The Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering at Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Belagavi, promotes research, innovation and industry-oriented development in emerging areas of robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing and smart technologies.
Research Highlights
17
International Journal Publications
8
International Conference Publications
3
Book Chapters
1
Patent
Faculty Research Contributions
| Faculty | Journals | Conferences | Book Chapters | Patents | Citations | Awards | Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pooja Angolkar | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 7 |
| Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | 10 | 2 | – | – | 13 | – | 1 |
| Prof. Suneel Nagavi | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Prof. Shweta Kalkundri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Research Areas
- Robotics and Automation
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Additive Manufacturing and Digital Manufacturing
- Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- IoT and Smart Automation
- Tribology and Materials Characterisation
- Machine Learning for Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Research Projects & Proposals
The department actively encourages faculty and student participation in externally funded research, consultancy and innovation projects. Faculty members are involved in developing research proposals addressing emerging challenges in robotics, artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, automation and smart manufacturing.
Research Proposals Submitted
| S. No. | Programme | Organization | Submitted By | Research Proposal Title | Grant Requested | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conference | ATAL-VANI | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Programmable Industrial Ecosystems: AI and Robotics for Industry 5.0 | ₹2,00,000 | 30 May 2026 |
| 2 | VGST-ECRA | VGST | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Malagouda Patil | Experimental Investigation and Deep Learning Based Prediction of Tribological Properties in Additively Manufactured Samples | ₹50,00,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
| 3 | AMT-DST | ANRF-DST | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Anand Deshpande | AI-Based Metal Printing Using Deep Learning | ₹50,00,000 | 30 Aug 2025 |
| 4 | FDP | VGST | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Malagouda Patil | Artificial Intelligence Enabled Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing and Automation | ₹3,00,000 | 14 Jan 2025 |
| 5 | FDP | ATAL | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Malagouda Patil | FDP Proposal | ₹3,50,000 | 28 Mar 2025 |
| 6 | FDP | ATAL | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Dr. Malagouda Patil | FDP Proposal | ₹3,50,000 | 29 May 2024 |
| 7 | K-FIST | VGST | Dr. Pooja Angolkar / Prof. Suneel Nagavi | Establishing State-of-the-Art AI-Based Robot Laboratory | ₹20,000 | 19 Jun 2024 |
Publications & Intellectual Property
Research Publications
The Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering is actively engaged in research in
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced
Materials, Composites, Tribology and Automation. The faculty have contributed research
papers to reputed international journals indexed in SCI and Scopus.
2026
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupled Effects of In-Plane Fiber Waviness and Circular Cutout on Axial Buckling Behavior of Glass-Epoxy Composites | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Polymer Composites | SCI, Scopus – Q1 |
| Realization of Introducing Non-Woven Veil on Interlaminar Radial Strength of Glass Epoxy L-Bend Composites | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Fracture and Structural Integrity | Scopus – Q2 |
2025
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microstructural Analysis of Spin Arc Welding on Hastelloy C-276 | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly | SCI, Scopus – Q3 |
| Studies on High Temperature Wear Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Using Machine Learning Models | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | SCI, Scopus – Q2 |
| Dual Microcapsules Self-Healing Performance in Glass Epoxy Composite Under Flexural Load | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Polymer Composites | SCI, Scopus – Q1 |
| Glass-Carbon Hybrid Veil Interleaving to Enhance Fracture Toughness and Shear Strength in Glass Epoxy Composites: An Experimental Study | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics | SCI, Scopus – Q1 |
| Performance of Glass Epoxy Composites Under Combined Effect of In-Plane Fiber Waviness with Circular Cutout Through Tensile Test and Image Processing Technique | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Polymer Composites | SCI, Scopus – Q1 |
2024
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techniques of Creating In-Plane Fiber Waviness in Composites and Its Mechanical Performance – A Review | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Engineering Research Express | SCI, Scopus |
| Interleaving Carbon-Glass Veil in Glass Epoxy Composite for Improved Mode-I Fracture Toughness – A Hybrid Approach | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Fracture and Structural Integrity | SCI, Scopus – Q2 |
2023
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribological Properties of Additively Manufactured Al-Si Alloys and Steels | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Materials Science Forum | Scopus – Q4 |
| Effect of Build Orientation and Heat Treatment on the Erosion Behavior of Al10SiMg Fabricated Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Tribology in Industry | SCI, Scopus – Q3 |
| Low Velocity Impact Toughness, Fracture Toughness and Mechanical Properties of Hevea Brasiliensis Husk Cellulose Toughened Stacked Aramid/Sisal Fibre Composites | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery | SCI, Scopus – Q2 |
| Cyclone Dust Collector for Foundry | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology | — |
2022
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of Build Direction and Surface Finish on Wear Behavior of AlSi10Mg Alloy Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Metallurgical Research and Technology | SCI, Scopus – Q2 |
2021
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Fabrication of Pepper Thresher Machine | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology | — |
2018
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Optimization of Steam Turbine Casing Using Optistruct Tool | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IJMPERD | Scopus |
2016
| Title | Faculty | Journal | Indexing / Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Dual Response and Tolerance Analysis Approaches for Robust Design of Spot-Welding Process | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IJMET | Scopus |
* Quartile rankings may vary depending on the database, subject category and reporting year.
