Scholar
Asokan Thondiyath
Google Scholar ID: sLVkoTgAAAAJ
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Citations & Impact
Citations
906
H-index
16
i10-index
32
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- 1. Published over 180 papers in international journals and conferences
- 2. Filed 26 patents in India, USA, and Singapore
- 3. Supervised 15 Ph.D. and 14 MS students, currently supervising 4 Ph.D. and 5 MS students
- 4. Actively involved in many sponsored research projects with an approximate budget of Rs. 1700 lakhs, funded by DRDO, ISRO, DST, etc.
- 5. Received the Best Teacher Award 2023
- 6. Received the CSR Change Maker Award 2023
- 7. Student Sidhant Panigrahi and co-authors won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE INDISCON conference
Research Experience
- 1. 2000-2006: Researcher at the Robotics Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, working on mechatronic systems and robotics
- 2. 2006-Present: Faculty at IIT Madras, progressing from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and then to Professor
Education
- 1. B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Calicut University
- 2. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2000, specializing in electro hydraulic controls for robotic applications
Background
- Currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering Design at IIT Madras, with research interests in Robotics, Product design, and Engineering System design.
Miscellany
- Former National Secretary of The Robotics Society (India) from 2017 to 2023, Stanford-India Biodesign Fellow, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in medical device development at Stanford University