Dr. Sibananda Mohanty
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
GITAM (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad, Telangana
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
GITAM (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad, Telangana
Education
Ph.D. - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
Thesis Title: Dynamic analyses of PZT based active nonlinear vibration absorbers.
Supervisor: Prof. Santosha K. Dwivedy, Dept. of Mech. Engg., IIT Guwahati, India.
M.E. - Machine Design, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India.
Thesis Title: Active vibration absorber based on acceleration feedback.
Supervisor: Prof. Shymal Chatterjee, Dept. of Mech. Engg., IIEST Shibpur.
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha, India
Thesis Title: Design and development of the steam power plant (Group project).
Supervisor: Mr. B. K. Patra (Currently a scientist at ISRO satellite center, Bangalore, India)
Start-up
RoVibCon Dynamics Pvt. Ltd. (www. rovibcondynamics.com (Not in Public domain)),
Role- Director cum shareholder (Co-Founder)
CIN: U74909AS2025PTC028925
Certified Drone Instructor and Pilot
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) authorized license holder for rotorcraft drone (2 to 25 Kg), RPC No. PC04240000893, Govt. of India (Validity 10 years from July 2024 onwards).
Working Experience (Teaching- Post PhD)
• Assistant Professor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, Telangana, India, from Jun. 2025 to date.
Job Profile: Teaching subjects: Introduction to Robotics (UG & PG) and laboratory sessions for Engg. Visualization and Product Realization, Electronics for Robotics and Mechanics of Materials.
• Assistant Professor: School of Mechanical Engineering (Robotics and AI, SMEC), VIT Bhopal University, Madhya Pradesh, India, from Aug. 2024 to Jun. 2025.
Job Profile: Teaching and laboratory sessions for the subjects: Engineering Design and Modelling (4), Design of Transmission System (1), and Control Systems (1).
Course Coordinator: Engineering Design and Modelling
Exam Coordinator: School of Mechanical Engineering
Club Coordinator and Faculty Advisor for Team GarVIT (All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)), Served as a Faculty Advisor at e-BAJA 2025, SAE India, ATV competition held at BVRIT, Narsapur, Hyderabad, where Team GarVIT won first prize in the Sales Pitch.
• Post-Doctoral Fellow (ME): IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (IITG TIDF), India, Dec. 2022 to Aug. 2024.
Job Profile: Technology innovation hub under NM-ICPS on technologies for underwater explorations.
Working Experience (Pre- Phd)
More than six years of industrial, research, and teaching experience at IITG TIDF, TEMPL, GIET Gunupur, and GHITM Puri.