Aravinthan Arumugam is a Sessional Lecturer at the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, and a Program Leader for Vocational Education and Training with the Engineering Institute of Technology. He completed his Ph.D. and undergraduate study in Mechanical Engineering at Nottingham Trent University. His research interest is focused on spot welding quality optimization and weld failure analysis. He has been actively involved in welding research and consultancy and has published his research work in various journals and conference papers.

Alokesh Pramanik is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University. He earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and the University of Sydney, respectively. He served as a Senior Research Officer at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (2008); a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, the University of Sydney (2008–2009); a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, the University of New South Wales (2009–2010); a Research Engineer at the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology (2010–2012); and a Research Fellow at the School of Engineering, Deakin University (2012), and joined Curtin University as a lecturer in 2012. His main research interests include bio-materials, bioprinting, polymer materials, and recycling plastics.