Dr.Gopal U. Shinde, Principal Investigator, NAHEP, World-Bank Project Centre (https://nahep.vnmkv.org.in) and Associate Prof. Mechanical Engineering, FMPE, CAET, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University Parbhani MS INDIA (www.vnmkv.ac.in ),He completed B.E.(Prod.Engg), M.Tech.(Mech Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (W.B.), M.B.A.(Mktg) and PhD. (Mech. Engg.) from S.R.T.M. University Nanded India and has been Membership of Institution of Engineers India (MIE) with teaching, Research, Extension and Administrative experience for about 28 years. He established and administrated as head of two national projects of 30 million USD. He visited more than 12 countries for research work presentation, MoU for Academic, Research and collaborative projects, He working with more than 10 national, international editorial board members of research publishers. He wrote more than 6 books with international publishers related digital technologies in agriculture. He delivered his research in CAD/CAM/CAE for precision farm machinery design and developments, Agricultural Robotics, Agricultural Drones, Automated Guided Vehicles for cotton harvesting, plant transplantation, spraying, Smart Portable machinery for farming operations, food processing printers and precision farming tools for Indian cropping systems are the main areas focusing his work contributions to digital farming societies.He received International Green Teacher Award at Cornell University on 14Sept 2023.