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Contributions of Reliability Engineering Centre

RELIABILITY ENGINEERING CENTRE

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal-721302

7th

February, 2014


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Preface

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is the first institute in India that

identified the need of interdisciplinary branches of engineering such as Reliability

Engineering. The aim of establishing the centre was to impart knowledge in such

interdisciplinary areas so that our engineers are at par with the world wide trend

in engineering education and research. The Reliability Engineering Centre came

into existence in 1983.

When we look back the history of the centre, we understand that it is a

unique centre of its kind in the fraternity of the engineering education in IITs in

particular and in India in general. Students of almost all branches of engineering

are encouraged to join the masters programme (M.Tech.) in ReliabilityEngineering which was started in the academic year 1982-83. This programme is

the first P.G. program in Reliability Engineering in India.

Since its inception, the centre has been conducting academic programs in

M.Tech., and Ph.D. apart from offering certain electives to all other branches of

U. G. students of the Institute. Today, Reliability Engineering Centre is a small

family in terms of number of members. Presently, we have 4 faculty members, 17

M.Tech., and 15 Ph.D. students. Ph.D. degrees to 29 students, M.S. degrees to 2student, and M.Tech. degrees to about 350 students have been conferred from

the centre. The alumni of the centre have contributed in several mission

programmes of national importance and also in the growth of industry in India

and abroad. We are happy to mention that our students for still keeping this

trend.

The faculty associated with this programme has published several books

which are widely used by researchers worldwide. They have also collectively

published over 450 papers in reputed international journals like Micro-electronics

& Reliability, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering and System

Safety, Quality and Reliability Management etc. They have been contributing in

the capacity of editors and reviewers of reputed journals in reliability engineering

and allied areas. The faculty and students are actively associated in research and

consultancy projects sponsored by MHRD, DST, DRDO, ISRO, Indian Railways,

NPCIL, BARC, DRDL, and international sponsors like DNV Norway etc.

Centre has been periodically reviewing its academic and researchprogrammes. The centre has organized a peer review committee meeting on 11

April, 2011 to critically analyze the academic courses, research, laboratory,


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publication and other activities. The peer review committee consisting of Prof.

Ashok Deshpande, University of Pune, Dr. P.V. Varde, BARC Mumbai, Prof. M.K.

Tiwari, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Prof. N.K. Kishore,

Department of Electrical Engineering, Professor K.K. Ray, Department of

Metallurgical Engineering, Prof. U.C. Gupta, Department of Mathematics and

faculty members of the Centre brainstormed various issues and suggested

recommendations for their implementation.

We have great pleasure to announce that Reliability Engineering Centre is

organizing the Third Research Scholars Day on February 07, 2014. We celebrate

this day in our academic system to acknowledge the contribution of our ex and

current research scholars, including scholars doing M.S. programmes in achieving

and retaining the academic excellence and the reputation of our unique centre.This year we have poster presentations by our current research scholars and M.S.

students and seminars by our current and ex-research scholars. We have tried to

celebrate this important event in an informal way so that better and free

interaction can happen in a cordial environment.

We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all the ex-faculty

members, staffs, research students and our present colleagues and students for

their contribution in building up this centre to the present status. Due to their

efforts and hard work, reliability engineering has become a known discipline in

almost all industry and other organizations in India. I wish that more faculty

members join the centre and it climbs many more steps and significantly

contribute in the area of reliability engineering in this year and thereafter. I also

thank the IIT director and all higher authorities for extending their support and

timely advice without which the centre would not have achieved its present

status.

Research/MS scholars of the centre have shown great interest in organizing

this event and have put lot of effort to make this a memorable day.

I wish grand success for the Research Scholars Day.

V.N.A. Naikan

Head

REC, IIT Kharagpur


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CONTENTS

1 Overview of the Centre ...................................................................................1

2 Vision of the Centre.........................................................................................1

3 Mission of the Centre ......................................................................................1

4 Details of Present Academic Programs ...........................................................2

5 Syllabi & Curricula of present programs..........................................................2

6 No. of Students Completed M. Tech. (in last 5 years) .....................................2

7 List of Research Fellows...................................................................................3

7.1 Current Scholars (Ph.D. (15) and M.S. (1) Ongoing) ...............................3

7.2 Ph.D. Recipients......................................................................................6

7.3 MS Recipient...........................................................................................78 Recent Publications (Last 5 years)...................................................................8

8.1 Publications in International/National Journals .....................................8

8.1.1 During year 2013-2014.......................................................................8

8.1.2 During year 2012-2013.......................................................................9

8.1.3 During year 2011-2012.....................................................................10

8.1.4 During year 2010-2011.....................................................................11

8.1.5 During year 2009-2010.....................................................................11

8.1.6 During year 2008-2009.....................................................................138.2 Publications in Conferences..................................................................15

8.2.1 During year 2012-2013.....................................................................15

8.2.2 During year 2011-2012.....................................................................15

8.2.3 During year 2010-2011.....................................................................16

8.2.4 During year 2009-2010.....................................................................17

8.2.5 During year 2008-2009.....................................................................18

9 Books/Book Chapters Published ...................................................................19

10 Editorial/Review Board Contributions...........................................................1911 Conferences Organized by the Centre...........................................................21

12 Sponsored Research & Consultancy Projects (Last 5 Years)..........................21

12.1 Sponsored Research Projects ...............................................................21

12.2 Consultancy Projects.............................................................................22

13 Short Term Training Programmes organized in last 5 years..........................23

14 Resources of the Centre ................................................................................24

14.1 Faculty Members ..................................................................................24

14.2 Ex-Faculty Members .............................................................................24

14.3 Technical Staff.......................................................................................24


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14.4 Office Staff............................................................................................24

14.5 Laboratories .........................................................................................25

14.6 Library...................................................................................................25

15 Placement Scenario of the Centre ................................................................25

16 Alumni of the Centre.....................................................................................25

17 Future Directions...........................................................................................26

18 Laboratory Facilities ......................................................................................26

19 Ex Faculty of Reliability Engineering Centre..................................................29

19.1 Prof. K.B. Misra .....................................................................................29

19.2 Prof. R.B. Misra.....................................................................................32

19.3 Prof. A.S.R. Murthy ...............................................................................33


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1 Overview of the Centre

Reliability Engineering Centre, established in 1983, is the first, only and unique

centre of excellence in India offering Masters and research programs in

Reliability Engineering. In the present scenario of global competition, Reliability

Engineering plays a vital role in design, maintenance, safety/security and

management of engineering systems. Reliability is considered one of the most

important performance assessment index for most of the industrial products,

processes and services. Reliability Engineering focuses on systematic study and

analysis of failures, and developing methods for eliminating them or at least

minimizing their occurrence with minimum damage to system and environment.

It is truly interdisciplinary in nature since failures are not limited to any particular

types of engineering systems, processes and services. It is in effect a

specialization sought by all engineering practitioners and researchers. Reliability

Engineering is an inter-disciplinary area and plays an important role at different

stages of product life cycle starting from conceptual design, manufacturing,

operation, maintenance, replacements to disposal. It systematically designs,

studies failure process, finds out the root causes, suggests improvements and

quantifies the product performance over a period of its mission time in contrastto the conventional engineering branches, which mainly focus on design of

systems for certain specific functional requirements. But in Reliability

engineering, students are trained on how to design, predict, estimate, and

demonstrate performance of a product throughout its mission life for failure free

operation, which is also safe and easy to maintain deriving maximum benefits.

