Advanced Machining and Finishing

Dr. Kapil Gupta is a Professor, in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa. He received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur, India. He served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Oriental College of Technology, Bhopal, India, from 2013 to 2020. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, time-frequency analysis, artificial intelligence, and cardiovascular systems. He has authored research publications in international journals and conference proceedings and has edited scholarly books in his areas of expertise. Dr. Gupta serves as a reviewer for journals and conferences and has contributed to the organization of national and international academic events, including roles on technical program and publicity committees. He has been involved in projects related to automatic diabetes detection and breathing-controlled wheelchairs and holds patents and copyrights. He also contributed as a core team member of the NBA accreditation committee at Oriental College of Technology, Bhopal. Alokesh Pramanik is currently a Senior Lecturer in School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Prior to that, he held research fellow and research engineering positions at Deakin University and Swinburne University of Technology, respectively. He has edited two books and written sixteen book chapters and dozens of peer-reviewed articles on machining, materials, and tribology. His research interests include machining processes, wear and friction, composite materials, biomaterials, and thin films.

• Advanced Machining1. Advances in conventional machining processes for machinability enhancement of difficult-to-machine materials2. Advances in machining of particulate-reinforced metal matrix composites3. Gun drilling of difficult-to-machine materials4. Advancements in conventional machining: a case of vibration and heat-assisted machining of aerospace alloys5. Recent developments in spark erosion-based machining processes6. Developments in abrasive water jet machining process - from 1980 to 20207. Advances in conventional and nonconventional high-speed machining8. Hybrid machining and finishing processes9. Relevance of micromachining in microfluidics and biomedical devices10. Advancements in electrochemical machining11. Machining of polymeric composite materials by water jet with abrasive: defectology and influence of cutting parameters12. Laser-based machining - an advanced manufacturing technique for precision cutting13. An insight on ultrasonic machining technologyAdvanced Finishing14. Advances in burnishing technology15. Advanced thermal energy method for finishing precision parts16. Micro-nano surface texturing, characterization, and their impact on biointerfaces17. Fundamental understanding and latest developments in magnetic field-assisted finishing processes18. Laser surface texturing as a finishing process for aerospace alloys