Dr. Ganesh Kolappan Geetha
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhilai
ganeshkg[at]iitbhilai.ac.in
Areas of Research
- Applied mechanics : Structural health monitoring; nondestructive inspection; ultrasonic wave propagation; nonlinear contact dynamics; vibro-thermography; laser ultrasonics; multi-scale material property estimation
- Artificial Intelligence : Computer vision and Scan-to-BIM, Machine learning and deep learning based SHM; Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI); 3D point clouds and digital twin based-SHM
Courses Taught
- MEL 333: Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
- MEL 636: Structural Dynamics
- MEL 232: Dynamics
- MEL 637: Wave Propagation in Structures
- MEL 231: Mechanics of Solids
- MEL 371: Mechanical Engineering Lab - I
Academic Background
- Ph. D Aerospace Engg., (Structures), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore 2019
- B-Tech Mechanical Engg., Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (Govt.), Kottayam, Kerala (June 2009)
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, IIT Bhilai (June 2023 - Present)
- Post-Doctoral Research Scholar Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) (Nov 2020 - May 2023)
- Research Associate Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc (Aug 2017 – June 2019)
Research Publications
July 2025 to ~
PhD (2024), Mechanical Engg., IIT Ropar
BTech (2013), Mech. Engg., JECRC Jaipur
nshakya25@gmail.com
Nov 2025 to ~
PhD (2025), Mech. Engg., IIITDM Jabalpur
MTech (2019), Mech. Engg., IIITDM Jabalpur
BTech (2016), Mech. Engg., CSVTU, C.G.
drkirtans@gmail.com
Aug 2023 to ~
MTech (2023), Design and Manufacturing, IIITDM Jabalpur
BTech (2018), Mech. Engg., Swami Vivekananda Tech. Univ.
lokeshso@iitbhilai.ac.in
(Sponsored Part-time, Bhilai Steel Plant)
Aug 2023 to ~
MTech (2023), Computational design, Delhi College of Engg.
BTech (2018), Mech. Engg., Haldia Inst. of Tech., WB
shubhamk@iitbhilai.ac.in
Aug 2024 to ~
BTech (2017), Mech. Engg., Godavari Global Univ., AP
dummuvamsi@iitbhilai.ac.in
April 2025 to ~
BTech (2024), Computer Science, Chandigarh Univ., Punjab
satyam.by2000@gmail.com
July 2025 to ~
BTech (2025), Aerospace Engg., Karunya Institute of Tech. & Science, TN
brindhas@iitbhilai.ac.in
Employee @ Larsen & Tourbo
Former MTech Graduate Student
Aug 2023 to June 2025
BTech (2021), Mech. Engg., Shri Ramdeobaba Engg. & Mngt., MH
aishwarym@iitbhilai.ac.in
Employee @ Tigris Mobility
Former MTech Graduate Student
(Co-Supervised with Prof. Soumya Gangopadhyay)
Aug 2023 to June 2025
BTech (2021), Mech. Engg., Rizvi col. Engg., MH
prasadkisan6@gmail.com
June 2025 to ~
BTech 4th yr, Computer Science, Sree Krishna col. Engg. & Tech., TN
satyam.by2000@gmail.com
Featured Works
Openings
- JRF/SRF (Structural health monitoring/non-destructive inspection technologies/Computer vision/DL/Point cloud)