Prof. Dilip Kumar Pratihar

Dilip Kumar Pratihar received BE (Hons.) and M. Tech. from REC (NIT) Durgapur, India, in 1988 and 1994, respectively. I obtained my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, India in 2000. I received University Gold Medal, A.M. Das Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers\u2019 (I) Medal, and others. I completed my post-doctoral studies in Japan and then, in Germany under the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Programme. I am working now as a Professor (HAG scale) of IIT Kharagpur, India. My research areas include robotics, soft computing and manufacturing science. I have published about 200 papers, mostly in various international journals. I have written a textbook on \u201cSoft Computing\u201d, co-authored another textbook on \u201cAnalytical Engineering Mechanics\u201d, edited a book on \u201cIntelligent and Autonomous Systems\u201d, co-authored reference books on \u201cModeling and Analysis of Six-legged Robots\u201d, \u201cModeling and Simulations of Robotic Systems Using Soft Computing\u201d and \u201cModeling and Analysis of Laser Metal Forming Processes by Finite Element and Soft Computing Methods\u201d. Recently, I have published another textbook named \u201cFundamentals of Robotics\u201d. I have guided 17 Ph.D.s. I am in editorial board of 14 International Journals. I have been elected as FIE and MIEEE. I have completed a few sponsored (funded by DST, DAE, MHRD) and consultancy projects.