Non-Conventional Hybrid Machining Processes (ePub)

Rupinder Singh received his Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 from T.I.E.T Patiala, Masters of Technology (Production Engineering) in 2001 and Bachelors of Technology (Production Engineering) in 1999 from Punjab Tech. University. He is Chartered Engineer by Institution of Engineers (India) and UGC Research Awardee. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh (India). He has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in Production and Industrial Engineering, with special emphasis in additive manufacturing, non conventional machining and casting. He has guided large numbers of Ph.D. and Master's students as well as coordinated 17 financed research projects. He has received several scientific awards. He has worked as evaluator of projects for international research agencies as well as examiner of Ph.D. thesis for many Indian universities. He is the Guest Editor for several International journals, books Editor, and Advisor for many international conferences. In addition, he has also published as author (and co-author) more than 20 monographs, 80 book chapters and 500 articles in journals and conferences (more than 250 articles in journals indexed in SCI (SCOPUS/h-index:31+/3626+ citations).

J. Paulo Davim 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 is Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with an MBA and Specialist titles in Engineering and Industrial Management as well as in Metrology. He is also Eur Ing by FEANI-Brussels and