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Dr. SUDARSHAN RAO K

Professor & Dean (Quality Assurance)
Mechanical Engineering
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sudarshan.mech@sode-edu.in
  • BE
  • M Tech
  • Ph D
Composite Materials Tribology Taguchi Analysis Educational Research
28 Years 2 Months
16 Years 4 Months
  • Session Chair for 2nd International conference on Advances in Science, Engineering & Technology, held at Hanoi, Vietnam on 23 August 2024.
  • Member of Board of Examinations of Mechanical Engineering for Nitte Deemed to be University, Mangalore for the year 2022-23
  • Member of Board of Examinations of Mechanical Engineering for Visvesvaraya Technological University Belagavi for the year 2019-20.
  • Received gold medal for Ph D work from NIE Mysuru
  • Session Chair for the “2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Innovation in Academic Research (ICMIAR-2021)”, held at Chennai by Institute for Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP) on 18 March 2021.
  • Resource person in Faculty Development Program on “Outcome Based Assessment Methods” held at St. Joseph’s Degree and PG College, Hyderabad on 10 December 2020.
  • Panel expert member in one day workshop on “NAAC peer team visit-Issues and Concerns” organized by SDM College of Business Management Post Graduate Centre for Management Studies and Research Mangaluru on 15 February 2020
  • Review Board member on Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering of World Academy of Engineering Science and Technology (WAEST), Connetticut, CT 06878, USA.
  • Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Metallurgy Engineering, Science and Education Publishing, United States of America.
  • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Mechanical Design and Vibrations, Science and Education Publishing, 10 Cheswold Blvd., #1D, Newark, De, 19713, United States.
  • Advisory Committee member of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICTET-2021) Organized by Sandip Institute of Engineering and Management Nashik during 7 & 8 July 2021
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Composite Materials
  • Kinematics of Machines
  • Operations Research
  • Product Design
  • Design Thinking
  • Engineering Education Research
  • Engineering Economics

Project titled Design and Fabrication of Sugar Cane Juice Extractor With Peeler sponsored by KSCST Bengaluru in the year 2019-20 Project titled FABRICATION OF BIODEGRADABLE LEAF PLATES AND BOWL sponsored by KSCST Bengaluru in the year 2020-21 Project titled Development of biodegradable sapling pots from agro-cattle waste sponsored by KSCST Bengaluru in the year 2021-22 Project titled Fabrication and study of Biodegradable leaf plates sponsored by KSTA Bengaluru in the year 2022-23 Project tilted Design and Development of Leaf plate molding machine for producing biodegradable plates from waste leaves sponsored by KSCST Bengaluru in the year 2022-23

  • PG -
  • PhD - 1
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  1. Sudarshan Rao K, Taguchi and Neural Network Analysis for Predicting Abrasive Wear Behavior of Carbon Epoxy Composites. Recent Progress in Science and Technology Vol. 7, March 2023, 42–60. 
  2. Sudarshan Rao K, Taguchi and Regression Analysis of Abrasive Wear Behavior of Carbon Epoxy Composite” Journal of Materials and Engineering, 01(2), 2023, 68-73.
  3. Sudarshan Rao K, “Dynamic mechanical behavior of unfilled and graphite filled carbon epoxy composites”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1126 (1), March 2021, 012033.
  4. Pranav Mohan, Sachin Salian, Sudarshan Rao K and Sharan, “Retractable stabilizer wheel supported bicycle”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development Volume-10, Issue-3, June 2020, pp 6183-6188
  5. Abdul Nawaz, Leston Rihal D souza, Abhishek Kumar, Abdul Mohammaed Tabrez, Sudarshan Rao K, Design and Fabrication of Hybrid Multipurpose Solar Sprayer, International Journal of Engineering Research in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJERMCE) Vol 2, Issue 4, April 2017-pp-633-637 ISSN (Online) 2456-1290.
  6. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N. Kiran Bhat, OPTIMIZATION OF CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR MECHANICAL AND ABRASIVE WEAR BEHAVIOR OF GRAPHITE FILLED CARBON EPOXY COMPOSITE USING GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS, i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, Vol. 4 l No. 4 l  2017, 31-41.
  7. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, M. L. Sudarshan and N. Kiran Bhat, PREDICTION OF ABRASIVE WEAR BEHAVIOR OF CARBON FABRIC REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES USING TAGUCHI ANALYSIS AND NEURAL NETWORK, Journal of Basic and Applied Research International Volume 20 Issue 2, 2017, 84-95.
  8. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Erosive wear behaviour of carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 2975 – 2983.
  9. Amith V, Sudarshan Rao K, Sushilendra Mutalikdesai, Evaluation of Mechanical Property and Optimization of the Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Carbon Black-Alumina-Epoxy-Glass Composite by using Design of Experiments, Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2014, 21-31.
  10. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, “Artificial Neural Network Approach for the Prediction of Abrasive Wear Behavior of Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite”, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2014, 16-22.
  11. Sudarshan Rao K, Modelling and Analysis of Abrasive Wear Performance of Glass Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach, International Journal of Metallurgical & Materials Science and Engineering (IJMMSE), Vol. 3, Issue 5, 2013, 19-28.
  12. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, Analysis of Abrasive Wear Behavior of Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite using Taguchi Method, International Journal of Advanced Materials Science, Volume 4, Number 3 (2013), pp. 211-223.
  13. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, Investigation of the Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Graphite Filled Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite – A Taguchi Approach, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET),  Volume 4, Issue 1, (2013), pp. 101-108.
  14. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, “Mechanical behavior of Graphite filled and unfilled Carbon Epoxy Composite”, CiiT International Journal of Automation and Autonomous Systems, Volume 3, No. 8 (2011), pp 368 – 375.

  1. Sudarshan Rao K, Taguchi and Regression Analysis of Abrasive Wear Behavior of Carbon Epoxy Composite” proceedings of 18th International Conference on Tribology – SERBIATRIB ’23 organized by Serbian Tribology Society and the Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac (Serbia) during 17 to 19 May 2023.
  2. Sudarshan Rao K, Sheshagiri Pai, Chandan Nelli M K, Prathik Ambalpady, Prathviraj, Design and Development of Semi-Automatic Leaf Plate Molding Machine, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials, Mechanics, Mechatronics and Manufacturing organized by The Institution of Engineers Gwalior Local Chapter during 15-16 April 2023. 
  3. Sandeep J Nayak, Sudarshan Rao K, Arun Upadya, H Udaya Prasaana, “Significance of Performance Indicators (PI) in the Design of Course file-Case Study for Effective Teaching Pedagogy” in the 24th ISTE Karnataka State Level Faculty Convention held at JSS Academy of Technical Education Bengaluru on 26 November 2022.
  4. Sudarshan Rao K, “Dynamic mechanical behavior of unfilled and graphite filled carbon epoxy composites” Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Trends in Material Science and Inventive Materials (ICTMIM 2021) organized by JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India from 12 to 13 March 2021.
  5. Sudarshan M L, Vaibhav N Poojary, Sukesh Ananth Achari, Sudarshan Rao K, Effect of Fly ash Filler on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (ICETSE-2020)  held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal Udupi from 10 to 11 July 2020.
  6. Pranav Mohan, Sachin Salian, Sharan, Sudarshan Rao K, Retractable Stabilizer wheel supported bicycle, Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (ICETSE-2020)  held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal Udupi from 10 to 11 July 2020.
  7. Sreenath R S, Nikhil SS, Chandan M D, Vijaykumar Doddamani and Sudarshan Rao K, Design and fabrication of water tank cleaner, Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (NCETSE 2019) held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal Udupi from 25 to 27 April 2019.
  8. Sudarshan Rao K, Dynamic Mechanical behaviour of carbon fabric reinforced epoxy composites, 8th InternationalSymposium on Mechanics, held at Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom on 9-12 July 2018.
  9. Abdul Nawaz, Leston Rihal D souza, Abhishek Kumar, Abdul Mohammaed Tabrez, Sudarshan Rao K, Design and Fabrication of Hybrid Multipurpose Solar Sprayer, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering Science (ICAMES-17), 21 and 22 April 2017, PES College of Engineering Mandya. ISBN:978-81-932966-3-9.
  10. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Erosive wear behaviour of carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, 14th and 15th March 2015, GRIET, Hyderabad, India.
  11. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, Effect of Graphite Filler on Tribological Behavior of Carbon Epoxy Composite – A Taguchi Approach, Proceedings of the International conference on emerging trends in Engineering, May 15th and 16th 2012, NMAMIT, Nitte, India, pp 118-123.
  12. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Carbon Epoxy Composite, Proceedings of the International conference  on Advanced Materials and Processing, December 19-20, 2011, R M K Engineering College Chennai, India, pp 91-98.
  13. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan, N Rajendra, Influence of Graphite Filler on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy composite, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in  Engineering and Technology, 27th and 28th  May 2011, E.G.S. Pillay Engineering College, Nagapattianam, Tamilnadu, India.
  14. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Abrasive wear behavior of Glass / Epoxy composite filled with alumina filler, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Management and Thermal Sciences, November 18th & 19th, 2010, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur.
  15. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Tribological Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, Proceedings of the International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 22nd and 23rd October 2008, Anjuman Engineering College, Bhatkal, India.
  16. Amith.V, Sushilendra Mutalikdesai , Sudrashan Rao K, R.Sridhar, H.N.NarshimaMurthy, A Study on Drilling Process Parameters of Nanoclay-Zinc Oxide- Epoxy-Glass Composite by Using L16 Orthogonal Array, Proceedings of  National Joint Conference on Innovations in Engineering & Technology (NJCIET),  29thApril 2015, Canara Engineering College, Mangalore.
  17. V.Amith, Sudarshan Rao K, Akash A Shetty, Raymond Furtado, A. Prasanna and Sanjay Koppad, Experimental Investigation & Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Black-Alumina-Epoxy-Glass Composite, National Conference on Advances in Polymeric Materials (Polycon 2014), held at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, on 25th and 26th April 2014.
  18. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Three body abrasive wear behavior of Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite, Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials for Advanced Technology, 20th and 21st March 2012, KVGCE, Sullia.
  19. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Friction and wear characteristics of Epoxy based composites filled with different fillers and reinforcements.:A Review , Proceedings of the National Conference on Mechanical Engineering Trends, 19th and 20th February 2010, Ballari Institute of Technology & Management, Ballari.
  20. Sudarshan Rao K, Y S Varadarajan and N Rajendra, Tribological properties of epoxy based composites filled with different fillers and reinforcements: A Review, Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent trends in Advanced Materials, 18th December 2009, KVGCE, Sullia, pp 10-16.

  1. Professional Development Programme on ‘Implementation of NEP2020 for University and College Teachers’ organized by Indira Gandhi National Open University Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education New Delhi from 21 to 29 September 2022.
  2. One week Short Term Training Programme through ICT Mode on MATLAB in Mechanical Engineering Applications organized by NITTTR Kolkata from 21st March to 25th March, 2022.
  3. AICTE-VTU Joint Training Program for Teachers On “An Overview of Teaching Techniques in Innovation & Design Thinking” organized by VTU-HRDC, PG Center Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapur from 6 to 10 December 2021.
  4. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Design Thinking for Excellence in OBE & Digital Learning” organized by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand from 29 November to 3 December 2021.
  5. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on Patent Drafting and Filing organized by Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai from 14 to 18 June 2021.
  6. Two days Online International faculty Development on “Assessment & Tools” conducted by SRM institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus on 27 and 28 January 2021
  7. One week AICTE Sponsored (AQIS) Short Term Training Programme on Outcome Based Education for Technical Institutions- Phase III: Outcome Based Education & Accreditation conducted by Rajgiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi from 10 to 18 December 2020
  8. One week AICTE Sponsored (AQIS) Short Term Training Programme on Outcome Based Education for Technical Institutions- Phase II: Outcome Based Education & Autonomy conducted by Rajgiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi from 16 to 21 November 2020
  9. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) FDP on 3D printing and design organized by IITDM Kurnool from 19 to 23 October 2020
  10. AICTE sponsored one week STTP on “Recent Trends & Challenges for New Product Development” organized by The Oxford College of Engineering, Bengaluru from 12 to 17 October 2020
  11. Online workshop on Universal Human Value on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) from 24 to 28 August 2020
  12. Online Faculty Development Program on Moodle- Learning Management System organized by the KLS Vishwanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology, Haliyal, Uttara kannada, Karnataka in association withIIT Bombay  spoken Tutorial from 4 to 8 May 2020
  13. Online Course on Examination Reforms organized by AICTE New Delhi from 29 April to 2 May 2020
  14. TEQIP 1.3 Sponsored Five Day Program on “ Outcome Based Education and NBA Accreditation”  held at  St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru from 30 Dec 2019 to 3 Jan 2020.
  15. Three day IUCEE International Engineering Educator Certification Program(IIEECP), Phase I workshop held at  St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru from 5-7 August 2019
  16. Faculty Development programme on Inspection and Quality Control in Manufacturing by the NPTEL-AICTE during Feb-Mar 2019.
  17. Short Term Training Programme through ICT mode on Problem Based Learning organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research Kolkata from 11-15 February 2019.
  18. Workshop on “Internationalization of Higher Education: Role of Research, Innovation, Quality Assurance, and grants” organized in collaboration with the University of Milan, Italy at Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal India on 20-21 December 2017.
  19. Faculty Development Program on “Research Methodology” and “Enhancing Teaching Methodology” held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal, Udupi, India from 11 to 15 December 2017.
  20. Faculty development program on “Applications of Statistical and Neural Network Techniques in Engineering”, held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal, Udupi, India on 6 & 7 June 2016.
  21. National conference on Geospatial Information & Technology Advancement (GITA-2K15), held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal Udupi on 16th and 17th October 2015.
  22.  Workshop on Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic and their application in Engineering, held at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal Udupi, on 4th and 5th January 2012.
  23. National Training School Program on Design, Modeling and analysis of experiments through Taguchi Philosophy and its applications, held at MSRIT, Bangalore, from 23rd to 27th August 2010.
  24. Workshop on Research Methodologies & report writing held at MSRIT, Bangalore, on 28th and 29th May 2009.
  25. National Seminar on Advances in Composite Technologies, design, manufacturing, and qualification methodologies (NSACT-2009), held at MSRIT, Bangalore, on 11th April 2009.
  26. Summer school on Recent developments in Advanced Materials and Faculty Awareness Camp on Entrepreneurship, held at NITK, Surathkal, from 16th to 24th June 2008.
  27. Workshop on Application of Computers in IC Engines, held at NITK, Surathkal, on 17th and 18th November 2006.
  28. Seminar on “Mechatronics”, held at Sambhram Institute of Technology, Bangalore, on 2nd April 2005.
  29. Workshop on Rapid Prototyping, Tooling, Manufacturing Technologies for Product Development, held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, on 19th March 2004.
  30. Special STTP on Human Values in Technical Education, held at Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology, Puttur, from 25th to 29th March 2002.
  31. Entrepreneurship Development program held at Karnataka Polytechnic, Mangalore, from 3rd to 5th September 1998.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management Bantakal Udupi
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