Media & Outreach
This page brings together the public-facing activities of the Engineering Asset Management Group – press coverage, popular science features, video lectures, invited talks, keynotes and short-term courses through which our work on condition monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis reaches students, industry and the wider public.
In the News
IIT Madras Research Featured in The Times of India
“Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) researchers h…” – coverage of research from IIT Madras in The Times of India.
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A Rotor that Rubs the Wrong Way
Advanced simulations uncover rotor–stator contact dynamics: how an accidental rub between a spinning rotor and its stationary casing changes machine behaviour, and how these signatures can be detected before damage sets in.
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Put It in Gear
A look at gearbox health monitoring – how vibration signals from a manual transmission can be read to detect wear and incipient faults, and what that means for smarter, condition-based maintenance.
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We occasionally release content and lectures related to our areas of work. Visit our channel at youtube.com/@piyush-shakya
AMTDC and its Unique Features
Dr. Piyush Shakya explains the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC) at IIT Madras and what makes it distinctive.
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How to Choose Sensors for Condition Monitoring
A lecture by Dr. Piyush Shakya, IIT Madras, on selecting the right sensors for machinery condition monitoring – what to measure, where to mount, and why it matters.
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This Bearing Research by IIT Madras Saves Satellites!
How accurate prediction of bearing life protects critical rotating machinery – with direct implications for satellites and defence systems.
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Three Professors, Three Papers, One Conversation
What happens when three IIT Madras professors from different departments explain their papers to each other? Prof. Dhiman Chatterjee explains how bubbles can be used to treat wastewater; Prof. Piyush Shakya shows how the life of bearings can be predicted more accurately, with direct impact on satellites and defence; and Prof. Phanisri Pradeep Pratapa shares his findings on shape-shifting origami metamaterials.
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Watch on Instagram »Invited Talks and Keynotes Lectures
| S. No. | Topic / Module | Type / Programme | Period | Organisation / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basics of Product Reliability | Keynote Lecture - Condition Monitoring of Bearing Systems for Rotating Machines (CMBRM-2026) | 22-26 June 2026 | Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang, Odisha |
| 2. | Vibration based Condition Monitoring of Rolling Element Bearings | Technical Colloquium on Tribology | 27 February 2025 | Indian Space Research Organisation Inertial Systems Unit (IISU, ISRO) |
| 3. | Signal Processing for Structural Health Monitoring | Keynote Lecture | 6 Dec 2024 | Advances in Vibration Engineering (AVE 2024) |
| 4. | Rolling Element Bearing Fault Diagnosis | Keynote Lecture | 25 Nov 2023 | 3rd Intl. Conf. on Materials Science & Engineering (ICMSE-2023), NIT Jalandhar |
| 5. | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Bearings | Invited Talk | 12 Dec 2022 | SAE India Southern Section, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai |
| 6. | Condition Monitoring of Bearings | Short-Term Course – Advances in Vibration Engineering | 12–16 Dec 2022 | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad |
| 7. | Bearing Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis | Short-Term Course – Condition Monitoring in Rolling Element Bearings | 24–26 Nov 2022 | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, SRM IST, Kattankulathur |
| 8. | Feature Extraction for Prognosis and Health Management | Short-Term Course – PHM of Engineering Systems | 7–12 Mar 2022 | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras |
| 9. | Condition Monitoring and Sensor Selection | Short-Term Course – Research Opportunities in Vibration Engineering | 24–29 Jan 2022 | Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon |
| 10. | Condition Monitoring and Sensor Selection | Short-Term Course – Machinery Condition | 10–14 Jan 2022 | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, AMU, Aligarh |
| 11. | Condition Monitoring | Short-Term Course – Vibration Analysis and Measurements | 1–6 Mar 2021 | MNM Jain Engineering College, Chennai |
| 12. | Signal Processing | Short-Term Course – Rotor Dynamics (Series 3) | 28–31 Dec 2020 | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru |
| 13. | Condition Monitoring | Short-Term Course – Rotor Dynamics (Series 1) | 7–12 Dec 2020 | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru |
| 14. | Condition Monitoring | Short-Term Course – Rotors and Bearing Systems (RBS-2020) | 24–26 Nov 2020 | SRM IST, Kattankulathur |
| 15. | Condition Monitoring & Fault Diagnosis | Invited Talk | 29 Aug 2020 | G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| 16. | Condition Monitoring & Mechanical Vibrations | Short-Term Course – Rotordynamics and Signal Processing | 13–17 Jul 2020 | Darbhanga College of Engineering, Bihar |
| 17. | Orientation Program on Smart Manufacturing | Industry Programme | 4–5 Dec 2019 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Avadi, Chennai |
| 18. | Reliability Engineering | Industry Module | Jun & Dec 2019 | Anand Group Organisation |
| 19. | Reliability Engineering | Professional Module | Jun 2019 | Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) |
| 20. | Reliability Engineering | Industry Module | Jun & Nov 2018 | Anand Group Organisation |
| 21. | Best Condition Monitoring Feature & Prognosis | Invited Module | 6–8 Aug 2018 | Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow |
| 22. | Rolling Element Bearings and Prognostics Techniques | AICTE QIP STTP – Tribology in Design | 7–12 Nov 2016 | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras |