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• More than 20 years in industry

• Structural Analysis and Design
• Crash and safety design for automotive-structure, occupant and pedestrain Engineering Design
• Product Design & Development
• Guiding 6 PhD Scholars, Offered technical consultancy to solve numerous industry problems

Dr. Vinod K. Banthia 
B.Tech.,  M.Tech., Ph.D.

Professor and Head,
CM (AE and APD)

2

• More than 10 years of research experience

• Synthesis and Property studies: Ceramics and Composite Materials
• Biomaterials
• Smart materials
• Nanomaterials
• Around 10 International Journal publications

Dr. S. Srikari
M.Tech., Ph.D.

Professor

3

• 7+ years of academic experience

• Vehicle Dynamics
• Engg. Mechanics
• Mechanical Vibrations & Control Engineering
   

S. M. Vijaykumar
B.E., M.Tech[M/D]

Asst. Professor

4

• 5+ years of academic experience

• Automotive power-train
• Engine management system
• Vehicle aerodynamics
• CFD
• Computer Aided Engineering
• PLM and PDM

S. Umesh
B.E., M.Sc. [Engg.]

Sr. Lecturer

5

• 2 years of academic experience

• Computer Aided Engineering
• Finite Element Analysis
• Crashworthiness of Automotive Structures
• Published Technical Paper on "Numerical Simulation for Crashworthiness of Frontal Rail Structure Using Explicit Finite Element Code". Proceedings of the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2009), SAE Paper No. 2009-26-060, Pune, India

R. Lalith Kumar
B.E, M.Sc. [Engg.]

Sr. Lecturer

6

• 5 years of academic experience

• CAE and CFD
• Finite Element Modeling
• Vehicle Aerodynamics
• Multi body dynamics

B. U. Balappa
B.E., M.Sc. [Engg.]

Sr. Training Engineer

7

• Fatigue Analysis and Fracture Mechanics
• Finite Element Analysis

Chidambar D Kulkarni
B.E., M.Sc. [Engg.]

Sr. Training Engineer

8

• 1.5 years of academic experience

• CAD
• Multi Body Dynamics
• Vehicle Dynamics
• FEA

M. H. Monish Gowda
B.E., M.Sc. [Engg.]

Sr. Training Engineer

9

• 5+ years of industry and academic experience

• Pedestrian Safety
• Multi-body Dynamics
• CAD
• Occupant Safety

P. P. Pradeep

Training Engineer

10

• 7+ years of industry and academic experience

• CAD/CAE
• Corporate training on IDEAS 12NX for GE Health Care
• Corporate training on Unigraphics NX3 for General Motors

M.S. Ravi Shankar
DTDM

Training Engineer

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• CAD
• Vehicle Body and Aerodynamic Design
• Finite Element Analysis
• Automotive Engine and Transmission

L. Uday Kumar
B.E.

Training Engineer