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Prof. Arnab Chanda
Prof. Arnab Chanda is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi, and a joint faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, AIIMS, Delhi. He is also the founder of a start-up company BIOFIT Technologies LLC, USA. He earned his PhD from the University of Alabama, USA and has also been a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr. Chanda is an expert in the area of “Biomechanics”, especially in Tissue Mimicking (Artificial Tissues) and Characterization, finite element modeling (FEM), robotics and wearable device development, and entrepreneurship. To date, he has received Young Researcher Award and Early Career Award from ASME, MHRD, and AO Spine International-Singapore, and Top-Cited Paper Awards from IOP Publishing and Wiley. He holds and has filed 10+ US and Indian Patents, authored 12 Books and 150+ articles in reputed international journals. Dr. Chanda is in the list of top 2% scientists worldwide as per Scopus Elsevier and Stanford University database in both years 2023 and 2024. He also is the coordinator of successful Executive Programs: “Executive Program in Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Management” and “Executive Program in Robotics”, PG Diploma in “Healthcare Product Development and Management” and multiple Swayam/NPTEL courses to engineers, doctors, and management professionals. Dr. Chanda is serving as the Associate Editor in Journal of Appl. Biomaterials & Func. Materials, SAGE and Associate Editor in Frontiers in Medical Engineering, Editor for “Healthcare Technology and Innovation”, ‘Biomedical Materials for Multi-functional Applications’, two book series published by Springer Nature, and Editorial Board Member for Nature Scientific Reports.
Gurpreet Singh is a PMRF scholar (May 2021 cycle) in the Disease and Injury Mechanics Lab (DIML). He is working on the computational modeling of the diabetic foot and its ulceration progression. He is...
Shivam Verma is a Ph.D. scholar at the School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India. His research lies at the intersection of biomechanics, mechanical...
Mohammad Afazal is a research scholar in the Disease and Injury Mechanics Lab (DIML). He is employed as a faculty member in the University Polytechnic, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New D...
Pramod Yadav is a Ph.D. scholar at the Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. His research interests span healthcare engineering, sports bio...
Akhilesh Choudhary is a Ph.D. Scholar in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi, India. His research interests include injury prevention through biomechanics, biomechanical analysis for perf...
Sayantani Ghosh is a Ph.D. scholar at the School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. Her research interests include tissue engineering, mater...
Shabir is a PhD research scholar at the Healthcare Engineering Lab, IIT Delhi. His research is related with biomechanics, focusing on the development of artificial tissues — particularly skin graft e...
Prateek is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, since July 2026, under the supervision of Prof. Arnab Chanda. His research focus...
Subhodip’s doctoral research was focused on injury diagnostics, particularly slip biomechanics and slip-risk assessment of different footwear under realistic conditions. After completing his Ph.D., h...
Dr. Siddhartha Dan completed his PhD (Biotechnology) from Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, in 2026. His doctoral research focused on the in-house developed 3D printing sy...
Vivek Gupta defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Development of Auxetic Skin Grafts with High Expansion Potential' on 11th March, 2023. He completed his B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering...
Vishnu Teja Chandhavaram worked as a Junior Research Fellow in the Healthcare Engineering Lab at the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, under the mentorship...
Shubham Gupta defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Modeling of Slip and Fall of Worn Footwear' on 15th April, 2025. He was a PMRF scholar in the Disease and Injury Mechanics Lab (DIML). He completed his ...
Dr. Alaa Aldin Ghazal is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, working under the supervision of Prof. Arnab Chanda. His research interests...
Nirankush has obtained his Masters degree in Sociology from the Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi. He has around 5 years of research administrative experience in premier Central Government...
Tarun Pal is a Biotechnology graduate from Netaji Subhas University of Technology with a multidisciplinary professional journey spanning healthcare, business analytics, scientific research, and progra...
Sruti is currently working as a Research Assistant in the Healthcare Engineering Lab at the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, under the mentorship of Prof. Arnab...
Romika recently completed her Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from the Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Jodhpur. Her academic background has provided her with a strong foundation in...
Pakhi worked as a Research Intern at the Healthcare Engineering Lab in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi from May 2026 to July 2026. During her...
Treesa worked as a Research Intern at the Healthcare Engineering Lab in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi from May 2026 to July 2026. During he...
