Our Faculty

Professional Appointments

International Experience

1. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK)
   • Presented at the Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation (LODiSA 2024) Conference, hosted by Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, UK (2024).
   • Coordinated with IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation and University of Cambridge to implement Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring for Indian MSMEs.
2. Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
   • Visiting Researcher at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany (2019).
   • Coordinated the collaboration between BITS Pilani, India and Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (IWF), Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany from August 2018 to July 2022. https://www.igcsm.org/
   • Provided mentoring and training to students and young researchers in the fields of smart and sustainable manufacturing.

International Research Collaboration

• Prof. Christoph Herrmann, Professor, Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
• Dr. Anandarup Mukherjee, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Prof. Sebastian Thiede, Professor of Manufacturing Systems, University of Twente, Netherlands
• Prof. Felipe Cerdas, Professor for Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment, Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany

Technical Society Membership

• Life Member :
  • Affiliate Member, “IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation”
  • Life Member, “Indian Society for Technical Education”
  • Member, “International Association of Engineers”
• Active Reviewer :
  • Taylor and Francis, “International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing”
  • Springer Nature, “Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing”
  • Springer Nature, “International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM)”
  • Springer Nature, “Signal, Image and Video Processing”
  • Springer Nature, “Scientific Reports”
  • Springer Nature, “The Visual Computer”
  • Springer Nature, “Discover Applied Sciences”
  • Elsevier, “Computers and Industrial Engineering”
  • Elsevier, “Applied Soft Computing”
  • Elsevier, “American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics”
  • Elsevier, “Engineering applications of artificial intelligence”
  • Elsevier, “Procedia Manufacturing”
  • Elsevier, “Procedia CIRP”
  • World Scientific, “Journal of Industrial Integration and Management”

Awards & Recognitions

• Awarded Chanakya Post-Doctoral Fellowship” by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation (Grant Number: DI220003), a Technology Innovation Hub under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
• Received “Development Grant” for presenting and participating in the Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation (LoDiSA 2024) workshop, held October 1–2, 2024, at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
• Granted “Visiting Researcher Fellowship” for six months (May–November 2019) at the Institute of Machine Tool and Production Technology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, under the Joint Indo-German Experience Lab (Project ID: 57219215), funded by DAAD with FESTO as the industry partner.
• Awarded “Indo-German Project Scholarship” during 2018–2019 for doctoral studies at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, alongside the Institute Doctoral Fellowship (2020–2023).
• Granted “Ministry of Education Scholarship” for pursuing a master’s program (2012–2014) at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. (GATE) examinations four times in the year 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2018.

Organizing Roles & Responsibilities

• Organizing committee member for the 3rd Workshop on Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation (LODiSA 2025), to be hosted at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom during September 23-24, 2025
• Organizing committee member for the event “Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring” jointly organized by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation, IIT Indore, Mahindra Institute of Quality, and the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, held in Nashik and Indore (January 6–10, 2025).
• Contributed to writing reports for Research Projects and Grant Proposals for organizations such as Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
• Coordinated efforts between IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation and the University of Cambridge to implement Digital
• Contributed to establishing the Centre of Excellence in Smart Manufacturing, funded by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) during post-doctoral tenure at IIT Indore
• Served on the technical committee for hardware and software procurement for the Centre of Excellence in Smart Manufacturing at IIT Indore.
• Served as a consultant and expert in modelling and simulation of manufacturing lines during post-doctoral tenure at IIT Indore.
• Organizing committee member for the 28th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference 2021, held in Jaipur, India.
• Organizing committee member for the 6th Indo-German Workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship, jointly organized by BITS Pilani and Technical University Braunschweig, during September 17–18, 2018.
• Organizing committee for the 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering, jointly organized by BITS Pilani and Technical University Braunschweig, on September 16, 2019.
• Actively involved in GATE teaching and resource development during tenure as an Assistant Professor at SRPEC, Unjha, Gujarat.

