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Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Chennai

Qualification: B. Tech., Ph.D
s_piyushpratap@ch.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Functionally Graded Material, Solid Mechanics, Vibration of Plate, Buckling of Plate, Nanoplate, Soil Foundation, Autonomus Vehicle

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Bio

Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai Campus.

He has substantial teaching and research experience, with expertise in solid mechanics, functionally graded materials, and structural analysis of plates and nanostructures. He has published several research articles in reputed peer-reviewed international journals (SCI/SCIE/SCOPUS indexed), including high-impact publications, along with notable conference contributions.

Dr. Singh has contributed to innovation through multiple patents and design filings. He has successfully mentored student teams that have secured winning positions in national and international competitions. He has also actively participated in conferences, faculty development programmes, workshops, and training initiatives.

He serves as a reviewer for leading international journals published by Springer, Elsevier, SAGE, and other reputed publishers, reflecting his active engagement with the global research community.

Publications

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2026

Cyber-Physical System Design For IoT-Enabled Smart Walkers For Assisted Mobility

Cite this Research Publication : B Arjunan, Kagitala Lakshmi Ramani Reddy, S.T. Thunhaal, Pranav A Kamath, Piyush Pratap Singh, Cyber-Physical System Design For IoT-Enabled Smart Walkers For Assisted Mobility, 2026 International Conference on Computing, Communication, Control and Cyber-Physical Systems (I5CPS), IEEE, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1109/i5cps67958.2026.11452323

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2026

Automated Rule-Based EV Charging Station Allocation

Cite this Research Publication : Sam Priyesh. V, Dhanush. S, Piyush Pratap Singh, Automated Rule-Based EV Charging Station Allocation, 2026 International Conference on Computing, Communication, Control and Cyber-Physical Systems (I5CPS), IEEE, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1109/i5cps67958.2026.11452376

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Analysis of Stress Intensity Factors in Semi-Elliptical and Semi-Circular Surface Cracked Plates

Cite this Research Publication : Varsha S, Kothapalli Lalitha Vishnu Kamesh, Piyush Pratap Singh, Analysis of Stress Intensity Factors in Semi-Elliptical and Semi-Circular Surface Cracked Plates, Procedia Structural Integrity, Elsevier BV, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2025.07.025

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2025

Design and Analysis of A Novel Wind Turbine for Harnessing Wind Energy in Urban Spaces

Cite this Research Publication : Abhinav Krishnakumar, Varsha S, Kothapalli Lalitha Vishnu Kamesh, Piyush Pratap Singh, Design and Analysis of A Novel Wind Turbine for Harnessing Wind Energy in Urban Spaces, 2025 International Conference on Advancements in Power, Communication and Intelligent Systems (APCI), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/apci65531.2025.11137142

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Detection of Suicidal Ideation in Code-Mixed Hindi-English Social Media Text

Cite this Research Publication : Shuddhasattwa Majumder, Mimansa, Piyush Pratap Singh, Detection of Suicidal Ideation in Code-Mixed Hindi-English Social Media Text, 2025 IEEE 17th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/cicn67655.2025.11368042

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

A Low-Cost, Human-Centered, Voice-Guided Automated Pill Dispenser for Assistive Medication Management

Cite this Research Publication : Pranav A Kamath, S.T. Thunhaal, B Arjunan, Kagitala Lakshmi Ramani Reddy, Piyush Pratap Singh, A Low-Cost, Human-Centered, Voice-Guided Automated Pill Dispenser for Assistive Medication Management, 2025 International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/icrm66809.2025.11349003

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Human-Centric, Low-Cost Smart Mobility Aid for Elderly and Differently-Abled Individuals in Assisted Living Environments

Cite this Research Publication : Pranav A Kamath, Kagitala Lakshmi Ramani Reddy, S.T. Thunhaal, B Arjunan, Piyush Pratap Singh, Human-Centric, Low-Cost Smart Mobility Aid for Elderly and Differently-Abled Individuals in Assisted Living Environments, 2025 International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/icrm66809.2025.11349014

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2025

Tumbleweed-Inspired Autonomous Seeding Robot with Tensegrity Structure and Reinforcement Learning Control

Cite this Research Publication : Thanush J, K. Vyshnavi, Naren Narayana R, Naveen S K, Piyush Pratap Singh, Tumbleweed-Inspired Autonomous Seeding Robot with Tensegrity Structure and Reinforcement Learning Control, 2025 International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/icrm66809.2025.11349097

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2024

Vibration Analysis of a Thin Elliptical Plate Resting on Winkler Foundation in Hygrothermal Environment Conditions

Cite this Research Publication : Rajat Jain, Piyush Pratap Singh, and Mohammad S. Azam. "Vibration Analysis of a Thin Elliptical Plate Resting on Winkler Foundation in Hygrothermal Environment Conditions." International Conference on Industrial Problems on Machines and Mechanism. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2018

Analysis of free vibration of nano plate resting on Winkler foundation

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, Mohammad S. Azam and Vinayak Ranjan. "Analysis of free vibration of nano plate resting on Winkler foundation." 13th – 15th December, 2018, 35th International Conference on Vibroengineering, Bennett University, Greater Noida, U.P., Vibroengineering Procedia 21 (2018): 65-70.

