Dr. Barun Haldar is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, KSA. He received his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST) Shibpur, India, and his M.Tech. in Production Engineering from Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC), Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He did his Ph.D. research work in the area of Laser surface engineering at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. His present research area of interest includes experimental investigations and analysis in the fields of laser material processing, conventional and advanced machining processes, agricultural process and equipment development, and solar thermal power concentration. He has guided 10 M.Tech. theses and guiding M.Tech. and Ph.D. research works. He delivered several keynote lectures at different organizations. He has published 50+ research papers which include peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings.