Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27

Dr. Amit Kumar Sinha

Assistant Professor
amit.sinha[at]smvdu.ac.in
01991-285524 , 9469830097Extn.: 2249(O) 6249(R)
School of Mechanical Engineering
Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
    Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
    Awarded: 10th June 2020
    Thesis Title: Supply chain configuration for sustainable new product development: A multi objective model and its solution approach
    Retrieved at:

    M.S. in Human & Systems Engineering
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, S. Korea
    Duration: Feb 2012 – 25th Feb 2014
    Total Grade Point Average: 3.66/4.3
    Thesis: Effects of part-to-part gap and the variation of weld seam on the laser welding quality
    Retrieved at:

    B.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering
    National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi
    Ranchi University
    Duration: 2001 – 12th July 2005
    CGPA: 8.17/10

    Intermediate Examination (XII) – Science
    Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna
    Date: 30th May 1997
    Score: 60.33% (543/900)

    Secondary School Examination (X)
    Bihar School Examination Board, Patna
    Year: 1995
    Score: 70.5% (564/800)

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra
Duration: 1st Jan 2015 – Present

Lecturer (Temporary Faculty)
NIT Srinagar
Duration: March 2014 – Dec 2014

Lecturer
Jamshedpur Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur
Duration: July 2006 – Dec 2010

Graduate Engineer Trainee (G.E.T.)
Amtek India Ltd. (Foundry Division), Bhiwadi, Rajasthan
Duration: July 2005 – July 2006

Administrative Experience

Warden
Kailash Hostel
Duration: 2020 – Present

Assistant Director DQA
Duration: 2025 – Present

Faculty In-Charge
Central Facilities

Member
Board of Studies (BoS), School of Mechanical Engineering (SoME)

Member
School Research Committee, School of Mechanical Engineering (SoME)

Faculty In-Charge
School Library, School of Mechanical Engineering (SoME)

Faculty In-Charge
School Newsletters, School of Mechanical Engineering (SoME)

Research Projects
Journal Publications

A. SCI / SCIE Indexed Journals

  1. Vohra, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2024)
    Development of Industry 4.0 based technology selection index using multi criteria decision making.
    RAIRO: Operations Research
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024172
    Accepted on 30th Aug 2024 (SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.8)
  2. Charak, V., & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2022)
    Design and development of a rapid prototyping system combining traditional fused deposition modeling and reconfigurable pins platform.
    Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 236(5), 2229–2239
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.3)
  3. Khan, Muhammad Najeeb, & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2022)
    Development of a sustainable supply chain network for the cement manufacturing industry using real-coded genetic algorithm.
    Soft Computing, 26(22), 12235–12255
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.1)
  4. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2021)
    Development of a supply chain configuration model for new product development: a multi-objective solution approach.
    Soft Computing, 25, 8371–8389
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.1)
  5. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Anand, A. (2019)
    Optimizing supply chain network for perishable products using improved bacteria foraging algorithm.
    Applied Soft Computing
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2019.105921
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 7.2)
  6. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Anand, A. (2020)
    A holistic framework for lot sizing problem in fast-moving perishable products.
    Scientia Iranica, 27(4), 2021–2039
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.0)
  7. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Anand, A. (2018)
    Lot sizing problem for fast moving perishable product: modeling and solution approach.
    International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 25(6), 757–778
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.2)
  8. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Anand, A. (2018)
    Development of sustainable supplier selection index for new product development using multi criteria decision making.
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 197, 1587–1596
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 9.7)
  9. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Anand, A. (2017)
    Towards fuzzy preference relationship based decision making approach to assess supplier performance in environmentally conscious manufacturing.
    Computers & Industrial Engineering, 105, 39–44
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 6.7)
  10. Sinha, Amit Kumar, Kim, D. Y., & Ceglarek, D. (2013)
    Correlation analysis of weld seam variation and tensile strength in laser welding of galvanized steel.
    Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 51(10), 1143–1152
    (SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.5)
  11. Sinha, S. K., Sinha, Amit Kumar, Kour, P., & Barhai, P. K. (2011)
    Nickel doped PZT ceramics by a spray dried-PVA assisted method.
    Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 12(1), 93–95
    (SCI, Impact Factor: 1.4)

B. SCOPUS Indexed Journals

  1. Jammoria, Nitish Singh, & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2024)
    Assessment of Green Supply Chain Management Practices Using Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process.
    Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 1–14
    (SCOPUS, Impact Factor: 2.1)
  2. Charak, Vikrant, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2024)
    A holistic approach of reconfigurable mould-based fused deposition modelling for producing overhanging parts.
    Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 22(4), 810–824
    (SCOPUS)
  3. Khan, Muhammad Najeeb, & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2022)
    Cloud computing leads towards sustainable supply chain management.
    ECS Transactions, 107(1), 16573–16579
    (SCOPUS)
  4. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2021)
    Development of an alternative for corrosive resistant galvanized steel compatible for laser welding.
    Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 9561–9563
    (SCOPUS)
  5. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2020)
    A Graph-Theoretic Approach for Sustainable New Product Development (SNPD) in Supply Chain Environment.
    Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 671–675, Springer Singapore
    (SCOPUS)
  6. Vikrant, C., & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2019)
    Divergent linkage reconfigurable mould for rapid prototyping.
    Materials Today: Proceedings, 2903–2908
    (SCOPUS)
  7. Sharma, A., & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2018)
    Rotary electric discharge machining of AISI D2 tool steel: present and future scope.
    Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(9), 18562–18567
    (SCOPUS)
  8. Sharma, A., & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2018)
    Ultrasonic testing for mechanical engineering domain: present and future perspective.
    International Journal of Research in Industrial Engineering, 7(2), 243–253
  9. M. Bairagi, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & A. Anand (2016)
    Guillotine side trimming shear machine: A case study of plate mill in Bhilai Steel Plant.
    Engineering Solid Mechanics, 4(4), 226–234
    (SCOPUS)
  10. Sinha, Amit Kumar, P. Swati, & A. Anand (2016)
    Responsive supply chain: Modeling and simulation.
    Management Science Letters, 5(6), 639–650
    (SCOPUS)
  11. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Swati, P. (2014)
    Supply chain: Next generation issues and concerns.
    Uncertain Supply Chain Management, 2(1), 1–14
    (SCOPUS)

C. Book Chapters (SCOPUS Indexed)

  1. Kumari, Arya, Khan, Muhammad Najeeb, & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2024)
    Harvesting Intelligence: AI and ML Revolutionizing Agriculture.
    Data-Driven Farming, Auerbach Publications
    ISBN: 9781032778723
  2. Khan, Muhammad Najeeb, & Sinha, Amit Kumar (2024)
    Whale optimization algorithm for scheduling and sequencing.
    Handbook of Whale Optimization Algorithm, Academic Press
    ISBN: 9780323953658
  3. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2024)
    Development in Additive Manufacturing Through Enablers of IoT in Industry 4.0 Domain.
    CRC Press
    ISBN: 9781032708324
  4. Vohra, Karan, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2024)
    An Optimization Approach for Industry 4.0 Utilizing IoT Enablers.
    CRC Press
    ISBN: 9781032708324
  5. Khan, Muhammad Najeeb, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2023)
    Use of metaheuristics in industrial development and future perspectives.
    Comprehensive Metaheuristics, Academic Press
    ISBN: 978-0-323-91781-0
  6. Karan Vohra, Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2023)
    Sustainable Additive Manufacturing Process Selection in Industry 4.0 Environment.
    ICAET-2023 Conference Proceedings, Punjab
    ISBN: 978-81-924893-8-4
  7. Sinha, Amit Kumar, & Ankush Anand (2023)
    Development of Sustainable Manufacturing Index for Factory of Future.
    ICAET-2023 Conference Proceedings, Punjab
    ISBN: 978-81-924893-8-4

D. Conference Publications

  1. Amit Kumar Sinha (2024)
    Industry 4.0 as a blessing for elderly and disabled: present, past and future aspects.
    First International Conference on Technology Intervention for Elderly and Disabled, NIT Srinagar, 18th May 2024.
  2. Amit Kumar Sinha (2024)
    Artificial intelligence based framework for health care systems.
    ICDSAIML-24, Tamil Nadu, 21st March 2024.
  3. Amit Kumar Sinha & Ankush Anand (2023)
    Optimization approach of carbon footprint in manufacturing scheduling.
    ICPAM-2023, NIT Jalandhar & MNIT Jaipur.
Research Supervision

  • Ph.D. Students Supervised – ——————–

    • Supervised 1 Ph.D. candidates in AI in Manufacturing systems.

  • Master’s Thesis Advisor – ——

    • Mentored 5 Master’s students in AI in Manufacturing and Industrial Engg.
Patents

  • Ph.D. Students Supervised – Stanford University (2018–Present)

    • Supervised 5 Ph.D. candidates in AI, machine learning, and natural language processing.

  • Master’s Thesis Advisor – University of Texas at Austin (2015–2017)

    • Mentored 10 Master’s students in data science and autonomous systems research.
Conferences/Courses Organized

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Expert Talks

  • “AI in Healthcare: Revolutionizing Diagnostics”

  • “Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Systems”

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