Year : 2017

Effect of nonlocal parameter, aspect ratio and boundary condition on FG nano plate

Cite this Research Publication : Praveen Kumar, Piyush Pratap Singh, Md. S. Azam, “Effect of nonlocal parameter, aspect ratio and boundary condition on FG nano plate”, 6th – 8th December, 2017, ICN:3I, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Publisher : Indian Institute of Technology

Year : 2017

Free vibration of levy nano plate resting on Winkler Foundation

Cite this Research Publication : Rahul Agarwal, Piyush Pratap Singh, Md. S. Azam, “Free vibration of levy nano plate resting on Winkler Foundation”, 6th – 8th December, 2017, ICN:3I, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Publisher : Indian Institute of Technology

Patents

Year : 2024

Stair and obstacle climbing stretcher

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Abhishek Jha, Dr. Krishnadas N Nampootthiri, Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, Arjun Rajesh, Dr. Ram Krishna Rathore, “Stair and obstacle climbing stretcher” Design Category, Application No: 413566-001,13/06/2024.

Year : 2024

Multipurpose Travel Trolley with Child bearing portable seat

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, Dr. Abhishek Jha, Dr. Krishnadas N Nampootthiri, Dr. Ram Krishna Rathore, “Multipurpose Travel Trolley with Child bearing portable seat”, Design Category, Application No: 399291-001, 04/03/2024.

Year : 2024

Multipurpose Stair Climbing Cylinder Carrier

Cite this Research Publication : Singh PP, Jha A, Nampoothiri KN, Kumar S, Patnaik L. “Multipurpose Stair Climbing Cylinder Carrier” Official Journal of the Patent Office, Application No. 385108-001, March 2024.

Year : 2022

A Smart material fabrication method for handling deflection suppression of plates

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, “A Smart material fabrication method for handling deflection suppression of plates”, The Patent Office Journal No. 05/2022.

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Bending analysis of functionally graded plates resting on elastic foundation: A Rayleigh-Ritz approach and ANN method

Cite this Research Publication : Rajat Jain, Mohammad S. Azam, and Piyush Pratap Singh "Bending analysis of functionally graded plates resting on elastic foundation: a Rayleigh-Ritz approach and ANN method." Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (2024).

Year : 2021

Free vibration and buckling analysis of elastically supported transversely inhomogeneous functionally graded nanoplate in thermal environment using Rayleigh–Ritz method

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, and Mohammad S. Azam "Free vibration and buckling analysis of elastically supported transversely inhomogeneous functionally graded nanoplate in thermal environment using Rayleigh–Ritz method." Journal of Vibration and Control 27.23-24 (2021): 2835-2847 [SCI] (IF: 3.095) Q1

Publisher : Journal of Vibration and Control 

Year : 2021

Size dependent vibration of embedded functionally graded nanoplate in hygrothermal environment by Rayleigh-Ritz method

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, and Mohammad S. Azam "Size dependent vibration of embedded functionally graded nanoplate in hygrothermal environment by Rayleigh-Ritz method." Advances in nano research 10.1 (2021): 25-42. [SCI] (IF: 13.052) Q1

Publisher :  Advances in nano research

Year : 2021

Buckling and free vibration characteristics of embedded inhomogeneous functionally graded elliptical plate in hygrothermal environment

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, and Mohammad S. Azam. "Buckling and free vibration characteristics of embedded inhomogeneous functionally graded elliptical plate in hygrothermal environment." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 235.5 (2021): 1046-1065 [SCI] (IF: 2.311)

Publisher :  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Year : 2020

Size-dependent natural frequencies of functionally graded plate with out of plane material inhomogeneity using Eringen’s theory of nonlocal elasticity

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, Mohammad S. Azam and Vinayak Ranjan. "Size-dependent natural frequencies of functionally graded plate with out of plane material inhomogeneity using Eringen’s theory of nonlocal elasticity." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 234.2 (2020): 300-319. [SCI] (IF: 2.311)

Publisher : Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Year : 2019

Vibration analysis of a thin functionally graded plate having an out of plane material inhomogeneity resting on Winkler–Pasternak foundation under different combinations of boundary conditions

Cite this Research Publication : Piyush Pratap Singh, Mohammad S. Azam and Vinayak Ranjan."Vibration analysis of a thin functionally graded plate having an out of plane material inhomogeneity resting on Winkler–Pasternak foundation under different combinations of boundary conditions." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 233.8 (2019): 2636-2662. [SCI] (IF: 1.762)

Publisher :  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Year : 2016

A comparison of vibroacoustic response of isotropic plate with attached discrete patches and point masses having different thickness variation with different taper ratios.

