Innovation in Biomechanics

Prof Ravi Kant Avvari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. He earned his PhD in Biomechanics from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kanpur and completed post-doctoral research in Nanotechnology. With expertise in biomechanics, biofluid mechanics, and nanotechnology, he has published over 40 papers and consulted on numerous projects.

Prof Earu Banoth earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering at NIT (National Institute of Technology) Rourkela. Previously, he was a Post-doctoral Associate and Visiting Scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Centre, USA and a Scientist at Tata Consultancy Services, India.

Prof Ayyappasamy Sudalaiyadum Perumal, a molecular microbiologist and Faculty Lecturer at McGill University, Canada, has collaborated with Prof Dan Nicolau to prototype a bacterial-operated microfluidic device addressing NP (nondeterministic polynomial time)-complete problems for non-conventional computing. This proof-of-concept sparked Dr Ayyappa’s interest in integrating biological systems with engineering at micro and nano scales. He earned his PhD from the University of Montpellier and CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), France, as an Erasmus doctoral fellow.