IIAEM Faculty

Antonio Davis graduated BE in Mechanical Engineering from Gulbarga University and holds the Master of Science degree (by Research) in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras. He got his Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru. He has over 25 years of industry experience in the area of aircraft engines. He has more than four years of experience teaching both PG and UG. His teaching and research interest are focused on aircraft propulsion, CFD and heat transfer. He has coordinated many research programs while in industry. He has presented papers at National and International conference.

Dr. K. Natarajan completed his undergraduate from PSG Tech, Coimbatore, during the year 1976. He did his MTech from IIT Delhi, in the area of Electronics and VLSI Technology in the year 1978. He has completed his Ph.D from IISC in the year 1988. He has published more than 40 national and international conference/ journal papers and guided 30 PG/ UG projects. He has taken two joint patents on the Thyristor Design & Fabrication, Large area Pressure switch. He was with BEL for 34 years and with MSRIT as HOD Telecom for 4 years. He has handled many R & D projects from DRDO Labs. Currently, he is the professor in the Aerospace department, International Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Management at the JAIN (Deemed-to-be University).

Manoj graduated B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Master of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering from Imperial College London and holds Ph.D degree in Aerospace engineering specialized in Aerodynamics from Cranfield University, in the United Kingdom. He has over 18 years of teaching and 15 years in Industry, Research experience in both teaching UG and PG., He has presented papers at National and International conference and published papers in international publications. His teaching and research interest are focused on CFD and Aerodynamics.

Amritharaju.V graduated B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University and M.E.in Manufacturing Science and Engineering from the same college. He has over 15 years of teaching experience in both teaching UG and PG and also an industrial experience of 2 years in HMT and Widia India Ltd. in Bengaluru. His teaching and research interests include Composites, Aircraft Materials, Processing, and Testing. He has presented papers at a national and international conference and published papers in international publications. Currently, his research is on Characterization and Testing of Polymer Matrix Composites.

Ashish Kumar Gupta graduated in B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from I. I. T Kharagpur and holds Master of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has over 20 years of industry experience in the area of Aerospace Engineering and 5 plus years of teaching. He has worked at VSSC Trivandrum (ISRO) for 10 years in Aerodynamics division and supported the launch vehicle design programs. He also worked at Infotech Enterprises and Cades Digitech Bengaluru for 11 years where he supported the analysis and design requirements for PWC Canada Engine programs and nonaero applications. My research interests are CFD code development, Base pressure and multi-jet interaction, Low Reynolds number aerodynamics.

Vamsi Krishna Chowduru graduated from Maheshwara Institute of Technology which is affiliated to JNTU Hyderabad. He has completed his masters from MLR Institute of Technology in 2015. He has 5 years of experience in teaching and research. He is currently a life member of Aeronautical Society of India, Institution of Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers and Institute of Aeronautics Astronautics and Aviation. He has published 6 Journals and presented 5 conference papers in the field of Propulsion and Thermal Engineering. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. from JAIN (Deemed-to-be University).

Ankita Balikai graduated BE in Industrial Engineering and Management from Bangalore Institute of Technology affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University and holds Master of Technology degree in Manufacturing Science and Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. She has over 5 years of industry experience working with aerospace as well as automobile industries across various projects and a year of experience in the teaching field for both UG and PG courses. She is an associate coordinator for M.Tech Working Professional course. Her research and teaching interest are focused on Aircraft Material Science and Manufacturing Process and also she has teaching interest in Engineering Management and Ethics.

Mr. K.S.Vishwanath graduated in BE in the branch of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University and holds the Master of Technology degree in Aerospace Structures from IIAEM, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru. Including teaching, he has overall 6 years of experience. His teaching and research interest are focused on Structures, Composites, Fatigue and Fracture and also he has hands-on experience in the CAE software tool. Previously he has served at Amity University and Dronacharya College of Engineering in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He has published 4 research papers in international journals and has participated in many guest lectures, workshops, seminars, and faculty development programs.

S.Charulatha graduated BE in Electronics and Communication from Bharathidasan University and holds the Master of Engineering degree in Avionics from Madras Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu.

She has over 10 years of industry experience and 4 years of teaching experience in both teaching UG and PG. Her teaching and research interest are focused on Satellite Applications. She has tested the software requirements of various avionics systems like TCAS and Fuel Quantity Management Systems. She has also served various software companies in various capacities such as Technical Leader.

Allamaprabhu graduated BE in Mechanical Engineering from Karnataka University Dharwad and MTech in Heat Power Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. He has 1 year of industrial experience, 10 years of research experience and 7 years of teaching experience at both UG and PG levels. His research interest is in the area of Turbulence Modeling and CFD application to rocket nozzles and small gas turbine engines.

K. Manjunatha Udupa graduated BE in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, post graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. He holds Ph.D degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Chennai. He has over 37 years of design and development experience in an aircraft industry and over 5 years of teaching experience. His teaching and research interest are focused on helicopter dynamics, aircraft design, and propulsion. He had presented papers at national and international conferences and published papers in international publications.

Manjunath A.R. graduated BE in Electrical Engineering from Mysore University and holds Master of Engineering and Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru. He has more than 40 years of experience in Design & Development of Aircraft and Helicopters at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. He was Chief Designer and General Manager in Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre, HAL at the time of superannuation (2009) and was responsible for Design, Development, Flight testing and Certification of Advanced Light Helicopter. He has published many papers on Helicopter in Journal of Aircraft, American Helicopter Society Forum, and Journal. He was a visiting fellow at Institute of Sound and Vibration Research center at the University of Southampton UK. At present, he is Adjunct Professor at IIT Kharagpur also teaching helicopter course.

G. Ramesh obtained his Master’s in Physics with specialization in Electronics from the University of Madras and received his Masters in Engineering and Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He served as a scientist in National Aerospace laboratories, Bengaluru for over 35 years and his areas of research include Wind Tunnel Instrumentation, and laser-based advanced flow diagnostics and Micro Air Vehicle. He has over 80 publications in the conference and journals and has delivered a number of invited talks in these areas. He is a technical advisor to the National Design Research Forum, Bengaluru and Member of Study group on Unmanned Aerial System, Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He is a fellow at Institution of Engineers and Member of Aero Society of India, Instruments Society of India, Smart Structures and Systems.

Indranil Roy graduated with B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from IIAEIT, Pune and holds an M.Tech degree in Aerodynamics from IIAEM, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru. He presently has one year experience in teaching the B.Tech undergraduates from IIAEM. His teaching and research interest are focused on Compressible Flows, High Speed Aerodynamics, Rocket Propulsion and Flight Mechanics.

Yashas C R graduated B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Aeronautical Society of India and holds the Master of Technology degree in Aircraft Propulsion from JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Karnataka. He has over 1.5 years of teaching experience for UG. His teaching and research interest are focused on jet propulsion. He is a member of Institute of Aeronautics and Aviation and Graduate Member of Aeronautical Society of India. He has presented a technical paper at international conference.