Other Contributions

Workshops / FDP Organized

S.No. Date Title of Workshop/FDP Organized Sponsored Venue
1 18–22 Dec 2023 Composite Additive Manufacturing DRDO NIT Trichy
2 5–9 Jun 2023 Developments in Additive Manufacturing: Biomedical, Defence, Space, Construction and Aerospace Applications  SERB NIT Trichy
3 18 Jan 2022 Additive Manufacturing  Self Support NIT Trichy
4 19–24 Sept 2016 Measuring Productivity in Higher Education TEQIP & APO NIT Trichy
5 3 Apr 2014 Laser micro-processing for biomedical applications TEQIP  NIT Trichy
6 10–12 Jun 2013 Surface Engineering for Tribological Applications TEQIP NIT Trichy
7 27 May–1 Jun 2013 Production Processes for Defense Application Self support NIT Trichy
8 2 Nov–29 Dec 2012 Materials Awareness Program for DRDL Scientists Self Support NIT Trichy
9 11–12 Dec 2008 Application of Information Technology Tools in Manufacturing TEQIP NIT Trichy
10 30 Jun–12 Jul 2008 Emerging Industrial Applications of Laser AICTE & MHRD NIT Trichy
11 30 Jun–12 Jul 2008 Advances in Material Processing TEQIP NIT Trichy
12 6–7 Mar 2008 Laser Processing of Materials TEQIP NIT Trichy
13 5 Mar 2008 Enterprise Resource Planning TEQIP NIT Trichy
14 22 Feb 2008 Entrepreneurship Skills TEQIP NIT Trichy

Short Term Courses Organized

S. No. Date Programme / Course
1 3–4 Jan 2020 Opportunities for Industry 4.0 Applications in Indian Industries
2 19–24 Dec 2016 Current Challenges in Manufacturing – Leading to Innovation
3 19–24 Sep 2016 Measuring Productivity in Higher Education
4 3 Apr 2014 Laser Micro-Processing for Biomedical Applications
5 10–12 Jun 2013 Surface Engineering for Tribological Applications
6 3–8 Jun 2013 Design and Optimization of Production Management Systems
7 27 May–1 Jun 2013 Production Processes for Defense Applications
8 2 Nov–29 Dec 2012 Materials Awareness Program for DRDL Scientists
9 30 Jun–12 Jul 2008 Emerging Industrial Applications of Laser
10 11–12 Mar 2008 Application of Information Technology Tools in Manufacturing
11 6–7 Mar 2008 Laser Processing of Materials
12 5 Mar 2008 Enterprise Resource Planning
13 22 Feb 2008 Entrepreneurship Skills for Engineers

International Conferences Organized

S.No. Date Role Conference
1 18–20 Jan 2018 Chairman International Conference on Contemporary Design and Analysis of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Systems (CDAMIES 2018)
2 20–21 Feb 2015 Organizing Secretary International Conference on Advances in Production and Industrial Engineering (INCAPIE 2015)

Conference Chair / Technical Committee / Member

S.No. Date Role Conference / Event Institution / Venue
1 09 Dec 2023 Session Chaired Additive Manufacturing – AIMTDR 2023 IIT Varanasi (BHU)
2 20 May 2020 Session Chaired Project Proposal Writing and Funding Opportunities CK College of Engineering and Technology, Cuddalore
3 07 Jul 2019 Session Chaired MMM 2019 – International Conference NIT Trichy
4 13 Apr 2015 Session Chaired ICAEST 2015 – International Conference Madurai Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sivagangai
5 11 Apr 2015 Session Chaired AMMA 2015 – International Conference NIT Tiruchirappalli
6 10 Apr 2015 Session Chaired ICACCT’15 – International Conference Anna University BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli
7 22 Oct 2010 Session Chaired Asia Pacific Interfinish 2010 Singapore
8 24 Sep 2008 Session Chaired Processes and Applications – SMT 22 Trollhättan, Sweden
9 07 Feb 2008 Session Chair OXCEM 2008 – National Level Technical Symposium Oxford Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli
10 05 Mar 2010 Conference Chair FLAME’10 – National Conference BNEC, Aundipatti
11 13 Mar 2009 Advisory Committee Member RAMMP-2010 – National Conference Mookambigai College of Engineering, Kalamavur

Continuing Education

S.No. Date Programme / Course Venue
1 26–27 Feb 2018 3D Printing – A Disruptive Technology of the Era IIT Bombay, Mumbai
2 05–07 Feb 2015 Advanced Manufacturing, 3D Printing & 3D Scanning Chennai
3 03–04 Feb 2012 Supercritical Technology for Power Sector Hyderabad
4 24–25 Mar 2010 Surface Engineering for Industrial Applications Chennai
5 18 Feb 2010 Welding Power Sources Evaluation and Process Control WRI
6 10–12 Dec 2009 Non-Destructive Evaluation NIT Trichy
7 07 Sep 2009 Intellectual Property Innovation Management in Knowledge Era NIT Trichy
8 13–24 Jul 2009 Composite Materials: Processing Challenges and Opportunities NIT Trichy
9 01–12 Jun 2009 Recent Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies NIT Trichy
10 29 Apr 2009 Patent Information NIT Trichy
11 17–18 Apr 2009 Environmentally Clean Welding Process —
12 29 Dec 2007–10 Jan 2008 Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation of Joining Materials NIT Trichy
13 18–19 Dec 2009 Micromachining —
14 07–11 Apr 2008 Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering —
15 18–23 Mar 2008 Recent Trends in Advanced Manufacturing —

Invited Talks

S.No. Date Title Institution / Venue
77 18 May 2026 Additive Manufacturing for Defence Applications NIT Trichy
76 27 Feb 2026 Training programme for Engineers of Rane Industries PSGCT, Coimbatore
75 21 Aug 2025 Laser Processing for Aerospace Industry MEC Namakkal
74 26 Feb 2025 Metal Additive Manufacturing – An Overview NIT Trichy
73 30 Jan 2025 Applications of Additive Manufacturing in space and defense Technologies MIT Campus, Chennai
72 19 Jul 2024 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing IIIT, Trichy
71 29 Apr 2024 Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Its Impact on Current Scenario DS University, Trichy
70 22 Dec 2023 Research Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing NIT Trichy
69 09 Dec 2023 Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Industries IIT Varanasi
68 05 Dec 2023 Advances in Additive Manufacturing GCE, Sengipatti
67 24 Mar 2023 3D Printing of smart materials IIIT, Trichy
66 25 Jul 2022 Overview of 3D Printing Materials IIIT, Trichy
65 05 Mar 2022 Research Scope in Laser Materials Processing NIT Trichy
64 17 May 2019 Role of Siemens in Promoting Industry-acdemia collaboration NEC, Thoothukudi
63 21–25 Feb 2022 Flexible 3D Printing Operation & Prototype Development NIT Arunachal Pradesh (Online)
62 06 Feb 2019 Business Vision 2020: E-Mobility in India MAMCET, Trichy
61 06 Feb–10 Dec 2021 3D Scanning and 3D Slicing University College of Engineering, Nagercoil
60 20–24 Sep 2021 Additive Manufacturing – An Overview S.A. Engineering College, Chennai
59 17 Oct 2020 Industry 4.0 Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gujarat
58 09 Oct 2020 Advances in Laser Materials Processing NIT Surat
57 10 Sep 2020 Application of Lasers in Materials Processing Annamalai University, Chidambaram
56 13 Aug 2020 Lasers in Manufacturing NDRF Online Internship Program, Bangalore
55 31 Jul 2020 Writing Research Proposals and Experience in Handling the Grant NAFEMS India, Bangalore
54 27 Jul 2020 Tribology of Laser Surface Engineered Materials Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai
53 25 Jul 2020 Introduction to Industry 4.0 Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai
52 03 Jan 2020 Opportunities for Industry 4.0 Applications in Indian Industries Siemens CoE-NITT & Institution of Engineers (India), NIT Trichy
51 05 Dec 2019 Research Scope in Laser Materials Processing CIT, Coimbatore
50 31 Aug 2019 Siemens CoE in Manufacturing and Its Facility JP College of Engineering, Tenkasi
49 29 Apr 2019 Laser Welding Techniques IIITDM Kancheepuram
48 26 Feb 2019 Unconventional Machining Process Trichy
47 02 Apr 2018 Advances and Challenges in Surface Engineering Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering, Chennai
46 22 Feb 2018 Scope of Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Industry Veltech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University, Chennai
45 07 Sep 2017 3D Printing Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam
44 07 Oct 2017 Writing Proposals for Grants Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
43 02 Sep 2017 Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2017) Kingston Engineering College, Vellore
42 03 May 2017 Exploratory Studies on Laser Surface Patterning for High-Temperature Protective Coatings DRDO, Bangalore
41 17 Mar 2017 Sharing the Success Track of University–Industry Collaboration ED Cell, Anna University, Coimbatore
40 16 Mar 2017 Critical Applications of Laser in Turbine Industry IIT Madras, Chennai
39 04 Mar 2017 Laser-Based Manufacturing Technologies ASM Chapter, VIT, Vellore
38 03 Mar 2017 Advances in Laser Material Processing Kingston Engineering College, Vellore
37 03 Feb 2017 Prevention of Failures During Manufacturing and Production Anna University, MIT, Chennai
36 25 Jul 2016 Advances in Manufacturing Technology Mount Zion College of Engineering and Technology, Pudukottai
35 11 Apr 2016 Laser Surface Engineering – State of Art GCE, Srirangam
34 16 Feb 2016 Coatings for High-Temperature Applications through Laser NLC, Neyveli
33 02 Feb 2016 Laser-Based Manufacturing Processes Hindusthan Engineering College, Coimbatore
32 28 Jan 2016 Small Gas Turbine Engines K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode
31 17 Jul 2015 Advanced Research in Materials for Engineering and Technological Applications Anna University, Trichy
30 15 Jun 2015 Laser-Based Material Processing Techniques for SGT Applications GTRE, DRDO, Bangalore
29 24 Apr 2015 Laser Surface Treatments in Composites Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi
28 13 Apr 2015 Laser Surface Engineering Madurai Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sivagangai
27 27 Mar 2015 Laser Surface Engineering for Industrial Solutions KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
26 11 Feb 2015 Laser Surface Engineering for Tribological Solutions National Engineering College, Kovilpatti
25 07 Feb 2015 Laser Physics to Tailor Surface Chemistry PSGRKC, Coimbatore
24 27 Dec 2014 Laser Surface Engineering Annamalai University, Chidambaram
23 12 Nov 2014 Laser Surface Engineering Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur
22 05 Sep 2014 Laser Materials Processing KSK College of Engineering & Technology, Kumbakonam
21 09 Mar 2013 Nanoscience and Laser Materials Processing Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy
20 28 Jan 2012 Critical Industrial Applications of Laser Annai College of Engineering and Technology, Kumbakonam
19 08 Nov 2011 Composite-Based Surface Engineering for Industrial Tribo Components Jayaram College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli
18 13 Oct 2010 Laser Science and Technology PRIST University, Tiruchirappalli
17 30 Apr 2010 Surface Engineering for Improved Tribological Properties of Industrial Components Kongu Engineering College, Erode
16 22 Apr 2010 Recent Trends in Laser-Based Applications Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar
15 08 Mar 2010 Tribology PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
14 04 Feb 2010 Laser Technology for Modern Industries JJ College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli
13 07 Sep 2009 Modern Manufacturing Applications Based on Laser Mookambigai College of Engineering, Kalmavur
12 14 Jul 2009 Lasers for Composite Materials Processing NIT Tiruchirappalli
11 06 Jul 2009 Laser Micromachining MAM College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli
10 16 Mar 2009 Laser Materials Processing Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli
09 09 Jan 2009 Lasers in Industry Thanthai Roever Institute of Polytechnic College, Perambalur
08 01 Jul 2008 Laser Processing of Materials – An Overview NIT Tiruchirappalli
07 08 Apr 2008 Laser-Based Manufacturing for Competitive Advantage Institution of Engineers, Tiruchirappalli Chapter
06 18 Mar 2008 Lasers in Manufacturing NIT Tiruchirappalli
05 15 Mar 2008 Laser Surface Engineering NIT Tiruchirappalli
04 13 Mar 2008 Role of Lasers in Industry EGS Pillai Engineering College, Nagapattinam
03 06 Mar 2008 Industrial Applications of Laser NIT Tiruchirappalli
02 26 Aug 2009 Lasers for Indian Automobile Industry Oxford Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli
01 09 Jan 2007 Laser Alloying – An Experimental Perspective LAMP 2007, NIT Tiruchirappalli

Membership in Professional Bodies

S. No. Membership No. Membership Type Professional Organization
1 M-136079-5 Life Member The Institution of Engineers (India)
2 000033823609 Regular Member International Society of Automation
3 MEM79803 Life Member Laser Institute of America