Dr. Praveen Kumar Agarwal

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: pka[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +915322271522(O) +918081622278(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:: “Magnetic Bearings in High-speed Machining” in Staff Development Programme on “Advanced Manufacturing Processes” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during March 12-23, 2007.; “Design of Magnetic Bearings” in Staff Development Programme on “Design for X” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 11-22, 2007.; “Design for Ergonomics” in Staff Development Programme on “Design for X” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 11-22, 2007.; “Solid Modeling” in Staff Development Programme on “CAD/CAM â€“Applications in Product Development & Manufacturing” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 16-28, 2008.; “Solid Modeling” in Staff Development Programme on “CAD & FEM” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during July 21 - August 2, 2008.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Faculty and Executive Development Programme on “Soft Computing (Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithm)” sponsored by MTU (Mahamaya Technical University) and organized by Vishveshwarya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida Phase II, GautamBudh Nagar during January 18 - 20, 2013.; “Genetic Algorithms” in Faculty and Executive Development Programme on “Soft Computing (Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithm)” sponsored by MTU (Mahamaya Technical University) and organized by Vishveshwarya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida Phase II, GautamBudh Nagar during January 18 - 20, 2013.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Short term course on “Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering Systems” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 10 - 14, 2013.; “Fuzzy Logic Control of Active Magnetic Bearing System” in Short term course on “Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering Systems” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 10 - 14, 2013.; “Surface Modelling and Reconstruction” in Short term course on “Computer Aided Engineering” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during July 11 - 15, 2013.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Short term training program on “Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering and Research” sponsored by TEQIP and organized by Department of Production Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi during September 23 - 27, 2013.; “Fuzzy Logic” in TEQIP sponsored Short term course on “Bioinspired and Geospatial Techniques” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during February 27 â€“ March 3, 2015.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Short term course on “Numerical and Optimization Technique (NOT-2015)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during September 30 - October 4, 2015.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Short term course on “Numerical and Optimization Technique (NOT-2016)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during September 8 - September 12, 2016.; “Fuzzy Logic” in Short term course on “Matlab based Machine Learning and Optimization”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during May 28 - June 1, 2018.; “Fuzzy Logic System and Applications” in Short term course on “Numerical and Optimization Technique (NOT-2018)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during October 12 - 16, 2018.; “Fuzzy Logic System and Applications” in Short term course on “Numerical and Optimization Technique (NOT-2019)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during November 8-12, 2019.; “Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Active Magnetic Bearing” in Short term training programme on “Structural Integrity and Reliability (SIR2019)” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during December 23-27, 2019.; “Fuzzy Logic System and Applications” in Short term course on “Numerical and Optimization Technique (NOT-2020)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during January 9-13, 2021.; "Design of Active Magnetic Bearings" in 2nd International Conference on Computational & Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering organized by G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, May 4, 2019; "An Introduction to NBA Accreditation Process" in one day Seminar on An Introduction to NBA Accreditation Process organized by LDC Institute of Technical Studies, Prayagraj in collaboration with Computer Society of India, February 3, 2024.

Chair in Conferences:

Publication Chair : IEEE International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Industrial, Automation and Management Systems (AMIAMS-2017) organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during February 3 - 5, 2017.

Technical Programme Chair : International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IMME-2022) organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during November 4 â€“ 6, 2022.

Technical Programme Chair : 1st International conference on Advancement in Energy (Urja Sangam-2023) organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during December 18 â€“ 20, 2023.

Award and Honors:: Gold-Medalist in B.E.; Gold-Medalist in M.Tech.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:: Coordinator of one week self-sponsored Short-term course on “Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering Systems”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during June 10 - 14, 2013.; Coordinator of 02 days National Instrumentation (NI) sponsored Industrial training and workshop on “Research issues and Instrumentation related to Automotive”, organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during September 28 - 29, 2016.; Coordinator of one week self-sponsored Short-term course on “Matlab based Machine Learning and Optimization”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during May 28 - June 1, 2018.; Coordinator of one week self-sponsored Short-term course on “Robotics and Automation”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during April 11 - 15, 2022.

On-going Projects:: Co-Investigator in the Project “Point-of-care AI technology based X-ray imaging device for automated early diagnosis of viral respiratory diseases” sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology under Biomedical Device and Technology Development Programme with funding of Rs. 51.6 lakhs (since March, 2021).

Projects Completed:: Co-Investigator in the Project “Cylinder Pressure Reconstruction of Multi-Cylinder Spark Ignition engine” sanctioned by Department of Science and Technology under SERC-Engineering Sciences scheme with funding of Rs. 24.62 lakhs (2010 â€“ 2013).

Consultancy(Ongoing):: Co-PI in the Design Consultancy Project “Vetting of DPRs of Drain Tapping under Mahakumbh-2025”, for Ganga Pollution Control Unit-I, UP Jal Nigam Rural Prayagraj, Rs. 11.8 lakhs (since June, 2024).

Other Significant Achievements:: All India 6th rank in GATE-2002 with 99.97 percentile.