Smart Heat Transfer and Thermal Management

Raj Kumar Arya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He previously worked at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India; Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, India; and BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus, India. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, India, M. Tech. from IIT Delhi, India, and B. Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, India. With over 14 years of research and teaching experience, he specializes in diffusion and drying of thin film polymeric coatings, process engineering, and process modeling & simulation. He has published ~70 journal papers, secured 2 international patents, presented 22 conference papers, contributed to 29 books chapters, authored 5 books, edited 3 books, and organized the International Chemical Engineering Conference (ICHEEC 2021).

George D. Verros graduated from the Chemical Engineering Department at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in 1989 and earned his Doctorate in polymer reaction engineering from the same department in 1995. His focus includes polymer science, particularly polymer reaction engineering, membrane and coating formation, and applying non-equilibrium thermodynamics. He has around forty publications in journals and over sixty in conference proceedings. Since 1999, he has been actively involved in environmental applications for the Greek Government, overseeing projects in water purification, sewage plants, landfills, recycling, air pollution monitoring, and thermal waste treatment. He is also a Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Aristotle University, Greece.

J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects.