Dr. Vimal K.E.K

 

  Designation: Assistant Professor  

Resarch Interests

Circular Economy, Digitalization of Manufacturing suppl chain, Sustainability,  6 Sigma, 

Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
Assistant Professor National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 19-10-2022 Till date
Assistant Professor National Institute of Technology, Patna 16-08-2018 18-10-2022
Assistant Professor Other private institutions in Tamil Nadu 2 Years  

Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School):

Examination Board / University Year Division/ Grade Subjects
Ph.D NIT Tiruchirappalli 2016   Sustainable Enginering 
M.Tech NIT Tiruchirappalli 2012 First Industrial Engineering
B.E PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 2010 First Production Engineering

Awards, Associateships etc.

Year of Award Name of the Award Awarding Organization
2012 Rank Holder NIT Tiruchirappalli
2012 Best paper award Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Fellowships

Year of Award Name of the Fellowship Awarding Organization From (Month/Year) To (Month/Year)
2010 Assistantship Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India July, 2010 July 2012
2012 Research Fellowship Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India September 2012 June 2015

Details of Academic Work

Curriculam Development

  • Proposed Sustainability in Manufacturing for M.Tech (Production Engineering), NIT Patna

Courses Taught

  • Data Analytics
  • Industry 4.0
  • Industry 4.0 and Cloud Manufacturing
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Graphics
  • Supply chain management
  • Project Management
  • Operations Research
  • Total Quality Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Sustainability in Manufacturing

Admistrative Roles and Responsibilites 

Institute

1.Member, NIRF task force (2022 -  till date)

2.Hostel Warden, Aquamarine A & B Hostels (2025 – till date)

3.Member, Program Committee, 19th, 20th and 21st Convocations

4.Member, Institute level anti ragging squad (2023-2024)

5.Member, NEET Execution Committee (2025)

Department

1. Member, Workload and Timetable committee (2022-2025)

2. Member, NBA sub committee (2022)

3. Department MIS coordinator (2025 - 2027)

4. Member, FIST Proposal submission committee (2025-2026)

5. Member, Strategize and initialize new B.Tech program (2025 - 2026)

6. Convenor, BOS for M.Tech Industrial Engineering (2025)

7. Member, Project Evaluation committee of M.Tech in IEM (2024-2025

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized (as Chairman/ Organizing Secretary/ Convenor / Co-Convenor)

Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Date (s) Sponsor Venue
International conference on Automobile, Mechanical and Marine Engineering International Organizing Secretary Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai
National workshop on Renewable Energy and its applications National Organizing Secretary TEQIP III, NIT, Patna NIT Patna
Industry 4.0 Technologies: Application in Manufacturing Supply Chain” National Coordinator Electronics & ICT Academy NIT Patna
Application of Digital Technologies in Manufacturing Environment National Coordinator Electronics & ICT Academy NIT Tricuchirappalli

Invited Talks delivered

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Membership of Learned Societies

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) Organization Membership No. with date
Member Indian Welding Society L01705
Member Institute of Engineering (India) M1692946

Academic Foreign Visits

Country Duration of Visit Programme
United Kingdom 1 Week GCRF Networking Grant application Preparation work

Publications

(A) Refereed Research Journals:

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(B) Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings

  1. K.E.K.Vimal and S.Vinodh, (2011), “Lean Function Selection using Multi-Criteria Decision Making Method”, 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011) conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, S.V.National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat, during June23-6-8, 2011. The papers were given in the form of a booklet. This paper appeared in pages 606-610 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Vimal K E K.
  2. K. E.K.Vimal and S.Vinodh (2011),“Lean concept selection using Multi-Criterion Decision Making approach”, International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing: Issues, Trends, and Practices (ICSM 2011) held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani during November 10-12, 2011. The proceedings were given in the form of a booklet. This paper appeared in pages 231-234 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Vimal K E K.
  3. Kandasamy Jayakrishna, S.Vinodh and K.E.K.Vimal (2011),“Sustainable concept selection using ANP”, 2011 International Conference on Advances in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management (ASCOMM 2011) held at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur during December 16-18, 2011. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 231-234 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Mr. Kandasamy Jayakrishna.
  4. Vinodh, R.Jeya Girubha and Vimal K.E.K. (2011) “Sustainable Concept selection using PROMETHEE”, International Conference on Advances in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management (ASCOMM 2011) held at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur during December 16-18, 2011. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 201-206 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Vimal KEK.
  5. Vinodh, Vimal K.E.K. and S Aravind Raj (2011) “Leaness assessment using Fuzzy Logic”. International Conference on Advances in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management (ASCOMM 2011) held at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur during December 16-18, 2011. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 221-225 of this booklet. This paper was presented by S Aravind Raj.
  6. Jaya Krishna S, Vinodh S, Vimal, K E K(2011),“Application of cluster analysis for the conduct of eco-friendly studies”, 26th Indian Engineering Congress, 15-18 December 2011 – Bangalore, India The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 183 of this booklet. This paper was presented by S. Vinodh
  7. Aravind S, Vinodh S and Vimal K E K (2012)“ Agility Evaluation using Neuro Fuzzy approach, COSMAR 2012, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The proceedings were given in the form of a booklet. This paper appeared in page 55 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Aravind Raj S
  8. Vimal K E K, Vinodh S and Aravind S (2012)“A mathematical model to evaluate the workforce role in agile environment”, International conference on Agile manufacturing, 2012,Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University. The proceedings were given in the form of a booklet. This paper appeared in pages 231-234 of this booklet. This paper was presented by Vimal KEK.
  9. Jeya Girubha R, Devadasan SR, Vinodh S and Vimal KEK (2014), “Literature review on application of MCDM methods in material selection”Second International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications (ICAIEA) organized by Anna University, Chennai, India January 06-08, 2014. The proceedings were given in the form of CD. This paper appeared in pages 143 of this booklet, This paper was presented by Vimal K E K
  10. Vimal K E K and Vinodh S (2014) “Scoring approach for evaluation of process sustainability characteristics” Second International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications (ICAIEA)organized by Anna University, Chennai, India January 06-08, 2014. The proceeding is given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 159 of this booklet, This paper was presented by Vimal KEK
  11. Adarsh Singh, Vinodh S, Vimal K E K (2014), “Application of remanufacturing
    principles to an automotive engine valve component” 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference AIMTDR 2014, organized by IIT Guwhathi duringDecember 12-14, 2014. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 143 of this booklet, This paper was presented by S. Vinodh
  12. Vimal K E K, & Vinodh S (2014) “Application of S-LCA methodology
    for assessment of automobile organization” 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference AIMTDR 2014, organized by IIT Guwhathi duringDecember 12-14, 2014. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 100 of this booklet, This paper was presented by Vimal K E K.
  13. Manjunatheswara S, Vinodh and Vimal K E K (2014) “Application of Grey based decision
    making approach for lean tool selection” 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference AIMTDR 2014, organized by IIT Guwhathi duringDecember 12-14, 2014. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 186 of this booklet, This paper was presented by Manjunatheswara S.
  14. Vimal K E K and Vinodh S (2015) “Modeling the manufacturing process considering environmental impacts”. International Conferene on Advances in Production and Industrial Engineering INCAPIE 2015, Organized by NIT Trichy during Febraury 20-21, 2015. The proceedings were given in the form of a CD. This paper appeared in pages 17 of this booklet, This paper was presented by Vimal K E K.
  15. Vimal K E K, P Sasikumar, I Adhavan, L Logesh and Hari Krishnan (2016) “Application of lean principles in a job shop organization – A case study”. International conference on Materials, Design amd Manufacturing process organized by Anna University Chennai during Febraury 17-19, 2016. The proceeding were given in the form of CD. This paper appeared in page 516 -519 of this booklet, This paper was presented by I Adhavan.

(C) Books & Monographs

Author(s) Title of Book/Monograph Name of Publishers Year of Publication ISSN/ISBN Number
K. Jayakrishna, K.E.K. Vimal, S. Aravind Raj, K.M.A.K. Kulatunga, Mohamed Thariq Hammed Sultan, and J. Paulo Davim Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry 4.0: An Augmented Approach CRC Press, USA November 2020  
KaliyanMathiyazhagan, K.E.K.Vimal, HarishKumar, AnbanandamRamesh, VernikaAgarwal Lean and Green Manufacturing Springer Publisher November 2021  
K.E.K.Vimal, Sonu Rajak et al.

Industry 4.0 Technologies: Sustainable Manufacturing Supply Chains Volume 1—Theory, Challenges, and Opportunity

 Springer Publisher 2022  
         

(d) UG / PG students guidance 

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(e) Ph.D students Guided

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Contact Details 

Dr.Vimal K E K

Assistant Professor

Department of Production Engineering

Warden - Aquamarine Hostels

Email - vimal@nitt.edu, vimalkek.engr@gmail.com