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Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan earned his first degree in Mechanical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, and received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, England, UK. He is a life member of the Pakistan Engineering Council, a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council, UK, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), UK, an elected Senior Member of IEEE, USA, and a member of the IEEE Computer Society.

Dr. Khan has extensive professional experience spanning manufacturing industry practice, software development for local and international clients, and university teaching in production engineering, business, and computer science. He is the principal author of two monographs published by Springer, UK, and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), USA. He serves as Book Series Editor for CRC Press for the series Computers in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, having published four books in this series as principal editor. In addition, he contributed to two textbooks published by Springer Switzerland in 2025: Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing – 4th Industrial Revolution Perspective and Smart Manufacturing Blueprint: Navigating Industry 4.0 Across Diverse Sectors. He is currently collaborating on two upcoming textbooks: Functional Reverse Engineering: A System Approach to Product Development and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Industry 5.0: Principles, Application and Implementation (CRC Press).

Dr. Khan also serves as a reviewer for several internationally recognized journals, including Virtual Reality, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. He is the Founder and CEO of Prism Tech Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd.

Atif Siddiqui is a highly motivated, skilled, and result-oriented executive leader with more than 27 years of diverse technical and management experience across the electronics, telecommunications, and manufacturing industries.

He is proficient in designing and implementing advanced systems for improving product reliability, while effectively leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver mission-critical projects within strict timelines. He offers strong work ethics with a rigorous focus on industry standards, stakeholder management, and agile project execution.

Mr. Siddiqui has extensive R&D experience, with scholarly publications and significant contributions to fostering industry-academia collaborations. He is an accomplished communicator frequently invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences, leading corporate strategy and business operations at Prism Tech Solutions.

Hassan Ali is a doctoral researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and a research fellow affiliated with the ProMetheus/UIDM Research Unit at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC). He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2021, where he was awarded the University Gold Medal for securing the top academic position. He completed his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), Pakistan, in 2023, under a fully funded scholarship.

He brings deep hands-on expertise in numerical simulations, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), and additive manufacturing process optimization, with specialized mastery of tools such as Simufact Additive and COMSOL Multiphysics. His research work includes process simulation, residual stress analysis, and materials characterization of additively manufactured metallic components.

He has published multiple research articles in reputed international journals and conferences (including Springer publications), and has co-authored multiple engineering textbooks. His current focus centers on computational modeling, process optimization, and design methodologies in metal additive manufacturing.

Zain Ali Khan serves as Senior Consultant at Prism Tech Solutions, contributing to project delivery, client engagement, web technologies, and the operational coordination of software and manufacturing consulting teams.

He manages the interface between technical development, software integration, and business execution, ensuring projects adhere to client specifications, Industry 4.0 architecture principles, and agile delivery standards.