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Immanuel A. Edinbarough received his B.Sc. (Applied Sciences) degree from PSG College of Technology, University of Madras, India, his B.E.. (M.E.) degree from the Institution of Engineers, India, M.E. (Production Engineering) degree from PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar Univesrity, India and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Bharathiar University, India. He is currently a professor and Director of Engineering Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande valley (UTRGV). Prior to joining the faculty at the legacy institution, The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), he was a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Also, an Associate Professor of Production Engineering Technology at PSG College of Technology Bharathiar University, India, where he served as the Director of Computer Vision Laboratory and a Captain of the National Cadet Corps – Engineering Division. He has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing/mechanical engineering and engineering technology. He currently teaches in the areas of CAD/CAM/CIM, Robotics & Automation, Product and Process Design, Materials and Manufacturing processes, Machine Design, Renewable Energy and Additive Manufacturing. His current research interests include Robotics, CIM, Sustainable Manufacturing, Micro Machining, Additive Machining and Engineering & Technology Education. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Indian Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of the ASEE & SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.

Dr. Edinbarough is a hands-on manufacturing expert, educator and administrator who has worked in several areas of engineering, manufacturing, and technical management including research, design, and production of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical systems. Dr. Edinbarough has participated in, managed, and coordinated a wide variety of multidisciplinary industrial and government programs in advanced manufacturing systems, automation, robotics, quality improvement, and technology transfer. He has won several teaching awards, including the academic excellence award, NISOD 2008, from the University of Texas at Austin.
Licensed professional engineer (P.E. - Texas), recognized trainer and resource person in the fields of CAD/CAM/CIM, Robotics and Automation, Machine vision, Additive Manufacturing, ISO 9000 and Lean Six Sigma. He is also a certified trainer for FANUC Collaborative Robotics.
Other areas of interest include Microsystems, MEMS, Nano manufacturing, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, machine vision, remote manufacturing and Robotics and automation, Renewable Energy, Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and Engineering Technology Education. He has published several research articles, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has also conducted several workshops and seminars on the above topics. In addition to teaching, research and administrative services to the university, he is active as the Principal Investigator of several research grants including the ones from the National Science Foundation (USA), advisor to International Universities, Editor and Author of international journals and publications.
At present, he is a Professor in the Department of Informatics & Systems Engineering and coordinating Engineering Technology programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas, USA.

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José Jaime Taha Tijerina was born in Monterrey, México. He he obtained his bachelor studies in Mechanical Engineering at Universidad de Monterrey (UdeM) in 2001. In 2004, he concluded his M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas – Pan American (UTPA). Obtained his PhD in Materials Science and NanoEngineering (MSNE) from Rice University in 2013. He has +18 years experience in Industry (metal-mechanic) and + 17 years experience in Academia. He has wide experience in leadership, planning, development, and maintenance of diverse set of R&D and cost-reduction projects. He is an author of diverse technical papers, in congresses and specialized journals. His current research interest focusses on the synthesis and characterization of nanofluids and nanolubricants for energy/thermal management, and nanocomposites for tribology applications.

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ADITYA AKUNDI is an assistant professor in the department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Akundi received hisPhDat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2016. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated the use of information theory to understand and assess complex socio-technical systems. Before joining UTRGV, he worked as a research assistant professor in the Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering department at
UTEP for a period of three years from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Akundi published several papers in the field of systems modeling, systems testing, assessing INCOSE Handbook, model-based systems engineering, and engineering education. His research has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is currently an I-DREAM4D Department of Defense (D0D) Fellow at UTRGV.He is a member of INCOSE and ASEE. He received the outstanding junior faculty award from the ASEE Manufacturing division in 2017 and 2018 and currently serves as the program chair of the ASEE manufacturing division.

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