Conference Papers

Parth Ahuja and Prabir Sarkar (2021). Understanding and Analyzing the Front Profile of a Car for Its Aesthetic Appeal. PDCUBE 2021: Virtual International Conference on Product Design, Development, and Deployment (PD3-2021), 11–12 September 2021, VIT.

Alok Bihari Singh, Gaurav Gaurav, Govind Sharan Dangayach, Makkhan Lal Meena, and Prabir Sarkar (2021). Sustainability Awareness and Management Practices Adopted in the Hospitality Industry Towards Sustainable Development: A Review. International Conference on Recent Development on Materials, Reliability, Safety and Environmental Issues (IMRSE 2021), 25–27 June 2021, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab.

Souparna Chakraborty, Nilanjan Mondal, Putul Haldar, Prabir Sarkar, and Chirodeep Bakli (2021). Passive Building Cooling Using Tree-Shaped Converging Microchannel Nets. 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid and Thermal Sciences (iCRAFT 2020). Conference papers published in AIP Conference Proceedings (Scopus, Web of Science). Best Paper Award.

Sunil Sharma and Prabir Sarkar (2021). Capturing Knowledge Transfer Using the Zachman Framework in the Bioinspired Design Process. 8th International Conference on Research into Design, 7–10 January 2021, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.

Prashant Kumar Singh and Prabir Sarkar (2021). A Three-Phase Quality Function Deployment Approach for Conceptualizing a Sustainable Product Life Cycle: A Case Study of a Blower Heater. 8th International Conference on Research into Design, 7–10 January 2021, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.

Harmanpreet Singh, Prabir Sarkar, Harpreet Singh, and Fateh Singh (2021). Sustainable Design and Development of a Stubble-Removing Agricultural Machine for Preventing the Burning of Paddy Stubble. 8th International Conference on Research into Design, 7–10 January 2021, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.

Jitender and Prabir Sarkar (2019). Identifying and Understanding the Physical Characteristics Responsible for the Masculine Nature of a Car. International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 5–7 December 2019.

Jitender and Prabir Sarkar (2019). Identifying Non-Visual Factors That Affect the Cognitive Appeal of Cars in the Mind of a Prospective Buyer. Accepted for presentation at Responsible Design for Our Future: The 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design, Delft, Netherlands, 5–8 August 2019 (not presented due to funding constraints). Also accepted at the International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 5–7 December 2019.

P. K. Singh and P. Sarkar (2019). A DEMATEL Approach to Evaluate the Enablers for Effective Implementation of Eco-Design in Sustainable Product Development: A Case of MSMEs. International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing System (ICIPDIMS 2019), NIT Rourkela, 17–18 May 2019. To be published in the Springer Book Series with a DOI.

Sunil Sharma and Prabir Sarkar (2019). Biomimicry: Exploring Research, Challenges, Gaps, and Tools. 7th International Conference on Research into Design, 9–11 January 2019, IISc Bangalore.

Hanumant A. Chate, Avinash Kumar, Prabir Sarkar, and Chirodeep Bakli (2018). Analysis of Performance of Soft Pelton Turbine Buckets with Hydrodynamic Slip for Small-Scale Applications. Proceedings of the 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), 10–12 December 2018, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

S. B. Dhage, A. D. Jayal, and P. Sarkar (2018). Effects of Surface Texture Parameters of Cutting Tools on Friction Conditions at the Tool–Chip Interface During Dry Machining of AISI 1045 Steel. 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 2–4 October 2018.

Jitender and Prabir Sarkar (2018). Understanding the Relationship Between Aesthetics and Product Design. International Conference on Research Trends in Engineering, Applied Science and Management (ICRTESM 2018), 11 March 2018, Punjab University Campus, Chandigarh, India.

Rachit Kumar Sharma, Prabir Sarkar, and Harpreet Singh (2017). Sustainability in Supply Networks: A Literature Survey on Determining Factors and Initiatives Adopted. 2017 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Environmental Management and Green Technologies (ICEMGT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Rachit Kumar Sharma, Sheshanth Pallakonda, Geo Raju, Prabir Sarkar, Ekta Singla, and Harpreet Singh (2017). Evaluating Sustainability of the Manufacturing Process of a Food Product Based on Energy and Resource Inputs. International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling, 9–11 March 2017, VIT.

