Industry Partner
Kolkata
8-10 January
Pre-conference Lecture (7 January 2026)
Sanjoy Paul
Rice University, United States of America
Currently the Executive Director of Rice Nexus, the university’s premier innovation factory offering state-of-the-art facilities, guidance and mentoring for prototyping, testing, and launching new ventures by Rice faculty and students. Dr. Paul previously worked at Accenture LLC., as a Managing Director, Technology, heading Systems and Platforms R&D at Accenture Technology. Specifically, he studies ways in which AI/ML, IoT and XR techniques can be brought together to build scalable and deployable intelligent systems to transform industries like Space, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing and Technology. Please visit https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/sanjoy-paul for details.
Plenary Speakers
Dinesh Kumar Singh
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
​Distinguished Scientist and Director at Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), Mr. Singh held various important responsibilities with ISRO that includes Group Director, Radio Frequency Systems Group, Deputy Director, Human Space Flight & Advanced Technology Area and Associate Director at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. His expertise is in the domain of Circuits & Systems Design and Development for Satellite Communications & Navigation, Payload Systems design. Please visit https://www.hsfc.gov.in/DirectorHSFC for details.
Pradip Dutta
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Professor in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research and Associate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Dr. Dutta’s research group focuses on thermal energy storage, advanced cooling technologies, and on technologies related to phase change and adsorption. Please visit https://mecheng.iisc.ac.in/people/pradip/ for details
Cameron D Tropea
TU Darmstadt, Germany
Retired as a leading figure at the TU Darmstadt, Germany, Prof. Tropea presently holds the Henry Ford Visiting Professorship Chair at IIT Madras and a VAJRA Faculty position at IISc Bangalore. Renowned for his contributions to experimental fluid mechanics, particularly in the areas of optical measurement techniques, multiphase flows, and droplet dynamics he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Experiments in Fluids. His pioneering work has significantly advanced both the fundamental understanding and practical applications of fluid dynamics. Please visit https://www.sla.tu-darmstadt.de/sla/mitarbeiterliste_sla/mitarbeiter_sla_details_5974.en.jsp for details.
Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung
Cornell University
​Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering and Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Jung’s research interest is to investigate various physics and biology problems emerging from the interaction of biological systems with surrounding environments. He has trained students with diverse backgrounds to acquire knowledge and skills integrate and perform multidisciplinary research rather than learning skills in narrow fields of interest. Please visit https://cals.cornell.edu/people/sunghwan-sunny-jung for details.
Sushanta Mitra
University of Waterloo, Canada
A full Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, Dr. Mitra serves as the Executive Director of Canada’s largest nanotechnology institute – the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN). He has an entrepreneurial mind, being the Founder & CEO of a Canadian startup, Aquabits Inc. (on quantum computing) and a Dutch startup, SLE Enterprises B.V. (on ultra-fast encapsulation technology), supported by Waterloo. Please visit https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-nanotechnology/profiles/sushanta-mitra for details.
Keynote Speakers
C. Balaji
Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, India
Currently the T.T. Narendran Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Dr. Balaji’s fields of specialization are Experimental and numerical heat transfer, Radiative heat transfer in engineering and atmospheric science, Optimization in heat transfer, Inverse heat transfer, Electronic cooling, Satellite Meteorology, Numerical weather prediction and Radiance assimilation, climate change and Weather model calibration.
Please visit https://home.iitm.ac.in/balaji/ for details.
Lecture Domain: Mechanical Engineering Education
Debajyoti Bhaduri
University of Cardiff,
United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer in High-Value Manufacturing within the School of Engineering of Cardiff University, Dr. Bhaduri’s research interest broadly
centres on the advanced machining / grinding, laser-based micro-manufacturing and metal additive manufacturing (AM), hybrid manufacturing technologies, such as ultrasonic assisted machining / grinding, surface engineering via physical vapour deposition (PVD) coating, laser texturing, and laser polishing. Please visit https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/bhadurid for details.
Lecture Title: From Waste to Worth - Circular Hybrid Manufacturing of Sustainable Additive Manufacturing Parts from Production Scrap
Jonathon Boreyko
College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
An Associate Professor and a John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Boreyko is the principal investigator for the Nature-Inspired Fluids & Interfaces Lab. His research focuses on interfacial fluid mechanics, phase-change heat transfer (like boiling, condensation, and frost), and biomimetic engineering for applications such as water and energy harvesting and thermal management. Please visit https://me.vt.edu/people/faculty/boreyko-jonathan.html for details.
