Faculty

S. K. Chaturvedi is currently working as an Associate Professor at Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (WB) India. He received his Ph. D. degree from Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability(formerly known as Reliability Engineering Centre), IIT, Kharagpur (India). He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and Master’s degree in system engineering and operations research, both from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee), U. P., India. He has research interest in the area of system reliability modeling and analysis, network reliability, life-data analysis, reliability in design, maintenance models. He has published papers in several international journals such as IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Performability Engineering (IJPE), Quality and Reliability Management, Quality, Reliability and Safety Engineering, Uncertain Systems, Risk and Reliability Part ‘O’, Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, Quality and Reliability International etc. and executed several consultancy projects of private and Govt. organizations. He’s two books to his credits. He is also on the review panel of several journals such as IEEE transactions on Reliability, IJPE, IJQRM, IJ System Science, IJ Failure Analysis. He’s on the editorial board of International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences (IJMEMS) and Editorial/advisory board member of Journal of Graphic Era University (JGEU). He’s also a senior member to IEEE and Co-Editor-in-Chief to IJPE.

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Communication Address

Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Pin. 721302

Books

1. Network Reliability: Measures and Evaluation, Scrivener Publishing (Wily Partner), USA, 2016, Co-authored with Padma N.
2. Mobile Ad Hoc Network: Reliability Measures and Evaluation, ISBN No: 978-3-659-91776-9, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2016

Book Chapters

1. MIP: A Versatile Tool Reliability Design of a System (pp. 521-531), Handbook of Performability Engineering, Misra, Krishna B. (Ed.), XLVIII, 1316 p. 408 illus., Hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-84800-130-5, Springer London, 2008, Co-authored with K. B. Misra.
2. [Reliability: an Imperative Challenge of Mobile Ad hoc Network, in Advances in Reliability and System Engineering, Part of the series Management and Industrial Engineering pp 87-119, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48875-2_40, Print ISBN 978-3-319-48874-5, Online ISBN 978-3-319-48875-22, December 2016, Co-authored with Padma N.

