Dr. Jitendra Kumar Katiyar holds the position of assistant professor at the Centre for Research Impact & Outcome (CRIO), Chitkara University, Panjab, India. Additionally, he is a local coordinator for the Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN) program started by the Ministry of Education at Chitkara University. He has 9 years of teaching and research experience. His research interest includes modern manufacturing techniques, tribology of carbon materials, polymer composites, self-lubricating polymers, lubrication tribology, and coatings for advanced technologies. He obtained his bachelor's degree from UPTU Lucknow in 2007. He received his master's from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2010 and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 2017.
Dr. Ankit Sharma presently holds the position of Associate Director (Research) in the Center for Research, Impact, and Outcome (CRIO) at Chitkara University, Punjab, India. He received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India. He has more than 10 years of experience in academics, research, consulting, training, and industry. Dr. Sharma is also the organizer and founder of the international conference-ICEMSMCI series 2023 and 2024—and serves as the general chair and convenor. He has authored numerous national and international publications in SCI, Scopus, and Web of Science-indexed journals.