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Gururaja Sethurao PhD(BITS-Pilani), Postdoc (IIT-B), MISTE

A highly motivated researcher specializing in AI/ML-driven predictive modeling and machine adaptation for manufacturing systems. I hold a Ph.D. from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, where I developed intelligent solutions for real-time failure prediction and adaptive process control using machine learning and sensor integration. My work includes three patents (one granted, one published, and one filed) and multiple research excellence awards. I have developed AI-based real-time monitoring systems and reinforcement learning models for failure detection and process optimization, making significant contributions to the fields of smart manufacturing and predictive maintenance.  

Currently, I am pursuing independent research as an ANRF-National Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT-Bombay in the domain of direct energy deposition of metals. My work primarily focuses on the development of advanced materials for high-performance engineering applications. I focus on combining data-driven materials design with additive manufacturing approaches to explore next-generation metallic systems. The research aims to strengthen the link between fundamental materials science and practical, application-oriented outcomes, with relevance to safety-critical and structural domains.

​My research work or on-demand work includes different components/aspects mentioned below:

Personal

CAD Modeling

CAD Model

Experimentation

Experimental Setup

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Model

Numerical Simulation

Numerical Analysis

Research Interests

  • Micromachining

  • Dynamic Stability Modelling

  • Cutting Tool Dynamics

  • Applications of AI/ML in Micromachining

  • IoT enabled Manufacturing

  • Digital Manufacturing

  • Structural Condition Monitoring

  • Digital Signal Processing

Education

Ph.D. in AI/ML for Manufacturing
Mentor: Prof. Kundan K Singh
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (2020 - 2025)
Achievement:

  • Outstanding PhD Thesis Award

  • ​Excellence in Research Award


M.Tech in Machine Design
Mentor: Prof. C S Venkatesh (late)

UBDT College of Engineering (2014 - 2016)
Achievement: Best Research Paper Award 

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
PES College of Engineering (2010 - 2014)

Achievement: IV Rank 

Research Services

Reviewer for the following journals

  • Wear

  • Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

  • Engineering

  • Applied Intelligence

  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes

  • Journal of Advances in Sciences and Engineering

  • Advances in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering

Experience

Dec 2025 - Till Date
ANRF- National Postdoctoral Fellow
IIT-Bombay

June 2025 - Dec 2025
Visiting Faculty 
Smart Manufacturing Division
BITS-WILP

BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus 
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Nov 2020 - May 2025
Research Scholar 
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus 

July 2016 - Oct 2020
Assistant Professor
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering 


June 2015 - July 2016
Project Assistant (Research Intern)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Membership in Professional Bodies

Life Member: Indian Society for Technical Education

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