Conference Publications
The faculty members of the Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering actively contribute to national and international conferences in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT, Additive Manufacturing, Tribology, Data Analytics and Advanced Materials.
2025
| S.No. | Title | Conference | Faculty | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Generative Modeling for Unsupervised IoT Intrusion Detection: A VAE-GAN Approach with HDBSCAN Profiling | 9th IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT 2025), IIITDM Kancheepuram | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IEEE Xplore |
| 2 | Predictive Modeling of Wear Behaviour of Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V Aero-Engine Compressor Blade Alloy | 2nd International Conference on Business Intelligence, Computational Mathematics, and Data Analytics (IBCD 2025), Pune | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Springer Nature |
| 3 | Mechanical Performance of Glass Fiber Epoxy Laminates with Embedded Circular and Square Cutouts | International Symposium on Recent Advances in Materials Joining and Manufacturing Process (MJMP 2025) | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Materials Research Forum |
2024
| S.No. | Title | Conference | Faculty | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triboinformatics Modeling of Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg Using Machine Learning | 4th Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Hyderabad | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IEOM Proceedings |
| 2 | Size Optimization of Self-Healing Microcapsules for FRP Composite 3D Printing | International Conference on Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering (ICMMSE 2024) | Dr. Aravind Muddebihal | Conference Chapter |
2023
| S.No. | Title | Conference | Faculty | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impact of Heat Treatment on Wear Behaviour of Stainless Steel Printed Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion | 8th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Houston, USA | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IEOM Proceedings |
| 2 | Tribological Properties of Additively Manufactured Al-Si Alloy and Steels | International Conference on Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Automation (AMMA 2023), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Materials Science Forum |
2022
| S.No. | Title | Conference | Faculty | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effect of Build Orientation on the Wear Behaviour of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Printed Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion | 2nd Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Warangal | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | IEOM Proceedings |
Conference Publication Highlights
• 8 International Conference Publications
• Contributions in AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Additive Manufacturing,
Tribology, Composites and Data Analytics
• Publications through reputed platforms including
IEEE Xplore, Springer Nature, IEOM and Materials Research Forum
Book Chapters
| S.No. | Title | Book | Faculty | Year | Indexing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenges and Innovations in 3D Printed Bio-Organs and Their Materials | Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | 2025 | Scopus (SpringerLink) |
| 2 | Polymer Matrix Composites Processing and Characterization | Polymer Matrix Composites Processing and Characterization | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | 2021 | ISBN Book |
Patents
| S.No. | Patent Title | Inventors | Patent / Application No. | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kind of Thermal Conductivity Measuring Device for Bad Conductors | Pooja Angolkar, and others | Indian Patent 202141045433 | 2021 | Patent Granted |
| 2 | Design and Development of Lab-Scale Industrial Waste FFFP Shredding Machine | Dr. P.S. Shivakumar Gouda, Dr. Aravind B. Muddebihal, and others | Application No. 202441008428 A | 2024 | Under Process |
| 3 | Process of Developing Eco-Friendly Nonwoven Natural Fiber Veil | Dr. P.S. Shivakumar Gouda, Dr. Aravind B. Muddebihal, and others | Application No. 202441002474 A | 2024 | Under Process |
Research & Innovation Highlights
- 1 Patent Granted
- 2 Patent Applications Under Process
- Research contributions in Advanced Materials, Additive Manufacturing,
Sustainable Manufacturing and Engineering Innovation
Ph.D. Guidance
| S.No. | Name of the Guide | Qualification | Assessment Year 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Pooja Angolkar | Ph.D. | 2 |