Madan Kumar is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) at Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology since December 2022. He holds a B. Sc. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (with distinction) from Magadh University (India), a Master of Science (M.S.) by research in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras-India), and a Ph.D. in applied science and engineering from Sophia University (Japan). Madan’s main research interest is Engines and Powertrain performance development with transient control and utilizing conventional and alternative fuels (hydrogen, ammonia, biofuel, etc.). Throughout his career, he has collaborated and worked with major leading automotive companies/organizations such as Toyota, SIP, AICE, NEDO-Japan, and FVV. He has been appointed as “Student Formula Car Project Academic Coordinator & Supervisor”. Currently, Madan’s research team includes a Research Assistant (RA) and two undergraduate final-year students.

Experience:
2022 (Dec.)-present: Associate Professor, Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, China.
2020-2022: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan.
2018-2020: Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan.
2017-2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Hydrogen career department, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
2016 (Oct.)-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Science and Engineering, Sophia University, Japan

Research Grants:

• 2021-2022: “Innovative RDE engine-out emissions reduction”, Automotive Internal Combustion Engine Technology Research Association (AICE-Japan)- Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e.V. (FVV-Germany), Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
• 2021-2022: “AVL engine friction measurement and improvement”, NEDO-GI, Japan,
  Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
• 2018-2021: “Post-oxidation (HC, CO, and PM) in the exhaust manifold of SI engines”, Automotive Internal Combustion Engine Technology Research Association (AICE-Japan)- Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e.V. (FVV-Germany), Role: Co-Principal Investigator.

Membership:
JSAE- Member, Society of automotive engineering of Japan