Dr. Vishal Naranje earned his Ph.D (Mechanical Engineering) from S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, in the year 2013 and M.Tech (Industrial Engineering and Management) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, India (Formally ISM Dhanbad) in the year 2000. He has 21 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at various National and International Universities. He has successfully completed externally sponsored research projects and industrial consultancy assignments. He has published 70+ publications in various International refereed journals and international conferences. His research areas include Sustainability, AI applications for manufacturing, Digital Twins, and Industrial Engineering. He is an editor and reviewer of SCI Journals and International conferences.