People

Late Mr. Sunil Koranne (1956-2008) (Founder & Ex-CEO)

Late Mr. Sunil Koranne had 13 years of experience in Computer Aided Engineering with specialisation in fracture mechanics based designing, fatigue analysis, life estimation based on fatigue analysis, programming in Fortran and Visual Fortran, C and C++ programming etc. He had worked on projects related to automotive, engineering design analysis, tyre industry, plastic industry, bio-medical engineering and packaging industry.
 

Prof. P. Vasudevan (Director - Tech)

Prof.P.Vasudeven has retired from Mechanical Engineering of IIT Bombay. He was associated with IIT Bombay for last 38 years. His research areas are Fatigue, Fracture and Failure Analysis. On behalf of IIT Bombay he was consultant to prestigious companies like L&T, Telco, Godrej, Gujarat Ambuja, Gujarat Welspun in design and product development, testing of Material etc. He has to his credit, 80 publications in international & national journals. He has also guided 10 Ph.Ds & lot many M.Techs. He has also undertaken research projects worth Rs.1.75.Crores with renowned sponsored R & D Organisation like BRNS, BARC, ARDB etc.
 

Prof. N.K. Naik (Mentor)

Prof N.K.Naik with 35 years of experience as a faculty in Aerospace Engineering Department has made major contributions to teaching, research and development at IIT Bombay. His main field of research is Polymer Matrix Composites: analytical methods for the thermo-mechanical analysis of different textile composites. His other major contributions are the development of new and efficient methods for the analysis of composite structures under impact / ballistic impact and fatigue loading conditions. His research papers have been published in many international archival journals. He has written a book on Woven Fabric Composites and contributed chapters to many books. In recognition of his contributions, he has been elected as a fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and as a fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India. He has provided services towards refereeing many journal publications. He is the fellow / member of many professional societies. He has executed many research and consultancy projects.
 

Prof. Yogesh M. Desai (Mentor)

Dr. Desai is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay. His fields of specialization are Structural Mechanics and Structural Engineering with emphasis on Finite Element Analysis, Analysis and Control of Vibrations with focus on Wind Induced Vibrations, Structural Dynamics, Composite Mechanics, Rehabilitation of Deteriorated Structures, Computational Mechanics and Fatigue of Structural Systems. Dr. Desai has guided over a dozen PhD students, about three dozen MTech students and has published two books and over 100 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He has executed a large number of national and international research and consultancy projects for various government establishments as well as industries, and has developed numerous software packages for industrial applications. Dr. Desai has earned few awards for excellence in academics.
 

Mr. Naishad Paleja (V.C.)

Mr.Naishad Paleja is currently heading SSKI Securities Pvt.Ltd. as its CEO. He has an Engineering Degree as well as Management Degree from Mumbai University. Mr Paleja's 15 years of experience is panned over a wide range of financial sectors. He has successfully helped to unlock value in emerging business with focused strategic inputs to the management. His latest success story is that of corporation like Geodesic.He is associated as an angel investor in various businesses and has continuously provided inputs for business development to help scale up the value chains.