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​Dr. Akshay Dvivedi is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Dvivedi has 20 years of experience in academics and industry. Dr. Akshay Dvivedi was a Visiting Associate Professor at AIT Bangkok. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, seconded this assignment. Before joining IIT Roorkee, he has worked as Principal Scientist, Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing at Research Technology and Innovation Centre, Thermax, India. He has authored more than 120 research papers published in reputed international journals and conference proceedings. Based on his research work, he has authored 16 books/book chapters and filed seven patents. He is a member of several national and international advisory committees. He has handled several sponsored research projects with funding support from MHRD, DST, CSIR, etc. He has worked on severalindustrial consultancy projects. He has supervised 38 M.Tech Dissertations and 10 Ph.D. theses. Currently, 12 research scholars are working in his research group. He is currently involved with research projects on micro-fabrication, development of hybrid manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, product development, quality management, value stream management, and development of Lab-on-a-Chip Devices. Dr. Dvivedi is actively engaged in research work on the process as well as product development to fulfill the industrial viability. He has developed more than 30 research and experimentation facilities at IIT Roorkee. He is the recipient of several technical awards and social recognitions that includes Editor’s Choice Paper by Precision Engineering, Outstanding Teacher Award by IIT Roorkee, India, and multiple best paper awards.