Keynote Speakers
Dr. V. K. Jain
Professor (Retired)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Topic: Manufacturing: Vision for future
Biography: Prof. V.K. Jain did his B.Tech. from MACT Bhopal (Vikram University, Ujjain), and M. Tech. and Ph.D. from University of Roorkee (now, IIT Roorkee). He has about 44 years of teaching and research experience. He has served as a visiting professor at university of California at Berkeley (USA) and university of Nebraska at Lincoln (USA). He retired as a professor from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur after serving for thirty three years. Dr. Jain has won three gold medals, two silver medals and one best paper award as recognition to his research work. He is editor-in-chief of three International journals and associate editor of Int J. Engineering manufacture and J. Machining Science and Technology. In recognition to the research work of Dr. Jain, he has been opted as a member of the editorial board of more than ten international journals. He has also worked as a guest-editor for more than ten special issues on TQM, CAPP, advanced machining processes, micromanufacturing, and micro fabrication. He has more than 300 publications to his credit. He has written and edited eight books. He has guided fifteen Ph.D. Students and around one hundred M. Tech. / M. E. Students. Dr. Jain has various research areas of interest, viz. Advanced machining techniques (ECM, EDM, AFM, MAF, MRAF, and others), machining of advanced engineering materials, shear strain acceleration phenomenon in metal cutting, computer aided manufacturing, and CAPP.
Professor (Retired)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Topic: Manufacturing: Vision for future
Biography: Prof. V.K. Jain did his B.Tech. from MACT Bhopal (Vikram University, Ujjain), and M. Tech. and Ph.D. from University of Roorkee (now, IIT Roorkee). He has about 44 years of teaching and research experience. He has served as a visiting professor at university of California at Berkeley (USA) and university of Nebraska at Lincoln (USA). He retired as a professor from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur after serving for thirty three years. Dr. Jain has won three gold medals, two silver medals and one best paper award as recognition to his research work. He is editor-in-chief of three International journals and associate editor of Int J. Engineering manufacture and J. Machining Science and Technology. In recognition to the research work of Dr. Jain, he has been opted as a member of the editorial board of more than ten international journals. He has also worked as a guest-editor for more than ten special issues on TQM, CAPP, advanced machining processes, micromanufacturing, and micro fabrication. He has more than 300 publications to his credit. He has written and edited eight books. He has guided fifteen Ph.D. Students and around one hundred M. Tech. / M. E. Students. Dr. Jain has various research areas of interest, viz. Advanced machining techniques (ECM, EDM, AFM, MAF, MRAF, and others), machining of advanced engineering materials, shear strain acceleration phenomenon in metal cutting, computer aided manufacturing, and CAPP.
Dr. Raghu Echempati
Professor (Teaching) in Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering Technology), College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Biography: Professor Echempati has more than 3 decades of academic and industrial consulting experience in the mechanical engineering areas of design, vibrations, mechanisms, FEA, sheet metal and other manufacturing operations, and automotive lightweighting technologies. He is a registered (licensed) professional engineer in the state of Mississippi. He has advanced degrees in mechanical engineering besides a masters in engineering management. The skills gained through his academic and consulting experiences can be used for the benefit and growth of our college and the university. Dr. Raghu maintains very good health by being physically active. He established several undergrad and grad study exchange programs mostly in Germany and India. He served as a member of graduate admissions committee at his previous university (GMI/Kettering). He is an active member of ASME, SAE and ASEE and serves in different capacities in these professional organizations. He is a panel member on NSF, DOE and other international organizations and conferences of repute. He has published over 160 articleas and papers in conferences and journals of repute. While at Kettering, he served as a faculty intern at Bosch, GM and Chrysler (now FCA). He also taught as a guest professor in Germany at HTWG-Konstanz and Wiesbaden, and at the IITs in India.
Professor (Teaching) in Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering Technology), College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Biography: Professor Echempati has more than 3 decades of academic and industrial consulting experience in the mechanical engineering areas of design, vibrations, mechanisms, FEA, sheet metal and other manufacturing operations, and automotive lightweighting technologies. He is a registered (licensed) professional engineer in the state of Mississippi. He has advanced degrees in mechanical engineering besides a masters in engineering management. The skills gained through his academic and consulting experiences can be used for the benefit and growth of our college and the university. Dr. Raghu maintains very good health by being physically active. He established several undergrad and grad study exchange programs mostly in Germany and India. He served as a member of graduate admissions committee at his previous university (GMI/Kettering). He is an active member of ASME, SAE and ASEE and serves in different capacities in these professional organizations. He is a panel member on NSF, DOE and other international organizations and conferences of repute. He has published over 160 articleas and papers in conferences and journals of repute. While at Kettering, he served as a faculty intern at Bosch, GM and Chrysler (now FCA). He also taught as a guest professor in Germany at HTWG-Konstanz and Wiesbaden, and at the IITs in India.
Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker
Professor
N C State University, USA
Associate Director, Functional Tissue Engineering Program, Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI), USA
Biography: Rohan Shirwaiker is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at NC State University. He is also an associate faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and serves as an Associate Director of the NC State Comparative Medicine Institute. His research focuses on advancing the manufacturing science and technology for biomedical applications. His group develops new engineered tissue product, process, and non-destructive quality monitoring technologies and investigates production planning and supply chain issues that are crucial to the scale-up and translation of these next-generation biological products. Shirwaiker has coauthored over 150 journal and conference publications and has received distinctions including the US National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award and SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. He currently serves on different boards and committees for professional organizations including ASME, ASTM, IISE and SME.
Professor
N C State University, USA
Associate Director, Functional Tissue Engineering Program, Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI), USA
Biography: Rohan Shirwaiker is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at NC State University. He is also an associate faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and serves as an Associate Director of the NC State Comparative Medicine Institute. His research focuses on advancing the manufacturing science and technology for biomedical applications. His group develops new engineered tissue product, process, and non-destructive quality monitoring technologies and investigates production planning and supply chain issues that are crucial to the scale-up and translation of these next-generation biological products. Shirwaiker has coauthored over 150 journal and conference publications and has received distinctions including the US National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award and SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. He currently serves on different boards and committees for professional organizations including ASME, ASTM, IISE and SME.