About ME Department, IIT Kanpur

One of the founding departments of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, the Department of Mechanical Engineering played a leading role in evolving the"Engineering Science" based curriculum and served as a model for many engineering institutes in the country. Over the years, industrial interactions and emphasis on applied engineering and research has also increased manifold. The current streams of study are: Solid Mechanics and Design, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, Manufacturing Science, Mechatronics, Nulcear Technology.

About IAS

Industry Academia Symposium (IAS), the flagship event by AME under the Department of Mechanical Engineering, showcases the innovative spirit of both academia and industry. Featuring oral presentation sessions by senior PhD students of Mechanical Engineering department (either 4years or above or PG students having at least one publication), esteemed faculties, and industry representatives, it fosters research awareness and ignites collaboration between academia and industry towards advances in Mechanical Engineering.

Key Events

Oral Presentations
Talks from emininet researchers from Academia and Industry
Tech Expo, Poster Presentation and Open Sessions
Best Presentation Awards
Industry-Academia Panel Discussion
Gala Dinner

IAS - 25

Industry Speakers

Faculty Delegates

Schedule

Day 1 (22nd March 2025)

9:15-9:30 am: Inauguration (Outreach Auditorium)
9:30-10:30 am: RS Pandey Lecture: Dr. Aravind Bharadwaj (TuTr Hyperloop) (Outreach Auditorium)
10:30-11:00 am: Tea
11:00-01:00 pm: Parallel Sessions A1, B1, C1
- Outreach Video Conference Room - Chair : Dr. Gaurav Tomar (IISC), Co-Chair : Prof. A.K. Saha
  - 11:00-11:35 am: Prof. Gaurav Tomar (IISc): Contact line instabilities in thin film flows on curved geometries
  - 11:35-11:50 am: Himanshu: Stability of traveling pipes conveying fluid
  - 11:50-12:05 pm: Ishu Tomar: Effect of over and undercharging on intercalation induced stress in Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt electrode
  - 12:05-12:20 pm: Bipin Kumar Mishra: Effects of the propeller slipstream on a laminar boundary layer
  - 12:20-12:45 pm: Gunvir Singh Walia: Computation and numerical modeling of combustion in high-speed flows
  - 12:45-1:00 pm: Manish Raj : HeFAAL: a tool to analyse heliostat field on assorted terrain
- PBCEC Big Class Room - Chair : Prof. Sudarshan Ghosh (IITD), Co-Chair : Prof. Shyam Gopalakrishnan
  - 11:00-11:35 am: Prof. Sudarshan Ghosh (IITD): Sustainable methods in Manufacturing domain
  - 11:35-11:50 am: Retam Paul : Morphology of fracture profiles and toughness: competition between inter and transgranular fracture in two dimensional brittle solids
  - 11:50-12:05 pm: Subhadeep Sahana: : Vibration attenuation in tapered metabeam: Influence of curved resonators on elastic wave dispersion
  - 12:05-12:20 pm: Atul Anand: The Effect of Coupler System Wear on the Longitudinal Dynamics and Running Safety of Train Rakes
  - 12:20-12:45 pm: Pramod Kumar Patel : Understanding the micromechanics of deformation of glassy amorphous polymers through MD simulations
  - 12:45-1:00 pm: Randhir Kumar: Double-tuning the inlet and outlet extension lengths of a family of straight-flow expansion chamber mufflers for broadband attenuation
- PBCEC Small Class Room - Chair : Dr. Prithviraj Mukhopadhyay (IITD), Co-Chair : Prof. Arvind Kumar
  - 11:00-11:35 am: Dr. Prithviraj Mukhopadhyay: Insights on joining of Superabrasives to metal for cutting tool applications
  - 11:35-11:50 am: Sujan Kumar Dhali: Trifocal SLAM: A dynamic SLAM based on three frame views
  - 11:50-12:05 pm: Sagathiya Naisarg Harishbhai: Texturing on thin-walled stainless steel tubes using electrochemical machining for heat transfer application
  - 12:05-12:20 pm: Raj Kumar : 3D Printing of TPMS based PLA/BG composite Scaffold
  - 12:20-12:45 pm: Moloy Sarkar : Investigations into the interfacial characteristics of Inconel 718/stainless steel 316L fabricated by multi-material Laser Powder Bed Fusion.
