Organising Committee



International Conference on Maintenance and Intelligent Asset Management
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
December 16 - 17, 2024

Chief PatronsDr. Ramdas M Pai, Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal      
Dr. Ranjan Pai, Chairman, Manipal Education and Medical Group, Bengaluru               
Dr. H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 
Prof. Duncan Bently, Vice Chancellor, Federation University, Australia 
Mr. Toby Horstead, Chair, Asset Management Council, Australia 
PatronsDr. Narayana Sabhahit, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Technology & Science), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 
Dr. P Giridhar Kini, Registrar, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 
Prof. Syed Islam, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Federation University, Australia 
Prof. Iven Mareels, Executive Dean, Engineering, Federation University, Australia 
Cdr (Dr.) Anil Rana, Director, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 
Dr. Somashekara Bhat, Joint Director, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 
Dr. Arunachala U Chandavar, Head of Department, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 
Advisory BoardLt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal                 
Prof. Duncan Bently, Vice Chancellor, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Syed Islam, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Federation University, Australia                
Mr. Toby Horstead, Chair, Asset Management Council, Australia               
Dr. Gopinath Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Federation University, Victoria, Australia               
Dr. Raghuvir Pai, Professor, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Iven Mareels, Executive Dean, Engineering, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Anne Gibbs, CEO, Asset Management Council, Australia               
Dr Umakanth Dash, Director, Institute of Rural Management Anand, Gujarat, India                
Dr. S. S. Sharma, Senior Professor, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
General ChairsDr. Raghuvir Pai, Professor, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                 
Dr. Gopinath Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Federation University, Australia               
General Co ChairsDr. Glenn Schumacher: Head of Engineering, Energy, Australia                 
Prof. Harekrishna Mishra, Institute of Rural Management Anand, India               
Prof. Uday Kumar, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden                
Mr. Dave Daines, Asset Management Council, Australia               
Prof. Jan-Harm Christiaan Pretorius, University of Johannesburg, South Africa               
Prof. Rakesh Mishra, University of Huddersfield, UK               
Prof. Khanindra Pathak, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India               
Prof. Pratik Modi, Dean, School of Management, BML Munjal University, Gurugram               
ConvenersDr. Suhas Y Nayak, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Dr. Ganesha A, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Anne Gibbs, CEO, Asset Management Council, Australia                
Prof. Joarder Kamruzzaman, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Harpreet Kandra, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Gour Karmakar, Federation University, Australia               
Co-ConvenersDr. Srinivas Shenoy H, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Dr. Girish H, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Venkatarami Reddy, Queensland Rail, Australia                
Mr. Sahan Kumarasinghe, Australian Paper, Australia               
Dr. Abdullah Chowdhury, University of Adelaide, Australia               
Prof. Pavan Kankar, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore               
Dr. Jo-Ann Larkins, Federation University, Australia               
Assoc. Prof Ayon Chakraborty, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Truong Phung, Federation University, Australia               
Assoc. Prof. Manoj Khandelwal, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Kiran Khatter, BML Munjal University, Gurugram               
Technical Committee ChairsProf. M Vijaya Kini, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Prof. Joarder Kamruzzaman, Federation University Australia               
Prof. Vijay G S, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Shiva Kumar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Dinesha P, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
International Technical Committee Prof. Uday Kumar, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden               
Prof. Aditya Parida, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden               
Prof. Ramin Karim, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden               
Prof. Raghunandana K, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Vijay G S, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. M Vijaya Kini, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Shivakumar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Dinesha P, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Balachandra, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Per Olof Larsson-Kraik, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden               
Assoc. Prof. Adithya Thaduri, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden                
Prof. Alok Kumar Verma, Old Dominion University, USA               
Prof. Om Prakash Yadav, North Dakota State University, USA               
Prof. Artur Jaworski, University of Huddersfield, UK               
Prof. Rakesh Mishra, University of Huddersfield, UK               
Prof. David Mba, De Montfort University, UK               
Prof. Jyoti Sinha, University of Manchester, UK               
Mr. Amar Singh, ANA Group, New Zealand               
Mr. John Hardwick, Asset Management Council, Australia               
Prof. Karunakar Kotegar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Joarder Kamruzzaman, Federation University, Australia               
Prof. Shreesha C., Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. KV Karantha, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Yogesh Pai, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Vasanth Kamath, T A Pai Management Institute Manipal               
Assoc. Prof. Gour Karmakar, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Harpreet Kandra, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Gayan Kahandawa Appuhamillage, Federation University, Australia               
Dr. Tanveer Choudhury, Federation University, Australia               
Mr. Ray Beebe, Federation University, Australia               
Assoc. Prof. Ayon Chakraborty, Federation University, Australia               
Assoc. Prof. Indra Gunawan, Adelaide University, Australia               
