Prof. Dilip Kumar Pratihar

I 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’ (I) Medal, and others. I completed my post-doctoral studies in Japan and then, in Germany under the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Programme. I received Shastri Fellowship (Indo-Canadian) in 2019 and INSA Teachers’ Award 2020. 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 more than 275 papers and book-chapters. I have written the textbooks on “Soft Computing” and “Fundamentals of Robotics”, co-authored another textbook on “Analytical Engineering Mechanics”, edited a book on “Intelligent and Autonomous Systems”, co-authored reference books on “Modeling and Analysis of Six- legged Robots” “Modeling and Simulations of Robotic Systems Using Soft Computing” “Modeling and Analysis of Laser Metal Forming Processes by Finite Element and Soft Computing Methods” and “Multibody Dynamic Modeling of Multi-legged Robots”. My textbook on “Soft Computing” had been translated into Chinese language in 2009. I have guided 22 Ph.D.s. I am in editorial board of 10 International Journals. I have been elected as FIE, MASME and SMIEEE. I have completed a few sponsored (funded by DST, DAE, MHRD) and consultancy projects. I have filed two patents.
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