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Professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. V.K. Gupta is working as a full time Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Discipline at PDPM-Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. His research interests include vibration, design, reliability, smart structures, finite element analysis, mechatronics and robotics, and energy harvesting. He had published more than 50 papers in refereed journals and conferences. He is the recipient of ISAME K. Suryanarayan Rao Memorial Senior Student Award for R&D in Smart Technology for 2003 and JSPS short-term Invitation Fellowship for 2015. He is a member of INAE, ASME, SPIE, IEEE, SRESA, and other professional bodies.

Interest

Smart Structures, MEMS, Finite Element Analysis, Robotics, Mechatronics, Energy Harvesting, Mechanical Vibrations, Condition Monitoring, AI applications in Engineering

Qualifications

  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

    Engineering College Kota
    1990

  • Ph.D.

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    2003

  • M.Tech. in Reliability Engineering

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    1994

Professional Experience

  • 05 July 2012-continue Professor

    PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur

  • 05 July 2007 -04 July 2012 Associate Professor

    PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur

  • 27 October 2004-04 July 2007 Associate Professor

    Rajasthan Technical University Kota erstwhile Engineering College Kota

  • 03 December 1994-26 October 2004 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer

    Engineering College Kota

Administrative Positions

  • June 2016-2019 Head Mechanical Engineering

  • July 2012-December 2015 Dean Academic

  • 2019-2021 PIC Academic

Honors & Awards

  • JSPS short term Invitation Fellow

    2015

    JSPS short term Invitation Fellow

  • ISAMPE Senior Student Award

    2003

    ISAMPE K. Suryanarayan Rao Memorial Senior Student Award for R&D in Smart Technology

My courses

Current & Previous

Current

Course Code Course name Category Institute Department Link
OE2M06 Fundamental of Robotics UG/ PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur Mechanical Engineering
MT501 Concepts in Mechanical Engineering PG/ Mechanical Engineering
MT504a Embedded System and Interfacing PG/ PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur Mechanical Engineering
ME201 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines UG/ Mechanical Engineering
SM2003 Solid Mechanics + Design of Mechanical Components UG/PG/ Mechanical Engineering
ME5019 Mechanical Vibrations and Condition Monitoring Mechanical Engineering

Previous

Course Code Course name Category Institute
ME682 Robotics and Intelligent Systems UG/PG/PhD
ME2003 Solid Mechanics UG/
OE3M17 Industry Internet of Things UG/PG/
ME8021 AI and ML for Engineering UG/PG/PhD
OE2D11 Design Thinking UG/ PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur

Research

Areas or Specialisation / Project Activities / Publications / Books

Areas / Specialization

Energy Harvesting, Smart Structures, MEMS, Finite Element Analysis, Robotics and Mechatronics, Mechanical Vibrations

Project Activities

  • Autonomous Bed System for Bedridden Patients (completed)

    The project aims to develop bed system for four movements forward, backward, left and right using a combination of EEG, EMG and voice signals.

  • Development of the AI based Technique to Predict the Multiple Defects of the Two-stage Gearbox (Completed)

    The project aims to develop an AI based system to identify faults in two stage gear box using acoustic signals.

  • Development of a micro pump with NEMS sensing function for an automatic blood collecting and measurement system (completed)

  • Vlab on Manufacturing Processes (completed)

  • Brain Control Mobile Robot (completed)

  • Theoretical Formulations & Analytical Modelling for Buckling Analysis of Hydraulic Cylinder (completed)

    This work focuses on buckling analysis.

  • Additive Manufacturing and Internet of Things Based Flexible Healthcare and Effective Pandemic Management (ongoing)

    This work focus on study of role of Additive Manufacturing and IoT on Healthcare.