  - 12:45-1:00 pm: Nimesh Khandelwal : Compliant control of quadruped robots
1:00-1:30 pm: Lunch (Outreach Lawn)
1:30-3:00 pm: Poster Presentation and Exhibition (Hall of Fame and Outreach Lawn)
3:00-3:15 pm: Tea
3:15-6:05 pm: Parallel Sessions A2, B2, C2
- Outreach Video Conference Room - Chair : Prof. Sandeep Saha (IITB), Co-Chair : Prof. M.K. Das
  - 3:15-3:50 pm: Prof. Sandeep Saha: Can Thermochemical Storage be used as seasonal space heating in India?
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Narendra Kumar Chadalavada: Bubble formation during evaporative crystallization in multi-component saline droplets
  - 4:05-4:20 pm: Pavan Kumar Shakya : Heat operated solar desalination through nanophotonics-enabled membranes
  - 4:20-4:35 pm: Gyanesh Kumar : Combined influence of surface orientation and roughness on pool boiling heat transfer performance
  - 4:35-4:50 pm: Ashwani Pal: Insights into the effects of evaporation on two interacting drops
  - 4:50-5:05 pm: Noorul Huda: Effects of H2 premixedness on the dynamics of lean-premixed swirl stabilized flames
  - 5:05-5:20 pm: Chakka Ram Gopal : Drop spreading characteristics over a micro-pillared surface and comparison with an equivalent flat surface
  - 5:20-5:35 pm: Waquar Raza : Real-time modeling of dropwise condensation of saturated water vapor on tubular surfaces
  - 5:35-5:50 pm: Shubham Kumar: Computational aeroacoustics and phase-conjugation technique for localizing flow-induced noise sources
- PBCEC Big Class Room - Chair : Prof. Abhijit Sarkar (IITM), Co-Chair : Dr. Ushasi Roy
  - 3:15-3:50 pm: Prof. Abhijit Sarkar: Geometric Foundations of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Manish Kumar: A Kinematically Enriched Directed Continuum Damage Mechanics Approach to model Low-Velocity Impact induced Damage in Composites
  - 4:05-4:20 pm: Kumar Gaurav: Motion of granular materials on small planetary bodies
  - 4:20-4:35 pm: Amit Chaudhary: Two-Scale Constitutive Law for Modeling Fibre Kinking-Driven Compressive Failure in Composites
  - 4:35-4:50 pm: Tanuj Gupta: Dynamic study of interlaced mechanical metastructure
  - 4:50-5:05 pm: Mukul Kumar Srivastava: Critical analysis of the Multi-Functional Performance of CNT-Reinforced CFRP Composites
  - 5:05-5:20 pm: Arun Kumar : Tribological and Rheological Insights into the Lubrication Potential of Eco-Friendly Thixotropic Silica Gels
  - 5:20-5:35 pm: Ajay Kumar: Process Optimization and Property Enhancement of UHMWPE Fiber via Gel Spinning
  - 5:35-5:50 pm: Kush Kumar: Nonlinear Dynamics of a Beam Subjected to a Moving Mass
- PBCEC Small Class Room - Chair : Prof. Ramesh Singh (IITB), Co-Chair : Prof. J. Ramkumar
  - 3:15-3:50 pm: Prof. Ramesh Singh: Fostering Innovation through Industry-Academia Collaboration
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Adersh M: End effector path tracking by a 13-DOF Mobile Manipulator System using ANN-based Model Predictive Control
  - 4:05-4:20 pm: Ashok Vishwakarma: 3D printing and mechanical characterization of bioactive glass scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
  - 4:20-4:35 pm: Shashikumar Maurya: Effect of Permanent Magnetic Field Positioning on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Casted Al-Cu Alloy
  - 4:35-4:50 pm: Pratik Parag Ghadse: Multiphysics Numerical Simulation of Multitrack SLM Process of Ti6Al4V
  - 4:50-5:05 pm: Sumit Gusain: Surface integrity analysis on selective removal by EDM of near-circular shapes from deterministic lattice structures fabricated by LPBF
  - 5:05-5:20 pm: Vyankatesh Ashtekar : Development and Experimental Evaluation of a Digital Twin System for a Small Biped Robot based on Contact-aware Forward Dynamics
  - 5:20-5:35 pm: Amita Sahu: Fabrication and characterization of soft tissue-mimicking hydrogels.
  - 5:35-5:50 pm: Ranamay Saha: MEMS Based EIS Sensor for Rapid Detection of Viral Diseases

Day 2 (23rd March 2025)

8:30-9:00 am: Tea
9:00-12:00 pm: Industry Experts (Outreach Auditorium)
- 9:00-9:25 am: Dr. Chaitanya Sampara (Viridis Chemicals): Utilization of commercial NN tools for nanoparticle catalyst manufacturing
- 9:25-9:50 am: Dr. Dhruv Chandel (Mathworks): Industry Trends in Modern Engineering - The Rise of Autonomy and Software Integration
- 9:50-10:15 am: Dr. Avijit Mondal (NTPC Ltd.): Application of Advanced NDE Tools for Health and Life Assessment of Critical Power Plant Components During the Flexible Operation Regime
- 10:15-10:40 am: Mr. Umamaheshwar (GE Aerospace): Sustainable Aerospace – Moving Innovation Forward
- 10:40-11:05 am: Dr. Senthil Kumaran (Adani Power): Silicon PV Industries: Present Status and Challenges in India
- 11:05-11:30 am: Mr. N. Rajesh Kumar (TATA Steel): Trends and Challenges in Asset Management: An Industry Perspective
- 11:30-11:55 am: Dr. Kajal Khan (Ansys): Accelerating Next-Gen Semiconductor Design & Fabrication with Structural Simulations
12:00-1:00 pm: Industry-Academia Panel Discussion (Outreach Auditorium)
1:00-2:00 pm: Lunch Break (Outreach Lawn)
2:00-4:15 pm: Parallel Sessions A3, B3, C3
- PBCEC Big Class Room - Chair : Dr. Rosy (IIT BHU), Co-Chair : Dr. Tushar Sikroria
  - 2:00-2:35 pm: Dr Rosy (IIT BHU): The Role of Separators in Improving the Performance of Metal Batteries
  - 2:35-2:50 pm: Keshav Yadav: Experimental study of bluff-body stabilized flames in lean premixed mode
  - 2:50-3:05 pm: Ajay Pawar: Valorization of oily sludge from petroleum industries based on bubbling fluidized bed pyrolysis
  - 3:05-3:20 pm: Darshilkumar N Chhatrodiya: Resistance model of a composite MIEC material for oxygen transport membrane.
  - 3:20-3:35 pm Abhishek Kumar Gupta:Effect of Swirling Flow on Planar Drop Sizing, Liquid Volume Fraction, and Velocity Distribution in FB Spray
  - 3:35-3:50 pm: Radhika Sarawagi: Solidification and melting of salt-water phase change material
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Shanti Mehra: Development and Experimental Evaluation of Fuel Injection System for Dimethyl Ether fuelled Engines
- Outreach Video Conference Room - Chair : Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya (CSIR-CSO), Co-Chair : Prof. Dipayan Mukherjee
  - 2:00-2:35 pm: Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya (CSIR-CSIO): Disruptive Nanotechnology driven innovation for treatment of industrial textile wastewater through automated decision interventions
  - 2:35-2:50 pm: Ravi Kumar: Digital Twins framework: Convolutional Network for On-Board Diagnosis of Railway Rolling Stock
  - 2:50-3:05 pm: Saptarshi Paul: Mechanics of Shells with Defects & Computational Challenges Therein.
  - 3:05-3:20 pm: Arjun Singh Patel: Experimental analysis of the dynamics of an impact damped boring bar
  - 3:20-3:35 pm: Kapil Kumar: Study of a coupled axial-torsional rotary drilling system with integrated drive motor and hoisting mechanism dynamics
  - 3:35-3:50 pm: Susheel Kumar : Study of adhesion between two complementary rough elastomer (PDMS) surfaces
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Atul Kumar Harmukh: Evaluation of the biomechanical response of helmeted head surrogate using conventional and silica pad-based snowboarding helmets (IIT Roorkee)
- PBCEC Small Class Room - Chair : Prof. Deepak Sharma (IITG), Co-Chair : Dr. Sarvesh Mishra
  - 2:00-2:35 pm: Prof. Deepak Sharma (IITG): Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
  - 2:35-2:50 pm: Sushil kumar: An underlying mechanism in plasma electrolytic polishing process
  - 2:50-3:05 pm: Prachi Awasthi: Experimental Study of Adsorption of Antibiotics from the Wastewater Using PVDF-BNNSs Mixed Matrix Membrane
  - 3:05-3:20 pm: Mohammed Rashiku: Smartphone-Assisted Rapid Detection of Hepatitis A and E Using a Lateral Flow Immunoassay
  - 3:20-3:35 pm: Devesh Mishra: Co-simulation of quadruped robot with flexible links using AdamsFlex and Matlab.
  - 3:35-3:50 pm: Shyam Sunder Nishad: Dimensional optimization of single-DOF planar rigid link-flapping mechanisms for high lift and low power
  - 3:50-4:05 pm: Dhayakiran Reddy Tirumala: Neural Network-Based Modeling of Quasi-Direct Drive Actuators for Quadruped Locomotion
4:30-5:00 pm: Tea
5:00-5:30 pm: Closing Ceremony (Outreach Auditorium)

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