Conferences

Conferences 

1. Dinesh Kumar S, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2025. Nature-inspired self-cleaning titanium alloy surfaces: Design, fabrication, testing and applications. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), 10-13 September 2025 at Hydrebad International Convention Center, Hyderabad, India.

2. Prameet Vats, Tarang Lotwala, Navneet Khanna, Avinash Kumar, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2025. Life cycle assesment of drilling IN-718 with hybrid nanofluid: LPBF vs WAAM. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), 10-13 September 2025 at Hydrebad International Convention Center, Hyderabad, India. 

3. Alwin Varghesea, Jithin Sundaresan, Prameet Vats, Michael Siek, Samuel Mahatmaputra Tedjojuwono, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2025. Comparative analysis of supervised, unsupervised, and hybrid models for time series segmentation in sustainable manufacturing. The 10th International Conference on Computer Science and Computational Intelligence 2025, 31-01 August 2025 at BINUS University @Semarang, Indonesia.

4. Dinesh Kumar S, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2025. Design and fabrication of nature-inspired super hydrophobic and self-cleaning Ti6-Al-4V alloy surfaces for surgical applications. International Conference on Laser & other Deposition Techniques (iCOLD25), 06-08 March 2025 at IIT Hyderabad, India.

5. Prameet Vats, Piyush Kumar Sinha, Avinash Kumar, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2024. Investigating the synergistic effects of hexagonal boron nitride and graphene nanoparticles-based hybrid nanofluids during drilling of Inconel 625. 13th International Conference on Precision, Micro, Meso and Nano Engineering (COPEN 2024), 13-15 December 2024 at NIT Calicut, India. (Best Paper Award)

6. Arun Kumar Bambam, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2024. Assessment of wetting behavior and machining performance of halogen-free ionic liquid-based cutting fluids. 13th International Conference on Precision, Micro, Meso and Nano Engineering (COPEN 2024), 13-15 December 2024 at NIT Calicut, India.

7. Dinesh Kumar S, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2024.  Fast fabrication of titanium self-cleaning surfaces using laser surface texturing for surgical tools. The 7th Asian Symposium on Material and Processing (ASMP 2024), 05-07 December 2024 at IIT Madras, India.

8. Arun Kumar Bambam, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2024. Synthesis and characterization of halogen-free ionic liquids based green metalworking fluids for difficult-to-cut materials. All India Research Scholar Summit (AIRSS) 2024, 04-07 March 2024 at IIT Madras, India. (Best Technical Presentation Award to Mr. Arun).

9. Sagar Kumar Jha, Navneet Khanna, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2024. Turning tool wear monitoring using digital image processing. 2nd International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT), 19-21 January 2024 at IITRAM Ahmedabad, India. (Best Presentation in Technical Session Award).

10. Prameet Vats, Piyush Kumar Sinha, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2023. Numerical assessment of thermo-mechanical behavior of a multi-layer additive manufacturing process. 9th International & 30th National All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 08−10 December 2023, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India.

11. Dinesh Kumar S, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2023. Laser micro-texturing of titanium surfaces for enhanced hydrophobicity for biomedical applications. 9th International & 30th National All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 08−10 December 2023, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India.

12. Parth Raval, Mayur A. Makjesana, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Navneet Khanna, 2023. Machinability analysis of AISI 4140: A comparison between dry, flood, and vegetable oil-based EMQL machining performance. 9th International & 30th National All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 08−10 December 2023, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India.

13. Ankit Singh, Arun Kumar Bambam, Prameet Vats, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2023. Numerical modelling of machining of titanium alloys under phosphonium-based halogen-free ionic liquid as lubricant additives. Twenty-Ninth International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials-XXIX (PFAM29), 06−08 September 2023, IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, India. 

14. Shaik Mushraf Parvez, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2023. Fabrication of superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces using sink electric discharge machining. Twenty-Ninth International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials-XXIX (PFAM29), 06−08 September 2023, IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, India.

15. Arun Kumar Bambam, Prameet Vats, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2023. Wetting behaviour of phosphonium-based halogen-free ionic liquids as lubricant additives on titanium, stainless steel, and aluminum alloys. Indo-European Conference on Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (IEC-AdvaMap-2023), 06−08 February 2023, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

16. Arun Kumar Bambam, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2022. Phosphonium-based halogen-free ionic liquid as lubricant additives: Machining performance and economical assessment. North-East Research Conclave 2022,  20−22 May 2022, IIT Guwahati, India. 

17. Arun Kumar Bambam, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2021. Assessment of halogen free phosphonium based ionic liquid as lubricant additives for tribological and machining applications. 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium, 8−10 December 2021, SRM Chennai, India.

18. Arun Kumar Bambam, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2021. Halogen-free ionic liquids as lubricant additives: A review. 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium, 8−10 December 2021, SRM Chennai, India.

19. Ashwani Verma, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2021. Economic modeling and energy assessment of machining tool steel under MQL environment using environmentally friendly cutting fluids. 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium, 8−10 December 2021, SRM Chennai, India.