Books/Book chapter

1) Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications (Book), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-87677-6 Springer Nature, 2025
2) Kirtan Kumar Sahu, Sanjeev Kumar & Vijay Kumar Gupta, Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of a Two-Stage Hydraulic Cylinder Using Static Riks Method, (Book Chapter) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-87677-6_33 Springer Nature 2025
3) Using SEA for Reducing Torque of an Active Compliance (Book Chapter) Springer Link 2024
4) Chatter Detection in a Tapered Workpiece During Turning Process Using Acoustic Signals (Book Chapter) Springer Link 2024
5) A Novel Design of Motorbike Suspension System for Energy Harvesting (Book Chapter) Springer Link 2024
6) Virtual Validation and Optimization of Electric Two-Wheeler for Ride Comfort Analysis (Book Chapter) Springer Link 2024
7) Development of Agri-Bot for Seed Sowing Automation (Book Chapter) Springer Link 2023
8) Recent Advances in Machines and Mechanisms: Select Proceedings of iNaCoMM 2021 (Book) Springer 2022
9) Reliability and Risk Assessment in Engineering Proceedings of INCRS 2018 (Book) Springer Nature Singapore 2020
10) Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications (Book) Nova Science Publishers, New York 2018
11) Advanced Materials: Proceedings of the International Conference on “Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications”, PHENMA 2017 (Book) Springer, Cham 2018
12) Reliability Analysis of Composite Components Under Low-Velocity Impact (Book Chapter) Springer Nature Singapore 2020
13) A Novel Design for Piezoelectric Based Harvester for Rotating Objects (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2019
14) Study of Archimedes Wave Swing Harvester for Indian Ocean (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2019
15) Estimation of Load Carrying Capacity for Pin- Mounted Hydraulic Cylinders (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2019
16) The Effect of Operating Frequency and Needle Diameter on Performance of Piezoelectric Micropump (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2018
17) Comparative Study of Cantilever Carbon Nanotube with Carbon Nanotube System (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2018
18) Comparison Between Applied Theory and Final Element Method for Energy Harvesting Non- homogeneous Piezoelements Modeling (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2017
19) Study of the Output Characteristics of Ferroelectric Ceramic Beam Made from Non-polarized Ceramics PZT-19: Experiment and Modeling (Book Chapter) Springer, Cham 2017