Cite this Research Publication : B. Kumar, V. Ranjan, Md. S. Azam, Piyush Pratap Singh, P. Mishra, K. P. Ajit, and P. Kumar. “A comparison of vibroacoustic response of isotropic plate with attached discrete patches and point masses having different thickness variation with different taper ratios." Shock and Vibration 2016 (2016). [SCI] (IF: 1.616)

Publisher :  Shock and Vibration 

Qualifications
2014 – 2021 Ph.D.

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad

Dissertation Title: Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Plate Structures Resting on Elastic Foundation
2009 – 2013 B.E (Mechanical Engineering)

AKTU, Lucknow (formerly known as GBTU, Lucknow)

Technical skills

  • Languages: MATLAB, JAVA, Python
  • Software: ONSHAPE, AutoCAD, Solidworks, ANSYS, COMSOL, ALTAIR, MASTERCAM, Fusion 360
  • Other Softwares: OriginPro, Mathematica, Minitab

Certification Course

  1. Certification from IBM and Coursera on “Machine Learning with Python”
Experience
April 2022 – Present Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai Campus
2021 – 2022 Adhoc Faculty, National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
Awards
  • Received Trainer Certificate from MathWorks® Training Services in MATLAB training course.
  • Received MHRD Fellowship for 05 Years
Courses

Courses Handled

  1. Engineering Mechanics
  2. Computational Physics
  3. Computational Engineering Mechanics
  4. Dynamics of Machinery
  5. Design of Machine Element I
  6. Finite Element Method
  7. Introduction to Digital Manufacturing
  8. Engineering Graphics
  9. Principles of Management
  10. CAD/CAM

Labs Taken

  1. CAD/CAM Lab 
  2. CIM Lab 
  3. Soft Computing Lab  
  4. Dynamics of Machine Lab 
  5. Workshop 

Courses/Labs Assisted

  1. Dynamics of Machine Lab 
  2. Fluid Machinery Lab 
  3. Engineering Mechanics Tutorial  
  4. Design of Machine Element I Tutorial  
Academic Services

Academic Service

Reviewer for the following International Journals:

  1.  Acta Mechanica (Springer)
  2. Meccanica (Springer)
  3. Advances of Mechanical Engineering (SAGE)
  4. Results in Engineering (Elsevier)
  5. Alexandria Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
  6. Reviews on Advanced Materials Science (De Gruyter)
Workshops / Training Programs

Workshops / Training Programs Attended

Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

  1. Completed AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online One-week FDP on Processing and Applications of Functionally Graded Composite Materials” during December, 2021. Thiagarajar College of Engineering.
  2. Completed Two-days FDP on “Industrial Pneumatic Control” by Festo Didactic Pvt Ltd.

Workshops

  1. Attended International Workshop on Computational Methods in Vibration and Acoustic (IWCMVA – 2015), 16th – 21st March, 2015, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad.
  2. Completed self-paced MATLAB training course by MathWorks® Training Services

Training Programs

  1. Six weeks training at Powertrac- Euro Series, Escorts Tractor, Faridabad Haryana in 2013.
  2. Six weeks industrial training at Escorts Tractor, Farmtrac Tractor Section, Faridabad Haryana in 2012.

Workshops / Training Programs Conducted

Training Programs Conducted

  1. 42 Hours training and certification course for Introduction to ANSYS
  2. 42 Hours training and certification course for Introduction to CFD using ANSYS
Patents
2026 “Modular foldable stair system for safe bunk access” Design Category, Application No: 483171-001, Date: 02/12/2025, Akshaya Sundar, Sunil Kumar, Piyush Pratap Singh
2025 “Stair and obstacle climbing stretcher” Design Category, Application No: 413566-001, Date: 13/06/2024, Dr. Abhishek Jha, Dr. Krishnadas N Nampootthiri, Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, Arjun Rajesh, Dr. Ram Krishna Rathore
2025 “Multipurpose Travel Trolley with Child bearing portable seat” Design Category, Application No: 399291-001, Date: 04/03/2024, Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, Dr. Abhishek Jha, Dr. Krishnadas N Nampootthiri, Dr. Ram Krishna Rathore
2025 “Multipurpose stair climbing cylinder carrier” Design Category, Application No: 385108-001, Date: 11/01/2024, Dr. Piyush Pratap Singh, Dr. Abhishek Jha, Dr. Krishnadas N Nampootthiri, Dr. Sunil Kumar, Dr. Lokeshwar Patnaik
2022 “A Smart material fabrication method for handling deflection suppression of plates”, The Patent Office Journal No. 05/2022 Publication Date: 04/02/2022.
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