Advances in Machining of Composite Materials, 1st ed. 2021 Conventional and Non-conventional Processes Engineering Materials Series

Prof. Islam Shyha is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering and Head of Mechanical Engineering and Design at the School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University. Prof. Shyha has over 20 years of experience working in higher education. He received his Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice from Northumbria University, PhD from The University of Birmingham, MSc, and BSc from Alexandria University. He also worked at Northumbria University, The Birmingham University and Alexandria University. He has extensive experience in the conventional and non-conventional machining of composite materials. His work is supported by the UK Research Council, Innovate UK and industry. Prof. Shyha is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), teaches mechanical and manufacturing engineering courses and supervises MSc and PhD projects in advanced manufacturing Engineering. He also had several honorary positions at Newcastle University (UK) and the Vietnamese German University (Vietnam). Prof. Shyha has authored/co-authored more than 100 articles published in journals & international conferences and a patent on a novel composite machining tool. He also contributes to the global research communities and actively participates as a reviewer for many manufacturing and materials international journals.

Dr Dehong Huo is a Senior Lecturer in Precision Manufacturing in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University (UK). He is a member of the European Society of Precision Engineering & Nanotechnology (Euspen), Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and EPSRC College, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Dr Huo’s research interests lie in precision machine tools, advanced manufacturing, and modelling of machining processes. His work has been supported by the UK Research Council, Innovate UK and industry. He has authored/co-authored four books, over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.