Advances in Engineering Design and Simulation, 1st ed. 2020 Select Proceedings of NIRC 2018 Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering Series

Dr. Chenfeng Li obtained his PhD in computational engineering (Swansea University), Masters in solid mechanics (Tsinghua University), and his Bachelors in engineering mechanics (Tsinghua University). Since 2013,he has been working as an associate professor at the Civil & Computational Engineering department, College of Engineering at Swansea University. His research is largely centered around computational science and engineering, with a special focus on stochastic modeling and its applications in energy, environmental and biomedical engineering; and physical modeling for graphics applications. He develops novel probabilistic models that allow accurate quantitative measurement and description of various practical random media that are non-Gaussian, non-stationary and nonlinear. Dr. Chenfeng also develops efficient numerical simulation techniques that can analyze and evaluate the uncertainty propagation through complex physical and engineering systems, which canguide the associated risk assessment and management.

Dr. U. Chandrasekhar is a scientist and academician with more than three decades of experience in research and project management. He received his bachelors from NIT Surathkal, Karnataka, and his masters from IIT Madras in mechanical engineering. He received his PhD from VTU for his research in additive manufacturing carried out at the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He also hold an advanced diploma in management. Currently, he is the pro Vice-Chancellor of Vel Tech University. His areas of research include mechanical analysis of aero gas turbine engine modules, additive manufacturing, micro aerial vehicles, and sensors for harsh environments. He received a Gold Medal from the former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for his academic achievements. After serving the Ministry of Defence in several capacities, he became Additional Director, DRDO in 2010.