Journal Papers

1. On Throughput-Reliability Tradeoff of Two-Layer D-BLAST Transmission Scheme, Wireless Personal Communications, Volume 90 Issue 1, September 2016 Pages 339-367 Co-authored S. Rajarajan with Springer June 2016
2. 4DGIN-3: A New Design Layout of 4-Disjoint Gamma Interconnection Network, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 98, pp. 40-47, 2016, Co-authored with Gaurav Khanna,, Rajesh Mishra
3. A Systematic Approach for Evaluating the Reliability Metrics of MANET in Shadow Fading Environment using Monte Carlo Simulation, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp.265-282, May 2016, co-authored with N. Padmavathy.
4. Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Nanocrystalline Iron Composite Materials for EMI Shielding and Absorption Applications, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 654, pp. 209-215, 2016, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur
5. Enumeration of Minimal Cutsets for Directed Networks with Comparative Reliability Study for Paths and Cuts, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol. 32, pp. 555-565, 2016, Co- authored with Rajesh Mishra and M. A. Saifi. (John Wily and Sons)
6. Reliability Assessment of Functionally Graded Material under Thermal Loading, JAST: Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, a journal by Aeronautical Society, Vol. 65, No. 4, 476-487, Nov. 2015 Co-authored with S. C. Pradhan, and Viswanath
7. Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Nickel Composite Materials for Charge Storing, Electromagnetic Interference Absorption, and Shielding Applications, Journal of Applied Physics 117 (22), 2015; doi: 10.1063/1.4922411, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
8. Reliability Evaluation of Capacitated Mobile Ad Hoc Network using Log-Normal Shadowing Propagation Model, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 70-89, 2015, coauthored with N. Padmavathy
9. Reliability Evaluation of Mobile Adhoc Networks: With and Without Mobility Considerations, in Procedia computer science, Elsevier, 46, 2015, pp. 1126-1139, coauthored with N. Padmavathy.
10. Comment on “An Efficient Method based on Self-Generating Disjoint Minimal Cut-Sets for Evaluating Reliability Measures of Interconnection Networks” (International J of Performability Engineering, Vol. 10 (3), pp. 303-312, 2014), International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 7, 2014, pp. 771-774, co-authored with Suparna Chakroborty and N. K. Goyal.
11. Reliability Based Design of Multilayered Composites for Electromagnetic Shielding Applications, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2014, pp.251-262, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
12. Reliability-based Design Optimization of Electromagnetic Shielding Structure using Neural Networks and Real-coded Genetic Algorithm, Proceedings of the Institutions of Mechanical Engineering, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 228, No. 18, 2014, pp. 3471-3481, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
13. Reliability-based Design Optimization Scheme for Designing Electromagnetic Shielding Structures, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Vol. 28, No.6, pp. 765-776, 2014, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
14. Multi Phase System Reliability Analysis using Excel, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp.143-154, 2014, co-authored with Sarma P. S., DamodarGarg and SudhangshuChakravorty
15. Fuzzy Arithmetic based Reliability Allocation Approach during Early Design and Development, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 41, No. 7, pp. 3444-3449, 2013, co-authored with VenuSriramdas and HeeralalGargama
16. Multi Phase Reliability Analysis with Variable Phase duration and Variable Phase Sequence, Reliability: Theory and Application, RT & A #04(31) Vol. 8 , No. 4, pp. 21-29, 2013, co-authored with Sarma P. S., DamodarGarg and SudhangshuChakravorty.
17. Reliability-based Design Optimization of Broad-band Microwave Absorbers, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Vol. 27, No.11, pp. 1407-1418, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09205071.2013.810124, co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
18. Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Network Reliability using Propagation-based Link Reliability Model, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 115, pp. 1-9, 2013, co-authored with N. Padmavathy.
19. The Influence of Scenario Metrics on Network Reliability of Mobile Ad Hoc Network, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, 61-74, 2013, co-authored with N. Padmavathy.
20. On the Design and Reliability Analysis of Electromagnetic Absorbers using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm and Monte Carlo Simulation, Progress in Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 43, 169-187, 2012, coauthored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
21. Design and Optimization of Multilayered Electromagnetic Shield using a Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm, Progress in Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 39, 241-266, 2012, coauthored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
22. Earlier Software Defects using Fuzzy Logic, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 399-408, 2012, co-authored with D. K. Yadav and R. B. Misra.
23. Reliability Analysis of Generalized Multi-State k-out-of-n Systems, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 226(3) pp. 327-336, 2012. DOI: 1748006X11422623, Co-authored with S. Hussain Basha, Suprasad V. Amari, and Ming J. Zuo.
24. Reliability Allocation for Fault Tolerant Software, IJERT, Vol. 1, Issue 5, July 2012, Coauthored with Krishna K. Singh.
25. Criticality Assessment Models for Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 60, Issue 1, pp. 102-110, 2011 Co-authored with HeeralalGargama.
26. Prioritization of Maintenance Tasks on Industrial Equipment for Reliability: a Fuzzy Approach, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 28 Issue 1, pp.109 – 126, 2011. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
27. A Cutsets based Unified Framework to Evaluate Network Reliability Measures, IEEE Transaction on Reliability, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 658-666, 2009. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra
28. Global Reliability Evaluation using g-Minimal Cutsets, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 251-258, April 2009. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra
29. An Efficient Approach to Enumerate SCG arising in CRNR Evaluation, Quality Technology and Quantitative Management- An International Journal. (Special Issue: Statistical Reliability Modeling and Optimization), Vol. 6, pp. 43-54, 2009. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra
30. Comments on: An Improved Algorithm for Connectivity Analysis of Distribution Networks, International Journal of Reliability Engineering and System Safety, (doi:10.1016/j.ress.2008.08.007), Vol 94, No. 3, pp. 783, 2009. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra
31. True Degradation Estimation of Industrial Equipment with Fuzzy Sets: A Case Study, International Journal on Risk and Reliability Part O, I Mech E (10.1243/1748006XJRR201), Vol. 223, No. 2, pp. 167-179, 2009. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
32. Maintenance of Industrial Equipment-Degree of Certainty with Fuzzy Modelling using Predictive Maintenance, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 196-211, 2009. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin and A. W. Deshpande.
33. Reliability Estimation of Complex Technical Systems with Dependency Modeling: A Fuzzy Approach, Journal of Uncertain System, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 281-289, 2008. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
34. Failure Probability Estimation using Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis with PDM Data in Process Plants, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 271-284, 2008. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin and A. W. Deshpande.
35. Irredundant Subset Cut Generation to Compute Capacity Related Reliability, International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 3, pp. 243-256, 2007.
36. SNEM:A New Approach to Evaluate Terminal Pair Reliability of Communication Networks, Int. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp.239-253, 2005. Co-authored with N. K. Goyal and R. B. Misra
37. An Efficient Multi-variable Inversion Algorithm for Reliability Evaluation of Complex Systems using Path Sets, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, 237-259, 2002. Co-authored with K. B. Misra.
38. A Hybrid Method to Evaluate Reliability of Complex Networks, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 19, No. 8/9, pp. 1098-1112, 2002. Co-authored with K. B. Misra.
39. An Efficient Algorithm to Evaluate Reliability of General SP-Systems, in R & D Quality Quest Journal, Feb. 03 issue, Defense Research and Development Organization, India. Co-authored with K. B. Misra.
40. A Multistate Markovian Representation of Degraded Hazard Model, , Published in R & D Quality Quest Journal, March 2001, Defense Research and Development Organization, India. Co-authored with G. K. Routh and K. B. Misra.
41. Design of Fault Tolerant Shuffle Exchange Gamma Interconnection Network LayoutsGAURAV KHANNA, RAJESH MISHRA, and S. K. CHATURVEDI, Journal of Interconnection Networks , 17(02) 2017

