Invited/Keynote Expert Talks

1. Expert Talk on Smart Lightweighting: Solid-State Composite Materials for Future Mobility

Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Cutting Edge Innovations in Next-Generation Composites: Materials, Mechanics and Applications” on 2nd September 2025 

2. Expert Talk on Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing of Nano Metal Matrix Composites and Opportunities for Next Generation Composites

Mechanical Department, T.J.S. ENGINEERING COLLEGE T.J.S.Nagar, Peruvoyal, Near Kavaraipettai, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur Dist – 601 206 on 22nd Aug 2025

3. Expert Talk on Additive Manufacturing, Marwadi University (Engineering, MBA, Law, Science, Architecture & Physiotherapy), Rajkot-Morbi, Road, PO, Gavridad, Gujarat 360003, India on 23rd Jan 2025

4. Online ATAL Faculty Development Program on "Microwave Processing for Functional Materials - From Fundamentals to Future Technologies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India on 1st Feb 2025

5. International Conference on Next Generation Technologies: Design and Manufacturing during 13-15 November 2024 ICNGT 2024 IIT Madras India (https://code.iitm.ac.in/code-programs/icngt-2024/ ) on 13th Nov 2024

6. 13th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Technologies – AM 2024, 24-25 October 2024, The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, India on 24th Oct 2024

7. ASM Bangalore Chapter Talk Series India on 28th Sept 2024 at IISc Bangalore

8. The Role of Digitization in Foundry Industry and Opportunities, One day Seminar on the theme: “Industry and FOUNDRY 4.0” Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division of West Bengal, The Institution of Engineers (India) Kolkata on August 05, 2024, at Kolkata.

9. Handholding: Pre-incubation, Incubation facility management & how to convert idea into startup and its incubation procedure IIC LNCT Bhopal  on 17th Aug 2024

10. Keynote Talk on “Reverse Cladding of Austenitic Stainless Steel to Aluminum-Silicon Alloy Through the Casting Route” at 1st International conference on New Frontiers in Materials for Engineering Applications (ICNFMEA-2024) 26-27 July 2024 at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, Ballari, Karnataka India on 24th July 2024

11. Invited Talk at 4th Global Ceramic Leadership Roundtable on 'Ceramics for Frontier Sectors: Emerging Advances and Prospects' (CerAP2024) during March 11-12, 2024, at IIT Roorkee https://www.iitr.ac.in/cerap2024/index.html 

12. Recent Advances and Challenges in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Materials at AICTE Sponsored ATAL FDP on Advances in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing and Design), Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, Ballari, Karnataka 26-30 Sept 2022

13. Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Applications: From Concept to Technology FDP on Additive and Smart Manufacturing for Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Engineering IIT Tirupati (A.P.) 21-25 Nov 2022 

14. Recent Advances and Challenges in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Materials At FICORE Webinar on Materials Economy and AI: Blending material science, additive manufacturing, and predictive modeling towards high-value applications. https://ficore.aalto.fi/webinar-on-materials-economy-and-ai on 13th May 2022

15. Materials related reliability issues in microelectronics packages, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College in association with NIT Warangal 10 Days Online FDP on “Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Manufacturing” from 21.02.2022 to 03.03.2022 on 2nd March 2022

16. Friction Stir Processing of Metal Matrix Nanocomposites and Opportunities for Next Generation Composites in India Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Faculty Development Program (ATAL-FDP) on "Novel Materials" during 4-8 October 2021 on 7th Oct 2021

17. Recent Advancement and Challenges in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti Alloys for Aerospace Applications Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “3D Printing and Design" From 20th -24th September 2021 sponsored by ATAL AICTE Department of Mechanical Engineering of Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering & Technology MRSPTU, Bathinda Punjab on 23rd Sept 2021

18. Recent Advancement and Challenges in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti Alloys for Aerospace Applications Novel Perspective of Smart Materials, Hybrid Machining, and Additive Manufacturing (NPSHAM-2021)” [26th July -6th August 2021] Indraprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad- U.P. on 2nd Aug 2021

19. Metal additive manufacturing processes One Week Atal FDP Program Under AICTE Training and Learning (Atal) Academy Organized By Department of Mechanical Engineering, LNCT Bhopal (05-09 July,2021) on 6th July 2021

20. Friction Stir Processing of Nano Metal Matrix Composites and opportunities for Next Generation Composites in India 5 days AICTE ATAL Academy Sponsored Online FDP On Green Technology & Sustainability Engineering, GITAM School of Technology, Bengaluru Campus on 18th Nov 2020

21. Friction Stir Processing of Nano Metal Matrix Composites and opportunities for Next Generation Composites in India Expert lecture for STTP, RECENT ADVANCES IN TRIBOLOGY AND SURFACE ENGINEERING” sponsored by AICTE at SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA on 14th Oct 2020

22. Modern Materials Welding and Processing Technologies, Faculty Development Program at Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surat Gujarat on 13th Oct 2020

23. Tribology of Metal Matrix Composites, Faculty Development Program on "Tribology for Reliability-2020" at Department of Mechanical Engineering, GITAM School of Technology, Bangalore/SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai on 9th Oct 2020

24. The role and impact of 3D printing technologies in casting, Faculty Development Program on 3d Printing Technology& Its Application In Engineering Education, Mechanical Engineering Jaipur Engineering College, Kukas, Jaipur on 26th Sept 2020

25. Functional Materials, AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program on "Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing” (RAMM2020) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (A) located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 9th Sept 2020

26. Friction Stir Processing of Nano Metal Matrix Composites and opportunities for Next Generation Composites in India @Faculty Development Program on Advances in Materials Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala (FISAT) on 12th Aug 2020

27. Metal casting advanced materials, AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program on "Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing” (RAMM2020) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (A) located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 4th July 2020

28. Metal forming advanced materials, AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program on "Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing” (RAMM2020) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (A) located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 6th July 2020

29. Friction Stir Processing of Nano Metal Matrix Composites and opportunities for Next Generation Composites in India @Faculty Development Program, on Nanocomposites and Nanomaterials & it's Characterization, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi, Kannur, Kerala on 13th June 2020