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Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Dr. Rahul Kumar Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical Sciences

Research Interests

  • Mechanical Vibration
  • Nonlinear & Non-Smooth Dynamics
  • Stochastic Modelling & Uncertainty Quantification
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Reduced Order Modelling

Contact Details

  • E-207, School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 752050, India.
  • +91 674 713 7170
  • kumarr@iitbbs.ac.in

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Education

 Degree Discipline Year School
  PhD Applied Mechanics 2022 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  MSc. (Engg.) Applied Mechanics 2022 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2015 Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi
 

Biosketch

Dr. Rahul Kumar is currently working at IIT Bhubaneswar as an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Sciences.
 
Hailing from Nalanda district and raised in Patna, Bihar, Dr. Kumar completed his early education in Patna before pursuing his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (2015) at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi. He further advanced his studies at IIT Madras, where he earned an MSc (Engg.) and a PhD (2022) with a dissertation on the “Analysis of bladed discs with spatial random inhomogeneities.” 
 
His research interests span Mechanical Vibration, Nonlinear & Non-Smooth Dynamics, Uncertainty Quantification, Energy Harvesting, and Reduced Order Modelling. Dr. Kumar has also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech, USA (2022-24), where he worked closely with Prof Rachel Kuske on targeted energy transfer using vibro-impact systems. During his stay at Georgia Tech, he also collaborated with Prof. Daniil Yurchenko, ISVR, University of Southampton, UK and carried out experimental studies on TET through vibro-impact systems.
 
At IIT Bhubaneswar, Dr. Kumar is eager to pursue interdisciplinary research aimed at delivering cutting-edge solutions for the defense, automobiles and aerospace related sectors.
 
Beyond academics, Dr. Kumar has a passion for Hindi literature and enjoys exploring new places around the world.
 
 

Teaching

At IIT Bhubaneswar
  • Theory Course
  1. ME6L014 Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics 
  • Lab Course
  1. ME2P003 Machines and Mechanisms Lab
At Georgia Tech
  1. Math 2552 Differential Equations (Fall 2022)
  2. Math 1554 Linear Algebra (Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
  3. Math 2551 Multivariable Calculus (Fall 2023)
 

 

Recent Publications (International Journals)

1R. Kumar, R. Kuske and D. Yurchenko, (2024). Exploring effective TET through a vibro-impact nonlinear energy sink over broad parameter regimes, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 570, 118131.
2R. Kumar, S. F. Ali and S. Gupta, (2022). Stochastic reduced order modelling and analysis of rotating bladed discs, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 478, 20210833.
3R. Kumar, S. F. Ali and S. Gupta, (2021). Static condensation based reduced order modelling of stochastically parametered large ordered systems, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 66, 103166.
4R. Kumar, S. F. Ali, S. Jeyaraman and S. Gupta, (2021). Uncertainty quantification of bladed disc systems using data driven stochastic reduced order models, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 190, 106011.
5R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2019). Energy harvesting from chaos in base excited double pendulum, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 124, 49 – 64.

Conferences (International)

1E. Almgren, H. Nguyen, N. Patel, C. Athanasouli, R. Kumar, R. Kuske, D. Yurchenko, (2025). Dynamics of a vibro-impact pair under non-harmonic period forcing, Fourth International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON), New Jersy, USA. (Accepted)
2R. Kumar, R. Kuske and D. Yurchenko, (2024). Understanding energy transfer through VINES under random external excitation, Eleventh European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (ENOC), Delft, The Netherlands.
3R. Kumar, D. Yurchenko and R. Kuske, (2023). Influence of Noisy Excitation on Dynamics and Energy Transfer Through VINES, The Euromech Colloquium on Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems, Dublin, Ireland.
4R. Kumar, D. Yurchenko and R. Kuske, (2023). Performance Enhancement of Vibro-impact Targeted Energy Transfer Within a Random Environment, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference, Atlanta, USA.
5R. Kumar, D. Yurchenko and R. Kuske, (2023). Parametric Study of Targeted Energy Transfer Through Vibro-Impact System Using Map Based Approach, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS23), Portland, USA.
6M. H. Dalroti, R. Kumar, S. Gupta, S. F. Ali, G. Litak, (2020). Effects of additive noise on the energy harvesting characteristics of a base excited double pendulum, Chaotic Modeling & Simulation, Web Conference.
7H. Patel, R. Kumar and S. F. Ali, (2020). ROM integrated vibration control of stochastically parametered flexible structures, Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE 2020), Virtual Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
8R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2020). Stochastic modelling and analysis of rotating bladed discs, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo (TE20), Virtual Conference.
9H. Patel, R. Kumar and S. F. Ali, (2020). SEREP Integrated Control of Flexible Structures, Advances in control and optimization of dynamical systems (ACODS), IIT Madras, India.
10R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2019). Vibration response of randomly parametered mistuned bladed disc using stochastic reduced order model, 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics, Crete, Greece.
11R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2019). A data driven PC based approach for dynamic analysis of stochastically parametered plate with square cut, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS19), Utah, USA.

Conferences (National)

1R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2019). Random field modelling and analysis of rotor bladed disc sector using a data driven PCE based approach, Proceedings of ASME Gas Turbine India (GT India), IIT Madras, India.
2R. Kumar and S. F. Ali, (2016). Energy harvesting through chaotic motion of double pendulum, Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, IISER Kolkata, India.
 

Academic Honors & Awards

  • Institute Research Award 2022 (IIT Madras)
  • ASME IGTI Student Advisory Committee Student Travel Award 2020
  • International Travel Support (SERB, DST) 2019
  • Third Prize in Hindi Diwas Poem competition 2018 (Ministry of Ganga Rejuvenation And Water Resources (Now Ministry of Jal Shakti), Govt. of India)
  • Kattady Award 2015 (CUSAT)
 

Research Scholar

Currently I am looking for enthusiastic and self motivated students to work on targeted energy transfer through vibro impact systems and development of data-driven reduced order models for nonlinear systems. Interested candidates can contact me with resume on kumarr@iitbbs.ac.in.
 

Professional Experience

Sept 2024 - Present: Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, India;  Aug 2022 - Sept 2024: Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA  

Book Chapters

  1. R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2021). Analysis of stepped beam using reduced order models, in Advances in Structural Vibration, 21 – 23, Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5862-7_3

Publications in Conference Proceedings

  1. H. Patel, R. Kumar, S. F. Ali, (2020). SEREP Integrated Control of Flexible Structures, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53(1), 51-56. doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.06.009
  2. R. Kumar, S. Gupta, and S. F. Ali (2020). Stochastic Modelling and Analysis of Rotating Bladed Discs. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 10B: Structrures and Dynamics. V10BT28A009. doi.org/10.1115/GT2020-16212
  3. H. Patel, R. Kumar and S. F. Ali, (2020). ROM integrated vibration control of stochastically parametered flexible structures. 59th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineeris of Japan (SICE), 1797-1802. 10.23919/SICE48898.2020.9240388
  4. R. Kumar, S. Gupta and S. F. Ali, (2019). Random Field Modeling and Analysis of Rotor Bladed Disc Sector Using a Data Driven PCE Based Approach. Proceedings of the ASME Gast Turbine India Conference. Volume 1: Compressors, Fans and Pumps; Turbines; Heat Transfers; Structures and Dynamics. V001T05A007. doi.org/10.1115/GTINDIA2019-2497

Journal Reviewer

  1. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  2. ASME Journal of Dynamical Systems, Measurement and Control
  3. Structural Heatlh Monitoring
  4. Sadhana
  5. Computer and Mathematics with Applications

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