20. Shyam, M. Shanmuka Srinivas, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, A. Udayakumar, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2021. Sustainable machining of Cf/SiC ceramic matrix composite using green cutting fluids. 28th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, 10−12 March, 2021, Jaipur, India.

21. Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Abhishek Sharma, Nuthi Dinesh Kumar, Siddharth Vikram, Mamidi Siva Kumar, Alokesh Pramanik, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2018. Fabrication and experimental investigation of micro-fluidic channel based mixing system using micro-electric discharge machining. VIIth International and 28th All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 13−15 December, 2018, Anna University, Chennai.

22. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Y. Bishal Singha, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Uday Shankar Dixit, 2018. Tribological performance of graphite, CaF2 and MoS2 coated mechanical micro-textured self-lubricating cutting tool material. Vth International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE), 26−29 June, 2018, Urbana Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand.

23. Swarup Banik, Navneet Kalita, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Ramchandra Kumar, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2018. Recent trends in laser assisted machining of ceramic materials. 8th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), 16−18 March, 2018, GRIET Hyderabad, India.

24. Monami Bhuyan, Arnab Sarma, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Ashutosh Pandey, Tushar G. Thulkar, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2018. State of art on minimum quantity lubrication in grinding process. 8th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), 16−18 March, 2018, GRIET Hyderabad, India.

25. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2018. Cutting fluid emissions in mechanical machining and its adverse effects on biodiversity. 21ST ADNAT Convention and International Symposium on Biodiversity and Biobanking (BIODIVERSE 2018), 27−29 January, 2018, IIT Guwahati, India.

26. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Subrat Kumar Mallick, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2017. Comparative studies on mineral oil, eco friendly bio-cutting fluids treatment and their machining performance. Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond (SMETB), March 25−26, 2017 at Tezpur University, India, pp. 111−116. (Best Paper Award),

27. Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2017. Cutting fluid emissions and eco-friendly cutting fluid for sustainable machining. Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond (SMETB), March 25−26, 2017 at Tezpur University, India, pp. 157−162.

28. B. V. Ramanaiah, B. Manikanta, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Manisha Malhotra, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, 2017. Experimental study of deflection and surface roughness in thin wall machining of aluminum alloy. 7th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), 17−19 March, 2017, GRIET Hyderabad, India.

29. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Dhanna Ram, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Uday Shankar Dixit, P. S. Suvin, Satish Vasu Kailash, 2016. Machining of hardened AISI H-13 steel using minimum quantity indigenously developed eco-friendly cutting fluid. IVth International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE), 19−21 December, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, pp. 179 (1−10).

30. Rasmi Ranjan Behera, Palaganti Madhu Babu, Mahesh Yogi, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2016. Fabrication of micro-channels on 304 stainless steel (SS-304) using Nd:YAG laser beam micro-machining. IVth International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE), 19−21 December, 2016, NIT Jalandhar, pp. 210 (1−12).

31. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Divyansh Bhatnagar, M. Manohar, 2016. Influence of mechanical micro-textured cutting tool on chip formation during machining of hardened AISI H-13 steel. 6th International and 27th All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 16−18 December, 2016, COEP Pune, pp. 1284−1288.

32. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, P. S. Suvin, Satish Vasu Kailash, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2016. Comparative studies on thermal, rheological behaviour of eco-friendly cutting fluids and their machining performance. 6th International and 27th All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference, 16−18 December, 2016, COEP Pune, pp. 674−678.

33. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Subrat Kumar Mallick, Praveen Verma, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2016. Bio-degradability and machining performance comparison of mineral oil and bio-cutting fluids. Recycle – 2016, International Conference on Waste Management, 1−2 April, 2016, IIT Guwahati, pp. 107.

34. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2016. State of the art on micro to nano textured cutting tools. 5th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), 12−13 March, 2016, GRIET Hyderadbad, India.

35. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2016. Past and current status of eco-friendly vegetable oil based metal cutting fluids. 5th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), 12−13 March, 2016, GRIET Hyderadbad, India.

36. Rokkham Pavan Kumar Reddy, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2014. Experimental comparative study of conventional and micro-textured tools during machining of AISI 1040 alloy steel. 5th International and 26th National All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR), 12−14 December, 2014, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India, pp. 51 (1−6).

37. Mamilla Ravi Sankar, S. Tarun Kumar, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, J. Swaminathan, U. S. Dixit, 2014. Experimental investigations on CO2 laser micro texturing on near-titanium alloy (IMI 834). 5th International and 26th National All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR), 12−14 December, 2014, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India, pp. 619 (1−6).

38. Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Sumit Shekhar, Mamilla Ravi Sankar, 2014. Experimental comparative study of conventional, micro-textured and coated micro-textured cutting tools in machining. Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Materials Manufacturing and Metrology (ICMMM), 8−9 August, 2014, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, pp. 866−869.

39. Biplav Das, Kishor Kumar Gajrani, Pankaj Biswas, 2012. Prediction of thermal history in laser line heating. Twenty-First International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials-XXI (PFAM-XXI), Vol. 2, 10−13 December 2012, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India.