Plenary Session 1

Prof. Gondi Kondaiah Ananthasuresh

Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.

Webpage: https://mecheng.iisc.ac.in/people/g-k-ananthasuresh/

Date: 22nd December 2022, Time slot: 11:05 AM to 11:45 AM.

Topic: Positive Outcomes with Negative Stiffness in Mechanisms

Plenary Session 2

Prof. Raman Singh, FASM, FIEAust

Affiliation: Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Monash University – Clayton Campus (Melbourne), Vic 3800, Australia.

Webpage: https://www.monash.edu/engineering/ramansingh

Date: 22nd December 2022, Time slot: 02:30 PM to 03:15 PM.

Topic: Environment-assisted Cracking: A Challenge in the use of Magnesium Alloys as Biodegradable Implants

Plenary Session 3

Prof. Pankaj Wahi

Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India.

Webpage: https://www.iitk.ac.in/new/pankaj-wahi

Date: 23rd December 2022, Time slot: 09:30 AM to 10:15 AM.

Topic: Compound Mechanisms and their application in Prosthesis and Automotive Suspensions

Plenary Session 4

Prof. Subir Kumar Saha

Affiliation:   IHFC Chair Professor & Project Director, I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi, India.

Webpage: http://sksaha.com/about-me

Date: 23rd December 2022, Time slot: 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM.

Topic: Robotics2Rural: Innovative Teaching and Research Approaches

Plenary Session 5

Dr. M. V. Reddy

Affiliation:  Nouveau Monde Graphite, Montreal, Canada.

Webpage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6979-5345

Date: 23rd December 2022, Time slot: 04:00 PM to 04:45 PM IST (online mode).

Topic: Materials Processing and Characterization for Energy Storage and Sustainability