PhD Thesis (as Supervisor)

• Development of Lean Six Sigma-Industry 4.0 integrated framework for sustainable manufacturing, Mr Arish Ibrahim, BITS Pilani-Dubai Campus (ongoing)
• Effect of Twin Cold Wire SAW on Thick 316L Stainless Steel Plates, Mr Siva Karthik, BITS Pilani-Dubai Campus (ongoing).
• Residual stresses in additively manufactured aluminium alloys, Mr Jasper Ramon, BITS-RMIT-Melbourne PhD Program (ongoing). In Collaboration with Dr. Vivian and Prof. Ivan Cole from RMIT Melbourne.
• Implementation of Lean Six Sigma in Quality Control Procedures to Improve Performance and Efficiency: A focus on UAE’s Construction Industry, Mr Hasan Shroof, BITS Pilani-Dubai Campus (ongoing)
• Incremental Sheet Metal Forming of Titanium alloy, Dr Gianender Kajal, Manav Rachna University, India (Graduated, May 2024). In Collaboration with Prof. M R Tyagi, Manav Rachna University.

PhD Thesis (as Co-Supervisor)

• Electrochemical behaviour, cytotoxicity and mechanical properties of the novel Magnesium based multicomponent alloys, Dr Priya Sudha K, BITS Pilani-Dubai Campus (Graduated, Oct 2023). PI: Prof. S. Vincent, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus.

M.E. Thesis (as Supervisor)

• Study of residual stress distribution in relation to microstructure during deep cold rolling of Al6061 alloy: An experimental and numerical validation, Mr Rakesh Kumar (Awarded)
• Through thickness residual stress distribution during cold rolling of titanium alloy (commercially pure Ti), Mr Ayush Singla (Awarded)
• Quantification of Residual stresses in relation with microstructural changes during hot rolling of titanium alloys, Mr Rohit Kumar (Awarded)
• Analysis of Residual Stress and Microstructure of Pure Titanium During Single Point Incremental Forming for Biomedical Applications, Mr Rohit Kumar, Young Researcher Award 2020 (Awarded)
• Using Lean Six Sigma to Increase the mill availability, Mr Affanali Asadali Sayyad, (Awarded)
• Reverse engineering, design optimization & analysis for an impeller for an air compressor using product design techniques, Mr Pratheep S.N, (Awarded)
• Reverse engineering, design optimization & analysis for a transportation box for offshore fields using product design techniques, Mr Ankur Dhawan, (Awarded)

M.E. Thesis (as Co-Supervisor)

• Experimental investigation and Finite Element Simulation of strain in the developable surfaces, Mr Hitesh Mittal (Awarded). 
• Experimental investigation and modelling of bead geometry and residual stresses during submerged arc welding of HSLA steel, Mr Rahul Dixit (Awarded). 
• Role of residual stresses in cold and hot rolling of titanium alloys, Ms Maryam, UAE University Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (ongoing). PI: Prof. Adbel Mourad, UAE University, Al-Ain.

MBA Thesis (as Supervisor)

• ERP systems and their effects on organizations, Mr Yash Choudhury (Awarded)

Research Area

Manufacturing, Materials and Metallurgy:

• Material Characterization- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Mechanical Properties
• Mechanical Metallurgy, Microstructure-Property Relation in Metallic Materials, Microstructural Evolution
• Residual stress measurements, X-ray Diffraction, and Crystallographic Texture
• Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Metallic Materials, Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth
• Friction Stir Welding
• Metal Forming, Bulk and Sheet Metal Forming- Cold Rolling, Deep Cold Rolling, Ring Rolling, Pilgering, Stamping, Bending, Deep Drawing etc
• Finite Element Simulation

 Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Management:

• Production and Operations Management, Quality Control, Total Quality Management
• Production, Planning and Control, Project Management, Materials Management, ERP
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma