Green Tribology and Industry 4.0: Fundamentals and Sustainable Advancements
暫譯: 綠色摩擦學與工業4.0：基礎與可持續發展

《綠色摩擦學與工業4.0：基礎與可持續進展》探討了將可持續實踐整合進摩擦學與工業4.0新興範式的過程。本書編輯的內容提供了一個獨特的機會，將摩擦系統與人工智慧（AI）和機器學習（ML）的最新進展相連結。本書特別強調潤滑科學、表面工程及相關領域，以促進可持續發展目標，並為讀者提供對現代可持續摩擦系統的全面理解。

本書編輯內容包括：

- AI和ML對產業的影響
- 將AI和ML與摩擦系統整合的挑戰與機會
- 材料、塗層和潤滑劑在摩擦系統可持續發展中的角色
- 最小量潤滑、奈米摩擦學、生物摩擦學和可持續製造的深入討論

《綠色摩擦學與工業4.0：基礎與可持續進展》旨在提高研究社群對嚴格環境法規的認識，強調減少碳足跡的必要性以及降低對耗竭能源資源依賴的重要性。本書提倡在各行業中採用更綠色的方法和更高效的工業系統。專注於實用的、未來準備好的解決方案，本書是年輕研究人員、工程師、學者和行業專業人士在現代工業實踐中追求創新與可持續性的寶貴資源。

V Vasu serves as Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department & Associate Dean (Industrial Consultancy) at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. Prof. Vasu graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Nagarjuna University, Post Graduation in Manufacturing Engineering from BITS, Pilani, PhD from JNTU, Hyderabad and POST-DOC under Erasmus Mundus fellowship from Politecnico Di Milano, Italy, Europe. His areas of research are Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Robotics, IIoT and Smart Manufacturing. He has published 45 research papers in International Journals and has participated in several conferences and presenting technical papers. He developed an online pedagogy course for "Mechatronics" and Systems & Controls under ICT MHRD, India. He has executed sponsored research projects worth of 1.37Cr funded from different funding agencies. He was awarded Young Engineer 2010 Award by IE India and Govt of AP, Best Research 2020 Award by NITWAA and Outing Standing Engineer 2021 from IE India Jaipur chapter on 75th Independence Day during 15th August 2021.

Gourav Khajuria serves in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu, and his Master of Technology in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Management from National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India. His research focuses on the mechanical properties and tribological characteristics of materials in various industrial applications. He worked on super alloys materials at high temperatures to investigate the tribological behaviour of surface interaction under dry conditions. He has expanded his research in the field of biomedical applications. He is working in an interdisciplinary field and exploring how material properties can be optimized for use in medical devices and other healthcare technologies, contributing to the development of safer and more effective solutions in the medical field. He has published his research work in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals.

Upendra Maurya earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India, in 2012, followed by an M.Tech in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Management from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India, in 2016. During his master's program, he conducted research as a visiting student at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India, focusing on the impact of molecular chain length on lubricant properties particularly viscosity. Dr. Maurya completed his PhD at the prestigious National Institute of Technology Warangal India, specializing in the multidisciplinary field of tribology, with a particular focus on hybrid nanolubricants composed of ionic liquids and nanoparticles. Dr. Maurya is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune, India. He has published over 11 papers in reputable international journals, with several others under review. Dr. Maurya has expertise in the synthesis of ionic liquids, surface characterization techniques, and the development of innovative lubricant additives and formulations.

V Vasu擔任印度瓦朗加爾國立技術學院機械工程系教授及工業顧問副院長。Vasu教授於納卡朱納大學獲得機械工程學士學位，並在比拉尼的比爾拉科技學院獲得製造工程碩士學位，隨後在海得拉巴的JNTU獲得博士學位，並在意大利米蘭理工大學獲得Erasmus Mundus獎學金的博士後研究。他的研究領域包括機電一體化、工業自動化、機器人技術、工業物聯網（IIoT）和智慧製造。他在國際期刊上發表了45篇研究論文，並參加了多個會議並發表技術論文。他為印度ICT MHRD開發了一門關於「機電一體化」及系統與控制的線上教學課程。他執行了價值1.37克的贊助研究項目，資金來自不同的資助機構。他於2010年獲得IE India和安得拉邦政府頒發的青年工程師獎，2020年獲得NITWAA最佳研究獎，並於2021年8月15日的第75屆獨立日獲得IE India Jaipur分會的傑出工程師獎。

Gourav Khajuria在印度查謨和克什米爾的查謨政府工程與技術學院機械工程系任職。他在查謨的Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University獲得機械工程學士學位，並在印度斯利那加的國立技術學院獲得工業摩擦學與維護管理碩士學位。他的研究專注於各種工業應用中材料的機械性能和摩擦特性。他研究了高溫下超合金材料的摩擦行為，特別是在乾燥條件下的表面互動。他擴展了在生物醫學應用領域的研究，探索如何優化材料性能以用於醫療設備和其他健康科技，為醫療領域的安全和有效解決方案的發展做出貢獻。他的研究成果已發表在SCI和Scopus索引的期刊上。

Upendra Maurya於2012年在印度孟買大學獲得機械工程學士學位，並於2016年在印度斯利那加的國立技術學院獲得工業摩擦學與維護管理碩士學位。在碩士課程期間，他作為訪問學生在印度德拉敦的CSIR-印度石油研究所進行研究，專注於分子鏈長度對潤滑劑性能（特別是粘度）的影響。Maurya博士在享有盛譽的印度瓦朗加爾國立技術學院完成了博士學位，專攻摩擦學的多學科領域，特別關注由離子液體和納米顆粒組成的混合納米潤滑劑。Maurya博士目前在印度浦那的Pimpri Chinchwad工程學院擔任助理教授。他在國際知名期刊上發表了超過11篇論文，並有多篇論文正在審稿中。Maurya博士在離子液體的合成、表面表徵技術以及創新潤滑劑添加劑和配方的開發方面具有專業知識。