Conference Papers

1. Reliability Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: With and Without Interference, 7th IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC-2017), 2017-01-05 - 2017-01-07, VNR VignanaJyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India, co-authored with CH VenkateswaraRao, N Padmavathy, SKChaturvedi.
2. On Throughput-Reliability Tradeoff Analysis of General Fading Channels, IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, Computing and Communication (MicroCom 2016), NIT Durgapur, January 23-25, 2016. Coauthored with Rajarajan S.
3. Reliability Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Network: With and Without Mobility Considerations, International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICICT 2014), Kochi, Dec 3-5, 2014, Co-authored with Padma N.
4. Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Structures Design: A Reliability-Based Design Optimization Scheme, proceedings of International Conference on Quality Management 2014, Raipur, published by International Proceedings of Economics Development, pp. 91-95, 2014, 317-328, 2011. Co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
5. Forecasting Time-Between-Failures of Software using Fuzzy Time Series Approach, Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS), 2012 Annual Meeting of the North American, 10.1109/NAFIPS.2012.6291059 , pp. 1-8. Co-authored with D. K. Yadav and R. B. Misra.
6. Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Design using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm and Reliability Evaluation in X-Band, International Conf. on SocProS 2011, Series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Springer, ISBN 978-81-322-0490-9, Vol. 131, pp. 317-328, 2011. Co-authored with H. Gargama and A. K. Thakur.
7. Equipment Health Management through Information Fusion for Reliability, RAMS 2011, Florida, U. S. A. Co-authored with Edwin V. Kumar
8. Equipment Degradation Monitoring for Sustained Reliability, RAMS 2011, Florida, U. S. A. Co-authored with Edwin V. Kumar and A. Shyamsunder.
9. Network Reliability: Techniques and Challenges, presented in the International Conference on Statistics, Probability, Operations Research, Computer Science and Allied Areas (IISA-ISPA-2010), Visakhapatnam(AP), January 4-8, 2010
10. Reliability- An Imperative Challenge of Mobile Ad hoc Network, in the Proceedings of International Conference on Sensors and Related Networks, (SENNET-09), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, (India), Vol-II, pp. 654-657, December 8-10, 2009. Co-authored with Padma N.
11. Reliability Prediction of Multi-Release Software using Information from the Previous Releases, in proceedings of 4th International Conference on Quality, Reliability and Infocom Technology (ICQRIT), December 18-20, Delhi, pp. 131-132, 2009. Co-authored with D. K. Yadav and Misra R. B.
12. Early Software Defects Prediction using Software Engineering Metrics and Fuzzy Logic, in proceedings of 4th International Conference on Quality, Reliability and Infocom Technology (ICQRIT), December 18-20, Delhi, p. 104, 2009. Co-authored with D. K. Yadav and Misra R. B.
13. Focus on Reliability of Process Equipment in India, in the proceedings of National Conference on Condition Monitoring(NCCM), Visakhapatnam (AP), India, December 4-5, 2009. Co-authored with Edwin V. Kumar.
14. Minimal Cutset Enumeration in Directed Networks and Reliability Measures, in proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS 2008), IIT Kharagpur (India), during December 8-10, 2008. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra.
15. Information Fusion on Reliability of Industrial Equipment using Fuzzy-Stat Modeling and Evidence Measures, International Conference on present practices and future trends in Quality and Reliability, INCONQR08 (Jan’08), ISI, Kolkata. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
16. An Integrated Approach for Network Reliability Evaluation, in the proceedings of 40th ORSI Convention, University of Delhi, Jan. 4-6, 2008, New Delhi, 2008. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra.
17. Prioritization of Maintenance Tasks on Industrial equipment for Reliability: A Fuzzy Approach, in the proceedings of INCRESE 2007 (Dec 17-19, 2007), Udaipur. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
18. Optimal Design of Backbone Topology for a Communication Network Layout using Genetic Algorithm, in proceedings of 4th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 27-29, 2007. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra.
19. Optimal Design of Communication Network Layout using Genetic Algorithm, in proceedings of International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, CIT Coimbatore, Vol. II, pp. 1228-1233, August 2007. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra.
20. Application of Predictive Maintenance Technology for Failure Rate Modeling of Electric Motors in Process Industry, proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Reliability and Safety Engineering (INCRESE), Chennai (India), pp. 278-288, December 2006. Co-authored with Kumar Vijay Edwin.
21. An Efficient Approach to Enumerate SCG arising in CRNR Evaluation, Proceedings of 2nd Asian International Workshop on Advance Reliability Modelling, Busan (Korea), pp. 11-23, August 2006. Co-authored with Rajesh Mishra.
22. Irredundant Subset Cut Generation to Compute Capacity Related Reliability, Proceedings of 12th ISSAT Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design, Chicago (USA), pp. 81-86, August 2006.
23. Reliability Estimation of Electric Motor using Predictive Maintenance Technology in Process Plant, Proceedings of National Conference on Condition Monitoring organized by Condition Monitoring Society of India, Vishakapatnam, 2006. Co-authored with Kumar Edwin Vijay and V. S. rao.
24. Integrated Equipment Health Assessment in Process Industries for Reliability using Predictive Maintenance Technology, Proceedings International Conference on Reliability and Safety Engineering (INCRESE), Dec 21-23, Bhubaneswar, 2005. Co-authored with Kumar Edwin Vijay
25. SNEM:A New Approach to Evaluate Terminal Pair Reliability of Communication Networks, proceedings of Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modelling (AIWARM2004) held 0n August 26-27 at Hiroshima, Japan, 2004. Co-authored with N. K. Goyal, and R. B. Misra.
26. An Alternative Implementation of SVI for Obtaining Minimal Terms for System Reliability Expression, presented in National Conference on Reliability and Quality in Space Technology, ReQUEST-2003 to be held on Nov. 28-29, 2003 at ADA, Bangalore. Co-authored with K. B. Misra.
27. Reliability Evaluations of Complex Networks, presented in National Conference on Quality Engineering in Aerospace Technologies QUEST 2001, India held on Nov. 23-24, 2001 at ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram. Co-authored with K. B. Misra.

