Dr. Aditya Kolakoti PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Raghu Engineering College (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam, India. At Raghu Engineering College, he did research in Biofuel production from different feed-stocks using homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. He is also researching AI applications for the prediction of optimum diesel engine combustion and emissions using renewable fuels. He received his PhD in 2017 from Andhra University College of Engineering (Autonomous), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, under the supervision of Prof B.V.A.Rao. He published more than 30 research papers in reputed international journals and was awarded with Young Engineer Award from the Institute of Engineers India in 2019. He is editor-in-chief for the International Journal of Progressive Research in Science and Engineering (ISSN 2582-7898) and also serves as an editorial board member for reputed international journals.