Dr. Rakesh Kumar Maurya is serving as Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India. Before joining IIT Ropar, he was working as Senior Research Associate (Pool Scientist- CSIR) at IIT Kanpur. He received his Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, UP. He received the Early Career Research Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India, New Delhi. He is also a recipient of the Young Scientist Award (2016) from the International Society for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. He is the author of two books titled “Characteristics and Control of Low-Temperature Combustion Engines”, and “Reciprocating Engine Combustion Diagnostics” published by Springer International Publishing AG in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Dr. Maurya has published over 60 peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers, 1 edited book, 19 books chapters. He teaches and conducts research in the area of internal combustion engines.