Social Innovation in Industry 4.0

Prof.Janakarajan Ramkumar teaches in the Design Programme and Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He teaches manufacturing science, micro- and nanotechnology, and the development of innovative products. He holds a bachelor's degree in production engineering and a PhD in defect quantification in composite drilling from India's IIT Madras, where he won a prize for the best thesis. He has made a significant contribution to teaching and research over the years. He increased the company's productivity while working for the Bosch Group. Nanotechnology and inclusive design are the main topics of his study and instruction. He has earned multiple national and international patents, and he has written more than 250 scientific articles.

Prof. Amandeep Singh Oberoi is a Faculty for online courses and shoulders the position of Senior Research Establishment Officer at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. Under the role, he is entrusted with the responsibility to manage Imagineering Laboratory, where the emphasis is principally given to providing novel product development and fostering services in defense, Agritech, and Medtech. Dr. Oberoi has accumulated an experience of over two decades: industrial and academic combined; his research interests include the things he values such as Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems, along with areas such as Additive Manufacturing; Simulation of Manufacturing Systems; Product Design and Manufacturing. He has fetched grants and has holds projects from various national and international funding agencies such as DST, MoT, BIRAC, DRDO, SIDBI, CoL. His MOOCs courses in NPTEL and agMOOC are well-received, gaining favour with the audience and receiving positive feedback. Furthermore, he has visited countries like the USA, Canada, Australia, and Egypt to speak at various international symposiums organised by renowned bodies such as AARDO, CIRP, IEOM.