Biographical note

Anil Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering). He has also served as faculty in Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, India, and Dept. of Mech. Engg., University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India.  Dr Kumar has worked in the Energy Technology Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand as a postdoctoral researcher. He did B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. in Energy Technology and Ph.D. in Solar Thermal Technologies from Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi), Tezpur University (Tezpur) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, respectively. His main areas of research interest are solar thermal technology, distribution of energy generation, clean energy technologies, renewable energy application in buildings and energy economics. He hasauthored 8 books, 16 chapters and more than 150 research articles in journals and conference proceedings and holds 2 patents. 

Om Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He did B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and M.E. in Heat Power Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India in 2015. His research interests include the design and development of innovative products and systems for promoting renewable energy. He has authored 11 chapters, 1 book and more than 39 research articles in international journals and conferences and holds 1 patent.