2 Vision of the CentreThe Reliability Engineering Centre embodies to act as a repository of knowledge

and practices covering the broad domain of Reliability, Availability,

Maintainability, Safety and Quality Engineering and to nurture the students

through teaching, research and industrial partnership.

3 Mission of the Centre

Achieve global excellence and create local impact in research and teaching.

Design and develop contemporary courses in line with the new developments in


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academics internationally as well as tailor-made for the companies to meet their

emerging requirements.

Enhance the analytical skill and problem solving ability of the students

through innovative design and conduct of teaching, laboratory experiments, casestudies, seminars and colloquium.

Pursue research in the emerging fields of Reliability Engineering through

enhancing core competence internally as well as through collaboration with

internationally renowned academic institutions worldwide.

Interact with industries through consultancy services for real life problem

solving.

4 Details of Present Academic Programs

Name of the Program Duration (yrs) Admission Process

M Tech 2 GATE, QIP, Industry sponsored

MS 2 Under Sponsored Project

PhD 3+ Institute Scholar, QIP, Industry Sponsored

5 Syllabi & Curricula of present programs

The Syllabi and Curricula were last revised in the year 2009 by following the

guidelines laid by an Institute-wide committee.

6 No. of Students Completed M. Tech. (in last 5 years)

Year No of M. Tech. students

2013 08

2012 10

2011 05

2010 18

2009 16


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7 List of Research Fellows

7.1 Current Scholars (Ph.D. (15) and M.S. (1) Ongoin

Name Degree

M. Karthikeyan received his AMIE (IEI) fro

from BITS Pilani. He is currently working

Deputy Manager Quality Control, Dept of

Bangalore. He successfully completed

assignments as project Manager, contin

Manager for eight more satellites (Series o

satellites) and prestigious Chandrayaan-2 s

has been awarded for completion of GSAT-1

His present research is on Reliability analy

Machine tools. He has published three N

papers on Reliability improvement and a pa

to a Conference. He is also co-author for t

papers.

Purobi Patowary received her M. Tech.

Systems from IIT Kharagpur from the depaEngineering in 2002 and her B.E. (Hons) in El

Engineering College in 1991. She currently s

Electrical and Instrumentation Engine

Engineering College, Guwahati. Her current

are related to Power System Reliability.

V.M. Shafiullah Hussain received his B.E.

1997) from VIT, Vellore and M.E. (Productio

Annamalai University, Chidambaram. His ahis thesis is Reliability Modeling of Rotary

also having research interest in Relia

automated material handling systems and

He published his research articles in IJPE an

Reliability & Safety Engineering. He curr

Assistant Professor in National Institute of

Technology, Ranchi.

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Heeralal Gargama received his B. E. (Biomedi

form SGSITS Indore) in 2007 and M. T

Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India) in 200

interests include applications of soft computi

genetic algorithms and neural networks) in relibased design optimization and electromagnetic

Manjubala Bisi received her M. TECH degree in

Software Systems from NITTTR, Kolkata in 200

involved with academics around eight years an

Computer Science and Engineering subjects

System, Software Engineering, Parallel and Dist

Compiler Design, Database Management S

Undergraduate students. She has research inte

of Software Reliability Modeling and Artificial N

S. Fatima received her B. Tech (Manufacturi

from JSS Noida (UPTU) in 2008 and a Masters D

IIT Kharagpur in 2011, in the areas of jute based

noise control. She has five years of experien

vibration control, underwater acoustics and

materials for noise control. She has worked on

for industries where product noise has been

natural materials. She has been a recipient of t

Student Travel Award to attend and participa

International Congress on Sound and Vibrati

Bangkok and also the best research paper

Acoustical Society of India. Her research is i

machinery condition monitoring.

Esha Datta has received a bachelor and a m

computer science. Her broad research areand Security of Information Systems. She is curr

the area of Network Reliability. Her research i

the Department of Science and Technology,

India through the INSPIRE fellowship. She is al

the IEEE student chapter at IIT Kharagpur.

Rajkumar S received his B. E. (ECE, 2009), M. E.

Anna University. He worked as a program

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S. Rajarajan received his bachelor degree in electronics and

communication engineering from Panimalar Engineering

College, Affiliated to Anna University, Tamilnadu, India in 2005

and the M.Tech degree in communication systems from SRM

University Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu. His research interests

include multiple antenna communications and performance

analysis of the wireless systems.

Sajjade Faisal Mustafa Zille Ilahi received his B.E. (E&C, 1997)

Dr. B.A. Marathwada University Aurangabad and M. Tech.

(Reliability, 2007) from IIT-Bombay. He is currently working at

ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. His area of work is Reliability

Analyses and Test & Evaluation of on-board computer systemof spacecrafts.

T. CH. Anil Kumar has completed his M.E in Advanced Design &

Manufacturing from Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2008.

He worked as Project Assistant (Level-III) for two years in SERC,

CSIR Campus, Chennai, TamilNadu. Thereafter, he is working as

Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering of

Vignan University, Vadlamudi, AndhraPradesh till date. His

broad areas of research are Reliability centered Diagnostics and

Prognostics of Rolling element Bearings, Finite Element

Analysis.

Govindarajulu Eedara has completed his M.Tech in CAD/CAM

from JNTUK, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh in 2010. He is working

as Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering

of Vignan University, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh till date. His

broad areas of research are Repairability and Reliabilityimprovement of Mechanical systems.

Krishna Kumar Dadsena received his B. E. (Mechanical, 2010)

from Govt. Engineering College, Raipur (C.G.), M. Tech. (IEM,

2013) from NIT Tiruchirappalli with Honors. He has presented

three papers in international conferences and one national

conference, respectively. One of conference paper has

published in IEEE Explore.


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Durbadal Chattaraj did his B.Tech (CSE) and M.Tech (CSE) from

West Bengal University of Technology in the year of 2006 and

2010, respectively. He worked for Boden Software Services Pvt.

Ltd. (20062008) as an Assosiate Software Engineer. He did his P.G.

Diploma in Clinical Data Management (2008) from ICR, India. He

has worked for Narula Institute of Technology (2011 2013) as an

Assistant Professor of CSE Department. His research interest is in

the area of network security, cloud security, network reliability,

software reliability, big-data, reliability modelling and prediction

models.

Gurmeet Singh completed his B. Tech in Electrical and Electronics

Engineering from College Of Engineering Roorkee and M. Tech

in Condition Monitoring Control and Protection of ElectricalApparatus from NIT Hamirpur. He has published 2 papers Int.

Journals, 3 papers in IEEE Conferences, 1 paper in Int. Conference,

and 2 papers in national Conferences. His Research Areas include

Automation, Embedded System, Electrical Machines and

Transformer Fault Diagnosis.

Suparna Chakraborty (Pursuing M.S.) received her B. Tech in

Electronics and Communication Engineering from BITM,

Santiniketan, West Bengal, India in the year 2010. Her current areaof research is communication network reliability.