Prof. Richard Dwight, Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia               
Prof. Melinda Hodkiewicz, University of Western Australia, Australia               
Prof. Binu K.G. St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Mangalore               
Assoc. Prof. Rabin Tuladhar, James Cook University, Australia               
Dr. Kyoumars Bahrami, Federation University, Australia               
Prof. Masud Khan, Auckland University of Technology, NZ               
Prof. Ashok Sharma, Victoria University, Australia               
Dr. Anisur Rahman, Griffith University, Australia               
Dr. Venkatrami Reddy, Queensland Rail, Australia                
Dr. Nirmal Mandal, Central Queensland University, Australia               
Mr. Ajay Desai, Alstom, Australia               
Mr. Malcolm Leinster, Gladstone, Australia               
Mr. Laxminarayan Gadiyar, Vice President, Reliance Industries, Jamnagar                
Mr. Amit Kapur, Director and Chief Technical Officer, Neer Shakti Systems Pvt. Ltd. Manipal               
Mr. Ian Newham, GHD, Melbourne Australia               
Mr. Wayne Francisco, GHD, Melbourne, Australia               
Mr. Anant Kapur, Director Everest Turbo, New Delhi               
Mr. Brendan Wilkinson, Australian Paper, Australia               
Dr. Dwayne Nielsen, Central Queensland University, Australia               
Dr. Susanga Costa, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia               
Ms. Mimi Chattopadhyay, Tasnix, Sydney, Australia               
Lt. Gen. Dr. Anil Kapoor AVSM, VSM, Vice President, Asset Management Society India               
Ms. Shilpi Chattopadhyay, Brisbane, Australia               
Prof. Harekrishna Mishra, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India               
Prof. Khanindra Pathak, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India               
Prof. Ashish Bhattacharjee, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India               
Prof. Arun Kumar Majumdar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India               
Prof. Pradip Kumar Ray, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India               
Prof. S K Singh, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India               
Prof. Subhash Kumar Panja, Jadavpur University, India               
Prof. R P Mohanty, Shiksha 'O' Anusandhan, India               
Dr. Varinder S Kanwar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - NABET Quality Council of India               
Prof. Gopalan Jagadeesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore               
Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore               
Mr. Kumaraswamy Subramania, Former Executive Director, Neyveli Lignite Corporation               
Mr. Satyesha Simha, Former Chief General Manager (Marketing) , BEML, Bengaluru.               
Prof. Ashutosh Sarkar, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India                
Prof. Girish Kumar, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India               
Prof. B C Majumdar, Former Deputy Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India               
Dr. Berna Ulutas, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Türkiye                
Prof. Antonio J Marques Cardoso, University of Beira Interior, Portugal               
Prof. Jan-Harm Pretorius, University of Johannesburg, South Africa               
Prof. Tore Markeset, University of Stavanger, Norway               
Mr. Sameer Abdul Azeez, NPOL, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India.               
Prof. Debashish Chakravarty, IIT Kharagpur, India               
Prof. M Bhasi, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India               
Dr. Sobhan Sarkar, The University of Edinburgh, UK               
Prof. Vivek Khanzode, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Maharashtra, India               
Dr. Prabhat Kumar Mandal, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, India               
Prof. Partha Sarathi Paul, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India               
Dr. Saptarshi Mandal, User Research Specialist, Microsoft, US                
Ms. Hazel Siromoni, Chitkara University, Chandigarh               
Prof. Chander Prakash, Chitkara University, Chandigarh                
Dr. Satish Shenoy B, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Suhas Y Nayak, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. S M Abdul Khader, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Nitesh Kumar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Ganesha A, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Girish H., Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Srinivas Shenoy H, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Mohammad Zuber, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Col. Sunil Yadav, Chair, Technical Committee, Asset Management Society                
Dr. Anand Pai, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Ms. Kakoli Chattopadhyay, Melbourne, Australia                
Dr. Ranbir Singh, BML Munjal University, Gurugram                
Dr. Jolly Masih, BML Munjal University, Gurugram                
Dr. Amar Rao, BML Munjal University, GurugramBML                
Committee Members Manipal Institute of Technology                
Dr. M Vijaya Kini, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Augustine B V Barboza, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. C Raghavendra Kamath, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. S M Abdul Khader, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Gowrishankar M C, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. R C Shivamurthy, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Aruna Prabhu, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Vishal Shenoy P, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Navaneeth Krishna Vernekar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Nitesh Kumar, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Kevin Amith Mathias, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Sawan Shetty, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Harishkumar Kamat, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Prof. Gowrava Shenoy B, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Dr. Subraya Krishna Bhat, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Doctoral Student Members Manipal Institute of Technology                
Mr. Rohit N Shenoy, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Mr. Jaideep J P, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Mr. Sai Kiriti, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal                
Mr. Raghavendra Kudva K, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Mr. Jeevan, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal               
Mr. Ajay, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal