Rate My Professor Madan Kumar

Madan Kumar is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) at Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology since December 2022. He holds a B.Sc. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from Magadh University in India, a Master of Science by research in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and a Ph.D. in applied science and engineering from Sophia University in Japan. His professional career encompasses several key roles in Japan, including Assistant Professor at Chiba University from 2020 to 2022, Research Fellow at Chiba University from 2018 to 2020, Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology from 2017 to 2018, and Postdoctoral Researcher at Sophia University from 2016 to 2017. Throughout his career, Madan Kumar has collaborated with prominent organizations such as Toyota, SIP, AICE, NEDO-Japan, and FVV. He has been appointed as Student Formula Car Project Academic Coordinator and Supervisor, and currently leads a research team comprising a Research Assistant and two undergraduate final-year students.

Madan Kumar's research specializations include internal combustion engines, clean combustion and performance development, modeling and control applications in engines and automotive systems, alternative fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, and biofuels for emissions control, engine transient control and stability, heat and energy recovery and management, and advanced computational simulations in engine systems using 1D and 3D methods. His key publications encompass 'Combustion and emission characteristics of a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel engine' (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018), 'NOx model development and validation with diesel and hydrogen/diesel dual-fuel system on diesel engine' (Energy, 2018), 'Post-oxidation phenomena enhancement with scavenging and secondary air injection in exhaust manifold of a turbocharged GDI engine' (International Journal of Engine Research, 2023), 'Performance improvement of turbocharged SI engine by post-oxidation enhancement in exhaust gas in-homogeneity' (International Journal of Engine Research, 2021), and 'In-cylinder pressure-based air-fuel ratio control for lean burn operation mode of SI engines' (Energy, 2017). As Co-Principal Investigator, he has secured grants including 'Innovative RDE engine-out emissions reduction' (AICE-Japan and FVV-Germany, 2021-2022) and 'AVL engine friction measurement and improvement' (NEDO-GI, Japan, 2021-2022). His contributions advance engine efficiency, emissions reduction, and alternative fuel utilization in the automotive field.