About our speaker : PROF SURJYA K PAL is a Prof in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has held the position of Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya Chair Professor in manufacturing at IIT Kharagpur. He is the Founder Chairperson of the CoE in Advanced Manufacturing Technology; and holds the role as a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut, USA, he also holds a visiting professorship at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has published 316 research articles, including, 193 peer-reviewed Journal Papers, 15 International Book Chapters, 91 Conference papers, and has 17 patents filed. His innovation, “Low-cost AI solution for metrological inspection,” is selected in the top 3 by INDIAai Lab2Market (The National AI Portal of India, a MeitY, NeGD, and NASSCOM initiative). As a result of his collaboration with TATA Consultancy Services, he holds two joint patents with TCS. He is the author of many books and has successfully executed a huge number of projects . Prof Pal has also served as the Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs and Branding at IIT Kharagpur. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to science and technology, Professor Pal has been awarded the prestigious Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) fellowship. He has also been featured in the list of top 2% researchers around the world published by Stanford University Rankings 2022.