EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Ph.D. (Registered July 2013...)

Pursuing Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India. Thesis: Assessing and Improving Sustainability of Products during Conceptual Design. Advisor: Dr. Prabir Sarkar

M.Tech. (July 2009 - June 2011)

Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Welding Engineering from Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. http://www.iitr.ac.in/ Dissertation: Some Investigations on the Mechanical Characterization of Bimetallic Welds. Advisor: Prof. Navneet Arora

B.Tech. (July 2002 - June 2006)

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering from Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (formerly UPTU), Uttar Pradesh, India. Dissertation (BTP project): Design and fabrication of drilling Jigs. Advisor: Mr.Narender Kumar

BROAD AREA OF RESEARCH:

Assessing and Improving Sustainability of Products during Conceptual Design.

THESIS/PROJECT TITLE:

Assessing and Improving Sustainability of Products during Conceptual Design.

ABSTRACT:

Research on sustainability assessment of products during conceptual design, which includes:

Understanding users’ perception towards sustainable product

Understanding how designers design sustainable products and to understand different phases of the product design process

Development of support for designer to assess sustainability of products in conceptual design

Understanding sustainability of products with respect to Aesthetics , Ergonomic and Functionality

Development of a suitable software tool for sustainable assessment and improvement of products during idea sketching

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• February 2012- April 2013 (1 year 2 months)

Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. URL: http://www.geu.ac.in/

Activities: Administrative work and teaching following subjects to UG/PG students

1. Computer aided engineering drawing/machine drawing (UG)

2. Mechanical measurement and metrology (UG)

3. Rapid Prototyping (PG)

• July 2011 - January 2012 (7 months)

Lecturer at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. URL: http://mangalayatan.in/

Activities: Administrative work and teaching following subjects to UG students

1. Engineering drawing/Machine drawing (UG)

• September 2007 - July 2009 (1 years, 10 months)

Design Engineer, R&D Department, Windlass Engineers & Services Private Limited, V.P.O. Balawala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

URL: http://www.windlassengineers.com/

Activities:

1. Reverse engineering of imported products

2. Sketching of products/components/assembly

3. Solid model preparation of parts/assembly

4. Preparation of engineering drawing / BOM

5. Issue / Return of drawing on ERP

PUBLICATIONS:

International Journals (peer reviewed)

1. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, “Effect of sustainability-related activity on behaviour: consumer vs. designer” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, (2018). IOP Publishing. (Accepted; SCOPUS)

2. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, "Prediction of future car forms based on historical trends", Perspective in Science, October 2016, Volume 8, Pages 764-766. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pisc.2016.06.082 Elsevier (1 Citation)

Proceedings of International Conferences (Peer reviewed)

1. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, “Understanding perception of sustainable product: consumer vs. producer.” In proceedings of International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM'17), KIT Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, March 3-4, 2017.

2. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, "A Tool for Generating New and Appropriate Methods for Supporting Various Design Processes". In ICoRD’17 - Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Volume 66, 2017, pp. 423-432. Springer Singapore, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_36 (Book Chapter) SCOPUS.

3. Prabir Sarkar, Srinivas Kota and Bijendra Kumar, "Understanding Consumers’ Perceptions of Sustainable Products in India". In ICoRD’15 – Research into Design Across Boundaries Volume 2, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Volume 35, 2015, pp 99-112. Springer India, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2229-3_9 (Book Chapter) SCOPUS.

4. Prabir Sarkar and Bijendra Kumar, "Identifying tools for remotely located collaborative interactions". In Recent Advances in Engineering and Computational Sciences, 2014, pp. 1-6. IEEE Xplore, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RAECS.2014.6799535 SCOPUS.

5. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, "Understanding Effect of Background on Car Aesthetics". In Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering, December 19-21, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, India, (ISBN: 978-93-5267-403-9), CPIE_86.pdf

6. Bijendra Kumar and Prabir Sarkar, "Awareness of Government Initiative on Sustainable Development". In Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering, December 19-21, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, India, (ISBN: 978-93-5267-403-9, CPIE_140.pdf

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

International Conferences in India

1. Presented an article in (ICCRME-18), International Conference on Contemporary Research in Mechanical Engineering with Focus on "Materials and Manufacturing" , April 06-07, 2018, at Integral University, Lucknow India

2. Presented an article in (ICSTEM'17), 1st International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management, March 03-04, 2017, at KIT Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

3. Presented an article in (CPIE-2016), 4th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering, December 19-21, 2016, at Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

4. Presented another article in (CPIE-2016), 4th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering, December 19-21, 2016, at Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

5. Presented an article in (ICEMS-2016), 1st International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Sciences, March 17-19, 2016, at Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India

6. Presented an article in (RAECS-2014), 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering and Computational Sciences, March 6-8, 2014, at University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chandigarh, India

Workshops

1. Attended, two days workshop on “Scientific and Technical writing” organized by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Ropar on November 28&29, 2016.

2. Attended, one day workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” at IIT Ropar, March 3, 2015.

3. Attended, one day workshop on “NI Technology Day” IIT Ropar, Punjab, January 16, 2015.

4. Attended, one day International Symposium on “Product Design” in Collaboration with University of the District of Columbia, Washington, at Chandigarh University, Punjab, July 16, 2014.

5. Attended, two days International workshop on “Creative Product Design” in Collaboration with University of the District of Columbia, Washington, at Chandigarh University, Punjab, July 14-15, 2014.

Expert Talks

1. Attended a short-term training program on “advances in quality management practices in industries, at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, HP, July 10, 2015.

2. Attended, an expert talks on “Sustainability and Eco-design” in ISTE-PTU Sponsored FDP, “ETME-15” at Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, Punjab, June 8, 2015