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PROF. (DR.) RAHUL ABHAY WAIKAR

Designation:

Professor

Department:

Mechanical Engineering

Email :

rahul.waikar@vit.edu

Phone :

8805442500

 



Personal

Educational Qualification :

University Degree Year
University of Alabama Phd 2010
The University of Alabama ME 2007
Savitribai Phule Pune University BE 2004


Date of Joining : 10/12/2010


Total Experience : 15 year:6 month

Experience :

Sr. No Organisation Designation From Date To Date Years of Experience
1 Garware Wall Ropes Apprenticeship 01-Aug-2004 31-Jul-2005 1
2 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Professor 11-Dec-2010 22-Apr-2022 14

Professional Contribution :

  1. Dean International Relations

  2. 1. Department Appraisal compliance 2. Research proposal submissions 3. Industry sponsored projects

  3. NAAC incharge for all Lab exibition

  4. 1. Department Appraisal compliance

  5. 2. TY –EDI Coordination

  6. 3. Research proposal submissions and research grant coordination

  7. UHV Faculty Counselling

  8. Syllabus Design

  9. CAP Admission


Invited Talks :

Sr. No Name Description Type Role From Date To Date
1 ANSYS MECH.,CFD & EV FDP organizing member 23-May-2025 29-May-2025
2 Innovative Teaching and Learning Pedagogy FDP Participated 19-May-2025 24-May-2025
3 NEXT GEN AI SKILLS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR EDUCATORS NEXT GEN AI SKILLS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR EDUCATORS FDP Participated 24-Mar-2025 28-Mar-2025
4 Cyber security and Data Privacy in Operational Technology Cyber security and Data Privacy in Operational Technology FDP Participated 17-Mar-2025 21-Mar-2025
5 FY induction Program Other organizing member 01-Sep-2024 30-Nov-2024
6 Robotics (Applied Electromechanics) training FDP Participated 21-Aug-2024 05-Sep-2024
7 3D Experience 3D Experience FDP Participated 29-Jul-2024 02-Aug-2024
8 Advances in material technology for next generation manufacturing Advances in material technology for next generation manufacturing FDP Participated 01-Feb-2024 05-Feb-2024
9 Faculty Development Program (FDP) on AutoDesk Fusion 360 Faculty Development Program (FDP) on AutoDesk Fusion 360 FDP Participated 29-Jan-2024 02-Feb-2024
10 Emerging Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic-computing: Towards Industry 5.0 Emerging Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic-computing: Towards Industry 5.0 FDP Participated 15-Jan-2024 20-Jan-2024

International Journal:

  1. A Tribological Study of Antimony-Impregnated Graphite for Steam Mechanical Seals ,SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engg,124
  2. Arduino and Python Face Recognition Based Accident Prevention System ,INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN TECHNOLOGY,124
  3. Decentralized Voting Application Using Blockchain ,International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology,124
  4. Brain Tumor Detection System ,International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods,124
  5. Comprehensive Towing Services Online ,International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology,124
  6. Smart Book Recommendation System ,International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods,124
  7. Design and Development of Sensor Based Glove for Speech Impaired People ,International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology,124

International Conference:

  1. Desgin and Development of a Time- Dependent Load Wear Testing Machine With Enclosure for Steam Environment” ,International Conference on Research in Science, Engineering and Technology,123
  2. A Comprehensive Study of Loading snd Motion Characteristics of a Mechanical Sealing System as a Precursor to a Tribological Analysis ,International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Civil, and Construction Engineering,123
  3. Student Career Guidance using Generative AI ,2024 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation-Based Sensor Applications,124
  4. Enhanced Power Quality in Photovoltaic-Fed Dynamic Voltage Restorer Using an Adaptive Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm for Multilevel Inverter Control ,E3S Web of Conferences,124


  1. Award From RWTH AACHEN Germany for the Coordination activity with them

Research Grant / Funded Projects :

  1. Designs of alloys for powder base Additive Manufacturing Processes
  2. Design and Development of all Composites Mould/Tooling for the Realisation of CFRP Components with high Surface Accuracy for the Space Application
  3. Failure Modes & Strength characterization of Composite Sandwich constructions for Space Application
  4. Development of Nano material based components for Space Applications
  5. LASER Ultrasonics for Titanium Alloy Electron Beam (EB) Weld Evaluation (LPSC)
  6. Design and Development of Groundnut Shelling and Seperation Machine
  7. High temperature rotary face seals
  8. Productivity improvement at Ashok Leyland
  9. Process improvement and cost reduction in Axle manufacturing
  10. Modeling Simulation and Analysis of Multi Wheeled Military Vehicles
  11. Design Simulation and Analysis of PSF8 alpha machine Mechanism

Patents :

  1. AN AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM
  2. A VEHICLE ACCIDENT ALERTING AND DETECTING SYSTEM.
  3. AN AUTOMATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  4. AN AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTM
  5. A DECENTRALIZED VOTING SYSTEM USING BLOCKCHAIN
  6. A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TOWING SERVICES ONLINE
  7. A BRAIN TUMOR DETECTION SYSTEM



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