K PalanikumarK. Palanikumar is Professor and Principal at Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching and research, has received a "National Best Researcher Award" from ISTE, and published more than 100papers in SCI Journals. He is a life member of the Indian Tribology Society, the Indian Society for Non- Destructive testing (ISNT), the Indian Welding Society, the Indian Society for Technical Education, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a Fellow of the Indian Institution of Production Engineers. His current research focuses on the machining of composite materials, modern manufacturing, optimization, simulation and modeling. Read More Read Less