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Extended Reality for Product Design and Manufacturing: An Emerging and Intelligent Technology for Industry 4.0 to 6.0

The focus of this special issue is on cutting-edge sustainable technology in product design, development, and manufacturing. The special issue covers artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), cloud computing, internet-of-things (IOT), virtual simulation, reverse engineering, additive manufacturing, product manufacturing, numerical simulation, and computational modelling, all of which aid engineers in navigating the unique design (multifunctional, multi-material, multi-physics, and/or multiscale parts) of development and manufacturing of complex products.

Editors

  • Chander Prakash

    Prof. Chander Prakash is Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research & Development at Chitkara University, India. He earns his Ph.D. from Panjab University, India. Prof. Prakash is also an Adjunct Professor (Honorary position) at the Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam. His research interests are diverse, encompassing the development of materials for biomedical and healthcare applications, additive manufacturing, and developing and exploring new cost-effective manufacturing technologies for biomedical industries

  • Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho

    Prof. Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho serves as an Adjunct Teacher at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto. He is also a researcher at the Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics and holds the position of Deputy Director of the Master's program in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto.

  • Dhanesh G. Mohan

    As a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Technology at the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom, Dr. Dhanesh G. Mohan oversees a research lab focusing on Net-Zero Manufacturing concepts, primarily exploring Additive Manufacturing, hybrid-TIG welding, and related fields. In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Mohan has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Lovely Professional University, India. Dr. Mohan's research focuses on big-area additive manufacturing and hybrid friction stir welding methods, including Laser-assisted FSW, Ultrasonic vibration-assisted FSW, induction-assisted FSW, and FSP.

  • Chi Hieu Le

    Before working for the University of Greenwich, Dr.Chi Hieu Le had been working for HUST and Cardiff University as a lecturer and a senior research fellow for 12 years. He has been actively working in Higher Education, Research & Technology Development, Technology Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, especially in Innovative Product Development, Advanced Manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CNC, 3D Printing - Additive Manufacturing, Micro-Nano Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing), Robotics & Automations, Engineering Management, and Biomedical Engineering (Telehealth, In-Home Healthcare, 2D/3D Medical Image Processing,

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