Prof. Dr. Srihari Palli, B.E., M.Tech., PhD - Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Srihari Palli completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam; Master’s Certificate in CAD/CAM from Central Institute of Tool Design, Hyderabad; M.Tech. with Dynamics (Structural) specialization from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee; and PhD in the area of Rail Vehicle Dynamics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. His career started as a CAD Design engineer after his under graduation at Unique Inflatables Ltd., Hyderabad. During his Masters at IIT-R he was a campus recruit by TCS in 2004 and worked in various capacities as a CAD/PLM IT developer, PLM implementor, functional lead, functional QA etc. at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Geometric Global Ltd. respectively and worked in the projects for global automotive OEMs like General Motors (USA) and PSA Peugeot Citroen (France). Having insight towards real time component design and development, started a role as a CAE consultant at RamTech Engineering Services, Hyderabad. He joined AITAM in 2009 and has 5.5 years of industrial and 15 years of teaching and research experience. He is a life member of ISTE and a fellow member of Institute of Engineers (India). He is also a certified Chartered Engineer by the Institute of Engineers (India). He has published around 75 research articles in reputed international journals and conferences out of which 50 are SCI/SCOPUS indexed. His major research interests include vibration studies, vehicle dynamics, structural health assessment, product life cycle management, circular economy and smart materials etc. He had visited France and Singapore as a part of his professional development. He was instrumental in deploying the Siemens PLM authorized training center and also Dassault PLM application suite in the mechanical engineering department. An avid supporter of trending technologies he wishes to develop the mechanical engineering department into a multi skill based technological hub to cater the needs of the ever growing manufacturing sector.
