faculty Profile

• Ph.D. “Studies on mechanical behaviour and characterization of biocomposite made up of jack fruit seed husk cellulose and pineapple fibre” January 2026, under Anna University Chennai.
• ME – Computer Aided Design, June 2010, Government College of Engineering, Salem – affiliated to Anna University – Coimbatore.
• BE – Mechanical Engineering, April 2008, Pallavan College of Engineering, Kanchipuram, under Anna University Chennai.
• DME – Mechanical engineering, April 2005, Thanthai Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (TPEVR) Government Polytechnic College in Vellore,

• Assisstant Professor – Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai ( June 2012 – till )
• Senior Lecturer – DMI College of Engineering, Chennai (July 2010 to March 2011)

Theory Subjects Handled:

• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.
• Computer Aided Design.
• Material Characterization and Metallurgy.
• Basics of Mechanical Engineering.
• Engineering Graphics.
• Engineering Drawing.
• Engineering Mechanics.
• Power Plant Engineering.
• Basic of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
• Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
• Engineering Ethics and human Values.
• Design of Machine Elements.

Practical Subjects Handled:

• Simulation and Analysis Laboratory.
• 3D printing Lab.
• Production Drawing Laboratory.
• Machine Drawing Laboratory.
• CAD/CAM Laboratory.
• Strength of Materials Lab.
• Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Laboratory.
• Engineering Practices Laboratory.

Theory cum Practical Subjects Handled:

• 3D printing and Design – Theory and Practices.
• Computer Aided Engineering – Theory and Practices.

Research Paper Publications:

• Kirubakaran, G., Kannan, C.S., Anbalagan, R.R. et al. Taguchi-based experimental optimization coupled with explainable machine learning for predictive modelling of FFF-printed CF-PA composites. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 143, 6833–6845 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-17709-2.
• Kirubakaran, G., Senthamaraikannan, C. Development of fruit peel biomass cellulose and pineapple leaf fibre polyester composite: fatigue, creep, flammability, and thermal conductivity behaviour. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 15, 8609–8619 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-06013-2.
• Kirubakaran, G., Senthamaraikannan, C. Mechanical, wear, and water absorption behavior of polyester biocomposite using jackfruit seed husk cellulose and pineapple fiber. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 14, 10759–10769 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05268-z.
• Kirubakaran, G., Senthamaraikannan, C., & Vignesh, M. (2024). Effect of raster orientation on pure nylon, carbon fibre nylon, and glass fibre nylon using three-dimensional printing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 239(5). https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241239821.
• Kirubakaran, G. (2019). Effect of alkaline treatment on banana fiber reinforced epoxide composites. In Proceedings of the ICRIST-2019 Conference.
• Kirubakaran, C. S. G. (2019). Evaluation of mechanical properties of hybrid intralayer jute/sisal and flax/sisal epoxy composites. Think India Journal, 22(4), 1684–1691.

COURSERA COURSES:

• “Advanced Writing” an online non-credit course authorized by University of California, Irvine and offered through Coursera and completed on 28/05/2020.
• “Write Professional Emails in English” an online non-credit course authorized by Georgia Institute of Technology and offered through Coursera and completed on 28/05/2020.
• “Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know” an online non-credit course authorized by University of California, Davis and offered through Coursera and completed on 05/06/2020.

NPTEL Courses:

• NPTEL Course titled “Mechanical Behavior of Polymers And Composites” completed on July to Oct 2023.
• NPTEL Course titled “Fundamental of Additive Manufacturing Technologies” completed on July to Oct 2022.

Areas of Research Interest

• Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
• Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
• Green Composites and Sustainable Materials
• Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composites
• Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Composite Materials
• AI-Assisted Materials Design and Manufacturing

Research Contributions
Publications

• Total Journal Publications : 06
• SCI/SCIE Indexed Publications : 04
• UGC Publications : 02
• Conference Publications : 08

Patents Published : 01

• Patent titled, Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Functionally Graded Materials Under Extreme Loads, published on 26/12/2025. Patent application No: 202541119805 A.

Major Research Achievements

• Successfully completed Ph.D. research in advanced composite materials. • Published research articles in reputed SCI/SCIE journals.
• Developed sustainable natural fibre reinforced composite materials with improved mechanical and thermal properties.
• Expertise in characterization of polymer composites and additive manufacturing technologies.

