
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Human-Robot Interaction, Soft Robotics, Cobotics, Shape Memory Alloys, Smart Composites, Auxetic Structures, Active Shape and Vibration Control
FELLOWSHIPS
Marie Curie Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Cofund Science Foundation Ireland
CONFIRM Smart Manufacturing Research Center, May 2021- 2023
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Swiss Government Excellence Postdoctoral Scholarship
Zurich University of the Arts, University of Zurich, 2021-2022
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Japan Science & Technology Agency,
Govt. of Japan- Dec. 2016
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Student Travel Grant SS18, March 2018
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), USA
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Women in Technology Scholarship, Zonta International, IL, USA
District 25, Area 1, Bombay Club 0877- 2018-2020
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International Conference Travel Grant, DoAA- IIT Kanpur
SPIE USA- March 2018, ICOVP Greece- Sep. 2019
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Senior Student Research Associate Fellowship, 2018
Indian Space Research Organisation, Govt. of India
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Teaching Assistantship (NPTEL) 2018-2020
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, Govt. of India
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Mechanical Department Extension for Financial Assistance
IIT Kanpur, Jan. 2020- Dec. 2020
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Senior Student Research Associate Fellowship, Aug 2017-Nov 2017
Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI)
MHRD, Govt. of India
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Senior Research Fellow-Feb. 2016-Dec. 2019
Ministry of Human Resource & Development
Govt. of India
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Junior Research Fellow-Dec. 2014-Jan. 2016
Ministry of Human Resource & Development
Govt. of India
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Teaching Assistantship 2014
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India
PUBLICATIONS
2023
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Rupal Srivastava, Eber Lawrence, Niall Murray, Declan Devine, ‘Haptic Gloves (SM-EXO) for Multi-Users in Pick-and-Place Collaborative Robot Simulated Environment,’ IMVIP 2023
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Rory O’Brien, Vicente Moritz, Paul McDonald, Declan Devine, Rupal Srivastava, ‘Design and Development of Shape Memory Polymer-Based Mechanical Thrombectomy Device,’ ASME IMECE 2023
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2022
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Rupal Srivastava, Saeed Hamood Alsamhi, Niall Murray, Declan Devine, Shape Memory Alloy-based Wearables: HCI and HRI-based Use Cases, Sensors, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22186802, 2022
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Maulshree Singh, Rupal Srivastava, Evert Fuenmayor, Vladimir Kuts, Yuansong Qiao, Niall Murray, Declan Devine, Applications of Digital Twin Across Industries: A Review, Applied Sciences,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115727, 2022
Rupal Srivastava, Bishakh Bhattacharya, De-coupling Eigenmodes of SMA-reinforced Composites using Multi-Objective Optimization, Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-022-00499-8, 2022
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Rupal Srivastava, Maulshree Singh, Guilherme D. Gomes, Niall Murray, Declan Devine, SM-EXO: Shape Memory alloy-based Hand EXOskeleton for Cobotic Application, IEEE RO-MAN, Sep.1st, [Link] 2022
Rupal Srivastava, Vladimir Kuts, Eber L.S. Gouveia, Niall Murray, Declan Devine, Eoin O'Connell, SMA-based Haptic Gloves Usage in the Smart Factory Concept: XR Use Case, ASME IMECE, [Link] 2022
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Eber L.S. Gouveia, Rupal Srivastava, Maulshree Singh, Declan Devine, Smart Autonomous Part Displacement System Based on Point Cloud Segmentation, IEEE ICINCO, [Link] 2022
2021
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Maulshree Singh, Rupal Srivastava, Shyh Dar Lee, Niall Murray, Yuansong Qiao, Declan Devine, Digital Twin of Polymer Processing Line, 37th IMC (Irish Manufacturing Council) Conference, [Link] 2021
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2020
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Rupal Srivastava, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Thermoelastic and Vibration Response Analysis of Shape Memory Alloy-reinforced Active Bimorph Composites, Smart Materials and Structures, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/abc56d, 2020
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Rupal Srivastava, Ranjeet Kumar, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Vibration response studies of a bi-morph SMA hybrid composite using 3D Laser Doppler Vibrometer, Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems, ASME, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2020-2231, 2020
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2019
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Rupal Srivastava, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Thermoelastic Response Analysis of a Shape Memory Alloy embedded Active Hybrid Bimorph Composite, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP), Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8049-9, 2019
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2018
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Rupal Srivastava, Arun Kumar Sharma, Arup Kumar Hait, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Design and Development of an Active Bimorph Structure for Deployable Space Application, Proc. SPIE 10595, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XII, 105953E, Mar.'18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296547, 2018
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2017
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Sayaka Nakayama, Mayu Ichiki, Ayush Sinha, Dhrupal Shah, Hardik Soni, Rupal Srivastava, Arun Sharma, Himanshu Panday, Bishakh Bhattacharya & Hiroaki Wagatsuma. A BMI approach to use an Affinity Humanoid to connect with online EEG analysis via ROS functional modules. Poster presentation at Next Generation Brain-type Artificial Intelligence Workshop - Beyond Deep Learning by the Japan Neuronal Circuit Society, Sep.'17, Japan, 2017
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2015
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Anirudha A. Kulkarni, Rupal Srivastava, & Bishakh Bhattacharya. Vibration Transmissibility-based identification of Soft Viscoelastic Systems. Proceedings of ISSS National Conference on MEMS Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, Kochi, Dec.'15, India, [Link] 2015
TEACHING
ASSISTANTSHIP
NPTEL Online Certification Course, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC):
1. Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems Design | Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2021
Instructor: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya
2. Foundations of Cognitive Robotics | Autumn 2020
Instructor: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya
Institute Teaching Assistantship:
ME771A: Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems Design | Spring 2018
ME756A: Principals of Vibration Control | Autumn 2018
ME625A: Applied Dynamics and Vibration | Autumn 2017
TA202: Manufacturing Processes II Lab | Autumn 2016
ME222A: Nature and Properties of Material | Spring 2016
TA101: Engineering Graphics Lab | Autumn 2015
ME401A: Energy Conversion Lab | Summer 2015
Skills
ABAQUS, MATLAB,
ANSYS Mechanical APDL, ANSYS Workbench, Maple, Autodesk Inventor, Arduino IDE
C++, Python, English, Hindi, Japanese (Beginner)