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Dr. Neelesh Ashok

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), School of Artificial Intelligence, Coimbatore

Qualification: MTech, Ph.D
a_neelesh@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Materials Informatics, Polymer Informatics, AI-ML in smart manufacturing (3D printing) of polymers and polymer nanocomposites, Cheminformatics, Elastomeric Blends and Nanocomposites for Radiation Resistant Applications
Nature of Association: Regular

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Bio

Dr. Neelesh Ashok is currently working as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr) at Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore campus. His research focuses on material informatics, ML in structure property prediction of polymers, NLP in polymeric design, and polymer nanocomposites. Prior to joining Amrita School of AI, he worked as Post Doctoral Research Associate in Center for Internet Studies and Artificial Intelligence (CISAI) at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. He is currently interested in applying artificial intelligence techniques in accelerated materials design and discovery and 3D printed biopolymers.

Neelesh has 8 years teaching and research experience. His doctoral thesis was on nanocomposites of elastomeric blends for gamma radiation environments which was based on sponsored project from UGC-DAE-CSR. He has his technical articles published in many peers reviewed journals. He has 8 publications to his credit in reputed journals and conferences related to elastomeric blends and nanocomposites.

Neelesh finished his B-E in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University in June 2011. He obtained his M.Tech in Engineering Design from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in July 2013. He completed his PhD thesis entitled “Studies on Nanocomposites of EPDM/CIIR Blends for Gamma Radiation Environments” from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in December 2020.

Publications

Book Chapter

Year : 2025

Soft Computing in Parameter/Process Selection in Additive Manufacturing

Cite this Research Publication : “Soft Computing in Parameter / Process Selection in Additive Manufacturing”, G. Syam Prasad, Neelesh Ashok* (Correspondence), S. Sachin Kumar, Taniya Rose Abraham, Advances in Solid-State Welding and Processing of Metallic Materials, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2025, e ISBN 9781003513926.

Year : 2024

Polymer membranes for pervaporation

Cite this Research Publication : “Polymer membranes for pervaporation”, Neelesh Ashok, MS Sruthi, Taniya Rose Abraham, Sabu Thomas, Polymer Membranes: Increasing Energy Efficiency, 2024, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Year : 2024

Polymer Membranes: Increasing Energy Efficiency

Cite this Research Publication : “Polymer Membranes: Increasing Energy Efficiency”, Neelesh Ashok, MS Sruthi, Taniya Rose Abraham, Sabu Thomas, Polymer Membranes: Increasing Energy Efficiency, 2024, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Year : 2024

Polymer membrane for desalination and distillation

Cite this Research Publication : Neelesh Ashok, M. S. Sruthi, Taniya Rose Abraham, Sabu Thomas, Chapter 9 Polymer membrane for desalination and distillation, [source], De Gruyter, 2024, https://doi.org/doi:10.1515/9783110796032-009

Publisher : De Gruyter

Year : 2024

Polymer and Nanocomposite Informatics: Recent Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Data Repositories

Cite this Research Publication : Neelesh Ashok, K. P. Soman, Madhav Samanta, M. S. Sruthi, Prabaharan Poornachandran, Suja Devi V. G, N. Sukumar, Polymer and Nanocomposite Informatics: Recent Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Data Repositories, Computational Intelligence Methods and Applications, Springer Nature Singapore, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9718-3_12

Publisher : Springer Nature Singapore

Year : 2023

Energy storage devices: batteries and supercapacitors; Nanobiohybrids for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery

Cite this Research Publication : Taniya Rose Abraham; Kevin Sunil; Muhammed Shah; Neelesh Ashok; Sabu Thomas, Energy storage devices: batteries and supercapacitors; Nanobiohybrids for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery, December 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.2166/9781789063592_0061

Publisher : Nanobiohybrids for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Nanomaterials and Polymers: A Detailed Review Approach on Nano-informatics, Polymer Informatics, and Informational Materials Science

Cite this Research Publication : Ashok N, Poornachandran P, P SK, G SV. 2023. Artificial Intelligence in Nanomaterials and Polymers: A Detailed Review Approach on Nano-informatics, Polymer Informatics, and Informational Materials Science. NanoWorld J 9(S5): S76-S80.

Publisher : Nanoworld Journal

Year : 2018

Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Sulfur Cured Nanocomposites of EPDM-NBR Rubber Blends

Cite this Research Publication : S. K. Tajamul Basha, Divya, R., Menon, A. U., Ashok Neelesh, N Balachandran, S., B., and S.R., N., “Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Sulfur Cured Nanocomposites of EPDM-NBR Rubber Blends”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 5, pp. 23586-23595, 2018.

Journal Article

Year : 2021

Nano-reinforcement mechanism of organomodified layered silicates in EPDM/CIIR blends: experimental analysis and theoretical perspectives of static mechanical and viscoelastic behavior

Cite this Research Publication : Neelesh Ashok, Meera Balachandran, Narayan Chandra Das and Sanjay Remanan “Nano-reinforcement mechanism of organomodified layered silicates in EPDM/CIIR blends: Experimental analysis and theoretical perspectives of static mechanical and viscoelastic behavior”, Composite interfaces, 2021, 28(1), pp. 35–62. DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2020.1736879.

Publisher : Composite Interfaces

Year : 2021

Synergistic enhancement of mechanical, viscoelastic, transport, thermal and radiation ageing characteristics through chemically bonded interface in nanosilica reinforced EPDM-CIIR blends

Cite this Research Publication : Neelesh Ashok, Karthikeyan Prakash, Deepika Selvakumar, Meera Balachandran, “Synergistic enhancement of mechanical, viscoelastic, transport, thermal and radiation ageing characteristics through chemically bonded interface in nanosilica reinforced EPDM-CIIR blends”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2021, 138(12), 50082; DOI: 10.1002/app.20201087.

Publisher : Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Year : 2020

The influence of MWCNT and hybrid (MWCNT/nanoclay) fillers on performance of EPDM-CIIR blends in nuclear applications: Mechanical, hydrocarbon transport, and gamma-radiation aging characteristics

Cite this Research Publication : A. Neelesh, Vidhyashree, S., and Dr. Meera Balachandran, “The influence of MWCNT and hybrid (MWCNT/nanoclay) fillers on performance of EPDM-CIIR blends in nuclear applications: Mechanical, hydrocarbon transport, and gamma-radiation aging characteristics”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 137, p. 49271, 2020.

Publisher : Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Year : 2019

Effect of nanoclay and nanosilica on carbon black reinforced EPDM/CIIR blends for nuclear applications

Cite this Research Publication : Neelesh Ashok and Meera Balachandran, Effect of nanoclay and nanosilica on carbon black reinforced EPDM/ CIIR blends for nuclear applications, Materials Research Express, Volume 6, Number 12, 125364, 2019. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab6765

Publisher : IOP Science

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2018

Gamma Radiation and Hydrocarbon Ageing Effect on Mechanical Properties of EPDM – CIIR Hybrid Nanocomposites

Cite this Research Publication : 52. Neelesh Ashok, Meera Balachandran “Gamma Radiation and Hydrocarbon Ageing Effect on Mechanical Properties of EPDM – CIIR Hybrid Nanocomposites”, Proceedings of the Second International Conferences on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2018), organized by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam and Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter together with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Structural Integrity Society (InSIS) and Indian Instutute of Science, Bangalore at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 14th – 17th December 2018, Invited paper 42, Session VD Structural Integrity of Composite Materials.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Second International Conferences on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2018)

Qualification
  • PhD (Year): 2020
    Specialization: Elastomeric Nanocomposite for Gamma Radiation Environments
    Thesis title: Studies on Nanocomposites of EPDM/CIIR Blends for Gamma Radiation Environments , Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, November 2020
  • M.Tech (Year): 2013
    Specialization: Engineering Design
    Thesis title: Design and Analysis of Inter Tankage Structures at Cryo-Interfaces for Launch Vehicles , Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, July 2013
Experience

Post-doctoral Experience

  • Post-doctoral Scholar
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate (Aug 2022 – May 2023)
    Post Doctoral Research Associate at Centre for Internet Studies and Artificial Intelligence CISAI, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AmritaPuri, India
  • Institute Post-doctoral Fellow

Positions

  • Current Positions
    Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, January 2025 – Current
  • Past Positions
    – Assistant Professor, 2023, Centre for Computational Engineering and Networking CEN, Amrita School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore.
    – Assistant Professor, Sri Krishna College of Technology Coimbatore, Dec 2020- June 2022
    – Assistant Professor, Sreepathy Institute of Management and Technology, Kerala, July 2013- April 2016
Teaching

AY 2024-25 (ODD SEM)

  • Mathematics for Computing 3 – CSE-AI 2023-27 batch – UG

AY 2024-25 (EVEN SEM)

  • Ethics, Intellectual property Rights and Businesses – AIDS Medical Engineering 2024-28

AY 2025-26 (ODD SEM)

  • Mathematics for Computing 3 – AIDS Medical Engineering 2024-28.
Awards

Awards/Honors/Recognition

Coordinator for NAAC and NBA Accreditations.

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