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Dr. T. Kannan

HoS, School of Computing, Nagercoil | Principal, School of Computing, Nagercoil | Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagercoil.

Qualification: M. E., Ph. D.
t_kannan@nc.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Metal Joining, Surface and Optimization Engineering

Bio Publications Qualifications Experience Awards Conferences and Workshops Organised Membership
Bio

Prof. T. Kannan currently serves as Principal & HoS, School of Computing, Nagercoil and Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagercoil. He has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research and administration. His area of interest is Metal Joining, Surface and Optimization Engineering. Under his supervision, 5 researchers have completed their Ph.D. degrees and 1 Scholar is currently doing doctoral research. He has published more than 175 Technical papers in reputed International and National Journals and edited books besides presenting several papers in Conferences. He has chaired, organized and conducted many workshops, seminars and conferences. He was the Principal Investigator of the Sponsored project on ‘Studies on Pitting Corrosion and Ferrite Number of Duplex Stainless Steel Clad Metals Deposited by Pulsed GMAW’ funded by AICTE. He is a life member of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, Indian Society for Technical Education, Indian Institute of Welding, and Indian Welding Society. He has received the ‘Best Project Award’ for his Undergraduate project work from the Director of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu, for the year 1989. Recognizing his contribution and service to the field of Higher Education, he was awarded ‘Cognizant – Kumaraguru College of Technology Best Faculty Award -2008’ by the Cognizant Technology Solutions and ‘Rotary Vocational Service Excellence Award’ from the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Millennium for the year 2017.

Publications
Qualifications
  • Ph. D. (2008)
    Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.
  • M. E. Production Engineering – First Class (1991)
    Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
  • B. E. Mechanical Engineering – First Class (1985)
    Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.
Experience
Year Affiliation
September 2023 – Present Principal, School of Computing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Nagercoil.
July 2022 – Present Principal, Amrita College of Engineering and Technology, Nagercoil.
July 2010 to June 2022 Principal, SVS College of Engineering, Coimbatore.
June 2008 to June 2010 Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
August 2007 to May 2008 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
June 1991 to July 2007 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer & Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Awards

Awards Received

  • Best Project (UG) Award – 1989 from Director of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu
  • Cognizant – Kumaraguru College of Technology Best Faculty Award – 2008 from Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai.
  • Shri. P. K. Das Memorial Best Faculty Award 2009 – 2010 from Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust, Coimbatore
  • Rotary Vocational Service Excellence Award from the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Millennium for the year 2017
  • Best Principal Award 2023 from Association of Indian Management Schools and India Case Research Centre, Hyderabad.
Conferences and Workshops Organised

International Conference

  • Organized International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologis from 05.03.2015 to 07.03.2015.
  • Organized International Conference on Civil, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCMEET –2016) on 26.02.2016 and 27.02.2016.
  • Organized International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT-2017) from 22.02.2017 to 24.02.2017.
  • Organized International conference on “Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering and Technologies (ICCMCT 2018)” on 23.02.2018.
  • Organized IEEE sponsored International Conference on Current Trends towards Converging Technologies (IEEE-ICCTCT 2018) from 01.03.2018 to 03.03.2018.
  • Organized IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies, (ICECCT 2019) from 20.02.2019 to 22.02.2019.
  • Organized International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Design, Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICETDACE 2020)” on 05.03.2020 and 06.03. 2020.

National Conference

  • Organized 2nd National Conference on ‘Advances in Mechanical Sciences’, March 27 – 28, 2008.
  • Organized 3rd National Conference on ‘Advances in Mechanical Sciences’, March 26 – 27, 2009 – Sponsored by CSIR, New Delhi.
  • Organized 4th National Conference on ‘Advances in Mechanical Sciences’, April 21, 2010.
  • Organized National Conference on “Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology (NC-RTET’12)” on 29.03.2012.
  • Organized National Conference on “Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology (NC-RTET’13)” on 20.04.2013.
  • Organized National Conference on “Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology (NC-RTET’14)” on 11.04.2014.
  • Organized ICMR sponsored National conference on “Advanced Healthcare Materials and Processing in Medical Technology (N-Camp’17)” was organized on 15.12.2017.

Workshops

  • Organized National Workshop on “Recent Developments in Composite Materials (RDCM 2008)”, March 12, 2007 – Sponsored by TNSCST, Chennai.
  • Organized workshop on CNC VMC Programming and Operations, March 20, 2010.
  • Organized workshop on Developments in Automobile Engineering, March 26, 2010.
  • Organized Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” was conducted on 25th November 2017.
  • Organized Workshop on Moodle was conducted on 26th & 27th April 2018.
  • Organized ICMR Sponsored National Level Workshop on Recent Advancements in Biomedical Equipment and its Applications on 20.07.2018.
  • Organized ISTE Sponsored National Workshop on “Hands – on Training in Network Simulator – 2” on 22.09.2015 and 23.09.2015.
  • Organized ISTE Sponsored National Workshop on IoT Implementation Techniques and Future Prospects on 30.09.2016 and 01.10.2016.

Seminars

  • Organized ICMR Sponsored National Level Seminar on Recent Advances in Biomedical Waste Management Equipment Practices and Disposal Techniques on 30.08.2018.
  • Organized ICMR Sponsored National Level Seminar on Biomedical Image Processing in Digital Pathology on 03.03.2017 and 04.03.2017.
  • Organized ICMR Sponsored National Level Seminar on Application of Big Data Techniques in Healthcare Applications and its Challenges on 19.02.2018 and 20.02.2018.
  • Organized ISTE Sponsored National Seminar on Next Generation Computer and Communication Networks on 05.02.2018 and 06.02.2018.

FDP

  • Organized Faculty Development Programme on Instructional Model for Outcome Based Education by NITTTR, Chennai was conducted from 30th April 2018 to 05th May 2018.
Membership

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE) – (LM 37301)
  • Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (MIIIE) – (LM 8860 [90])
  • Indian Welding Society (MISW) – (L00227)
  • Indian Institute of Welding (MIIW) – (M/R 82960)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (MSAE) – (7120411318)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (MASME) – (100110193)
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