Research Guidance

• M.E./M.Tech Projects Guided : 01
• B.E./B.Tech Projects Guided : 14

Professional Memberships :

• Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
• Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)

PAPER PRESENTATION IN CONFERENCES:

• Participated and presented a paper titled “Drilling Performance and Hole Quality Optimization in PALF/JFSH Cellulose Reinforced Polyester Composites Using an Integrated Expt. & Machine Learning Approach” International Conference on Advanced Materials on Energy Solutions (ICAMES-26) held on 16 April 2026 & 17 April 2026.
• Dr G. Kirubakaran and Lithesh C have presented a paper titled “Free Vibration and Mechanical Behaviour of Nano-Integrated Banana Fibre–Epoxy/PLA Hybrid Composites for Sustainable Engineering Applications” at the 4th International Conference, CHEM-TECHNOVA 2026, held from 12th – 14th March 2026 at Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “ Functional Composites In Modern Engineering – A Review” at 4th International Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Radiation Measurements (ICMMRM-2025) Organized by SSN & SVCE, held on 21.03.2025 & 22.03.2025.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Metallurgy and Tamil in engineering college” in the second world tamil development conference held at Madras Development Society – Anna University on 12.08.2024 & 13.08.2024.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Free vibration characteristics of banana fiber reinforced epoxy and pla based bio-composites” in the SMETI 2020 International conference at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering on 16th and 17th October 2020.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Investigation of mechanical properties of aloe-vera fiber reinforced epoxy and polylactic acid-based bio-composites” in the SMETI 2020 International conference at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering on 16th and 17th October 2020.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Review on enhancing the mechanical properties of epoxy resin” at the international conference on Recent Developments in Material Science and Applications” (ICRDMSA 2020) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of technology on 25 & 26 Sep 2020.
• Participated and presented a paper Study of Mechanical behaviour of aloevera and banana fiber reinforced epoxy composites at the “International Conference on Multifunctional and Hybrid Composites Materials for Energy, Environmental and Medical Applications (ICHMCEE-2019)” which was held on 9th-11th September 2019 at National Instiute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620 015.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Evaluation of mechanical properties of hybrid intralayer jute/sisal and flax/sisal epoxy composites” (ICIRST-2019) Organized by Institute for Engineering and Research and Publication on 30-31 Aug 2019 at Madurai, India.
• Participated and presented a paper titled “Effect of Alkaline Treatment on banana fiber reinforced Epoxide Composites” (ICIRST-2019) Organized by Institute for Engineering and Research and Publication on 30-31 Aug 2019 at Madurai, India.
• Participated and presented a paper Optimizing the strength of Bus body structure using FEA and TRIZ at a national conference on Advances and challenges in Mechanical engineering – ACME 2010, at Erode Sengunthar Engg. College during 25 & 26 March 2010.

WORKSHOP:

