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Mr. Balavignesh
Assistant Professor
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School/College
Faculty of Art and Design
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Department
Department of Industrial Design
Mr. Bala Vignesh joined as an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Art and Design, RUAS in 2016. He actively pursues research on topics like form studies, product design & development, CAID, model making, 3D printing and plastic product design. He holds a Post Diploma in Plastics from CIPET, Chennai (2008), an AMIE (BE) in Production Engineering from IEI, Kolkata followed by a Master’s degree (Engineering) in Product Design from Coventry University — MS Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies (2015). During the period 2008 to 2013, he worked at various organisations to gain hands-on experience in industry.
Qualifications
- M.Sc. (Engineering) in Product Design
MSRSAS, Coventry University, UK, 2015
- AMIE (B.E.) in Production Engineering
IEI, Kolkata 2012
- Post Diploma in Plastics
CIPET, Chennai, 2008
Experience
Total Years of Experience12 Years
Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor, FAD - MSRUAS, RUAS Sep 2016 – present
Industry Experience
- Five years of industrial experience in various organizations from 2008 to 2013
Training Experience (With Topics)
- Various courses for B.Voc in Product Design and Modeling
- Workshop on Autodesk Alias for students and working professionals
- Modular Training on Digital Sculpting (Autodesk Alias) as part of Internship for M. Des Automotive Product Design
- Design course for PG Diploma in Railway Signaling and Telecommunication
- Faculty Development Programme on Autodesk Fusion 360
- Faculty Training Programme on Autodesk Alias Autostudio at GM Design Studio, Bengaluru
- Form Studies, Product Design & Development, CAID, Model Making, 3D Printing, Plastic Product Design
Awards
- Participated RSMS design competition at Sao Paulo, Brazil PACE Global Challenge 2015 (Team 6)
- Awarded “Gold Medal” in M.Sc [Engineering] in Product Design
- Awarded All India 1st Rank Holder in AMIE (B.E.)
- Awarded All India Rank Holder in Post Diploma
Achievements
- BOE Member, Faculty of Art and Design, MSRUAS
- BOS Member, Faculty of Art and Design, MSRUAS
International Journal Papers
- Design And Development of An Airborne Floating Device For Commercial Applications‚ International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 07(9), pp. 15248 – 15251.
- Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India)
- Rajat Saini, Lohit HS, Bala Vignesh, “Design and Development of an Airborne Floating Device for Commercial Applications”, Indian Patent Application Filed, Nov. 2018
- Styling of Innovative Faucet design for Elite Indian Homes — King & Queen Indian Patent Application Filed, Nov. 2018 Application no. 325295-001 & 325297-001