Brief Bio
(Last Updated: Jul 10, 2007)
 
Shashikanth Suryanarayanan
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
Phone: +91-22-2576-7546; Fax: +91-22-2572-6875
Email: shashisn@iitb.ac.in
 
Birth Date: July 11, 1977; Place of Birth: Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
 
Degrees Earned:

• B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India - 1998
  
• Ph. D, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA - 2002
  

 
Professional Appointments:

• 2003-2004: Post-Doctoral Fellow (Automation and Controls Lab), GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, USA
• 2004-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
  

 
Industry Interaction:

Institution(s)	Period of interaction	My Role	Outcome
General Electric Global Research, New York	Apr 04-Sep 05	Consultant	IP creation in the area of control of large wind turbines with upwind information
Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd, Delhi	Nov 04-Jan 07	Project Leader	Design and development of India's first steer-by-wire vehicle
	May 06-Jan 07	Consultant	Controller development for electric power assist module
TIFAC, TVS Motor Company, Hosur & UCal Fuel Systems Ltd, Chennai	Jun 05-Jul 07	Project Leader	Design and development of a low-cost, high-performance engine management system
Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai (Heavy Engg Div)	Oct 05-Present	Consultant	Design of controller for 1 arcsec angular motion simulator

 
Research Interests:
Application of tools from systems/control theory towards the design of mechatronic systems. Current problems of interest include steer-by-wire system development, engine management system design for automobiles and controller design for large wind turbines.

 
Society Activities:

• 2000-Present: Member IEEE
  

 
Invited Lectures:

• "California PATH Intelligent Vehicle Highway System", Father Agnel Polytechnic, Mumbai, India, Apr 2004
  
• "Control of Large Wind Turbines", Tata Research Design and Development Centre, Pune, India, May 2004
  
• "The Wind Beckons Us", Popular Lecture Series, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, Sep 2004
  
• "Active Steering Control Systems", GE Global Research, Bangalore, India, Mar 14, 2005
  
• "Mechatronic Systems: Some ideas on entrepreneurial opportunities", IIT Bombay IDEAZ Workshop, Mumbai, India, Aug 12, 2005
  
• "Mechatronics in Automobiles: Initiatives at IIT Bombay", Inivited Lecture at the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer's (SIAM) Conference in Jaipur, India, Feb 9, 2006
  
• "Wind Turbine Control", Induction Training for Wind Energy Professionals, World Institute of Sustainable Energy, Pune, India; July 20, 2006