§16§§This edited volume collects a series of studies concerning the most recent developments in the industrial applications of augmented and virtual reality. Each chapter outlines the most recent advancements in the theory and applications of augmented and virtual reality to different sectors of technology, industry and society. The book thus contributes to a study of the interaction between humans and machines in Industry 5.0. § §02§§Dr. Richa Goel is Associate Professor-Economics and International Business at SCMS, Symbiosis University Noida. She is a Gold Medalist in her Master of Economics with dual specialization at master level accompanied with an MBA in HR and also with dual specialization at graduate level with Gold Medalist in Economics Honors also with Bachelor of Law. She is Ph.D. in Management where she had worked for almost 6 years on area of Diversity Management. She has a journey of almost 21+ years in academic. She is consistently striving to create a challenging and engaging learning environment where students become life-long scholars and learners. She has to her credit many Scopus Indexed Books including Research Papers in UGC, SCOPUS, ABDC publications in reputed national and international journals accompanied with hundreds of Research participation in International/National Conferences including FDP, MDP and Symposiums. She is serving as a member of review committee for conferences and §02§journals. She is handling many Scopus International Peer Reviewed Journals as Lead Editor for regular and special issue journals. She is acting as the Associate Editor 〓 §§ §Prof. (Dr.) S. K. Baral has done his M. Com, LL. B, MBA and Ph.D. (Awarded in the year 1999) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. As an active academician, he has been closely associated with several foreign Universities, such as Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom, University of Washington, Both §02§ell, USA, University of Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Eudoxia Research University, New Castle, USA for multiple academic activities. He is an Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) recognised by All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi, India. He has completed QIP in 'Professional Ethics' from IIT-Kharagpur, India. He has been recognized as a CEGR Certified Academic Leader. He has contributed 146 Research Papers in different referred National and International Journals (including Scopus, Emerald, IGI Global, ABDC, Taylor 〓02§onal Level Policy Paper on Higher Education Scenario of Chhattisgarh State of India to the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. He is the Chief Editor of 'Splint International Journal of Professionals', a Quarterly Published International Journal, ISSN 2349 - 6045 (P) 2583-3661 (O), abstracted and indexed @ ProQuest, USA (part of Clarivate), J-Gate, Indian Citation Index 〓 §§Dr. Tapas Mishra: Professor 〓
