P. V. Madhusudhan Rao

Professor Department of Design & Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT Delhi New Delhi INDIA Email : pvmrao[at]design.iitd.ac.in Office: 414B, Academic Complex West

PROFILE

P. V. M. Rao is professor in department of design and department of mechanical engineering at IIT Delhi. He obtained his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from college of engineering, Osmania University, masters from IIT BHU and Ph.D from IIT Kanpur. He was a guest researcher to US government's National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) five times during 1996-2007. He was also visiting scientist to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visiting faculty to Stanford University. He also served as Head, Department of Design (2017-2022) and Dean, Alumni Relations from (2022-2024).

His current teaching and research interests include product design & manufacturing, design of medical & assistive devices, design thinking, design education and inclusive innovation. He heads ICMR National Center of Assistive Health Technology (NCAHT) and is a co-founder of Assistech lab in Khosla school of information technology. As a coordinator of IIT Delhi Design Innovation Center (DIC), he is also responsible for initiating and driving multiple programs in design, innovation & entrepreneurship.

He has served on editorial boards of international journal of machine tools & manufacture (Elsevier), journal of computing and information science in engineering published by ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers), journal of smart and sustainable manufacturing systems published by ASTM (American Society of Testing of Materials) and BMJ Innovations (BMJ Publishing Inc).

He has many patents and designs to his credit, several of which have been commercialized. He and his team’s translational research efforts have led to successful products and solutions which are presently in the national and international market and have made an impact. He also serves as founder, board member and scientific advisor of many start-ups, social enterprises and technology business incubators.

He has carried out many sponsored research, consulting and innovation projects which were sponsored by organizations: Department of Science & Technology (DST), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Education (MoE/MHRD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), DRDO, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Boeing Company, Microsoft, Google, Wellcome Trust (UK), EPSRC (UK), WHO, Omidyar Network, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, BHEL, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Government of Ethiopia. He had joint academic and research activities with many global universities which include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, TU Berlin, TU Darmstadt, TU Dresden, UCL London, The University of Sheffield, EPFL, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, IUPUI, Auburn University, City University of Hong Kong and University of Porto.

He has chaired/served on many academic, research and innovation committees of government of India which include DST, DBT, ICMR, BIRAC, MeitY, Ministry of Pharmaceuticals, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Government of Gujarat and Government of Rajasthan.

He has is currently a member, board of governors of IIT Delhi, Board member of United States - India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (IUSTEF) and member of Startup20 Taskforce of G20. He has also served as external expert to review design and mechanical engineering departments at IISc, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Dharwad.

He has delivered more than 200 keynote/plenary/invited lectures and contributed as a panelist in many panels including those organized by World Economic Forum, UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE, UK), Niti Aayog, PAN IIT, CII, FICCI and National Innovation Foundation.

He has organized and co-organized multiple conferences and events which include Indo-Japan joint workshop on manufacturing (with IIT Kanpur), Inclusive manufacturing forum (with NIAS), India social good summit (with UNDP), National aeromodelling challenge (with Boeing), human powered vehicle challenge (with ASME), capacity building workshop for social entrepreneurs (with Harvard Business School & Tata Trusts), inclusive innovation conference (with Omidyar network), multiple capacity building programs related to innovation and entrepreneurship (with Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog), Joint Innovation Bootcamps (with MIT), Biodesign Workshops (under Stanford India Biodesign programme), Assistive Technology Workshops (with WHO), Assistive Technology Conference (with Microsoft) and Assistive Technology Startup Accelerator (with UCL London).

He is a Fellow of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and recipient of Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship of INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering). He is also recipient of IIT Delhi’s K. L. Chopra Faculty Research Award in Applied Research category in its inaugural year. He has been conferred with of 2005 Vasvik Industrial Research Award and has received twice national award by Ministry of Science & Technology.