Sven Marc Henri Colen | Qualitative Research | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Sven Marc Henri Colen | Qualitative Research | Best Researcher Award

Technical University Munich | Germany

Mr. Sven Marc Henri Colen PhD candidate in Sustainable Corporate Management at the Technical University of Munich, Sven Marc Henri Colen focuses his research on the green relocation of industrial production to developing countries, with a publication in Business Strategy and the Environment and academic engagements at UC Berkeley and international conferences. He holds a Master’s degree in Market-oriented Management (Top 5%) from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Economics from the University of Augsburg, complemented by study experiences in Japan and South Korea. Professionally, he served as a Senior Consultant at Roland Berger, leading large-scale sustainability and decarbonization projects across the steel, energy, aviation, and automotive sectors. His consulting work emphasized green hydrogen, carbon reduction strategies, and sustainable business transformations. Actively involved in social entrepreneurship and mentoring, he co-founded a personal development start-up and supports student consultancies across Germany. His research and professional interests lie in corporate sustainability, industrial decarbonization, and green technology transitions. Recipient of several international scholarships, including the DAAD Green Hydrogen Fellowship, he combines academic rigor with practical impact, aiming to foster sustainable industrial transformation and global climate action through interdisciplinary and evidence-based management approaches.

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Featured Publications

Colen, S., & Mohnen, A. (2025, November). Between sunlight and sales: Market access constraints and conceptualizing the renewables pull effect.

Colen, S., & Mohnen, A. (2025, May). Unpacking the Renewable Pull Effect: Conditions for Green Industrial Relocation.

Colen, S. (2021, March). NTT International — Transforming a Japanese Keiretsu into a Tech Giant.

Somnath Nandi | Data-informed Decision Making | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Somnath Nandi | Data-informed Decision Making | Best Researcher Award

Jadavpur University | India

Mr. Somnath Nandi is a PhD Research Scholar at the Additive Manufacturing Research Group (AMRG), CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), India, affiliated with the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). His research focuses on functionally graded material (FGM) development, mechanical and tribological characterization, and process optimization in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). He has contributed to several funded projects, including the design of SS-Ni transition metals-based electrodes for green hydrogen generation, bimetallic structure development for Tata Steel, and remanufacturing of railway brake shoes. Mr. Nandi holds an M.E. in Production Management from Jadavpur University and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore. His published works in reputed SCI-indexed journals such as Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Materials Letters, and Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance highlight his expertise in optimization, digital twins, and sustainable manufacturing. His research interests span metal additive manufacturing, tribology, hybrid manufacturing, and digital monitoring systems. A GATE-qualified engineer (2021, 2022), he is an active member of professional societies including IIM and IAENG. Mr. Nandi has authored 10+ scientific documents, achieving an h-index of 3 with over 45 citations, reflecting his growing impact in the field of advanced manufacturing.

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Featured Publications

Biswas, S., Nandi, S., Hussain, M. S., Mandal, A., & Mukherjee, M. (2025). “Influence of heat input on the interfacial characteristics of SS316L–In718 bi-metallic deposition for wire arc additive manufacturing.” Materials Letters.

Nandi, S., Biswas, S., & Mukherjee, M. (2025). “Optimization of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Parameters for Steel–Aluminum Bimetallic Interface: A Comparative Study of Metaheuristic and Machine Learning Approaches.” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 35(6).

Ahammed, A. A. C. P., Nandi, S., Paul, A. R., Sreejith, B., MJ, J., & Mukherjee, M. (2025). “On the Characteristic Evaluation of Bimetallic Interface of Carbon Steel (EN31) and Aluminium (AA4043) for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing.” Metals and Materials International, 1–18.

Pendokhare, D., Nandi, S., & Chakraborty, S. (2025). “A comparative analysis on parametric optimization of abrasive water jet machining processes using foraging behavior-based metaheuristic algorithms.” OPSEARCH, 1–42.