Emerging Trends in Medical Robotics

Dr. Parveen is the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rawal Institute of Engineering and Technology in Faridabad, India, where he also serves as an Assistant Professor. He holds a Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, and has completed his B.Tech. (Hons.) from Kurukshetra University and M.Tech. (Distinction) in Manufacturing and Automation from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. With over 12 years of teaching and research experience, his expertise lies in intelligent manufacturing systems, materials, die-less forming, design of automotive systems, additive manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Parveen has published several articles in reputable international journals, presented at conferences, and holds 8 national and international patents.

Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kant Mittal began his academic career at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), India, one of the top universities of India, in 1975 and retired from there as a senior professor in 2018. He headed the offshore campus of BITS Pilani at Dubai, UAE, as the director and was also the vice-chancellor of a private university, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurugram, India for a term. In his academic endeavors, he taught a wide spectrum of courses in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and allied subjects. He developed and introduced many new courses in emerging and interdisciplinary areas, at the graduate and postgraduate levels, including product design, mechanical design, reliability engineering, control systems, systems modelling, robotics & intelligent systems, mechatronics, MEMS and nanotechnology. He is a life member of IEEE and ACM. His total research and teaching experience, including top level administration, is 45 years. Prof. Mittal is author/co-author of over 80 technical research papers and has co-authored three popular textbooks and two edited research monographs. Ajay Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His areas of research include artificial intelligence, materials, incremental sheet forming, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0, waste management, and optimization techniques.