Research & Consultancy
Research Scholars
PhD Scholars Enrolled and Guided (Current Count)
Sl.No
USN
Name of the Scholar
Year of Phd Enrolled
PT/FT
Year of PhD Awarded/Ongoing
Ph.D-Title
Name of the Supervisor
Name of the Co-Supervisor
1
ENG16PPME01
KAVYA H.M
15-Sept, 2016
PT
Jun-22
Experimental Investigation on Effect of Coir and Inorganic Filler on Epoxy Reinforced Hybrid Composites
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. B. YOGESHA
2
ENG16PPME02
MURGAYYA BASAVANKATTIMATH
15-Sept, 2016
PT
Feb-21
Design and Optimization of a Reliable Rotor System Using Axisymmetric Model
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN D
Dr. H.N. Suresh
3
ENG16PPME03
TAMBRALLIMATH VIJAY
15-Sept, 2016
PT
Jan-21
Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Filled PC-ABS Based Nanocomposite Developed by Fused Deposition Modelling
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN D
Dr. R. KESHAVA MURTHY
4
ENG16PPME04
Abhilash O
11.07.2017
PT
September -2025
Production of sustainable biodiesel from Milkscum and Waste Fried Oil: Performance and Emission Evaluation on a Single-Cylinder Variable Compression Ratio CI Engine
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
Dr. Mrityunjaya Swamy K.M.
5
ENG16PPME05
Anil MD
2017
PT
September, 2023
Stability, Performance and Emission analysis of Single Cylinder Diesel Engine fuelled with Water in Diesel Emulsion as an Alternative fuel
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
Dr. Mrityunjaya Swamy K.M.
7
ENG17PPME01
HAREESHA M
2017
PT
May-25
A STUDY ON FRICTION AND WEAR CHARECTERISTICS OF NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED HYBRID COMPOSITES
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. B. YOGESHA
8
ENG17PPME02
Kotaru Sudha Deepthi
2017
PT
Aug-25
Innovative Aeroservoelasticity Control through Digital Image Correlation and Image Processing in PLC-Driven Digital Twin Models
Dr. Kamal Babu P
Dr. Rammohan Bhanumurthy
9
ENG17PPME03
RANJITHA P
2017
PT
Jul-24
Influence of Boron Carbide Particles on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al-SiC-B4C Hybrid Composite Materials
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. B.S. AJAY KUMAR
11
ENG18PPME01
Naveen Kumar
2018
PT
October -2025
Numerical and Artificial Intelligence- Based approaches for Optimization of various types of fin data used in Compact Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
Dr. Chennu Ranganayakulu (BITS Pilani)
16
ENG19PPME02
V Dinesh Kumar
2019
PT
September, 2023
Investigation of the effect of performance, emission and combustion of DI diesel engine with various biodiesels,
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
Dr. Mrityunjaya Swamy K.M.
18
ENG19PPME04
WASEEM AHAMED
19.02.2019
PT
Ongoing
ENHANCING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOCARBON REINFORCED POLYLACTIC ACID NANOCOMPOSITES
Dr. Rahul Kumar
Dr. Viswanathan R
19
ENG21PPME01
BINDHUSHREE B S
9, Oct-2021
PT
Oct-24
Experimental Investigation and Process Parameter Optimization on Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Cast Alloys
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. S P Shanmuganatan
20
ENG22PPME01
N. SNEHITHA
Oct, 2022
PT
Ongoing
Robotics
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
21
ENG22PFME01
GIRISH S
20.04.2023
FT
Ongoing
Graphene Nanocomposites
DR. VINAY M S
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
23
ENG23PPME01
ANAND VENKOBARAO PUJARI
06.11.2023
PT
Ongoing
Intelligent Generative CAD/CAM Framework for Manufacturing & Automation
Dr. Shashidhar LC
Dr. Vinay MS
24
ENG23PPME02
RAMYA B N
06.11.2023
PT
ongoing
Air Source heat pump, thermodynamic analysis
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
26
ENG23PPME04
KRISHNAPPA G C
30.04.2024
PT
Ongoing
Reliable quality by advance quality tools and techniques
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. Murgayya
27
ENG23PPME05
RAMESH R
30.04.2024
PT
Ongoing
Design failure mode and analysis to address interface issues.
Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra
Dr. Bashir
28
ENG23PPME06
N SUKUMAR SHETTY
30.04.2024
PT
Ongoing
Stategies to handle product life cycle at decline phase
Dr. Rahul Kumar
Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra
29
ENG23PPME07
SUNEEL B
30.04.2024
PT
Ongoing
Study of effectiveness of integration of reliability, maintenance, industry 4.0
Dr. Viswanathan R
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
30
ENG24PPME01
YASHWANTH YADAV C
Jan 2025
PT
Ongoing
Green manufacturing
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
31
ENG25PPME01
KARTIKA S B
July 2025
PT
Ongoing
Composites with Additive Manufacturing
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. Vinay MS
32
ENG25PFME01
SRIDHAR S JETTY
July 2025
FT
Ongoing
Wear Analysis of Plough Element
Dr. Vinay MS
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
33
ENG25PPME02
Vasanth G
March, 2026
PT
Ongoing
Supply Chain Management of Indirect materials
Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra
Dr. Rahul Kumar
34
ENG25PPME03
ANANTHRAMAN NAVEEN
March, 2026
PT
Ongoing
AI Framework for Damage and Fatigue Prediction of Metal Matrix Composites
Dr. Shashidhar LC
Dr. Vinay MS
35
ENG25PPME04
Chethana TV
March, 2026
PT
Ongoing
AI Enabled Energy Efficient Autonomous Mobile Robot
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr.Pushpa Mala S
36
ENG25PFME02
Manaye Majora Kelifo
March, 2026
FT
Ongoing
Multifunctional Carbon Fiber Composites for Energy Storage in Electric Vehicle Structures.
Dr. SARAVANA BAVAN. D
Dr. Vinayak B. Hemadri
Research Publications
Research Grants
Sl. No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Agency Name Acknowledgement Number Amount Status 1 Shashidhar L C “Sustainable Hybrid Composites from Agricultural Waste: Fracture Mechanics, Physics-Informed Machine Learning, and Structural Validation of Rice Husk Ash Nano-Silica and Areca–Banana Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforcements” Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Advanced Research Grant (ARG) – Use-Inspired Basic Research (Materials Characterization) Proposal ID.: ANRF/ARG/2026/009269 78,50,000/- Accepted for Technical Evaluation 2 Rajesh Ranjan Ravi An Indigenous Machine Learning-Driven Water Jet-Assisted Abrasive Air Jet Machining System for Precision Machining and Surface Modification of Aerospace and Medical-Grade Materials. VISION GROUP ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, Early Career Research Award VRN/000687/25-26 1,000,000 Technical Presentation completed 3 Velugula Ravi Experimental Studies on Battery Degradation and AI–ML-Enabled Prediction of Degradation Behaviour for Electric Vehicle Applications VISION GROUP ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, Early Career Research Award VRN/000684/25-26 1,000,000 Technical Presentation completed Conferences/Seminars/Workshops
Consultancy
Consultancy Income Generated (₹ Lakhs per year) July 2025 - June 2026
Sl. No Name of the Faculty Company Name Amount Participants Duration 1 Dr. Shashidhar L C Autodesk Inventor & AutoCAD Training (Batch 13) 1,41,600 12 16–28 Feb 2026 2 Dr. Shashidhar L C Autodesk Inventor & AutoCAD Training (Batch 12) 94,400 8 15–27 Dec 2025 3 Prof. Abhishek M 7th On-the-Job Training for BVoc Students 7,31,010.00 21 11 May to 17 June 2026 4 Dr. Saravana Bavan & Dr. Vinayak Hemadri OJT Programme - Batch 5 8,43,700 25 12 February to 24 March 2025 5 Prof. Karthik SB Soft Skills & Technical Training for Supervisory Development 82,600 3 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26 & 27 November 2025