Awards:

1. Developing a Reliability Engineering Framework for Indian Railways Rolling Stock Department of Science & Technology(DST), Status Ongoing
2. Reliability Assessment of L40 Stage Assembly and Integration Process KCSTC, Status Ongoing
3. Reliability Analysis of Electronics Power Conditioner (EPC) for Space Application Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre (MTRDC), Status Ongoing
4. Reliability Studies on Electronics Power Conditioning (EPC) of Microwave Power Module, MTRDC, DRDO, Bengaluru, Status: Completed
5. Standard Based Reliability, Prediction of Submarine Degaussing System, L&T-EAIC, Mumbai, Status: Completed
6. Application of RAMS concepts for HHP (4500HP) Diesel Locomotives Diesel Locomotive Works,Varanasi, Status: Completed
7. Reliability Work Package for Project LR-SAM, DRDL, Hyderabad (2015-2016),Status Completed
8. Preliminary Risk Analysis of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, DRDL, Hyderabad, Status: Completed
9. Reliability Prediction and FMEA/FMECA of Tandem CFF for Paratroopers, DEBEL, Bangalore, Status: Completed
10. Reliability of CG Products, Crompton & Greaves, Mumbai, Status: Completed
11. Reliability Prediction and FMEA/FMECA of Submarine Escape Suit, DEBEL, Bangalore, Status: Completed