• Attended “What lies between the pen and the reader, Only word – A fascinating insight into writing skills” International virtual talk series on Revisiting English language and literature in the digital era, organized by the school of English, Kumaraguru college of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore,. Tamilnadu, India on 13 Oct 2020.
• Attended International Webinar on “Hydrogen Embrittlement Degradation of Engineering Metals”, delivered by Dr. Dhinakaran Sampath, Project leader, Fracture and Fatigue Metallurgist, Research and Development, TATA Steel, Swansea, United Kingdom Organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering on 10th July, 2020.
• Attended, Webinar on “Fiber reinforced polymeric composites Characterization – A Research Perspective” on 20/06/2020 at St.Joseph’S College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai.
• Attended FDP on “Enterprise Resource Planning” at SVCE on 05/06/2020 to 06/06/2020.
• Attended, “Smart vehicles – IOT Enabled Vehicular Communication” on 04/06/2020 at Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, through Pantech Elearning Online Learning Platform.
• Attended, AICTE-MHRD program “Leadership Talk” on 30/05/2020. Dr. Abhay Jere (Chief Innovation Officer- MHRD Innovation Cell, Govt. of India).
• Attended, Webinar on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), on 30/05/2020 at SVCE.
• Attended, AICTE-MHRD program “Leadership Talk” on 23.04.2020 by Mr.Gautham Bambawale.
• Attended, AICTE-MHRD program “Leadership Talk” on 16.05.2020 by Dr.Pramod Chaudhari.
• Attended, Webinar on “Design for Energy: A Methodological Note” on 18/05/2020 at SCAD college of Engineering & Technology.
• Attended “Fundamentals of Vibration measurement and analysis with experimental approach” at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering on 08/03/2019 to 09/03/2019.
• Attended 5 days Three Day workshop on Coordinate Measuring Machine and it’s applications on GD & T, at SVCE on 27/11/2018 to 01/12/2018.
• Attended one day national level workshop on “Instrumentation techniques for advanced research” at SVCE on 28 July 2017.
• Attended one day national level workshop on “Mechanical vibration, mitigation, approaches and measurement techniques for structural application” at SVCE on 30 March 2017.
• Attended one day national level workshop on “Instrumentation techniques for advanced research” at SVCE on 28 July 2017.
• Attended one day workshop on “Recent Developments in Automotive Powertrain” at SVCE on 13 May 2016.
• Attended one day workshop on “Design of Experiments (DOE)” at SVCE on 12thMarch 2016.
• Attended one day NRB Research Dissemination workshop on “Friction Stir Processing of Aluminium Alloys and Composites” at IIT Madras, Chennai on 5 March 2015.
• Attended Two day workshop on Failure Analysis and Design (FAAD”14) at SVCE during 26 Sep 2014 to 27 Sep 2014.
• Attended one day workshop on Advances in Metal Inert GAS welding process at SVCE on 18 February 2014.
• Attended two week “ISTE workshop on Engineering Mechanics” conducted by IIT-Bombay during 26 Nov 2013 to 06 Dec 2013.
• Two days workshop on “Recent trends in natural composites and its hybrids for natural applications” (NCHSA’13) at SVCE during 25 Sep 2013 to 26 Sep.
• One day workshop on “Recent Trends in Engineering Tribology & Surface Characterization” TRIBO-2012 at SVCE during 29 Sep.
• Two days workshop on “Mechanical Behavior of Composites” MBC-2012 at SVCE, during 30 March 2012 to 31 March 2012.
• Two days workshop on “Recent Advancements In Composites, Smart Materials and Contact Mechanics” at K.S.R college of engineering, Thiruchengode-637215 during 17 Feb 2010 to 18 Feb 2010.
• Two days workshop on “Modern Manufacturing Techniques” (TEQIP SPONSERSHIP) at Government College of Engineering, Salem-11 during 29 Sep 2008 &30 Sep 2008.

FDP ATTENDED

• Participated and completed successfully “Five-Day Online International Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Frontiers in Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques and Applications” organized by PG & Research Department of Physics, Holy Cross College (Autonomous) Trichy and The New College (Autonomous), Chennai from 25.08.2025 to 30.08.2025.
• Participated and completed successfully “Innovative AI Tools for research Excellence: A Hands on STTP for effective writing and Data Visualization” jointly organized by Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopragron, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra & RSP conference hub, Tamilnadu during 16.12.2024 to 21.12.2024.
• Participated and completed successfully AICTE training and Learning(ATAL) Academy online FDP on 3D printing and Design from 01-09-2020 to 05-09-2020 at B.M.S college of engineering, Bangalore.
• One week Online FDP on “Purely Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineerin” on 01/06/2020 to 05/06/2020 at CIT, Chennai.
• Five day Online FDP on “Mechanical Behaviour of Advanced Materials and Its Scope for Engineering Applications” on 10/06/2020 to 14/06/2020 at SVCE.
• Attended “Empowering Teachers in 21st Century skills Education” National Institute of Technology Trichy on 29/04/2019 to 3/05/2019.
• Attended 3 days FDP on Teaching Learning Process at TEACHING LEARNING CENTER, IITM, CHENNAI on 12.11.2019 to 14.11.2019.
• Attended 5 days FDP on Empowering Teachers in 21st Century Skills Education on 29.04.2019 to 03.05.2019 at NIT, Tiruchirappalli.
• Attended 5 days FDP on Vehicle Dynamics Using MATLAB, at SVCE on 06/12/2018 TO 08/12/2018.
• Attended AICTE sponsored 2week FDP on “Theory and performance Evaluation of automotive vehicle subsystems using modern tools and equipment” at SVCE on 06/11/2017 to 21/11/2017.
• Attended one day FDP on “Learn & Teach Engineering Graphics through Solid Modelling” at SKR Engineering College on 23rdJuly 2016.
• Attended one week FDP on “GE6152-Engineering Graphics” at SVCE during 13 June 2016 to 18 June 2016.
• Attended one week FDP on “GE6253-Engineering Mechanics” at REC during 04 Jan 2016 to 11 Jan 2016.
• Attended one week FDP on “Design of Experiments and Optimization Techniques” at SVCE during 16 Dec 2013 to 21 Dec 2013.
• Attended one week “FDP on Applications of Finite Element Method in Engineering problems” at NIT Calicut during 09 Dec 2013 to 15 Dec 2013.
• Attended one day FDP on “Technical advancements in CAD/CAM/CAE” at M/S.Trident Tech labs, Chennai on 09 Feb 2013.

