Yash Parikh is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at NextManufacturing Center for additive manufacturing research and education at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University (TAMU) – College Station (2021), M.Tech. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (University First Rank) from Visvesvaraya Technological University (2010), and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from the University of Pune (2008).