作者: C. Amarnath

Prof. C. Amarnath is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate of 1968. After earning his Ph.D in the area of Mechanism Synthesis and Design he joined IIT Bombay as a faculty member and has held several senior positions like Head of Dept and Dean at IITB. He was heading SINE, the Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Incubation Centre at IIT Bombay till his retirement from service in 2012. Prof. Amarnath has several publications to his credit and has established the Robotics Lab, the Textile Lab and the Innovation Centre at IITB. He is a consultant to several industries like L&T, Godrej, BHEL, Nuclear Power Corporation. Major projects under taken by him (some as member of a team) include a Spiral Heat Exchanger Mfg. Machine (L&T), Push-Pull Mechanism for NPC, Six legged walking machine (BRNS-BARC) and a Remotely Operated Robot for the Army Technology Board. Prof. Amarnath was instrumental in establishing, and is the current President of the Association for Machines and Mechanisms. Hewas recently bestowed the Distinguished Service award by IFTo MM the International Federation. Prof. Srinivasa Prakash Regalla is currently a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad campus. He obtained his B.Tech. (Mech) from Kakatiya University, Warangal, M.Tech. (Mech) from the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi. His major areas of research interests include computer-aided mechanical design, additive manufacturing, tribology in sheet metal forming, biomechanics, and design of medical devices. He has published 50 papers in respected international journals and two books on product design. Dr. Regalla received the BIRAC-BIG grant award in 2014 for prosthetic design and distinguished alumni award from his B.Tech. college. Prof. YVD Rao is currently an associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani Hyderabad campus. He obtained his B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Known that time as Regional Engineering College), and M.Tech. (Design Eng.) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), and Ph.D. from the Government College of Engineering,   Raipur (Known now as NIT Raipur). His major areas of research interest include topological synthesis and analysis of Gear trains and Robotic structures. Robot-Assisted Incremental Sheet Metal Forming. Vibration and Shock Isolation. Robotic Dental Implantation. Crashworthiness in automobile vehicles under axial impacts. He has published 18 papers in peer-reviewed international journals. He has so far published 40 plus research works in national and international conferences Dr. Arshad Javed is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus. He obtained his B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg.) from BIET Jhansi(UP), M.E. (Mechanical Engg.) and Ph.D. from BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. His teaching and research interests include Topology Optimization, Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation, and Microfluidic systems. He has published 15 papers in respected international journals, and presented several research works in National and International conferences. Dr. Kundan Kumar Singh is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus. He obtained his B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.) from JGEC Jalpaiguri (WB), MME (Mechanical Engg.) from Jadavpur university, Kolkata (WB) and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India. His teaching and research interests include machine tool dynamics, manufacturing automation, micro manufacturing, surface metrology, data analysis and condition monitoring. He has published 9 papers in reputed international journals, and presented several research works in National and International conferences.