M. Saminathan, currently working as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Annapoorana Engineering College, Salem, Tamilnadu, India. He obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. His research areas of interest include electrochemical machining, optimization techniques, metal matrix composites and thermal engineering. He has presented papers at five international conferences and published papers in three international journals. He is conducting his Ph.D studies at Anna University under the guidance of Dr. S.Ayyappan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. He has academic experience covering 12 years.