Our Team

Meet the innovative minds behind SWAAM Lab's groundbreaking research

Lab Leader

Dr. Degala Venkata Kiran

Dr. Degala Venkata Kiran

Associate Professor & Lab Head

Education

Ph.D.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2012)

M.Tech.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2007)

B.Tech.

GITAM (affiliated to Andhra University) (2005)

Our Lab Members

Dr. Tinku Kumar

Dr. Tinku Kumar

Postdoctoral Fellow

Education

Ph.D. : IIT Roorkee, (2022)

M.Tech: IIT Roorkee, (2016)

B.Tech: AKGEC (UPTU), (2013)

Research Areas

Dissimilar metal joining, Additive Manufacturing

Mr. Kasani Tirupataiah

Dr. Kasani Tirupataiah

Ph.D. Scholar

Education

M.Tech: NIT Rourkela, (2018)

B.Tech: BEC, (Affiliated to ANU) (2014)

Research Area

Development of Functionally graded materials

Mr. Polamuri Sudheer Kumar

Mr. Polamuri Sudheer Kumar

Ph.D. Scholar

Education

M.Tech: NIT Warangal, (2018)

B.Tech: IEC, (Affilliated to JNTU Kakinada) (2013)

Research Area

Narrow gap welding of thick plates

Mr. Adapa Mahanth Kumar

Mr. Adapa Mahanth Kumar

Ph.D. Scholar

Education

M.Tech: JNTUACE, Pulivendula, (2015)

B.Tech: Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa (2013)

Research Area

Submerged arc welding

Mr. Pranjal Shukla

Mr. Pranjal Shukla

Ph.D. Scholar

Education

B.Tech: IIT Tirupati, (2019)

Research Area

Structural integrity of additive manufacturing components

Mr. Srihari Chitral

Mr. Srihari Chitral

PMRF Scholar

Education

M.Tech: IIT Tirupati, (2020)

B.Tech: DSI, (Affiliated to VTU) (2017)

Research Areas

Smart Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing

Mr. Avinash Mishra

Mr. Avinash Mishra

Ph.D. Scholar

Education

M.Tech: Centre for Advanced Studies, (Affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow) (2022)

B.Tech: ANDUAT, Ayodhya (2019)

Research Area

Wire arc DED of Nickel Aluminium Bronze components

Mr. Shivam

Mr. Shivam

M.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Research Area & Roles

Weld Defect Detection

Machine Learning Applications in Manufacturing

Mr. Abhisek Nayak

Mr. Abhisek Nayak

M.S. Scholar

Education

B.Tech: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, SKLM (2023)

Research Area

Weld defect detection

Mr. Pavansai

Mr. Pavansai

B.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, SKLM (ongoing)

Research Area & Roles

Weld Defect Detection

Web & App Developer at SWAAM Lab

IoT Developer

Mr. Venkatesh Reddy

Mr. Venkatesh Reddy

B.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, SKLM (ongoing)

Research Area

Weld Defect detection

Mr. Deepak

Mr. Deepak

B.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, SKLM (ongoing)

Research Area

Metallurgy

Mr. Khushwanth

Mr. Khushwanth

B.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: IIT Tirupati (Ongoing)

Research Area

Additive Manufacturing

Mr. Sai Chandra

Mr. Sai Chandra

B.Tech Student

Education

B.Tech: IIT Tirupati (Ongoing)

Research Area

Additive manufacturing