Dr. B.J. Ranganath received his PhD in Mechanical Engg. in the area of Manufacturing Engg. from IIT, Madras, Chennai under the guidance of eminent researcher in metal cutting Prof. V.C. Venkatesh. He received his M. Tech (Manufacturing) from Madras University (P.S.G. Coimbatore) and B.E (Mech.) from Mysore University (N.I.E, Mysore). Formerly he was Prof & HOD of Indl and Prodn. Engg at N.I.E, Mysore. Now, he is Professor and H.O.D of Mech. Engg at V.V.I.E.T, Mysore with 38 years of teaching experience.

As an academician and researcher he has more than 150 technical papers published and presented in National and International conferences and journals. He has guided many M. Tech and PhD research projects. He has served in academic bodies of many Indian universities. He has authored six books on different areas of manufacturing engineering.