Assistant Professor

Dr. Rajnish Mallick

Email: rajnish.mallick@iiitdm.ac.in

Room: 219 K

Education

  • Indian Institute of Science, IISc Bengaluru PhD (Aerospace Engineering)

    IISc Bengaluru 2009 - 2014

  • Indian Institute of Science, IISc Bengaluru MS (Aerospace Engineering) - Direct PhD

    IISc Bengaluru 2009 - 2011

  • Punjabi University Mechanical Engineering

    2004 - 2008

Research Interests

  • Auxetic Metamaterial Structures - Energy Harvesting (Engineering Design); Energy Absorption (Aerospace) and Auxetic Scaffolds: Wound Healing (Biomedical)
  • Scientific Machine Learning - Physics Informed Neural Networks
  • AI in Design - Inverse Design
  • Aerospace Structures - Wing Morphing, Smart Materials and Structures (Piezoelectric)
  • Engineering Optimization - MGB4P-OA & MGB2P-OA based RSM and Applied Mathematics

Work Experience

  • Teaching

    • 1. Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, IIITDM Kancheepuram (2024-present)
    • 2. Vice-President of Entrepreneurship Cell and Faculty Member in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute (2021 - 2024)
  • Industry

    • 1. Rolls-Royce R&D, Jet Engine Division (2015-2020)
    • AI & Emerging Tech. Hub Lead (Global role)
    • Staff Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2019 - 2020)
    • Principal Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2016 - 2019)
    • Advance Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2015 - 2016)
    • 2. John Deere R&D center - Design Engineer-I (2008 - 2009)
  • Research

    • International Programme Committee Member of 4th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing (I-4AM), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (2025-2026)
    • Session Chair for the Industry X.0 panel in the 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing at IISc Bengaluru, 11-12 Jan 2024 (2024)
    • Guest Editor of Special Issue Applied Maths, Emerging and interdisciplinary applications of fuzzy logic, Web of Science (2024)
    • Represented India in the US Government Department of Energy (DOE) official review panel to review research proposals submitted by US national labs and institutions (2022)
    • Research & Technology Lead and Post-Doctorate Fellow at NMCAD Lab in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (2020 - 2021)
    • Scientist and AI Hub Lead of India at the R&D R2Data Labs in the Rolls-Royce plc (Jet Engine Division) 2015-2020
    • Global Team Leader of the winning team for the 32nd AHS International Helicopter Student Design Competition sponsored by the Boeing Company.
    • IISc Research Associate at Helicopter Lab in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science.
    • Designed, developed and transferred the technology to HAL with (Technology Readiness Level) TRL 4+ in the National Program on Micro and Smart Systems (NPMASS) project, focusing on alleviating helicopter vibrations using active vibration control methods. (2009 - 2014)
    • Design Engineer-I in R&D Centre at John Deere Technology Centre India, Magarpatta City, Pune. (2008 - 2009)