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Akshaya Simha

Akshaya Simha

Assistant Professor
Bangalore

Summary

An enthusiastic Assistant Professor with 6+ years of experience, well-versed in robotics, programming, and CAD. Have provided significant support to students with excellent attention to detail, dedicated to classroom and long-term student success. Want to expand understanding of robotics and digital twin through PhD study with an expert at a remarkable institution.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Assistant Professor

Acharya Institute of Technology
Bangalore
07.2017 - Current
  • Instructed Industrial Robotics, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Fluid Power.
  • Got funds for completion of project on Wall climbing robot.
  • Used variety of learning materials to facilitate learning process.
  • Took attendance, graded assignments and maintained student records along with administrative tasks.
  • Served as Timetable Coordinator and Internal Assessment Coordinator for two years.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods.
  • Proctored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
  • Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies for fluid power and robotics courses.
  • Developed 100% course content for teaching Python programming to students.
  • Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for mechanical engineering curriculum.

Project Mentor

Evobi Automations Private Limited
Bangalore
03.2016 - 04.2017
  • Improved skills in CAD.
  • Assembled Cartesian 3D printers.
  • Taught 3D printing technology in various workshops.
  • Worked as lead designer for designing various robotics components.
  • Assessed skills of children below 14 years of age regarding modern solutions.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.

Education

Master of Technology - Industrial Automation And Robotics

The National Institute of Engineering
Mysore
09.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Dr. T. Thimmaiah Institute of Technology
KGF
08.2009 - 07.2013

Skills

Academic research

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Accomplishments

  • Worked as Project Consultant and Programmer at Kennametal India for developing business vertical software applications using Visual Basic and SQL.
  • Completed designing and simulating a jumping robot for defence applications at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • Won 3rd prize in competition at the 2020 IMTEX International Exhibition, Bangalore, for successfully designing a Cheap and Simple Prosthetic Arm using 3D printing.
  • Participated in competition at 2022 IMTEX International Exhibition, Bangalore, to design and develop a Stair Climbing Robot using 3D printing.
  • Developed various Microsoft Excel macros for different applications.

Software

C

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

MATLAB

Visual Basic

Python

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Blender

Festo FluidSim

MSC ADAMS

CorelDRAW

Adobe Audition

UiPath RPA

Ultimaker Cura

Autodesk Meshmixer

Certification

Data Ingestion with Python

Interests

Robotics

Fluid Mechanics

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Arduino

Programming

Simulation

Timeline

Data Ingestion with Python

02-2022

Learning Python

02-2022

Introduction to Programming with MATLAB

10-2020

Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python

04-2020

Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

03-2020

Assistant Professor

Acharya Institute of Technology
07.2017 - Current

Project Mentor

Evobi Automations Private Limited
03.2016 - 04.2017

Master of Technology - Industrial Automation And Robotics

The National Institute of Engineering
09.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Dr. T. Thimmaiah Institute of Technology
08.2009 - 07.2013

Publications

  • Published a paper titled "Design of a non-circular hollow cross-section helical springs" in the International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.
  • Published a paper titled "Thermal Analysis of Arduino Uno Microcontroller" in the International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering and presented my idea at REVA University, Bangalore.
  • Submitted manuscripts on jumping robot and colour sorting robot at Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier) and American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings.

Publications

  • Published a paper titled "Design of a non-circular hollow cross-section helical springs" in the International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.
  • Published a paper titled "Thermal Analysis of Arduino Uno Microcontroller" in the International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering and presented my idea at REVA University, Bangalore.
  • Submitted manuscripts on jumping robot and colour sorting robot at Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier) and American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings.

Projects Completed

  • Interfacing ADAMS and MATLAB to study the dynamics of vehicles.
  • Logging data from various sensors using MATLAB and Arduino.
  • Created a full clone of Microsoft DOS in Python.
  • Created a file manager using Tkinter module.
  • Developed a Game Controller using Arduino for controlling racing simulators.
  • Developed a Visual Basic application for controlling robot servomotors using Visual Basic and Arduino.
  • Developed a 3D printed model of the 3-DOF robot and interfaced with Arduino and Visual Basic for speed control.

Publications

  • Published a paper titled "Design of a non-circular hollow cross-section helical springs" in the International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.
  • Published a paper titled "Thermal Analysis of Arduino Uno Microcontroller" in the International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering and presented my idea at REVA University, Bangalore.
  • Submitted manuscripts on jumping robot and colour sorting robot at Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier) and American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings.

Publications

  • Published a paper titled "Design of a non-circular hollow cross-section helical springs" in the International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.
  • Published a paper titled "Thermal Analysis of Arduino Uno Microcontroller" in the International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering and presented my idea at REVA University, Bangalore.
  • Submitted manuscripts on jumping robot and colour sorting robot at Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier) and American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings.

Projects Completed

  • Interfacing ADAMS and MATLAB to study the dynamics of vehicles.
  • Logging data from various sensors using MATLAB and Arduino.
  • Created a full clone of Microsoft DOS in Python.
  • Created a file manager using Tkinter module.
  • Developed a Game Controller using Arduino for controlling racing simulators.
  • Developed a Visual Basic application for controlling robot servomotors using Visual Basic and Arduino.
  • Developed a 3D printed model of the 3-DOF robot and interfaced with Arduino and Visual Basic for speed control.
Akshaya SimhaAssistant Professor