Dr. Antaryami Mohanta is currently a Lead Researcher leading the Laser-Matter Interaction Division at the Directed Energy Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Previously, he was a scientist at Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland. He has also worked at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center, now known as the U. S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, Purdue University, and the University of Alabama, USA. He has extensive experience in laser-matter interaction.