PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Univeristy of Aeronautics & Astronautics (PR China)  Dr. Ghulam Hussain has rich experience of working both in academia and industry. He is a renowned scholar of manufacturing with expertise in Additive Manufacturing, Hybrid Manufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing, Metal Forming, Welding, Material Characterization, Process Modelling & Optimization, and Surface Engineering. He is the author of over 140 scholarly articles and the editor of several books published by Taylor & Francis. He has received exceptional citations and H-index in the short span of his career. He has been recognized as a leading researcher- among the top 10 in his field and as the top 6th national researcher in engineering. Since 2021, he has been also consistently listed as one of the world’s top 2% scientists. He is regarded as a distinguished scholar in many top tier universities and is actively engaged in joint research there. Professor Ghulam is also working as an editor and as a board member of reputed international journals.