Krishnanand is research scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is working in the field of Additive Manufacturing, more specifically in extrusion based additive manufacturing. He received his Master of Technology in Mechatronics from PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, India. He has published many research articles in reputed international journals, and also presented several research papers in various national and international conferences. He has also worked as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) on SERB-DST Govt. of India funded project. His interests include Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing, Mechatronics, Rapid Prototyping, and CAD/CAM.