Dr. Vikash Kumar, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
Celestijnenlaan 300, BOX 2420, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Email : vikash.kumar@kuleuven.be, vikashkumar7r@gmail.com
Contact : +32 485 97 63 82, +918709199303
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
Celestijnenlaan 300, BOX 2420, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Email : vikash.kumar@kuleuven.be, vikashkumar7r@gmail.com
Contact : +32 485 97 63 82, +918709199303
Dr. Vikash Kumar is currently working as a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven, Belgium. Previously, he served as a Research Associate at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Patna in 2023. The thesis title is "Mathematical Modeling and Fault Diagnosis of the Motor-Gearbox System." He is actively seeking an Academic and Research & Development position where he can utilize all his skills, prior knowledge, and innovative thinking to get new insights into the prognosis and health management of engineering systems (PHMES).
April 01, 2024 - Present
Position: Research Associate, Institute: KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium Certificate
June 26, 2023 - March 11, 2024
Position: Research Associate, Institute: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States. Certificate
July 26, 2018 - June 16, 2023
Position: Ph.D. Research Scholar, Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar-801106, India
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, 2023, CGPA-7.97
M.Tech, Maintenance Engineering and Tribology (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 2018, CGPA-9.1
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur, 2015, CGPA-8.46
AISSCE, 2011, CBSE Board, Marks-70.83 %
AISSE, 2009, CBSE Board, Marks-84.2 %
Physics-based model
Data-driven model for machinery fault diagnosis
Nonlinear analysis
Signal Processing
Digital Twin
Multi-objective optimization
Best Technical Session Award in conference ICFAMMT 2022 - at IITRAM Ahmedabad, India. January 20-21, 2022. Certificate
Awarded for publications in Journals with highest impact factor and h-index in 11th Edition of RSD 2022 at IIT Patna.
Recipient of MHRD Fellowship, Government of India.
International Conference Travel Grant of INR 250000 for ASME IMECE 2022, Columbus, Ohio, US. Oct 30 - Nov 03, 2022
ASME Member, ID-000103742217, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Certificate
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (19/01/2026-19/01/2029) Certificate
IEEE
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
IEEE Signal Processing Letters
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Elsevier
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Certificate
Knowledge-Based Systems Certificate
Advanced Engineering Informatics Certificate
Journal of Sound and Vibration Certificate
Computers & Electrical Engineering Certificate
European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids Certificate
Engineering applications of artificial intelligence
Results in engineering
Springer
Scientific Reports Certificate
Nonlinear Dynamics Certificate
Communication Engineering
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Sage
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
Structural Health Monitoring
International Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM 2021) - at PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur, India. December 09-11, 2021 Certificate
The International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT 2022) - at IITRAM Ahmedabad, India. January 20-21, 2022 Certificate
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2022) organized by ASME - at Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, US. October 30 - 03 November, 2022 Certificate
Prognostics and Health Management on Engineering Systems- AICTE sponsored short term course organised by IIT Madras
Artificial Intelligence with MATLAB
Predictive Maintenance with Matlab: A Data-Based Approach
Predictive Maintenance using Deep Learning
Addressing challenges involved in design and implementations of motor control algorithms
Analytical and Numerical methods for Non-Linear Vibrations
Scientific writing workshop organised by ACS Publications
Ethics of publications by Researcher Academy (Elsevier)
Certificate of attended webinars and conferences