7.2 Ph.D. Recipients

Year Ph.D. Recipient Thesis Title

2014 N. Padmavathy Reliability Measures and Evaluation of Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

2010 Dilip Kumar Yadav Software Reliability Modeling and Prediction Using Fuzzy Logic

2011 Ajeet K. Pandey Software Reliability Assurance through Fault Prediction Models

2011 Trithankar Gayen Reliability Assessment of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software

Components

2010 Rao Meesala

Srinivasa

A Markov System Dynamics Simulation based System Reliability

and Availability Modeling

2009 Srivastava Vivek Probabilistic Power System Planning Using Soft Computing

Methods

2009 Misra Rajesh Minimal Cutset-Based Evaluation of Network Reliability

Measures2009 D. E. Vijay Kumar Reliability Assurance of Process Equipment through Predictive

Maintenance


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Year Ph.D. Recipient Thesis Title

2009 A. Syamsunder Segmented Point Process Models for Maintained Systems

2008 K.S. Kumar Early Software Reliability and Quality Prediction

2006 P.N.S. Rao Design of Optimal Maintenance Polices Dealing with

Deterioration for Production System2006 S.P.K. Viswanath Software Reliability Prediction Using Neural Networks

2006 N.K. Goyal On Some Aspects of Reliability Analysis and Design of

Communication Networks

2006 Rani Rajanna Reliability and Resource Optimization Models for Software

Development Process

2002 S.K. Chaturvedi Reliability Evaluation of Large and Complex Systems

1998 A. Radha Krishna Mechanical/Structural Reliability Evaluation in Fatigue Wear and

Combined Load Situations

1997 S. Chatterjee Probabilistic and Fuzzy Aspects of Software Reliability Analysis

1996 Suprasad Amari Reliability, Risk, and Fault Tolerance of Complex Systems

1996 A.K. Azad Some Aspects of Generation Expansion Planning

1996 C. Tripathy Dependability Analysis of Parallel Computer Interconnection

Networks

1996 A.K. Sen Reliability Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis (RCF) of

Traction Motors

1994 S. Patra Reliability Analysis of Multistate Complex System

1994 V.N.A. Naikan Industrial Productivity Improvement Through Reliability andCondition Monitoring

1993 P.T.R. Nambiar R. A. M. and Fault Diagnosis for Diesel Engine Plants

1993 A.K. Ray Enhancement of the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence based

Diagnostic Systems

1993 K.P. Soman Probabilistic Uncertainty and Fuzzy Imprecision on Reliability and

Risk Management

1990 Usha Sharma On Some Aspects of Reliability Design of Complex Systems

1987 A.K. Verma Expert Fault Diagnosis & Reliability Study of Electromechanical

Systems

1987 M.A. Samad Reliability Evaluation of Complex Systems

7.3 MS Recipient

Year M.S. Recipient Thesis Title

2008 N. Bhattacharya Software Reliability modelling and testing for high risk

applications

2014 Swajeeth Pilot P. Failure Analysis of Sensor Systems


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8 Recent Publications (Last 5 years)

8.1 Publications in International/National Journals

8.1.1 During year 2013-2014

1. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur, Reliability-Based Design

Optimization Scheme For Designing Electromagnetic Shielding Structures,

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Accepted, 2014.

2. P. Patowary and N.K. Goyal, Security Monitoring and Assessment of an

Electrical Power System, International Journal of Performability Engineering,

Accepted, 2014.

3. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur, Reliability-based design of

Multi-layered composites for electromagnetic shielding applications,

International Journal of Performability Engineering, Accepted, 2014.

4. P.S.S. Budhavarapu, S.K. Chaturvedi, D. Garg, and S. Chakravorty, Multi-

phase System Reliability Analysis using Excel, International Journal of

Performability Engineering, Accepted, 2014.

5. V. Sriramdas, S.K. Chaturvedi, and H. Gargama "Fuzzy arithmetic based

reliability allocation approach during early design and development",Journal

of Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 41(7), pp. 3444-3449, 2014.

6. S.M. Dewal and N.K. Goyal, Out of range error probability assessment for

any computer program, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, Vol.

7(4), 332-357, 2013.

7. T. Chandrasheker and N.K. Goyal, An approach to evaluate multiple node

pair reliability for simultaneous capacity requirements, International Journal

of Performability Engineering, Vol. 9(4), pp. 357-366, 2013.

8. V.M.S. Hussain and V.N.A. Naikan, Reliability Modeling of Rotary Systems

Subjected to Imbalance, International Journal of Performability Engineering,

Vol. 9(4), pp. 423-432, 2013.


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8.1.2 During year 2012-2013

9. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur, Reliability-based Design

Optimization of Broadband Microwave Absorbers, Journal of

Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Vol. 27(11), pp. 1407-1418, 2013.

10. M. Sarma, Storing, Developing, Editing and Using a Dictionary TRIE, World

Intellectual Patent Organisation, Pub. No. WO/2013/050225, IPC: G06F

17/27 (2006.01), 2013.

11. N. Padmavathy and S.K. Chaturvedi, Evaluation of mobile ad hoc network

reliability using propagation-based link reliability model, Journal of

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 115, pp. 1-9, 2013.

12. S.P. Panchangam and V.N.A. Naikan, Reliability Analysis Of Temperature

Sensor System, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety

Engineering, Vol. 20(1), pp. (1350003) 1-20, 2013.

13. S.K. Chaturvedi and N. Padmavathy, The Influence of Scenario Metrics on

Network Reliability of Mobile Ad Hoc Network, International Journal of

Performability Engineering, Vol. 9(1), pp. 61-74, 2013.

14. S. Fatima, S.G. Dastidar, A.R. Mohanty, and V.N.A. Naikan, Technique for

optimal placement of transducers for fault detection in rotating machines,

Proc IMechE Part O: J Risk and Reliability, Vol. 227(2) pp. 119131, 2013.

15. A. Syamsundar, K. Mualidharan and V.N.A. Naikan, General Repair Models

for Maintained Systems, Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Statistics, Vol. 12, pp.

117-143, 2012.

16. A.K. Pandey, and N.K. Goyal, A Fuzzy Model for Early Software Quality

Prediction and Module Ranking, International Journal of performability

Engineering, Vol. 8(6), pp. 689-698, 2012.

17. B. Mahanty, V.N.A. Naikan and T. Nath, System Dynamics Approach for

Modeling Cost of Quality, International Journal of Performability



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18. D.K. Yadav, S.K. Chaturvedi and R.B. Misra, Early Software Defects Prediction

Using Fuzzy Logic, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol

8(4), pp. 399-408, 2012.

19. K.K. Singh and S.K. Chaturvedi, Reliability Allocation for Fault TolerantSoftware, International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 1(5), pp. 1-9, 2012.

20. M. Bisi and N.K. Goyal, Software Reliability Prediction using Neural Network

with Encoded Input, International Journal of Computer Applications, Vol. 47

(22), pp. 46-52, 2012.

21. V.N.A. Naikan, J. Majumdar and B.K. Vijaykumar, Research Trends in Quality

Engineering and Management, International Journal of Performability


22. V.N.A. Naikan, Guest Editorial-Special Issue on New Trends in Quality

Engineering and Management, International Journal of Performability


8.1.3 During year 2011-2012

23. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur, On the Design and Reliability

Analysis of Electromagnetic Absorbers Using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm

and Monte Carlo Simulation, Progress In Electromagnetic Research B, Vol.

43, pp. 169-187, 2012.

24. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur, Design and optimization of

multilayered electromagnetic shield using a real-coded genetic algorithm,

Progress In Electromagnetic Research B, Vol. 39, pp. 241-246, 2012.

25. S.K. Chaturvedi, S.H. Basha, S.V. Amari, and M.J. Zuo, Reliability Analysis ofGeneralized Multi-State k-out-of-n Systems, Proc. IMechE Part O: J. Risk and

Reliability, Vol. 226(3), pp. 327-336, 2012.

