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Ph.D. student
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Advisors: Professor Brian G. Thomas, Professor Joseph Bentsman
Office Address: Metals Processing Simulation Laboratory
E-mail:
Research Interests:
Manufacturing system design, computer integrated manufacturing, micro-machining, control systems, mechatronics, digital communication, simulation and optimisation using GA, fuzzy logic and neural networks
Computational science and engineering, metal processing, control systems
Education:
| B.Tech. M.Tech |
Manufacturing Sc. & Engg. / Industrial Engg. & Mngt. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2005 |
| Minor | Electronics and Electrical Communication Engg. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
2005 |
Positions Held:
8/2005-current
P.h.D. student
Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5/2004-7/2004
Industrial training
John F. Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore - implemented 5 DOF suspension and rotation in high speed magnetic bearing test rig using digital control
Awards:
| 2005 | 1st student in history of IIT Kharagpur to obtain simultaneous degree from 3 departments |
| 2005 | 1st student in history of Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur to obtain minor degree |
| June 2005 | Director, IIT Kharagpur's congratulatory letter - scored 10 out of 10 in Spring Semester Examination 2004-05 |
| 2002-03 | 3rd Prize, Open IIT Thermocol Modeling |
| 2002-03 | 2nd Prize, Open IIT English Elocution |
| 2002-03 | Certificate of Special Mention for meritorious services in English Elocution |
| March 2002 | 1st in Robotics, Ideon 2002, Inter-Collegiate Techno Management Fest |
| 2002 | Member of Security Team, Spring-Fest |
| 2002 | 3rd Prize, Open IIT Hindi Dramatics Competition |
| 2002 | 'B' certificate holder, National Cadet Corps |
| 2001-02 | 3rd Prize, Open IIT Thermocol Modeling |
| 2001-02 | 3rd Prize, Open IIT Quiz |
| 2001-02 | 1st Prize, Inter Hall Hindi Dramatics ( Lights) |
| 2001-02 | Certificate of Merit for meritorious services in English Dramatics |
| 2000-01 | Merit Certificate by Director of Education, Govt. of India - ranked in 0.1 % of students appearing in Class XII C.B.S.E Board Examinations |
| 2000 | "Student of the Year" Award, D.A.V School |
| 2000 | Ranked in top 0.8 % in fiercely competitive Joint Entrance Examination |
| 1999 | National Award for excellent performance in National Standard Examination in Chemistry conducted by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education |
| 1998-99 | 7th in Orissa State, Regional Mathematics Olympiad |
| 1998-99 | Merit Certificate by Director of Education, Govt. of India for being in 0.1 % of students appearing in Class X C.B.S.E Board Examinations |
| 1998 | "Student of the Year" Award, D.A.V School |
| 1997-98 | 2nd Prize in Science Exhibition, D.AV. School |
| 1997 | "Rashtrapati Scout" in Boy Scouts - awarded by President of India |
| 1996 | "Rajya Puraskar" in Boy Scouts - awarded by Governor of Orissa State |
| 1996 | "Best Student" Award, D.A.V School |
| 1995 | 75th rank, National Level Science Talent Search Examination |
Selected Publications:
Behera A K, Dalai S, Saha P, Mishra P K (2005), “On the Development of a Micro Electro Discharge Machine”, Proceedings of the 8th India-Japan Joint Seminar, pp. 1-15
Behera A K, Sukula S, Satyanarayana N R (2005), “E-governance: A Running Requisite for Knowledge Society in India”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Management in a Knowledge Society
Mishra P K, Behera A K, Banerjee A G, Reddy P S and Patel V (2004), “Development of a compact wire feeding mechanism for micro EDG”, Accepted for publication in 21st All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference, VIT Vellore
Behera, A.K; Sukula, Shiva; “How e-Governance is striving in Indian Panorama! A Panacea for Perfect‘Government to Citizen’ Relationship”, International Conference on e-Governance, IIT Delhi, December 18-20, 2003
Behera, A.K; “Building a framework for Active Learning using the LEGO MINDSTORMST ROBOTICS INVENTION SYSTEM”, SIS-2003, April 9-11,2003, IIT Roorkee
Datta, G.L; Behera, A.K; Kumar, C; Palsaniya R.C; “An Investigation Into Distortion In Welded Tee Joints”, Proceedings of National Welding Seminar 2002, Jan. 21-23 2003, organized by Indian Institute of Welding
Projects:
"Design, Assembly and Analysis of Micro Electro Discharge Grinding Process”, under Prof. P.K.Mishra and Prof. B.Mahanty, Laser Processing Lab., Mech. Engg. Dept. and Ind. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur (July 2004-May 2005)
"Design and Development of a Wire Feeding Mechanism for a Micro Electro Discharge Grinding Process”, under Prof. P.K.Mishra and Dr. P.Saha, Laser Processing Lab., Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur (July 2003- May 2004)
"Design and Development of a micro-edm”, under Prof. P.K.Mishra, Laser Processing Lab., Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur (Jan. 2003- May 2003)
"Development of the Technology Alumni Professional Database” (Using Asp.Net and C#), under Prof. Sunil K. Sarangi , Cryogenic Engg. Center, I.I.T Kharagpur, (August’02-May’03)
"Angular Distortion in Single Fillet Tee Joints”, under Prof. G.L. Datta, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, May-June 2002
"Olympic Games and Estimation of Range in Javelin Throw- A Simulation in Java”, under Prof. Nirjhar Dhang, Civil Engg. Dept., IIT Kharagpur, May 2001.
Mini-Projects:
“An Investigation Into Microstructure Variation In Pulsed Laser Surface Treatment”, under Prof. S.Roy, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur (Jan. 2004- April 2004)
“Simulation of probability distribution functions in communication systems”, under Prof. S. Chakravorty, Dept. of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engg., I.I.T Kharagpur (Jan. 2004- April 2004)
“Automatic Process Plan Generation for stepped cylindrical shafts”, under Prof. M.A.Faruqui, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, ( Jan. 2004 – April 2004)
“Optimization of surface roughness prediction model using Genetic Algorithms”, under Prof. D.K.Pratihar, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (July 2003 – Nov. 2003)
“Computer-Aided Design of a Flexible Coupling”, under Prof. A.S.Sekhar, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (July 2003 – Nov. 2003)
“Agent Interaction using Zeus”, under Prof. M.A.Faruqui, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (Jan 2003-April 2003)
“A Solar Car Prototype in Autodesk Inventor”, under Prof. M.A.Faruqui, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (July 2002 – Nov. 2002)
“Profiling for CNC Programming”, under A.Roychoudhury, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (July 2002 – Nov. 2002)
“Innovative Product Design: Model of a Futuristic Supermarket”, under Prof. M.A.Faruqui, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (July 2002 – Nov. 2002)
“Simulating 4 bar mechanisms in Java”, under Prof. R.Karmakar, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (Jan. 2002 – April 2002)
“Fabrication of cutting tool model in thermocol”, under Prof. A.K.Chattopadhyay, Mech. Engg. Dept., I.I.T Kharagpur, (Sept. 2001)