Dr. S. Altaf Hussain  did his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from NIT Warangal (formerly REC, Warangal), and then pursued his M.Tech in Environmental Management from JNTU, Hyderabad, and then pursued his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering with a specialization in Cement / Powder Characterization from JNTUA Anantapur for which he did innumerable testing’s / research on different powders including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Cement, Food flour, coal dust etc., at Anjani Powder Research Centre in collaboration with IIT Delhi. He also did his Master of Human Resource Management as well as Diploma in Industrial Safety from Annamalai University. Currently he is serving as Director and Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Lords Institute of Engg. & Tech. Hyd.

Dr. S. Altaf Hussain, has extended more than 150 invited lectures to different organizations including Air Force Academy, NITW, JNTU, Sagar Cements, Chettinad Cements, Maha Cements, Aurobindo Pharma, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Hetero Drugs, Everest Organics etc., He is specialized in Powder Technology, Occupational Health, Human Resource Development, Industrial Safety, Unit Operations and Processes as well as de-bottle necking process parameters. He has two patents, written two books, one of which is on Academic Excellence in Engineering Education, and has published more than 35 research papers in National and International conferences / Journals.