Profile


about-me

Dr. K. Hariharan


: Professor

  : Room No.318, Mechanical Sciences Block

: Department of Mechanical Engineering

: IIT Madras

: hariharan@iitm.ac.in

: +91-44-2257-4679

Education


  • Ph.D (2007-2012, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras)
  • B.E. (2000-2004, University of Madras)

Professional experience


  • Dec 2025- Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
  • Mar 2021- Dec 2025: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
  • 2016 - 2021 : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
  • 2015 - 2016 : Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
  • 2012 - 2014 : Post doctoral researcher, Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT), POSTECH, South Korea
  • 2004 - 2013 : Sr.Manager (last held position), Ashok Leyland Ltd., Chennai, India

Professional services


  • Associate Editor, Philosophical Magazine Letters, Springer, June 2025- present
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Material Forming, Springer, Dec 2025- present (Editorial Advisory Board June 2023- Dec 2025)
  • Review Board, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor & Francis, - 2015- present Editorial Board, International Journal of Metallic Materials. Taylor & Francis, - 2024 (Apr-present)
  • Guest Editor, Sheet Metal Forming Technologies, Vol.79, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals (2026), special issue for 45th Conference of the International Deep Drawing Research Group, IDDRG 2026

Areas of Interest


  • Sheet metal forming
  • Plasticity
  • Fatigue
  • Mechanical behaviour of materials