NAME AMIT KUMAR KAUSHIK

							                                   AMIT KUMAR KAUSHIK
                                            (akaushik@umich.edu)

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS/ JOURNALS

 1. Use of Parallelization in Optimal Topology design of structures using Genetic Algorithm, C.V.
    Ramakrishnan, Amit K. Kaushik, Yash Bhandari, submitted to International Journal of High
    processing Computing Applications
 2. Hybrid Cellular Automata: A biologically-inspired structural optimization technique, Andres
    Tovar, Neal Patel, Amit K. Kaushik, Gabriel A. Letona, John E. Renaud, 10th AIAA/ISSMO
    Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization conference, Albany, New York

ACADEMIC

 Year         Area of Study/Institution                      Particulars
 2000-04      Department of Mechanical Engineering           Cumulative Grade Point Average: 8.196/10
              Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,    Department Rank: 3/31
              India
                                                             GRE Score: Quantitative: 800/800, Verbal:
                                                             520/800, Analytical: 4.0/6.0


WORK EXPERIENCE

 Organization         Evalueserve Pvt Limited
 Tenure               Jan 2005 – August 2005
 Profile              Research Associate, Intellectual Property Department
 Responsibilities     Managing projects related to end-to-end patent drafting and prior art searches in
                      the fields of design, telecommunications, and automotives.

MAJOR TECHNICAL PROJECTS

Year       Project       Organization    Duration       Supervisor(s)      Project Description
                                         (Months)
2003-     Summer           Design           2        Dr. John E. Renaud   Development of a Hybrid
2004     Internship    Automation Lab,                                    Cellular Automata methodology
        (NSF-REU        University of                                     for structural synthesis. A new
         program)       Notre Dame                                        hybrid cellular Automata
                                                                          technique based on Karush Kuhn
                                                                          Tucker global optimality
                                                                          conditions had been developed.
2003- Undergraduate        IIT Delhi         9      Dr. C.V. Ramakrishnan Design of Optimum structures
2004 Major Project                                     Dr. Kshitij Gupta  for Topology using Parallel
                                                                          Computing.
2002-    Summer        Cummins India         2       Mr. Pradip Kulkarni   Process Plan and Manufacture of a
2003    Internship       Limited                                           piston pad Masterpiece.
2002- Undergraduate      IIT Delhi         4         Dr. R.K. Mittal    Design, fabrication and testing of
2003 Mini Project                                    Dr. S.P. Singh     Shear Testing Rig.
2002- Course Project     IIT Delhi         4      Dr. Naresh Bhatnagar Design and development of
2003                                                                   diamond point elliptical/profile
                                                                       cutting mechanism for glass &
                                                                       mirrors.
2002- Course Project     IIT Delhi        4          Dr. P.V.M. Rao    Development of a tool path
2003                                                                   simulation for a CNC milling
                                                                       machine.


COMPUTER SOFTWARE

  CAD                    Pro/Engineer, Pro/Manufacturing
  FEM Tools              ANSYS, NISA, FEMLAB
  General/Programming Matlab, Latex, Java & MPI


KEY COURSES DONE

  Computer Aided Mechanical Design                  Mechanical Engineering Drawing
  Materials Science                                 Computer Control of Machine Tools
  Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery              Finite Elements in Stress Analysis
  Engineering Mechanics                             Mechanics of Solids
  Machine Element Design                            Mechanics of Composite Materials

REFERENCES

  • Dr. John E. Renaud (Renaud.2@nd.edu)                 Ph. No. 001-574-631-8616
    Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Dr. R.K. Mittal (rkm@am.iitd.ernet.in)               Ph. No. 091-11-26591219
    Professor, Applied Mechanics Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
  • Dr. C.V. Ramakrishnan (cvrama@am.iitd.ernet.in)       Ph. No. 091-11-26591221
    Professor, Applied Mechanics Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India