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Dr. Virat Khanna is an accomplished academic and researcher with over 15 years of experience in higher education and scientific research. He has authored more than 70 publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals indexed in SCI, Scopus, and Web of Science. His research contributions span nanotechnology, materials science, and sustainable development. Dr. Khanna has served as an editor for multiple books and conference proceedings with leading international publishers, including Springer, CRC Press, IGI Global, and Bentham Science. He is actively involved in scholarly publishing and currently serves on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports (Nature Group) and Discover Nano (Springer). Additionally, he holds the position of Academic Editor for the Journal of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, both published by Wiley. As a recognized leader in his field, Dr. Khanna is the Book Series Editor for Recent Advances in Materials for Nanotechnology, published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis). He has also guest-edited several special issues for renowned international journals, including those published by Springer and De Gruyter. Dr. Khanna has delivered numerous invited seminars, keynote addresses, and workshops at prestigious international conferences. His contributions to research and academia have been recognized with multiple best research paper awards.

Dr. Priyanka Mahajan is an accomplished researcher, author, and editor specializing in environmental science, nanotechnology, and sustainable materials. Her early work in plant physiology and heavy metal stress biology produced impactful publications in leading journals such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Chemistry Letters, and Environmental Science and Pollution Research, where she investigated chromium and lead toxicity, oxidative stress, and antioxidant defense mechanisms in plants. Expanding into advanced materials research, Dr. Mahajan now focuses on MXenes, graphene, 2D nanomaterials, biosensors, and sustainable energy systems. She has authored and co-authored influential review articles in journals including Journal of Energy Storage, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and Sustainable Materials and Technologies, covering carbon capture, hydrogen production, nanoplastics detection, and AI-integrated nanotechnologies for environmental remediation. Dr. Mahajan has edited and authored scholarly books with Springer Nature and IGI Global, including Graphene in the Environment: Green Solutions for Heavy Metal Contamination. Actively engaged in academic leadership, she contributes to conferences, workshops, and research training initiatives. Her editorial expertise integrates fundamental science with sustainable innovation, advancing next-generation solutions in environmental and nanomaterials research.

Dr. Madhu Bala is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. She has more than 12 years of teaching experience. The research area is plant leaf disease identification using deep learning techniques. She did her M. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from CDL University, Sirsa, India and was awarded a gold medal for academic excellence. She is a highly motivated and accomplished individual with a passion for using cutting-edge technology to address pressing challenges in the field of agriculture. Her areas of interest are image processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Madhu has several National and International Publications to her credit and has published several patents. She has mentored various technical events like Hackathons and has won two awards at the national level. Madhu has also received recognition from the Ministry of Human Resource and Development for her excellent efforts as a convener and an Innovation Ambassador for the Institution Innovation Council.