Prof. Dr. Jayakrishna Kandasamy

Dr. Jayakrishna is an associate professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. Dr. Jayakrishna’s research is focused on the design and management of manufacturing systems and supply chains to enhance efficiency, productivity and sustainability performance. His more recent research has been in the area of developing tools and techniques to enable value creation through sustainable manufacturing, including methods to facilitate more sustainable product design for closed-loop material flow in industrial symbiotic setups and developing sustainable products using hybrid bio-composites. He has mentored doctoral students, graduate students, and undergraduate students (2 Ph.D, 2 M.Tech Theses, and 31 B.Tech Theses) which have so far led to 69 journal publications in leading SCI/ SCOPUS Indexed journals, 28 book chapters, 91 refereed conference proceedings, and 7 books in CRC/Springer Series. Dr. Jayakrishna’s team has received numerous awards in recognition for the quality of the work that has been produced. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of manufacturing and industrial systems, and his initiatives to improve teaching effectiveness have been recognized through national awards.