26. H. Gargama, and S. K. Chaturvedi, Criticality Assessment Models for Failure

Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis Using Fuzzy Logic, IEEE Transactions on

Reliability, Vol. 60, Issue. 1, pp. 102 110, 2011.


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36. A. Syamsundar and V.N.A. Naikan, Sequential Detection of Change Points for

Maintained Systems Using Segmented Models, International Journal of

Quality and Reliability Engineering Vol. 25, Issue 6, pp 739-757, 2009.

37. A. Syamsundar and V.N.A. Naikan, Mathematical modelling of maintained

systems using point processes, IMA Journal of Management Mathematics,

Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 275-301, 2009.

38. K.V. Edwin, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.W. Deshpande, Maintenance of Industrial

Equipment-Degree of Certainty with Fuzzy Modelling using Predictive

Maintenance, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management,

Vol. 26, Issue 2, pp. 196-211, 2009.

39. K.V. Edwin and S.K. Chaturvedi, True Degradation Estimation of Industrial

Equipment with Fuzzy Sets: A Case Study, International Journal on Risk and

Reliability Part O, IMechE, Vol. 223, Issue 2, pp. 167-179, 2009.

40. M.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, A Managerial tool for Reliability analysis using

a novel Markov System Dynamics (MSD) approach, International Journal of

Management Science and Engineering Management, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 230-

240, 2009.

41. M.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, A Markov System Dynamics (MSD) based

Reliability and Availability analysis of a process industry, International

Journal of Communications in Dependability and Quality, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp.

26-49, 2009.

42. M.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, A Novel Markov System Dynamic Framework

for Reliability Analysis of Systems, International Journal of Economic QualityControl, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 1-16, 2009.

43. R. Mishra and S.K. Chaturvedi, A Cutsets based Unified Framework to

Evaluate Network Reliability Measures, IEEE Transaction on Reliability, Vol.

56, Issue 4, pp. 658-666, 2009.

44. R. Mishra and S.K. Chaturvedi, Global Reliability Evaluation using g-Minimal

Cutsets, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 5, Issue 3,

pp. 251-258, 2009.


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45. S.K. Chaturvedi and R. Mishra, An Efficient Approach to Enumerate SCG

arising in CRNR Evaluation, Quality Technology and Quantitative

Management - an International Journal. (Special Issue: Statistical Reliability

Modeling and Optimization), Vol. 6, pp. 43-54, 2009.

46. T. Gayen and R.B. Misra, Reliability assessment of Elementary COTS

software component, International Journal of Recent Trends in

Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 196-200, 2009.

8.1.6 During year 2008-2009

47. D. Kundu, M. Sarma, D. Samanta, and R. Mall, System testing for object-

oriented systems with test case prioritization, Software Testing, Verificationand Reliability, Vol. 19 (4), pp. 297-333, 2009.

48. K.S. Kumar and R.B. Misra, Metrics Based Early Software Reliability

Prediction, International Journal on Advances in Theory, Applications and

Practices in Quality and Reliability, 2009.

49. K.V. Edwin and S. K. Chaturvedi, True Degradation Estimation of Industrial

Equipment with Fuzzy Sets: A Case Study, Proceedings of the Institution of

Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, Vol. 223, pp. 1-

13, 2009.

50. M. Sarma and R. Mall, Automatic generation of test specifications for

coverage of system state transitions, Information and Software Technology,

Vol. 51(2), pp. 418-432, 2009.

51. M.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, A Markov System Dynamics (MSD) Approach

for Reliability Analysis, International Journal of Communications in

Dependability and Quality, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pp. 17-30, 2009.

52. P.N.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, An Algorithm for Simultaneous Optimization

of Parameters of Condition-based Preventive Maintenance, Structural

Health Monitoring, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 83-94, 2009.

53. V. Shrivastava and R.B. Misra A Novel Approach of Input variable selection

for ANN Based Long Term Load Forecasting 2008, IEEE Explorer, pp. 1-5, 2009.


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54. R. Mishra and S.K. Chaturvedi, An Efficient Approach to Enumerate SCG

arising in CRNR Evaluation, International Journal of Quality Technology and

Quantitative Management, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 43-54, 2009.

55. R. Mishra and S.K. Chaturvedi, Comments on: An Improved Algorithm for

Connectivity Analysis of Distribution Networks, Int. Journal of Reliability

Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 94, Issue 3, pp. 783, 2009.

56. Rani and R.B. Misra, Modeling the economics of software testing to assure

desired reliability , Special issue on Software Reliability Techniques and

Applications, 2009.

57. A. Syamsundar and V.N.A. Naikan, A Proportional Hazard Segmented modelfor maintained systems, IMeche Journal of Risk and Reliability, Vol. 222,

Issue 4, pp. 643-654, 2008.

58. A. Syamsundar and V.N.A. Naikan, Hierarchical Segmented Point Process

Models with multiple change points for Maintained Systems, International

Journal of Reliability Quality and Safety Engineering, Vol. 15, pp. 261-

304, 2008.

59. K.V. Edwin, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.W. Deshpande, Failure Probability

Estimation using Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis with PDM Data in Process Plants,

International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 271-

284, 2008.

60. K.V. Edwin and S.K. Chaturvedi, Reliability Estimation of Complex Technical

Systems with Dependency Modeling: A Fuzzy Approach,Journal of

Uncertain System, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 280-288, 2008.

61. K.K. Saravana, R.B. Misra, and N.K. Goyal, Development of Fuzzy Software

Operational Profile International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety

Engineering, Vol. 15, Issue 6, pp. 587-591, 2008.

62. M. Sarma and R. Mall, System state coverage through automatic test case

generation, International Journal of Information and Communication

Technology, Vol. 1(3-4), pp. 347-372, 2008.


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63. P.N.S. Rao and V.N.A. Naikan, An Optimal Maintenance Policy for

Compressor of a Gas Turbine Power Plant,ASME Journal for Engineering for

Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 130, Issue 2, pp. 0218011-0218015, 2008.

64. T. Gayan and R.B. Misra, Reliability Bounds Prediction of COTS Component

Based Software Application, International Journal of Computer Science and

Network Security, Vol. 8, pp 219-228, 2008.

8.2 Publications in Conferences

8.2.1 During year 2012-2013

1. D.K. Yadav, S.K. Chaturvedi, and R.B. Misra, Forecasting time-between-failures of software using fuzzy time series approach, Conference of Fuzzy

Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) 2012, Annual Meeting of the North

American, 6th Aug, 2012.

2. S. Ghosh, D. Samanta, and M. Sarma, Cost of error correction quantification

with Bengali text transcription, 4th International Conference on Intelligent

Human Computer Interaction (IHCI), IEEE, 2012.

8.2.2 During year 2011-2012

3. E.V. Kumar and S.K. Chaturvedi, Equipment health management through

information fusion for reliability, Conference of Reliability and

Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), IEEE, pp. 1-8, 2011.

4. E.V. Kumar, A. Shyamsundar, S.K. Chaturvedi, Equipment degradation

monitoring for sustained reliability, Conference of Reliability and

Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), IEEE, pp. 1-7, 2011.

5. H. Gargama, S.K. Chaturvedi, and A.K. Thakur Electromagnetic Interference

Shielding Design Using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm and Reliability

Evaluation in X-Band, International Conference on SocProS 2011, Series:

AISC, Springer, Vol. 131, pp. 317328, 2011.

6. N. Padmavathy and S.K. Chaturvedi, Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Network

Reliability using Propagation-based Link Reliability Model, The 10th

International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services, 2011.


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7. S. Maiti, D. Samanta, S.R. Das, and M. Sarma, Language independent icon-

based interface for accessing internet, 1st International Conference on

Advances in Computing and Communications, Communications in Computer

and Information Science Volume, Vol. 191, pp. 172-182, 2011.

8.2.3 During year 2010-2011

8. M. Karthikeyan, Naikan V.N.A, Nayak M. M, and Narayan. R, Reliability

Improvement through FMECA on Electric Propulsion Feed System, National

Conference on Electric Propulsion Systems, ISRO Bangalore, 23rd

and 24th

Feb,

2011.

9. M.S. Rao, and V.N.A. Naikan, A hybrid Markov system dynamics approachfor availability analysis of degraded systems, Proceedings of International

Conference. on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia, January 22-24, pp. 1160-1165, 2011.

10. Pandey A. K. and N. K. Goyal, Test Effort Optimization by Prediction and

Ranking of Fault-prone Software Module Metrics, Proceedings of

International Conference on Reliability, Safety and Hazard, Mumbai (India),

December 2010, pp. 136-142, 2011.

11. Pandey A. K. and N. K. Goyal, Software Reliability Improvement by using a

Cost Effective Test Case Prioritization Techniques Metrics, International

Congress on Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Optimization and Modeling

(ICPQROM - 2011), Delhi.

12. Syamsundar, A., Kumar, D. E. V., and Naikan V.N.A, Imperfect repair

accelerated failure time models with time varying covariates for maintainedsystems, 7th International Conference on Modelling in Industrial

Maintenance and Reliability, MIMAR 2011, Sidney Sussex College, University

of Cambridge, UK, April 18-20, 2011.

13. A. Syamsundar, K. Muralidharan and Naikan V.N.A, General Repair Models

for Maintained Systems, International Statistics Conference, December 28-

30, 2011, Colombo.

14. A. Syamsundar, Kumar, D. E. V., and Naikan V.N.A, Imperfect repair

accelerated failure time processes for maintained systems, Second


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International Conference on Reliability, Safety & Hazard, Mumbai, December

13-16, pp. 313-318, 2010.

15. M.S. Rao, and V.N.A. Naikan, A system thinking approach for time

dependent availability analysis of multicomponent systems, Second

International Conference on Reliability, Safety & Hazard, Mumbai, December

13-16, pp. 162-167, 2010

16. M. Sarma, P.V.R. Murthy, S. Jell, and A. Ulrich, Model-based testing in

industry: a case study with two MBT tools Proceedings of the 5th Workshop

on Automation of Software Test, pp. 87-90, 2010.

17. Pandey A. K. and N. K. Goyal, An Early Software Fault Prediction Model usingProcess Maturity and Software Metrics Metrics, Proceedings of 1st

International Joint Conference on Information and Communication

Technology, Bhubaneswar (India), pp. 194-201, 2010.

18. V. N. A. Naikan, Varde PV, Agarwal M, Marathe PP, Mohapatra U, and

Sharma RC, Reliability and life prediction for electronic connectors for

control applications, Second International Conference on Reliability, Safety &

Hazard, Mumbai, December 13-16, pp. 63-67,2010.

8.2.4 During year 2009-2010

19. Edwin V. Kumar and S. K. Chaturvedi, Focus on Reliability of Process

Equipment in India, National Conference on Condition Monitoring

(NCCM), Visakhapatnam, 2009.

20. M.S. Rao, and V.N.A. Naikan, System Dynamics simulation based hybrid

approach for reliability analysis, The 27th International Conference of the

System Dynamics Society, Albuquerque,New Mexico, USA, 2009.

21. Padmavathy N. and S. K. Chaturvedi, Reliability- An Imperative Challenge of

Mobile Ad hoc Network, International Conference on Sensors and Related

Networks, (SENNET-09), Vol. II, pp. 654-657, 2009.

22. S.K. Chaturvedi, Network Reliability: Techniques and

Challenges, International Conference on Statistics, Probability, Operations


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Research, Computer Science and Allied Areas (IISA-ISPA-

2010), Visakhapatnam, 2010.

23. S.M. Dewal and N.K. Goyal, Out of range error probability assessment for

software Codes, 4th International Conference on Quality, Reliability and

Infocom Technology(ICQRIT 2009), New Delhi, India, 2009.

24. Tirthankar Gayen, and R. B Misra, Reliability assessment of Elementary COTS

software component, International Joint Journal Conference in

Engineering, Trivandrum, India, 2009.

8.2.5 During year 2008-2009

25. D. Kundu, M. Sarma, and D. Samanta, A novel approach to system testing

and reliability assessment using use case model, Proceedings of the 1st India

software engineering conference, pp. 147-148, 2008.

26. K. Saravana Kumar, R.B. Misra and N.K. Goyal, Development of Fuzzy

Software Operational Profile, 2nd

IEEE International Conference on Secure

System Integration and Reliability Improvement, Japan, 2008.

27. K. Saravana Kumar and R.B. Misra, An Enhanced Model for Metrics basedSoftware Reliability Prediction using Fuzzy Inference System, 2

ndIEEE

International Conference on Secure System Integration and

Reliability, Japan, 2008.

28. M.S. Rao, and V.N.A. Naikan, A soft computing approach for reliability

analysis of repairable systems, ICAME, Baroda, S. V. National Institute of

Technology, 2008.

29. M.S. Rao, and V.N.A. Naikan, A system dynamics based soft computing

approach for Reliability analysis of systems, International Conference on

Operations Research for a growing Nation, Tirupati, 2008.

30. Syamsundar A, and V.N.A. Naikan, Hierarchical Segmented Point Process

Models with multiple change points for Maintained Systems, International

Conference on Present Practices and Future Trends in Quality and Reliability

(ICONQR 08), Kolkata.


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31. Syamsundar A, and V.N.A. Naikan, Modelling of maintained systems using

segmented point processes Part 2, International Conference on Reliability

Safety and Quality Engineering 2008, (ICRSQE 2008), Kolkata, 2008.

9 Books/Book Chapters Published

# Title of Book Title of Chapter Publisher Author

1 Early Software Reliability

Prediction

Springer A.K. Pandey

and N.K. Goyal

2 New trends in system

reliability evaluation

Elsevier Ed. K.B. Misra

3 Reliability analysis andprediction: a methodology

oriented treatment

Elsevier K.B. Misra

4 Reliability Engineering and

Life Testing

PHI V.N.A. Naikan

5 Handbook of Performability

Engineering

Statistical Process

Control

Springer V.N.A. Naikan

Ed. K.B. Misra

6 Handbook of Performability

Engineering

MIP: A Versatile Tool

for Reliability Design

of Systems

Springer S.K. Chaturvedi

Ed. K.B. Misra

7 Clean Production:

Environmental and Economic

Perspectives

Springer Ed. K.B. Misra

8 Principles of Reliability

Engineering

K.B. Misra

10 Editorial/Review Board ContributionsFaculty Member Journal/Conference Contributions

K.B. Misra Performability Engineering Editor-in-chief

Microelectronics and Reliability Editorial board

IEEE Transaction on Reliability Assoc. Editor

Reliability Engineering & System Safety Member Editorial Board

International J. of Quality, Reliability and

Safety Engineering

Member Editorial Board

International J. of Quality and Reliability

Management

Member Editorial Board

International J. of Fuzzy Mathematics Member Editorial Board

Electric Power Research Journal Member Editorial Board


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R.B. Misra DRDO Advisory Board Member

NERIST Board Member

INCRESE 2005, 2006, 2007 Chairman

V.N.A. Naikan INCRESE 2005, 2006, 2007 Technical Chair and

Proceedings Co-EditorOPTIMA 2005 Co-Chair

International J. of Performability Engineering Reviewer

Journal of Society for Mining, Metallurgy,

and Exploration, Inc

Reviewer

International J. of Quality and Reliability

Management

Reviewer

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process

Industries

Reviewer

Defence Science Journal Reviewer

Computers and Industrial Engineering ReviewerICRESH 2010 Co-Technical Chair

International J. of Performability Engineering Regional Editor, South Asia

International J. of Performability Engineering

(New Trends in Quality Engineering and

Management)

Editor (Special Issue)

International J. of Production Research Reviewer

S.K. Chaturvedi International J. of Performability Engineering Member Editorial Board

INCRESE 2005, 2006, 2007 Finance Chair and

Proceedings Co-EditorInternational J. of Quality and Reliability

Management

Reviewer


International J. of Performability Engineering Member Editorial Board,

Group 2

IEEE Transaction on Reliability Reviewer

N.K. Goyal International J. of Quality and Reliability

Management

Reviewer


Journal of Applied Mathematics and

Informatics

Reviewer

Central European Journal of Computer

Science

Reviewer

International Journal of Performability

Engineering

Associate Editor

INCRESE 2007 Conference Secretary and

Co-Editor Proceedings

M. Sarma Information and Software Technology Reviewer

Journal of Systems and Software ReviewerJournal of Software Engineering and

Knowledge Engineering

Reviewer


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11 Conferences Organized by the Centre

# Title of the Conference Venue Dates

1 Reliability Engineering IIT Kharagpur December 1984

2 International Conference on Reliability and safetyEngineering (INCRESE 2005)

Bhubaneswar December 20-22,2005

3 International Conference on Reliability and safety

Engineering (INCRESE 2006)

Chennai December 19-21,

2006

4 International Conference on Reliability and safety

Engineering (INCRESE 2007)

Udaipur December 18-20,

2007

12 Sponsored Research & Consultancy Projects (Last 5

Years)

12.1 Sponsored Research Projects

# Title of Research Project Sponsor PI and Co-PI

1 Standardization of Virtual Keyboards in

Indic Languages

DIT, MICT, Govt. of

India

Dr. M. Sarma

2 A New Framework for Testing Object-

Oriented Programs

DST, New Delhi Dr. M. Sarma

3 Reliability Modelling, Analysis and

Prediction of 21 NA (Absolute) Pressure

Transducers

ISRO Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

4 Rotating Machinery Fault Simulation Lab MHRD Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

5 Design of Minimal Cost Backbone

Network Layout for Given Capacity and

Reliability Requirements

VEICET, IIT Kharagpur Dr. N.K. Goyal

6 Reliability Assessment of The LargeComplex Computer Code

AERB, Mumbai Dr. R.B. MisraDr. N.K. Goyal

7 Software Reliability & Safety DNV Norway Dr. R.B. Misra

8 Reliability Evaluation of Capacitated

Networks with Heterogeneous Link

Capacities

SRIC, IIT Kharagpur Dr. S. K. Chaturvedi

9 Software Reliability Testing and

Modelling for High Risk and Safety

Applications

MHRD Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

Dr. R.B. Misra

10 FIST PROGRAM: InfrastructureDevelopment in Environment Lab, REC

DST Dr. R.B. MisraDr. S.K. Chaturvedi


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11 Reliability of Restructured Power

Systems

MHRD Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

12 Software Reliabillity & Testing for

software Critical Systems

MHRD Dr. R.B. Misra

12.2 Consultancy Projects

# Title of Consultancy Project Sponsor PI and Co-PI

1 Reliability Modelling And Prediction

Of Process Control System

DRDO Panagarh Dr. N.K. Goyal

2 Advance Studies On Human

Reliability Analysis

NPCIL Mumbai Dr. N.K. Goyal

3 Reliability Prediction and Testing ofElectrical Products

Crompton andGreaves, Mumbai

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

4 Accelerated Life Tests on

Connectors

ECIL, Hyderabad Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

Dr. N.K. Goyal

5 Flood Probabilistic Safety

Assessment of Kakrapara Nuclear

Power Plant

NPCIL, Mumbai Dr. N.K. Goyal

6 RAMS for Garuda-I DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

Dr. S.K. ChaturvediDr. N.K. Goyal

7 RAMS for Garuda-II DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

8 RAMS for Garuda-III DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

9 Reliability Modelling and Analysis of

Integrated Test Range

ITR, Chandipur Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

10 Reliability Improvement of Metering

Products

L&T, Mysore Dr. R.B. Misra

11 Reliability Model of GG DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

12 Reliability Prediction, FMEA/FMECA,

Modeling of LSS of Fighter Aircraft

DBEEL, Bangalore Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

13 RAMS Model for Project ASTRA DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

Dr. N.K. Goyal

14 Reliability Improvement of MeteringProducts

Secure Meters,Udaipur

Dr. R.B. Misra


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15 Reliability Prediction of DLS DEAL Dehradun Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

16 Reliability work Package for a

missile project

DRDL, Hyderabad Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

17 Shutdown Probabilistic SafetyAssessment of Kakrapara Nuclear

Power Plant

NPCIL, Mumbai Dr. R.B. MisraDr. N.K. Goyal

18 Software and Hardware Reliability

Modelling of AGNI-III missile

ASL, DRDO Dr. R.B. Misra

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi

19 System study on remote

assessment of residual mission

reliability of equipment through

condition based monitoring

Indian Army Dr. V.N.A. Naikan

Dr. N.K. Goyal

Dr. S.P. Sarmah

13 Short Term Training Programmes organized in last 5

years

# Title of Course Sponsor

1 Reliability Centred Maintenance Part-III Self

2 Recent Advances in Reliability Prediction, Estimation and

Testing

Self

3 Product Reliability Assurance and Assessment Self

4 Reliability Engineering for DRDO Engineers DRDO

5 Software Reliability-I Self

6 Strategic Quality Control of Coal, for managers and engineers

from Kothagudam Coal Mines

Kothagudam Coal

Mines

7 Early Software Reliability Prediction Self

8 Highly Accelerated Testing Self

9 Accelerated Testing & data analysis Self

10 Reliability & Safety Engineering Self

11 Reliability Centered Maintenance Part-I Self

12 Reliability Centered Maintenance Part-II Self

13 Reliability Leadership-I Self

14 Accelerated Testing & Data Analysis Self

15 Reliability Engineering DRDL Hyderabad

16 Reliability Leadership-II Self

17 Software Reliability & Testing for Naval Officers Self

18 Reliability Measurement and Demonstration Methods (2011,2012, 2013, 2014)

DIQA, Bangalore

19 Software Reliability-II Self


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20 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Self

14 Resources of the Centre

14.1 Faculty Members

# Name Designation Area of Specialisation

1 Dr. V. N. A.

Naikan

Professor Reliability, Quality, Condition Monitoring

2 Dr. S. K.

Chaturvedi

Associate

Professor

System Reliability Modelling and Analysis

3 Dr. N. K. Goyal AssistantProfessor

System Reliability (Software, Network, Electronic),Probabilistic Risk/Safety Assessment, Life Testing

4 Dr. M. Sarma Assistant

Professor

Cloud Computing, Software Reliability

14.2 Ex-Faculty Members

# Name Designation Area of Specialisation

1 Dr. R. B. Misra Professor Power System Reliability,

Software Reliability

2 Dr. K. B. Misra Professor Reliability Modelling, Analysis,

Design, Optimization

3 Dr. A.S.R. Murty Professor Condition Monitoring

14.3 Technical Staff

# Name Designation

1 Chakraborty D Senior Technician

14.4 Office Staff

# Name Designation

1 Chakraborty Shanti Ranjan Junior Superintendent

2 G. Laxminarayan Senior Attendant

3 Rao K.S. Senior Attendant


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14.5 Laboratories

Environmental Life Testing Lab

Computer Laboratory

14.6 Library

The centre has a functional library in which several books on reliability

engineering, quality engineering and allied subjects are available. The library has

also collection of M. Tech, M.S., and Ph. D theses of all the past students. Library

is open to members of the faculty, students of the centre and to the

students/researchers from other departments/institutions with a prior

permission from the HoC.

15 Placement Scenario of the Centre

All the past and present M. Tech., M. S. and Ph. D. students passing out from the

centre are well placed in reputed organizations such as BARC, Bloom Energy,

Crompton & Greaves, DRDO, Eaton, Entity Solutions, GE, GM, Goodrich, HCL,

Honeywell, IBM, INFOSYS, ISRO, LM Wind Power, Maruti Udhyog, NPCIL,

SATYAM, TATA Steel, TCS, Time Tooth, WIPRO, and many more.

16 Alumni of the Centre

Alumni of the centre have been very successfully established themselves in

almost all major Indian industries and R&D organizations. In most cases, they

have founded reliability departments or sections in their organization for

effectively coordinating and implementing the activities of reliability engineering.Their presence in the three wings of the armed forces and the defence

organizations is considerable. They have done excellent work and received

awards and laurels for implementing several design, installation, operation, and

maintenance activities based on their reliability engineering knowledge. Several

of them are serving as faculty members in reputed IITs, Universities and

engineering colleges and spreading the ideas and concepts of reliability

engineering and doing valuable research. Based on their feedback, the centre is

very proud to mention here that their success stories are mainly influenced by

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engineering. Several of our alumni are working as reliability engineers and

researchers in US, UK, Germany, France, Norway, Canada, and several other

countries doing excellent contribution.

17 Future Directions

Integrated Dual Degree Programme with B. Tech. (Hons.) in conventional

branches of Engineering and M. Tech. in Reliability Engineering.

Strengthening of the Post Graduate Program start M. Tech. in Software

Reliability.

Post Doctoral Program to be strengthened.

Strengthening the interaction between REC and Industry.

Introducing new courses such as safety, engineering asset management.

18 Laboratory Facilities

Environmental Lab: Various equipments used for testing reliability of

components and devices for industry and defense applications are installed and

operated as part of reliability demonstration tests. Major equipments thatconstitute the environmental lab are listed below:

Dry Heat Chamber

Humidity Chamber

Salt Spray Chamber

Cold Chamber

Burn-in Chamber

Thermal Shock Chamber FFT Analyzer

Bump Test machine

Endurance and Life test Machines

Fault Simulator Kit


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Reliability Engineering Centr

Simulation Lab: The Simulation Lab is well equipped

Configuration of Computers & other peripherals. The students a

to various software as a part of curriculum and research activities.

ALTA BlockSim FMEA Accel

RELEX MATLAB Risk Spectr

CASRE Minitab etc.

e, IIT Kharagpur

ith the latest

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19 Ex Faculty of Reliability Engineering Centre

19.1 Prof. K.B. Misra

Prof. K. B. Misra, the founder Head of Reliability

Engineering Centre, IIT Kharagpur, was born in

1943 at Kota, Rajasthan, India and received his

B.E. (Electrical) from MS University of Baroda,

India in 1963 and M.E. (Power System Eng.) and

Ph.D. (Reliability Eng.) degrees in 1966 and 1970,

both from the Indian Institute of Technology,

Roorkee. He is one of the first engineering

doctorates in reliability engineering which was

carried out at University of Roorkee in the year

1970. He joined IIT Roorkee as a lecturer in 1966, and became professor in 1976

at the age of 33. Subsequently, he moved over to IIT Kharagpur as Professor in

Electrical Engineering in 1980 and worked for 25 years till his retirement in 2005

from Reliability Engineering Centre. He was Coordinator of Ministry of Human

Resource Development Project on Reliability Engineering since 1983 at IIT

Kharagpur.

Before joining IIT Kharagpur, Prof. K. B. Misra was invited by the Department

of Science & Technology, Government of India, in 1976, to serve as the Convener

of the NCST working group on Reliability Engineering in India with Major General

K. K. Mehta as its Chairman. This group (comprising 7 sub-groups) submitted two

reports (part I & part II) in 1978 to Department of Science and Technology, New

Delhi, on the Reliability Implementation Program for India. A task force

committee was also constituted on Reliability Engineering by the Department of

Science & Technology, in 1979. Due to the recommendations of this NCST

committee, a full-fledged masters degree program (M. Tech) in Reliability

Engineering that was conceptualized by Prof. Misra and submitted to MHRD

started for the first time in India at IIT-Kharagpur in 1982. It was also mainly, as a

result of Prof. Misras efforts, the Reliability Engineering Centre (REC) was

established in 1983 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development Project,

Government of India. The REC is the first of its kind, in any educational institution

in India, to promote training, research and consultancy in the area of Reliability

Engineering. Several postgraduate students trained at this centre are contributing

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nuclear, missile and space programmes. Reliability Engineering Centre is the first

and unique centre of excellence in India offering Masters and research programs

in Reliability Engineering, and is offering consultancy to government and private

organizations including DRDO laboratories, NPCIL-Mumbai, etc. This programme

is still continuing and is quite popular with defence establishments (Air Force,

Army, and Navy) and Premier Indian companies including multinationals. This

Centre has produced more than 300 postgraduate and 25 Ph.d students who are

engaged in prestigious multinational, government organizations, and public

sector industries helping in nation building besides many of them doing excellent

work in reliability abroad, and earning a good name for the country. He also made

efforts to popularize reliability and safety concepts in India both in the

industries and in the technical institutions. The concept of performability as a

holistic attribute of performance has been introduced and popularized by him.

Prof. Misra is a recipient of the first Lal C. Verman Award in 1983 by the

Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering for his pioneering

research work in Reliability Engineering in the country. In 1995, in recognition of

his meritorious and outstanding contributions to reliability research and

education in India, he was awarded a plaque by IEEE Reliability Engineering

Society, USA. Prof. Misra is a fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian

National Academy of Engineering, Institution of Electronics &

Telecommunications (India), Institutions of Engineers (India) and Safety &

Reliability Society (UK). He had been vice president of System Society of India, of

which he also serves a life member. He is also a life member of National Institute

of Quality & Reliability.

Prof. Misra has guided several PhD in the areas of system reliability evaluation

and optimization, and has published over 200 technical papers in reputed

international journals. Prof. Misras research papers have been widely quoted ininternational journals and books published abroad.

Prof. Misra became the first Indian reviewer to IEEE Transactions on Reliability

(for four decades since 1969) and also until recently the only Indian member of

the editorial boards of major international journals on reliability such as

International Journal of Reliability Engineering & System Safety, International

Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, International Journal of Reliability,

Quality and Safety Engineering, and Microelectronics and Reliability (M&R) for

which Prof. Misra served on the editorial board for 25 years including as Asian

Region Editor. Prof. Misra also served as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on


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Reliability, on editorial boards of several reputed international journals. In 1992,

Professor Misra authored the state-of-art book on Reliability Analysis and

Prediction: A Methodology Oriented Treatment, published by Elsevier Science

Publishers, Amsterdam. In 1993, Prof. Misra edited a book, New Trends in System

Reliability Evaluation, which was also published by Elsevier Science Publishers. In

1995, Prof. Misra edited another book on Clean Production: Environmental and

Economic Perspectives, published by Springer Verlag, Germany. In 2004, he has

authored another book, Principles of Reliability Engineering mainly for practicing

engineers. Recently, a Handbook of Performability Engineering has been edited

by Prof. Misra and published by Springer in 2008. It is landmark contribution

which will set a new trend in the design of systems and services in 21st Century.

Prof. Misra is the founder Editor-in-Chief of International Journal ofPerformability Engineering (2005) published by RAMS Consultants, Jaipur. The

IJPE is the first international journal in the area from India covering a wide range

of reliability topics. Due his efforts, in a short period of 6 years of its publication,

the Journal has acquired a niche among the research community.

He was also Dean, Institute Planning and Development at IIT, Kharagpur. His

contributions as the Dean of Asset Management are worth mentioning where he

took several steps to effective utilization of Institute Assets and had implementedrevolutionary methods for their maintenance. He has also worked in Federal

Republic of Germany at four different institutions, viz., GRS-Garching, Technical

University-Munich, RWTH-Aachen and Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe,

Germany. On invitation, he has delivered lectures in USA and in several European

countries, which include England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland,

Italy, Poland, Sweden etc. He has been Director of North Eastern Regional

Institute of Science and Technology (a Deemed University under Ministry of

Human Resources Development) from 1995 to 1998. During the period 1992-1994, he also worked as Director-grade-Scientist at National Environmental

Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur. He set up two important divisions, viz.,

Disaster Prevention and Impact Minimization Division and Information Division.

Prof. Misra has been the Chairman of Indian Bureau of Standards Committee

LTDC 3 on Reliability of Electrical & Electronic components and Equipments. For

several years, he served as a member of Environmental Appraisal Committee (for

nuclear power plants in India), Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India,

New Delhi. He has served as member on Project Assessment Committee for


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National Radar Council, Department of Electronics, CSIR, UGC, etc. Prof. Misra is

also listed in Indo-American whos who.

19.2 Prof. R.B. Misra

Prof. Ravindra Babu Misra was born in year 1946 at

Etawah, Uttar Pradesh in India. He joined reliability

engineering centre as Professor in 1998 from

department of electrical engineering, IIT Kharagpur.

He joined IIT Kharagpur as Assistant Professor at

electrical engineering department in 1984. Beforecoming to IIT Kharagpur, he had working

experience at Irrigation and Power Department,

Govt. of Maharashtra as Junior Engineer of approx. 3 years, at Institute of

Technology, Banaras Hindu University as Lecturer of approx. 1 year and at

University of Roorkee as Lecturer of approx. 8 years.

Prof. R.B. Misra served Reliability Engineering Centre as Head for three years

(2005-2008). During his tenure, the centre progressed in terms of quality ofM.Tech., and Ph.D. thesis, its contribution to industrial projects, team work

among faculty and students, improvement in lab facilities, new faculty induction

etc. Besides, he organized three consecutive International Conferences on

Reliability and Safety Engineering (INCRESE) in year 2005, 2006 and 2007. The

conferences were appreciated by all the national and international participants. It

increased awareness about need and applications of reliability engineering and

probabilistic safety assessment in India.

Prof. R.B. Misra has been a renowned expert in the field of Power System

Reliability and Central Research Institute of Electrical Power Industry; Tokyo,

Japan honoured him by inviting as JSPS fellow in year 2002. He did his post

doctorate in system reliability at University of Ottawa, Canada during year 1984.

He made pioneer efforts in practical implementation of system reliability

testing and analysis principles to Indian industries. He initiated many consultancy

and research projects with private and public sector industries and completed

them satisfactorily. He has become renowned in the industries due to his positive

approach and dedication to bring the benefits of research in the area of reliability

engineering to Indian industries. Reliability engineering is a specialized area,


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which gains importance as competition in market increas

become aware, in general. He simplified the concepts

applicability to make them easily implementable to Indian in

due to his efforts, that industries became aware of the need

reliability engineering.

He has been reliability consultant to many organizatio

Secure Meters, L&T, NPCIL, DEBEL, GRIDCO, Railways etc. He

of DRDO advisory board. He has been a member or fellow

technical societies such as IEEE, IE (India), System Society of In

He has guided fourteen Ph.D. students and written more t

in refereed journals of international repute. He developed the

engineering course and guided many Ph.D. and M. Tech., st

reliability engineering. He did pioneer work in Early S

Prediction, which has been well received by researchers and i

software reliability prediction concepts became popular in

easy to understand and implement besides it would help soft

deliver reliable software in lesser time cost effectively.

Prof. R.B. Misra is no more among us he died on Decemb

that we have lost a real force for good in the world. We are

working with him and hope that we can continue his good wo

was a leader in our international research community w

remembered.

19.3 Prof. A.S.R. Murthy

Prof. A.S.R. Murthy was

Andhra Pradesh (India) onand received his B.E. (Mec

Andhra University, India in

(Mechanics and Vibrati

(Mechanical Engg.) degrees

both from the Indian Instit

Kharagpur.

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He has served at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur during

1964 - 1999. Has also served the Mechanical Engineering Department as

Professor and then served Reliability Engineering Centre and Industrial

Engineering Department as Professor from 1984 to 1999.

Prof. Murthy was considered as the guru of condition monitoring in India.

Undertook consultancy work from the organizations like Garden Reach

Workshops, Hindustan Copper Limited, SriRam Bearings, Metal Box, Hindustan

Shipping Yard, Bokaro Steel Plant, DoT Kharagpur, Pfeizer etc., and many more

companies in the areas of machine condition monitoring, machinery vibrations

and fault diagnosis, machine design etc. He visited Germany (erstwhile West

Germany) 1975-77 Post Doctoral Fellow at TU Braunschweig. Research area was

Grinder Dynamics, Machine Tool Vibrations.

He has Visited Austria, Switzerland and neighbouring countries where the visit

includes several universities and research labs. He visited U. S. A. in 1982. The

visits include universities at Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech., MIT, Brooklyn,

Stonybrook, Cleve Land Reserve etc., totalling more than 25 in number. Chaired

at a session in the International Conference sponsored by ASME, IEEE on CAD and

Robotics.

Presented papers at various conferences in W. Germany and USA including

the one held by US Navy. Government of India (MHRD) gave a grant of nearly Rs.

4 Crores to start a Reliability Engineering Centre (REC) at IIT Kharagpur. An M.

Tech programme and Doctoral programmes were started in the year 1984.

Operated as head of REC from 1988-1992, during the time 1984-99 consultancy

projects and training programmes from various organizations like TELCO

(presently Tata Motors), Tisco, Tata Bearings, Owens, Whirlpool, practically all

steel plants of India, many mining industries, oil refineries, Hindustan Copper

Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Tata Metalliks, Telecom Industry, Flender Gears

etc., were undertaken. They were all completed successfully.

REC being the first centre of its kind in the world received the Arch of Europe

Award for excellence and quality at Madrid. REC also received similar award from

IEEE. Guided more than 100 M. Tech. thesis and 16 PhD thesis, Published more

than 50 technical papers in the international journals which are all A level,

Reviewed papers also for many journals and for many institutes including for MIT,

USA.


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