Sufian Raja has recently graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya. He has completed B.Tech and M. Tech degrees from ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. His resolute research niches are in friction stir welding, friction stir processing, Metal matrix composite and additive manufacturing. He has to his credit, One Patent and 15 research publications in internationally referred journals and conferences.