Aditya Goyal and Prabir Sarkar (2017). Aesthetics in Automotive Design: Finding an Aesthetically Likable Car Form. IEEE International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM 2017), KIT–Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 3–4 March 2017.

Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar (2017). Understanding Perception of Sustainable Products: Consumer vs. Producer. IEEE International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM 2017), KIT–Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 3–4 March 2017.

Amit Patel, Himanshu Tyagi, Prabir Sarkar, and Harpreet Singh (2017). Sustainable Energy Assessment Criteria of Intermediate Pyrolysis of Wheat Straw as a Renewable Energy Alternative. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges, 26–27 February 2017, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Sector 81, Mohali, Punjab.

Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar (2017). A Tool for Generating New and Appropriate Methods for Supporting Various Design Processes. International Conference on Research into Design (ICORD 2017), 9–11 January 2017, IIT Guwahati.

Jitendra and Prabir Sarkar (2017). Reduction of Environmental Impact of Products Through Hotspot Analysis in LCA. International Conference on Research into Design (ICORD 2017), 9–11 January 2017, IIT Guwahati.

Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar (2016). Understanding the Effect of Background on Car Aesthetics. 4th International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2016), National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, 19–21 December 2016.

Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar (2016). Awareness of Government Initiatives on Sustainable Development. 4th International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2016), National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, 19–21 December 2016.

Sagar B. Dhage, Anshu Dhar Jayal, and Prabir Sarkar (2016). Effects of Cutting Tool Surface Texturing on the Surface Integrity of Machined AISI 1045. Proceedings of the First Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition (SICE 2016), Bangalore, 4–6 July 2016.

L. Siddharth and Prabir Sarkar (2016). A Methodology for Predicting the Effect of Engineering Design Changes. 4th International Conference on Design Creativity (4th ICDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2–4 November 2016. Accepted; however, not presented.

Geo Raju, Prabir Sarkar, Harpreet Singh, Ekta Singla, and Rachit Sharma (2016). Comparison of Environmental Sustainability of Pharmaceutical Packaging. International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Science (ICEMS 2016), 17–19 March 2016, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India.

Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar (2016). Prediction of Future Car Forms Based on Historical Trends. International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Science (ICEMS 2016), 17–19 March 2016, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India.

Geo Raju, Harpreet Singh, Prabir Sarkar, and Ekta Singla (2016). A Framework for Evaluation of Environmental Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical Industry. In Dipak Kumar Mandal and Chanan Singh Syam (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering: CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future 2016. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2740-3.

A. R. Patel, Prabir Sarkar, Harpreet Singh, Himanshu Tyagi, and Sudhakar Sagi (2015). Emission Discounting Method for Mitigation of Environmental Issues. First IEEE Uttar Pradesh Conference–International Conference on Energy Economics and Environment (UPCON–ICEEE 2015), 27–28 March 2015, Greater Noida, India.

Prabir Sarkar, Srinivas Kota, and Bijendra Kumar (2015). Understanding Consumers’ Perceptions of Sustainable Products in India. International Conference on Research into Design (ICORD 2015), Bangalore, India, 7–9 January 2015. Also published as a Springer book chapter in CoRD’15 – Research into Design Across Boundaries, Volume 2, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Volume 35, pp. 99–112.

G. S. Goindi, S. N. Chavan, A. D. Jayal, D. Mandal, and P. Sarkar (2014). Investigation of Ionic Liquids as Metalworking Fluids in Minimum Quantity Lubrication Machining of AISI 1045 Steel. 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2014), Guwahati, India, 12–14 December 2014.

S. B. Dhage, A. D. Jayal, and P. Sarkar (2014). Investigation of Surface-Textured Cutting Tools for Sustainable Machining. 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2014), Guwahati, India, 12–14 December 2014.

Sameer Gupta, Prabir Sarkar, and Ekta Singla (2014). Understanding Different Stakeholders of Sustainable Product and Service-Based Systems Using Genetic Algorithms for Sustainable Manufacturing. 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2014), Guwahati, India, 12–14 December 2014.