ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Zahid A. Khan is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. He has taught in overseas universities such as the University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, and the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Apart from teaching, he is actively involved in research and development activities. He has published more than 45 research papers in reputed national and international journals, and over 20 papers in the proceedings of conferences held in India and abroad. In addition to one monogropah published in his name by a reputed German publisher, he has contributed chapters on engineering subjects to three books of reputed publishers. He has received international recognition—his biography has been published in Marqui's Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Tenth edition, 2008-09. He has received the International Scientist of the Year, 2008 award given by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK. He is also a member of the Emerald Literati Network, UK, and is also on the panel of reviewers of international journals.

Arshad Noor Siddiquee has graduated from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur. He completed his M.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he is currently pursuing his doctoral studies. He is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia. He played a key role in the developmental phase of Glasgow University College in Oman during 1998-2001. He has had hands-on experience in the establishment and accreditation of technical institutions during his tenure at the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, in the capacity of Assistant Director. He has contributed chapters on engineering subjects to three books of reputed publishers and over 15 research papers to international journals.

Brajesh Kumar has worked in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and is currently serving as an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad. His areas of interest are managerial economics, financial econometrics and computer applications in economics. He has published several books on managerial economics, macro- and micro-economics. He is associated with various national and international organizations in different capacities; for instance, agro-expert, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); read group member, Centre for Trade and Development (CENTAD)) and programme coordinator, civil servants from North-East Cadre.