Dr. K. Benarji, an Assistant Professor at Centurion University of Technology and Management, is a mechanical engineering specialist with a Ph.D. from NIT Warangal. His research focuses on laser-directed energy deposition (DED) based additive manufacturing, particularly in SS 316 and its composites. With four years of research experience, he has authored five papers in international journals, including two indexed in SCI/SCIE/ESCI/Scopus. Dr. Benarji's subject expertise in production technology, metal cutting& machine tools, Mechanical engineering, Strength of materials, fluid mechanics& Hydraulic machinery, additive manufacturing, and Java programming. He has presented his findings at various international and national conferences, achieving an H-index of 5 on Google Scholar with 160 citations. Dr. Benarji has supervised two batches of student projects and actively engages in workshops, FDPs, and webinars. Additionally, he has been honored with the Best Paper Award in an international conference.