Lighter Than Air Systems: Select Proceedings of Deltas 2024
暫譯: 輕於空氣系統：2024年Deltas會議選輯

Manish Tripathi worked as a Project Research Scientist at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai and is currently working as a Post-doc/Assistant Professor at the Silesian University of Technology., Poland. He obtained his B. Tech. (Aerospace Engineering), M. Tech. (Avionics) from Amity University, NOIDA and Ph.D. from the Defense Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune. His major areas of research interests include aerodynamics of Lighter-than-Air systems, machine learning for aerodynamic shape optimization, aerodynamics of unconventional lifting surfaces like grid fins and inflatable wings, high speed nozzle applications, wind energy as well as bio-inspired aerodynamics. He has published 12 papers in respected international journals and 16 conference forums. Dr. Manish has received two best paper awards, as well as a patent grant in the Indian Patent Office. He is also a recipient of the Prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Post-docs from Germany. Currently, he is a recognised reviewer across various reputed International Journals. He is also a key technical member of various LTA system forums like the AIAA LTA Technical Committee, and the IMIEU U-LTA platform.

K. M. Kiran Babu is currently a Faculty Member (Associate Professor) in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering and Technology, Ashta, Sangli. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from Anna University and Hindustan Institute of Technology and Sciences, Chennai. His PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, is in the area of Lighter-Than-Air systems for Planetary Exploration, with his thesis titled "Design and Sizing of Buoyant Systems for Planetary Exploration". His research interests are in the conceptual design and optimization of Aerial Systems, specifically in Lighter-Than-Air systems. His research outcomes include a granted patent titled "BUOYANCY CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A LIGHTER THAN AIR SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF", publications in journal articles and conference proceedings, and recognition such as the Outstanding Student (Research) Award from the ISTE Maharashtra-Goa Section (2023-24) and the Best Teacher Award - 2023 from Sant Dnyaneshwar Shikshan Sanstha, Islampur.

Manish Tripathi 曾擔任印度孟買印度理工學院航空工程系的專案研究科學家，目前在波蘭西里西亞科技大學擔任博士後研究員/助理教授。他在 NOIDA 的 Amity University 獲得航空工程的學士學位 (B. Tech.) 和航空電子學的碩士學位 (M. Tech.)，並在普納的國防高級技術研究所獲得博士學位 (Ph.D.)。他的主要研究興趣包括輕於空氣系統的空氣動力學、用於空氣動力形狀優化的機器學習、非傳統升力表面（如網格鰭和充氣翼）的空氣動力學、高速噴嘴應用、風能以及仿生空氣動力學。他在國際知名期刊上發表了 12 篇論文，並在 16 個會議論壇上發表。Manish 博士獲得了兩項最佳論文獎，並在印度專利局獲得了一項專利授權。他還是德國亞歷山大·馮·洪堡博士後獎學金的獲得者。目前，他是多個知名國際期刊的認可審稿人，也是 AIAA LTA 技術委員會和 IMIEU U-LTA 平台等多個 LTA 系統論壇的關鍵技術成員。

K. M. Kiran Babu 目前是安納薩希布·丹傑工程與技術學院航空工程系的教職員（副教授）。他擁有安娜大學和印度金斯坦科技與科學學院（Chennai）的航空工程學士和碩士學位。他在印度孟買印度理工學院獲得的博士學位專注於行星探索的輕於空氣系統，論文題目為「行星探索的浮力系統設計與尺寸規劃」。他的研究興趣在於航空系統的概念設計和優化，特別是輕於空氣系統。他的研究成果包括一項名為「輕於空氣系統的浮力控制機制及其方法」的專利、期刊文章和會議論文的出版，以及來自 ISTE 馬哈拉施特拉-果阿分會的傑出學生（研究）獎（2023-24）和來自 Islampur 的 Sant Dnyaneshwar Shikshan Sanstha 的最佳教師獎 - 2023。