Krishnan Balasubramanian — Co-Founder
Prof. Krishnan Balasubramaniam has been involved in the field of Non-destructive evaluation for more than 33 years with applications in the fields of maintenance, quality assurance, manufacturing and design. He has over 480 technical publications (including 260 refereed journal papers), 30 patents filings and has directed 25 PHD student dissertations and 49 MS student theses. In recognition for his outstanding contributions to research in the field of Nondestructive Evaluation, he was conferred with the ROY SHARPE PRIZE by the British Institute for NDT for the year 2012. He was also awarded the ISTEM Entrepreneurial Faculty Member Award for his entrepreneurial activities by Auburn University, USA in 2011 and the NATIONAL NDT AWARD 2010 by the Indian Society for NDT. He also was conferred the DRDO Academy Excellence Award for 2015. In 2018, he was bestowed with the prestigious ABDUL KALAM National Technology Innovation Fellowship by the Indian National Academy of Engineers and the Life Time Achievement Award by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He has been instrumental in the incubation of several startups including Dhvani Research, Playns Technologies, Detect Technologies, Maximl Labs, Trotix Robotics, HyperVerge, and Solinas Integrity He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for Nondestructive Evaluation (ISNT) and as the South-east Asia Editor for the Journal of Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (Taylor and Francis). He also serves as the Associate Editor of Ultrasonics (Elsevier) and Subject Editor for NDT&E International (Elsevier) and in the editorial board of the Journal of Structural Longevity (Techscience). He also is a board member of the World Federation of NDE Centers and the QNDE Scientific Advisor Committee. He is a Life Fellow of the Academia NDT International, Life Fellow of the Indian Society of Nondestructive Testing (ISNT) and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineers.
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Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Experience: 36 yrs 8 mos
Career Highlights
- Over 480 technical publications in Nondestructive Evaluation.
- Directed 25 PhD and 49 MS student theses.
- Recipient of multiple prestigious awards in NDT.
Work Experience
TIQWorld Pvt. Ltd.
Founder Director (11 mos)
Rail Labs
Founder Director (1 yr 8 mos)
Folium Sensing Pvt Limited
Founder Director (1 yr 9 mos)
Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (ISNT)
President (2 yrs 3 mos)
Azeriri
Founder Director and Mentor (4 yrs 7 mos)
XYMA Analytics Pvt Ltd
Director (6 yrs 9 mos)
Dhvani Analytic Intelligence
Director (6 yrs 11 mos)
Solinas Integrity Pvt. Ltd.
Director (7 yrs 10 mos)
Centre of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Research (CAAR)
Professor in Charge (8 yrs 9 mos)
Gopalakrishnan Deshpande Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor-in-Charge (8 yrs 10 mos)
Maximl
Director (1 yr 11 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Institute Professor in Mechanical Engineering (9 yrs 1 mo)
Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering (10 yrs 11 mos)
Dean, Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (5 yrs 11 mos)
Professor in Mechanical Engineering (26 yrs 1 mo)
Detect Technologies
Director (4 yrs 4 mos)
Planys Technologies
Director (10 yrs 11 mos)
Dhvani Research & Development Solutions
Director (16 yrs 10 mos)
Mississippi State University
Associate Professor (3 yrs 9 mos)
Assistant Professor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Drexel University
Research Assistant Professor (1 yr 6 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Drexel University
Master of Science - MS at Drexel University
BE - Bachelor of Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Senior Secondary Certificate at Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School
