Academic Background

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Institute Predoctoral Fellow, IIT Madras

PhD in Applied Mechanics (Solid Mechanics), IIT Madras, Chennai

M. Tech. (Machine Design), VTU, Belagavi

BE (Mechanical Engineering), VTU, Belagavi

AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

•       Best paper award ICDRME-2022, SIT, Tumakur, Karnataka, India

•       Associate Member, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, DST, Karnataka, India

•       Award for Research Publication 2021, VGST, DST, Government of Karnataka, India

•       Guest scientist (From Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, 2019) under ehDIALOG program at Lublin University of Technology., Poland      

      http://eh.pollub.pl/index.php/about/ (Prof. G Litak and Dr. P Wolszczak)

•       Honored by BLDE Association on Foundation Day 2019, 2020, 2021 in recognition of receiving Research Grants.

•       Financial assistance from BLDEA’s CET to attend international conference at Lisbon (2018)

•       Best Publication from the Department of Mechanical Engineering during institute research day 2017-18 (BLDEA’s VP Dr. P G Halakatti    CET) (2018).

•       Research Visit to Swansea University, UK under Newton Fellowship of Dr. S F Ali (2014)

•       Financial assistance from IIT Madras to attend international conference at Manchester (2014)

•       In Engineering: Merit scholarship from Central Prisons Department, Karnataka (2003)

•       II Topper in MTech. (2006-2008)

•       II Topper in Engineering (2000-2004)

•      Topper in Diploma (1997-2000)

•       II prize in quiz and kho-kho in high school (1995)

Sessions Chaired

• International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICRDME-2022), June 2022, SIT, Tumkur.

• XVI international conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Mchinary, VETOMAC 2021, Dec. 2022, BMSCE, Banglaore

• UNESCO/UNITWIN network web seminar, BLDE university, 2020

Invited talks

• IIT Dharwad, Karnataka, 2022

• SDMCET, Dharvwad, 2022

• Science Talent Search Progam, KSTA, DST, Govt. of Karnataka 2022

• Parul University, Gujrat, India, (2021)

• SRM University (2021)

• CIT, Tumkur, India, (2020)

• Invited talk at international panel meeting on Energy Harvesting on 17 June 2020.  http://eh.pollub.pl/index.php/2020/06/16/international-panel-meeting-on-energy-harvesitng/

• Innovations in Practice 2020, Lublin, Poland (2020)

• Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland (2019)

• Secab Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India (2019)

• KLEIT, Hubli, India (2019)

• TCE, Gadag, India (2019)

• BLDE University, (2019)

• Shiv Nadar University, Dadri, UP (2017)

 Professional Memberships 

• Member EPSRC Energy Harvesting Network

• International Society for Nonlinear Dynamics

• Automatic Control and & Dynamical Optimization Society (ACDOS),

• Indian society for Technical Education (LM63027)

• Associate Member Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, DST, Govt. of Karnataka

 Short Term Teachers Training Programs (STTP)/workshops/seminars/ conferences/outreach activities Conducted:

1. IEEE NKCon-2022, First IEEE north Karnataka subsection conference, Nov 20-21, 2022, Steering committee member

2. Session at Energy Harvesting workshop during Innovation in Practices 2021, Poland, Online session on energy harvesting with key note address by Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya, IITK and 6 research presentations, Oct, 2021, Session organiser along with Dr. S F Ali

3. International conference ICAEHT 2021, Joint online international conference on Advances in Energy Harvesting Technologies. 90 research works were presented by researchers all around the world. Selected papers were published in European Physical Journal Special Topics, March 2021, Co-Chair (Chair: Prof. G Litak, LUT, Poland)

4. International Workshop on Advances In Vibration and Energy Harvesting, Funded by ehDIALOG, Poland, VGST, Banglore, ISTE, Delhi, VTU, Belgaum, Feb. 7-8, 2020, Convenor

5. Road to vibrations and applications, Guest talk by Dr S F Ali, IIT Madras on 18-10-2019, Coordinator

6. Research Trends in Science and Technology, One Day seminar on 25-05-2019, Coordinator

7. Bharat Darshan in association with Agastya Foundation, Vijayapura, Outreach activity for primary school students, Feb 14-15-2019, Coordinator

8. Aavishkara, Science exhibition for PUC students, 1-12-2018, Advisor and Patron

9. Numerical Methods Using MATLAB, STTP, 16-01-2018 to 20-01-2018. 20 Faculties and 20 students participated, Coordinator

10. Organizing Research with Reference  Management Tools, Workshop during Institute Research day, 25-05-2018 to 28-05-2018

70 Faculties participated, Advisor and Patron