PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Digital Manufacturing and
Smart Factories

Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti

Programme Coordinator

Ph.D., Engineering Design, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor, Dept. of Design and Manufacturing, IISc

Research Expertise: Design Synthesis and Creativity Eco-Design and Sustainability AI and Data Analytics Product Informatics Smart Manufacturing Biomedical Devices Sensors/Actuators

Senior Professor and Chairman of Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), IISc. He has 11 eleven patents to his name that cover a range of applications in the area of digital manufacturing. He founded IDeASLab, India's first Design Observatory at IISc. He is also among the global top 1% of researchers in 'Design Practice & Management'. His research interests include Design Synthesis, Eco-Design, AI and Data Analytics, Product Informatics, Smart Manufacturing and Biomedical Devices Sensors/Actuators.

Prof. B Gurumoorthy

Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IISc

Research Expertise: Computer-aided design, Digital manufacturing, Computational metrology Product design

Professor at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) and Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc. He is also the present Chief Executive of Society for Innovation and Development, IISc. He has 6 patents to his name and two of the technologies developed in his laboratory - Automatic Feature Recognition and Visual Interactive Solids have been licensed to industry and are in active use. His research interests include CAD, Product Informatics, Computational Metrology, Computer Aided Prototyping and Product Design.

Dr. Abhra Roy Chowdhury

Ph.D., National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Design and Manufacturing, IISc

Research Expertise: Robotics, Automation, Collaborative Mobile Robots, Human-Robot Collaboration, Mechatronics, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics

Assistant Professor at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), IISc. He is also the Principal Investigator of the Robotics Innovations Lab at CPDM where he leads a team of enthusiastic and multi-disciplinary students who share the vision of innovating in the field of Robotics & Automation for Human welfare. His research interests include Robotics, Automation, Collaborative Mobile Robots, Human-Robot Collaboration, Mechatronics, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics.

Dr. Manish Arora

Ph.D., University of Twente, Netherlands
Associate Professor, Dept. of Design and Manufacturing, IISc

Research Expertise: Biomedical Devices, Co-Design, Collaboration, Open-Source Design

Associate Professor, Dept. of Design and Manufacturing, IISc. He is also the Principal Investigator of the UTSAAH (Universal Technology Solutions for Accessible and Affordable Healthcare) Laboratory, IISc. Under his leadership, UTSAAH works towards developing affordable and accessible medical technology solutions for promoting universal healthcare. His research interests include Biomedical Devices, Co-Design, Collaboration and Open-Source Design.

Dr. Pradipta Biswas

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Cambridge, UK

Research Expertise: Human-Computer Interaction, User Modelling, Multimodal Interaction, Intelligent Interaction

Assistant Professor at the Department of Design and Manufacturing & Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems, IISc. He set up the Interaction Design (I3D) Lab at CPDM, IISc.His research interests include User modelling, Multimodal Human-Machine interaction for Aviation and Automotive environments and for Assistive Technology.

Dr. Abhijit Biswas

Ph.D., Applied Mechanics (Haptics, Biomedical Engineering), IIT Madras

Research Expertise: Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Haptics, Electronics and Instrumentation, Power Systems, IoT, Embedded Systems

Assistant Professor at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), IISc. Before switching his career to teaching, he worked as Head of Research and Development at Abhipsita Technologies (India), and as Chief Technology Officer at Dynocardia Inc (USA) and Merkel Haptics Systems, (a spinoff company from IIT Madras). His research interests include Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Haptics, Electronics and Instrumentation, Power Systems, IoT and Embedded Systems.

Dr. Rina Maiti

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Research Expertise: Human Factors Engineering, Biomechanics, Product Design, Medical Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Biosensor Design, Basic Medical Instrumentation, Work and Sports Engineering related Design

Assistant Professor at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) and Professor-in-charge of Human Engineering Research Laboratory at IISc. She has two patents to her credit. Her research interests include Human Factors Engineering, Biomechanics, Product Design, Medical Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Biosensor Design, Basic Medical Instrumentation and Work and Sports Engineering related Design.

