Dr. Jitesh H. Panchal is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He received his BTech (2000) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, and MS (2003) and Ph.D. (2005) in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Panchal’s research interests are in the computational design of complex engineering systems with a focus on three areas a) decision making in engineering systems design, b) collective innovation, and c) cyber-physical systems for design and manufacturing. He is a co-author of the book titled “Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials, and Products”. He is a recipient of CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Young Engineer Award and three best paper awards from the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering (CIE) conference, and a university silver medal from IIT Guwahati.