EVENTS ORGANIZED:

• Students’ skill training program titled “Product design using Fusion 360” conducted in Feb 2026, for participate in India design Challenge competition 2026.
• 100th Disaster Awareness Program conducted by the Sathya Sai Seva Organization in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, on Saturday, 15th November 2025.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering jointly organized Guest Lecture titled “Doctor, When Can I Go Back to Play?” held on at Central Library, Seminar Hall, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, held on 31.07.2024.
• Two-day Faculty workshop on “Future of Making Things with Autodesk Fusion 360” held on 24.07.2023 to 25.07.2023.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering and ICT Jointly organized 3days Fusion 360 workshop, held on 26.09.2022, 04.11.2022, & 22.02.2023 at CAD Lab, SVCE.

WEBINARS ORGANIZED:

• International webinar: “HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT DEGRADATION OF ENGINEERING METALS” on 10/07/2020 through online mode.
• Expert webinar: “CFD APPLICATION IN BLUFF BODY FLOW ANALYSIS” on 01/08/2020 through online mode.
• Expert webinar: “ART OF PUBLISHING REVIEW AND RESEARCH ARTICLES” 08/08/2020 through online mode.

COLLEGE LEVEL ACTIVITIES: ISTE- SVCE STUDENT CHAPTER:

• ISTE-SVCE Chapter organized State level 21st Annual ISTE Tamilnadu Section Engineering Students’ Convention Program on “Recent Technological Trends and Engineering Innovations Powering a Sustainable Future” held on 29.04.2023, at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.
• One Day workshop on “Entrepreneurship as a career” on 20.09.2019 at SVCE.
• Two Day workshop on “Employability Skill Development Program for Pre-Final Year” (Lateral Entrty and Tamil Medium) students on 24.09.2018 & 25.09.2018 at SVCE.

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Professional Objective Co-ordinator.
• IV Year Mechanical A-Section – Faculty Advisor.
• Department TAU Co-ordinator.
• QIP Event Coordinator.
• ISTE- SVCE Student Chapter- Incharge.
• Member – CAD/CAM Center.

Industrial Training

• Participated 5-Day Industrial Training Program at ZENCAST Pvt. Ltd., Mangool Koot Road, Cheyyar, from 01.06.2026 to 02.06.2026 and 17.06.2026 to 19.06.2026.
• Participated “Industrial Training” at Delphi TVS, Oragadam, on 07.03.2022 to 12.03.2022, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.
• “Industrial Training at L&T Rubber Processing machinery”, Vedal village, Highway, Kanchipuram-631 561, on 10.10.2018, organized by PALS & SVCE.

Awards and Recognitions

• Ph.D. Degree awarded by Anna University.
• Secured First Prize for the paper presentation entitled “Study of Mechanical Behaviour of Aloe Vera and Banana Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites” at the Faculty Research Day 2024, conducted on 05 July 2024 (Friday) at 9:30 AM in the CAD/CAM Laboratory, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, with participation from research scholars of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
• Secured Third Prize for the paper presentation entitled “Investigation and comparison of static and dynamic mechanical analysis of pure PA, CF-PA and GF-PA.” at the Faculty Research Day 2024, conducted on 15 June 2022 (Wednesday) at 9:30 AM in the CAD/CAM Laboratory, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, with participation from research scholars of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
• Produced a 100% pass result in Engineering Graphics for Computer Science students in the Academic year 2015 – 2016 under the Anna University syllabus.
• Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper titled Study of Mechanical behaviour of aloevera and banana fiber reinforced epoxy composites at the “International Conference on Multifunctional and Hybrid Composites Materials for Energy, Environmental and Medical Applications (ICHMCEE-2019)” which was held on 9th-11th September 2019 at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620 015.

Journal Reviewer:

• “Mr. G. Kirubakaran, Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing by the Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal” 08.04.2025.
• “Mr. G. Kirubakaran, Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India reviewed the manuscript ID BCAB-D-24-01826, in June 2024, for the Springer Nature journal, and his contribution was formally acknowledged by the Associate Editor, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.”