G Rajendra obtained his B.E., (Industrial Production Engineering) from R V College of Engineering, Bangalore; M.E., from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University and Ph.D. in Welding from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. Now he is Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management in Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He has 24 years of teaching experience. He has presented/published 15 technical papers in national journals/ conferences.