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O.V. Gnana Swathika, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering at VIT Chennai, India. She earned her PhD in electrical engineering at VIT University and completed her postdoc at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
K. Karthikeyan is the chief engineering manager of electrical designs for Larsen and Toubro Construction, a multinational Indian contracting company. He has two decades of experience in electrical design and has contributed to several projects including the building airports, railway stations and depots, hospitals, and educational buildings in India and abroad. His primary role involves preparing and reviewing complete electrical system designs up to 110KV voltage levels, acting as a point of contact between clients and projects teams, peer review, and project management.
Milind Shrinivas Dangate, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Vellore University of Technology, Channai, India. He has authored several publications and has a grant and a fellowship to his credit, in addition to several postdoctoral appointments.
Nicoletta Ravasio, PhD, is a senior associate at the Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (ISTM), The National Research Council, in Milan, Italy. She has authored numerous publications and is a sought-after speaker for scientific conferences.
