Edmund Shingirayi Maputi is Dean in the School of Engineering & Technology and Lecturer with the Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department at Harare Institute of Technology. He leads the (EngDes) Engineering Design Lab. His research focuses on the Product Development, Data Driven and Computational Engineering Design. He acquired a PhD in Engineering with Amity University Haryana and Master of Technology Degree in Engineering Design with Jawarharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India. He has also worked as a Mechanical Plant Maintenance Engineer and Apprentice Mechanical Engineer. He has also worked on various projects involving automated production