Expert Talks

• Delivered an expert talk on the topic of “Recent trends and challenges in Cyber Physical System”, organized by DAVV Incubation Centre, Indore (April 22, 2025).
• Introduced and demonstrated Witness Simulation Software for enhancing shopfloor performance at the Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring event (January 2025).
• Demonstrated capabilities of 3D Printing and Learning Factory in the AICTE ATAL FDP on “Manufacturing: Hindsight to Foresight,” organized by BITS Pilani (July 16–20, 2021).
• Delivered a talk on “Industry 4.0: Its Present and Future Role in Manufacturing” at an online FDP organized by SAGE University, Indore (August 25–27, 2020).
• Presented a poster at the Ph.D. Workshop organized by the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology (IWF), Braunschweig (May 31, 2020).

Technical Skills

Software Tools:

• Witness Modelling & Simulation Software
• Node-Red Environment: for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services
• MATLAB Programming
• Statistical Software Expertise: Minitab
• Experienced in SolidWorks Modeling
• Python Programming
• LabVIEW Programming

Hardware Expertise: 

• Learning Factory Systems/Modular Production System (MPS) based Smart Factory
• Additive Manufacturing (FDM, SLA)
• IoT Sensors
• CNC Machining

Courses Taught

• Industrial Internet of Things
• Industrial Engineering
• Design Thinking
• Smart Manufacturing
• Sustainable Manufacturing
• Strength of Materials
• Theory of Machine
• Design of Machine Elements
• Manufacturing Technologies
• Additive Manufacturing
• Operations Research

Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

• Faculty Development Programme in Entrepreneurship – Conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad.
• Industry 4.0: Strategic & Technological Perspectives for Indian Capital Goods Industries – Course conducted by Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
• Computation and Experimental Methods in Manufacturing – Course
• Applications for Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering – Course conducted by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy.
• Manufacturing: Hindsight to Foresight – Course conducted by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy.
• Faculty Development Programme for Design Engineering – Conducted by Gujarat Technological University.
• Design of Experiments Using Taguchi Method and ANN – Course conducted by Pacific School of Engineering, Gujarat Technological University.
• Product Development Using Ansys – Course conducted by SRPEC Engineering College, Gujarat Technological University.
• Preparing Young Researchers – Course conducted by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal.
• Recent Advancements in Product Innovations and Design (RAPID-2014) – Course conducted by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal.

Training Programs and Seminars

• Modeling and Building Digital Supply Chain Twins using anyLogistix – Course conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai.
• Machine Learning with MATLAB – Course conducted by MathWorks Training Services
• Learning Industrial Automation – Course conducted by LinkedIn Learning
• Introduction to PLC and Industrial Automation – Course conducted by LinkedIn Learning
• IoT Foundations: Standards and Ecosystems – Course conducted by LinkedIn Learning
• Learning SCADA: Collect, Analyze, and Visualize Data for Industrial Automation – Course conducted by LinkedIn Learning .
• PLC: Industrial Sensors – Course conducted by LinkedIn Learning

NPTEL Courses Completed

• Sustainability through Green Manufacturing Systems: An Applied Approach – Course conducted by NPTEL
• Manufacturing Process Technology I & II – Course conducted by NPTEL, recognized as Topper out of 740 candidates

Coursera Courses Completed

• Introduction to Internet of Things – Course conducted by IIT Bombay on Coursera.
• Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) – Course conducted by University of Michigan on Coursera

International Research Collaboration

• Prof. Christoph Herrmann, Professor, Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
• Dr. Anandarup Mukherjee, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Prof. Sebastian Thiede, Professor of Manufacturing Systems, University of Twente, Netherlands
• Prof. Felipe Cerdas, Professor for Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment, Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany

Technical Society Membership

• Affiliate Member, “IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation”
• Life Member, “Indian Society for Technical Education”
• Member, “International Association of Engineers”

Active Reviewer

• Taylor and Francis, “International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing”
• Springer Nature, “Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing”
• Springer Nature, “International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM)”
• Springer Nature, “Signal, Image and Video Processing”
• Springer Nature, “Scientific Reports”
• Springer Nature, “The Visual Computer”
• Springer Nature, “Discover Applied Sciences”
• Elsevier, “Computers and Industrial Engineering”
• Elsevier, “Applied Soft Computing”
• Elsevier, “American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics”
• Elsevier, “Engineering applications of artificial intelligence”
• Elsevier, “Procedia Manufacturing”
• Elsevier, “Procedia CIRP”
• World Scientific, “Journal of Industrial Integration and Management”