Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Research and Development in Science, Technology, and Socio-Economic Studies

Sheila Mahapatra is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University. She earned her doctoral degree from The NorthCap University, Gurugram in 2016, and has since emerged as a leading voice in the domains of power systems optimization, FACTS devices, energy economics, and sustainability. Dr. Mahapatra's academic journey is marked by her unwavering commitment to research excellence and pedagogical innovation. Beyond her distinguished professorial responsibilities, she plays a crucial role in the university's academic and research leadership as the Associate Director - Research (Academics).

Rajesh Sharma Rajendran is a faculty member at Alliance University, Bangalore, India, with over 16 years of academic experience. His research focuses on computer vision and robotics, particularly in developing machine learning and deep learning models for motion detection, prediction, and image segmentation across various domains such as agriculture and surveillance. Dr. Rajesh Sharma R holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, India. He also earned an M.Tech in Information Technology from Anna University, an MSc in Software Engineering from Annamalai University, India, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Madras University, India. Currently, he leads the Research Publication Team at Alliance University.

Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan is currently working as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Alliance University. He has completed his Post-Doctoral Research at King Mongkut's University of Technology in North Bangkok, Thailand. He has completed his doctoral degree in Anna University, Chennai in metal matrix composites. He has a double master's degree: M.E. degree from Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai and MBA degree from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. He received his Bachelor's degree from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore. He has a total teaching and research experience of 15 years. His research areas of interest include Polymer and Metal matrix composites, Natural fibers and their characterization, Powder metallurgy and Tribology.

Balamurugan Balusamy is Professor and Chairperson of the School of Engineering and IT at Manipal University, Dubai. He previously served as Professor and Associate Dean (Academics) at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR, and held positions as Professor, Director (International Relations), and earlier Associate Professor during his 15-year tenure at VIT University, Vellore. He has also been Professor in the School of Computing Sciences & Engineering at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering at Taylor University, Malaysia.