Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Visiting Professor at Industrial Systems Engineering

Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Visiting Professor at Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) Programme of Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He has an outstanding academic record and
is a product of University of Roorkee (Now IIT Roorkee). During 1996, he was a Visiting Assistant
Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering, West Virginia
University, U.S.A. He had also served the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wayne State University, U.S.A. as Visiting Faculty during 1998-1999. He had been a Visiting
Professor in the Department of Industrial System Engineering, at AIT Bangkok, (2010). He has
served the Department of System Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as Visting Professor. (2013-2014). He also did serve the Delhi Technological
University as Vice Chancellor (Aug 2014-Sept 2015).

Prof. Pradeep Kumar has more than 28 years of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy.
He had taught a wide spectrum of courses related to Industrial Engineering & Production
Engineering. He has supervised 37 Ph.D. theses, 90 M.Tech dissertations, 83 M.Tech projects and
50 B.Tech projects.  He has published / presented 614 research papers in International and National
Journals (311); Proceedings of International and National Conferences (303). He has completed 51
consultancy projects of various organizations and 17 sponsored research projects. He has Organized
24 short term courses. His research interests include Advanced Manufacturing Processes; Metal
Casting; Supply Chain Management (SCM), Quality Engineering: Robust Design Methodologies,
Reliability Engineering; and Production & Operations Management.

Prof. Pradeep Kumar has received a number of prizes and honors.  He was honored with an
Outstanding Teacher Award at IIT Roorkee two times, in the year, 2005, and 2009. He is a fellow of
World Confederation of Productivity Sciences, Canada.

Prof. Pradeep Kumar is seconded to Asian Institute of Technology by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government of India. During his stay at ISE/AIT, he will teach Engineering
Economy (AT 72.04). He may be contacted at Room No. 233 (Chalerm Prakiat Building) and on e-
mail at kumarfme@gmail.com , pradeep@ait.asia.