Dr. S. K. Vasudeva is President of the Global Association for Education, Training and Research, and a former Fellow (Defence Technologies) in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. He previously served as Chief Controller of Defence Research and Development and spent nearly 43 years at DRDO, including at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, where he participated in both POKHRAN I and POKHRAN II (Shakti 98) nuclear tests. He has been honored with multiple awards for his contributions to armament system design and development, including the Path Breaking Research Award (1999), Scientist of the Year (2002), and the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Prime Minister in 2014. An authority in explosive technology, Dr. Vasudeva has published extensively and holds three patents. His views are personal and do not represent any governmental or institutional position. Tejasvi Shedha, an Electronics & Communication Engineering graduate from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), has over seven years of experience in advanced materials research, defence technology development, and product commercialization at Motley Exim Co. and Fire Armor®. A two-time iDEX challenge winner, he is known for turning government-funded concepts into manufacturable, field-ready technologies. His work includes indigenising camouflage solutions such as anti-thermal coatings for armoured platforms and Multi-Spectral Camouflage Net (MSCN) systems that reduce visual, infrared, and radar signatures. At the nexus of material science and engineering, Tejasvi focuses on delivering innovations that meet operational needs.