Lecture Domain:
Manish K Tiwari
University College London, United Kingdom
Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University College London, Dr Tiwari’s research
focuses on physics of small scale transport phenomena with an emphasis on developing energy efficient technologies. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/nanoengineered-systems/manish-k-tiwari for details.
Lecture Domain:
Prasanna Majumdar
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Presently Scientific Officer/H, and Head, Core Safety Studies Section, Reactor Safety Division, BARC, Sri
Majumdar has vast research experience in the areas of Thermal-hydraulic Safety Analysis and Severe Accident Studies of current generation nuclear power plants, Experimental studies on severe accident phenomena for Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors. Currently he is working on the development of the computational tool ‘PRABHAVINI’, aimed at thermal-hydraulic design, safety analysis and radiological impact assessment.
Lecture Title: PRABHAVINI: A computation tool for Nuclear Power Plant thermal-hydraulic Design and Safety Assessment
Soumitra Tarafder
CSIR - National Metallurgical Laboratory (Retired)
Retired as Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, INDIA, Dr. Tarafder has a
vast experience and research contributions in the areas of Fracture Mechanics, Structural Integrity Assessment and Fatigue and Fracture.
Lecture Domain: Material Science and Engineering
Subir Kumar Saha
Indian Institute of Technology,
Delhi, India
At present IHFC Chair Professor and Project Director, IHFC Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Prof.
Saha’s research areas are Robotics, Multibody System Dynamics, Automotive Systems, Mechatronics. His two special interests are: 1) Connecting Engineering Minds with the Society and 2) Making engineering education industry-relevant. Please visit https://sksaha.com for details.
Lecture Domain:
Subodha Kumar Nayak
Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE), DRDO
Eminent scientist Subodha Kumar Nayak is the Director of Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) in Chandipur, Odisha. Shri Nayak has decades of experience as a scientist in the manufacturing and development of warhead systems. Please visit https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs-establishment/director/proof-experimental-establishment-pxe for details.
Lecture Domain:
Surya Kanta Pal
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department and Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT, Kharagpur, Dr. Pal's
​research domain includes AI & ML in Manufacturing, Brain Computer Interface (BCI) in Manufacturing, and Experimental & Numerical Analyses of Manufacturing Processes.
Please visit https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/ME/faculty/me-skpal for details.
Lecture Domain: Machine Learning and Data Science
Vagesh D Narasimhamurthy
Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, India
Professor of Fluid Mechanics Group at the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, Dr. Narasimhamurthy’s
research areas include Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), direct numerical simulation (DNS), turbulence modeling (URANS, LES/DES), Lagrangian particle tracking, high-performance computing (HPC), bluff-body flows, multi-phase flows, premixed combustion, fire & explosion safety, Immersed boundary method and porosity/distributed resistance (PDR) modeling. Please visit https://home.iitm.ac.in/vagesh/index.html for details.
Lecture Domain: Thermofluids
Surya Kanta Pal
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department and Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT, Kharagpur, Dr. Pal's
​research domain includes AI & ML in Manufacturing, Brain Computer Interface (BCI) in Manufacturing, and Experimental & Numerical Analyses of Manufacturing Processes.
Please visit https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/ME/faculty/me-skpal for details.
Lecture Domain: Machine Learning and Data Science
Vagesh D Narasimhamurthy
Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, India
Professor of Fluid Mechanics Group at the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, Dr. Narasimhamurthy’s
research areas include Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), direct numerical simulation (DNS), turbulence modeling (URANS, LES/DES), Lagrangian particle tracking, high-performance computing (HPC), bluff-body flows, multi-phase flows, premixed combustion, fire & explosion safety, Immersed boundary method and porosity/distributed resistance (PDR) modeling. Please visit https://home.iitm.ac.in/vagesh/index.html for details.
Lecture Domain: Thermofluids
Memorial Lectures
Pritam Chakraborty
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur, India
Dr. Pritam Chakraborty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur. His research focuses on Solid
Mechanics, specifically multi-scale modeling, crystal plasticity, fracture, fatigue, and creep in materials. He earned his M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Please visit https://www.iitk.ac.in/new/pritam-chakraborty for details.
Lecture Domain:
Kallol Banerjee
Rebel Foods
An engineer from Jadavpur University with an MBA from IIM Lucknow, Mr Banerjee has played a vital, hands-on role in scaling the company's unique
cloud kitchen model, which has grown to become one of the world's largest internet restaurant chains. His significant strategic expertise lies in driving the core Food Technology and automation initiatives at Rebel Foods, including Finance, Admin, Supply chain, operations and the development and use of the Rebel OS. Please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/kallol-banerjee-7808084/?originalSubdomain=in for details.
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