A TEQIP-III sponsored International Conference on Advancement in Engineering Sciences (AES2019) from 28th – 29th September 2019 began at SoECE, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, for encouraging the international and industry collaboration in the fields and disciplines of engineering sciences. The AES2019 attracted participants across the globe, and many resource persons shared their valuable knowledge, including Prof. Vinod Kapoor, NIT Hamirpur & Director, MGGEC, Jeori (HP), Dr. N. S. Rajput, IIT (BHU) Varanasi (UP), Dr. S.H. Alsamhi, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China, and Dr. Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University, USA. The organisers Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma and Dr. Sachin Kumar Gupta expressed their gratitude to Padam Shri Prof. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU (Patron) for his support and encouragement. They also thanked Prof. V. K. Bhat, Registrar, SMVDU (Co-patron), Dr. Sumeet Gupta, Dean (Academic), (General chair), Dr. K. R. Jha, HoD, SoECE (General Co-chair), and Prof. Rajeev Garg HoD, SoALD (Guest of Honor) for providing effective management, necessary facilities and valuable suggestions. The conference highlighted the current focus of global research, recent developments, interdisciplinary research and practices in the fields of engineering sciences. The organizers also extended their thanks to PhD Scholars and students volunteers.