Publications

  • 1) Sharma, S., Gupta, V.K., Rahman, M., and Saleh T., Chatter detection in the turning process using acoustic wavelet scattergrams and transfer learning, Measurement, (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120396
    2) Kushwaha, N., Mishra, N., Lalawat, R. S., Padhy, P. K., & Gupta, V. K.. Automated posture adjustment system for immobilized patients using EEG signals. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, (2025) 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2025.2523322
    3) Anil Ansoliya and Vijay Kumar Gupta, Nozzle Clogging Detection in FFF 3D Printing Using Machine Learning Approach: A Comparative Investigation, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, (2025), DOI: 10.1007/s12541-025-01284-9
    4) Sharma, S., Gupta, V.K., Rahman, M., and Saleh T., Real-time chatter detection during turning operation using wavelet scattering network, Int J Adv Manuf Technol, 133 (7- 8):1-15, (2024), DOI: 10.1007/s00170-024-14006-8
    5) Pathak R.K., Patel S., Gupta V.K., and Bandaru A.K., A Computational Analysis of the High-velocity Impact Performance of Lightweight 3D Hybrid Composite Armors, Applied Composite Materials, 30, 727-751 (2023), DOI: 10.1007/s10443-023-10112-0
    6) Narolia T., and Gupta V.K., Design and Experimental Analysis of Low Wind Speed Rotary Piezoelectric Energy Harvester, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 19(4), 793-804 (2023), DOI: 10.1007/s10999-023-09663-8
    7) Tiwari A., Gupta V.K., Haldkar R.K., and Parinov I.A., Customized Implant for Temporomandibular Joint: New Technique to Design and Stress Analysis to Balance the Loading at Both Ends, Micromachines, 14(8), 1646 (2023), DOI: 10.3390/mi14081646
    8) Sahu K.K. and Gupta V.K., Effect of wear rings on buckling load capacity of Two-Stage hydraulic cylinder, Structures, 50, 1965-1979 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.02.114
    9) Pathak R.K., Patel S., and Gupta V.K., A novel design of hybrid ceramic composite plate under ballistic impact, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 30(24), 5015- 5033 (2022), DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2022.2111623
    10) Pathak R.K., Patel S., and Gupta V.K., Efficient design of Kevlar/basalt hybrid composite laminates under ballistic impact Efficient design of Kevlar/basalt hybrid composite laminates under ballistic impact, Advanced Composite Materials, 32(1), 48-69 (2022), DOI: 10.1080/09243046.2022.2076022
    11) Sharma M., Gupta V.K., and Tandon P., Numerical analysis of the effects of ultrasonic vibrations and elevated temperature in incremental sheet forming, Proc IMechE Part C: J Mechanical Engineering Science, 236(15), 8497-8507 (2022), DOI: 10.1177/09544062221085907
    12) Tiwari A., Gupta V.K., Haldkar R.K., and Parinov I.A., Biomechanical Analysis of Patient?Specific Temporomandibular Joint Implant and Comparison with Natural Intact Jaw Bone Using Finite Element Method, Applied Sciences, 12(6), 3003 (2022), DOI: 10.3390/app12063003
    13) Ahirwar H., Sahu A., Gupta V.K., Kumar P., and Nanda H.S., Design and finite element analysis of femoral stem prosthesis using functional graded materials, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 25(11), 1262-1275 (2021), DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.2006648
    14) Haldkar R.K., Gupta V.K., Sheorey T., and Parinov I.A., Design, Modeling, and Analysis of Piezoelectric-Actuated Device for Blood Sampling, Applied Sciences, 11(18), 8449 (2021)
    15) Ahirwar H, Gupta V.K., and Nanda H.S., Finite element analysis of fixed bone plates over fractured femur model, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 24(15), 1742-1751 (2021)
    16) 14) Narolia T., Gupta V.K., and Parinov I. A., Design and analysis of a shear mode piezoelectric energy harvester for rotational motion system, Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 44107, 2050008-1 to 7 (2020)
    17) 15) Narolia T., Gupta V.K., and Parinov I. A., Design and Experimental Study of Rotary-type Energy Harvester, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 31(13), 1594- 1603 (2020)
    18) 16) Agrawal S., Gupta V.K., and Kankar P.K., Study of horn shape double single walled carbon nanotube system via modified couple stress theory, Materials Physics and Mechanics, 37, 01 to 06 (2018)
    19) 17) Khalatkar A.M., and Gupta V.K., Piezoelectric energy harvester for low engine vibrations, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 9, 24701 (2017)
    20) Vakharia V., Gupta V.K., and Kankar P.K., Efficient fault diagnosis of ball bearing using ReliefF and Random Forest classifier, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 39, 2969 (2017)
    21) Haldkar R.K., Sheorey T., and Gupta V.K., Modeling and flow analysis of piezoelectric based micropump with various shapes of microneedle, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 31, 2933 (2017)
    22) Vakharia V., Gupta V.K., and Kankar P.K., A comparison of feature ranking techniques for fault diagnosis of ball bearing, Soft Computing, 20, 1601-1619 (2016)
    23) Vakharia V., Gupta V.K., and Kankar P.K., A multiscale permutation entropy based approach to select wavelet for fault diagnosis of ball bearings, Journal of Vibration and Control, 21, 3123-3131 (2015)
    24) Tiwari R., Gupta V.K., Kankar P.K., Bearing fault diagnosis based on multi-scale permutation entropy and adaptive neuro fuzzy classifier, Journal of Vibration and Control, 21, 461-467 (2015)
    25) Vakharia V., Gupta V.K., and Kankar P.K., Ball bearing fault diagnosis using supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, 20, 244-250 (2015)
    26) Upadhyay R., Kankar P.K., Padhy P.K., and Gupta V.K., Feature extraction and classification of imagined motor movement electroencephalogram signals, International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 13, 133-146 (2013)
    27) Gupta V.K., Seshu P., Issac K.K., and Shevgaonkar R.K., Optimal steering of a paraboloid antenna using piezoelectric actuators, Smart materials and structures, 16(1), 67 (2006)
    28) Gupta V.K., Seshu P., Issac K.K., and Shevgaonkar R.K., Beam steering and shaping of smart cylindrical antenna, AIAA Journal, 43, 165-173 (2005)
    29) Gupta V.K., Seshu P., and Issac K.K., Finite element and experimental investigation of piezoelectric actuated smart shells, AIAA Journal, 42, 2112-2123 (2004)

Conference / Workshop (Organised/Attended)

Students (M. Tech/M.Des./ Ph. D.)

M. Tech./M.Des.

Roll no Name Status Year Specialization Co-guide

Ph. D.

Roll no Name Status Year Specialization Co-guide
Abhay M Khalatkar Completed 2018 Harvesting Energy from Engine Vibrations Using Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam
Anubhav Tiwari Completed 2024 Design and Analysis of Patient-specific Temporomandibular Joint Implant
Kirtan Kumar Sahu Completed 2025 Buckling Load Analysis of Perfect and Imperfect Multistage Hydraulic Cylinder using Bending Stiffness Model
Rakesh Kumar Haladkar Completed 2019 Design, Simulation and analysis of piezoeactuated micro pump for blood sampling Prof. Tanuja Sheorey
Tejakaran Narolia Completed 2021 Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Piezolectric Rotary Energy Harvester
Vinay Vakharia Completed 2017 Detection and Dynamic Analysis of Common Bearing Faults Using Vibration Signals and Machine Learning Techniques Dr. Pavan Kumar Kanker

Contact me

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    Vijay Kumar Gupta

     vkgupta@iiitdmj.ac.in

     

     

     www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-kumar-gupta-50ab57a

     vkgupta@iiitdmj.ac.in

     

      91-761-2794413

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