechanical Engineering Program), Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia
Topic: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Technologies
Date/Time: December 28, 2025 / 09:30 am - 10:30 am
Biography: Dr. Elammaran Jayamani joined Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (SUTS) 2007. Dr. Elammaran is an Associate Professor of the Mechanical Engineering program at the Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science. A Creative Educator for over 23 years, promoting sustainable materials research and development. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Materials and Processes with expertise in Learning and Teaching, Research and scholarship, and Leadership and Service. Well-versed in training and mentoring students, research scholars, and educators. He has completed his Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education) at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He is a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Chartered Engineer (CEng) MIMechE (U.K.). International Professional Engineering (IntPE) U.K. His main research areas include Polymer matrix composite materials, Energy and Environmental sustainability, and Learning and Teaching.
Associate Professor (Teaching) in Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science (Mechanical Engineering Program), Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia
Topic: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Technologies
Date/Time: December 28, 2025 / 09:30 am - 10:30 am
Biography: Dr. Elammaran Jayamani joined Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (SUTS) 2007. Dr. Elammaran is an Associate Professor of the Mechanical Engineering program at the Faculty of Engineering, Computing, and Science. A Creative Educator for over 23 years, promoting sustainable materials research and development. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Materials and Processes with expertise in Learning and Teaching, Research and scholarship, and Leadership and Service. Well-versed in training and mentoring students, research scholars, and educators. He has completed his Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education) at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He is a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Chartered Engineer (CEng) MIMechE (U.K.). International Professional Engineering (IntPE) U.K. His main research areas include Polymer matrix composite materials, Energy and Environmental sustainability, and Learning and Teaching.
Dr. V. K. Jain
Professor (Retired)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Topic: Micromachining: An Overview
Date/Time: December 28, 2025 / 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Biography: Prof. V.K. Jain did his B.Tech. from MACT Bhopal (Vikram University, Ujjain), and M. Tech. and Ph.D. from University of Roorkee (now, IIT Roorkee). He has about 44 years of teaching and research experience. He has served as a visiting professor at university of California at Berkeley (USA) and university of Nebraska at Lincoln (USA). He retired as a professor from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur after serving for thirty three years. Dr. Jain has won three gold medals, two silver medals and one best paper award as recognition to his research work. He is editor-in-chief of three International journals and associate editor of Int J. Engineering manufacture and J. Machining Science and Technology. In recognition to the research work of Dr. Jain, he has been opted as a member of the editorial board of more than ten international journals. He has also worked as a guest-editor for more than ten special issues on TQM, CAPP, advanced machining processes, micromanufacturing, and micro fabrication. He has more than 300 publications to his credit. He has written and edited eight books. He has guided fifteen Ph.D. Students and around one hundred M. Tech. / M. E. Students. Dr. Jain has various research areas of interest, viz. Advanced machining techniques (ECM, EDM, AFM, MAF, MRAF, and others), machining of advanced engineering materials, shear strain acceleration phenomenon in metal cutting, computer aided manufacturing, and CAPP.
Professor (Retired)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Topic: Micromachining: An Overview
Date/Time: December 28, 2025 / 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Biography: Prof. V.K. Jain did his B.Tech. from MACT Bhopal (Vikram University, Ujjain), and M. Tech. and Ph.D. from University of Roorkee (now, IIT Roorkee). He has about 44 years of teaching and research experience. He has served as a visiting professor at university of California at Berkeley (USA) and university of Nebraska at Lincoln (USA). He retired as a professor from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur after serving for thirty three years. Dr. Jain has won three gold medals, two silver medals and one best paper award as recognition to his research work. He is editor-in-chief of three International journals and associate editor of Int J. Engineering manufacture and J. Machining Science and Technology. In recognition to the research work of Dr. Jain, he has been opted as a member of the editorial board of more than ten international journals. He has also worked as a guest-editor for more than ten special issues on TQM, CAPP, advanced machining processes, micromanufacturing, and micro fabrication. He has more than 300 publications to his credit. He has written and edited eight books. He has guided fifteen Ph.D. Students and around one hundred M. Tech. / M. E. Students. Dr. Jain has various research areas of interest, viz. Advanced machining techniques (ECM, EDM, AFM, MAF, MRAF, and others), machining of advanced engineering materials, shear strain acceleration phenomenon in metal cutting, computer aided manufacturing, and CAPP.