Dr. M. Elangovan has graduated with a Doctor of Engineering (Dr. Eng.) from Hiroshima University, Japan, in the field of Naval Architecture and a master’s degree (M. Eng.) in Engineering Design from Government college Technology Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. He is currently working as a Professor at Vel Tech University (Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology) Chennai, India. Vel Tech is the first entry for Dr. M. Elangovan to do service in the teaching industry. He started his career as a Ship Designer at the National Ship Design and Research Centre, Visakhapatnam which is a Central Government organization, and later, he worked for well-known companies like Jagson International Ltd, New Delhi, Allseas Engineering Dubai, IRS Mumbai, NAPA Finland, and GreenSHIP Bangalore. He has visited many countries like Japan, China, Korea, France, Brazil, Malaysia, and Singapore for technical discussions and conferences. Altogether has got 22 years of industrial experience, and the last three years have been in the teaching industry. Last year, he got a funded project from NSTL, Visakhapatnam, and completed it in time. Completed research and consultancy projects worth 40 crores and Published more than 60 papers in journals and conferences. He is an editor for two journals and a reviewer for four journals. He has remarkable contributions in hydrodynamics, design, CFD, underwater marine vehicles, and industrial robots.