Dr. Koushik Vishwanathan

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, USA

Research Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing and Finishing Processes, Experimental Mechanics, Metrology, Theoretical Methods in Mechanics and Physics

Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc. His research interests include Advanced Manufacturing and Finishing Processes, Experimental Mechanics, Metrology and Theoretical Methods in Mechanics and Physics

Dr. Satyam Suwas

Ph.D., Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Research Expertise: Processing-Texture Relationship, Deformation and Thermo-Mechanical Processing, Microstructure-Mechanical Property Correlation, Additive Manufacturing

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Materials Engineering and an Associate Faculty at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) and Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research, IISc. He also leads the research and projects at the Laboratory for Texture and Related Studies, dedicated to research in the field of crystallographic texture. He has 5 patents to his credit. His research interests include Processing-Texture Relationship, Deformation and Thermo-Mechanical Processing, Microstructure-Mechanical Property Correlation and Additive Manufacturing.

Dr. Thulasi Raman K H

Ph.D., Dept. of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, IISc

Research Expertise: Additive Manufacturing Machine and Process Development, Electron Beam and Plasma Processing of Materials, Novel Material Processing System Design, Thin Film Materials, Surface and Interface Analysis, Novel Process Monitoring Instrumentation, Plasma Electrolytic Polishing

Integrated Programme Lead at the Centre of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing, IISc. He is also a visiting researcher to Wipro 3D as a part of AM-CoE. His research interests include Additive Manufacturing Machine and Process Development, Electron Beam and Plasma Processing of Materials, Novel Material Processing System Design, Thin Film Materials, Surface and Interface Analysis, Novel Process Monitoring Instrumentation and Plasma Electrolytic Polishing.

Dr. Ashitava Ghosal

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA

Research Expertise: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control and Design of Robots and other Computer controlled Mechanical Systems, Theoretical and Numerical Investigations of Non-linear Dynamical Systems, Kinematics of Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Design of Mechanical Systems, Biomedical devices, CAD/CAM

Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc. He has 10 patents to his credit. His research interests include Kinematics, Dynamics, Control and Design of Robots and other Computer controlled Mechanical Systems, Theoretical and Numerical Investigations of Non-linear Dynamical Systems, Kinematics of Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Design of Mechanical Systems, Biomedical devices and CAD/CAM.

Haresh Dagale

M.Sc., Engineering, IISc

Research Expertise: Embedded systems, TCP-IP Networking, Wireless Networking, VoIP, Audio-Video Streaming, Security & Reliability Issues in Cyber-Physical Systems, IoT

Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (DESE), IISc. He is an acknowledged expert in Communication Networks and Embedded Systems. He is passionate about developing IoT solutions for Healthcare and SmartGrid applications. He has worked on various industry and government-sponsored projects. His research interests include Embedded systems, TCP-IP Networking, Wireless Networking, VoIP and Audio-Video Streaming.

Dr. G K Ananthasuresh

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Research Expertise: Compliant Mechanisms, Design Optimization, Topology Optimization, Mechanisms and Kinematics, MEMS, Biomechanics, Micromanipulation, Protein Design

Professor and Chairman of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IISc. A recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2010) for Engineering Sciences, he also heads the Multidisciplinary and Multi-scale Device and Design Lab (M2D2) at IISc. His research interests include Compliant Mechanisms, Design Optimization, Topology Optimization, Mechanisms and Kinematics, MEMS, Biomechanics, Micromanipulation and Protein Design.

Dr. Vishal Singh

Ph.D., Computing, University of Sydney, Australia

Research Expertise: Building Information Modeling, Design Computing and Cognition, Elements of Design, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Systemic Innovation, Product Service Systems

Associate Professor at the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), IISc. He is also Chairman of the Board of Visualynk, a Finland based firm offering Cloud-oriented, SaaS solutions for efficient management and utilization of FM (Facility Management) data. His research interests include Building Information Modeling, Design Computing and Cognition, Elements of Design, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Systemic Innovation and Product Service Systems

Dr. T V Prabhakar

Ph.D.

Research Expertise: Network Embedded Systems, Hardware System Design, Power Management Algorithms, Energy Harvesting Systems, IoT Security, Heterogeneous Networks for IoT, Communication Systems, Sensor Networks

Principal Research Scientist at the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, IISc. He is also one of the faculty members at Zero Energy Networks (ZEN) Laboratory, dedicated for building embedded electronic systems for IoT applications areas such as airplane cabins, healthcare, smart homes, and other indoor positioning systems. His research interests include Network Embedded Systems, Hardware System Design, Power Management Algorithms, Energy Harvesting Systems, IoT Security, Heterogeneous Networks for IoT, Communication Systems and Sensor Networks.