Academic Qualification

Funds Received

Recognition

• Technical committee member / Reviewer in International conference on Metal Materials Processing and Manufacturing (ICMMPM 2019) organized by Jeju National University, South Korea.
• Recognized as a Supervisor for guiding Ph.D / M.S (By Research) Programme under the faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Anna University, Chennai. (Ref. No : 3120037) , 14]
• Editorial Board Member in International Journal of Engineering and Applied Science
• Recognized as Researcher in the Year of 2019 in Directory - World book of Researchers, UK
• Recognized as Technical committee member / Reviewer in International conference on Automobile and Mechanical Engineering (AMME 2020) Dubai.
• Served as Session chair in International Conference on Science Engineering and Technology 2019 (ICSET -19), organized by Pallavi Engineering College.
• National advisory committee member in 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Innovation in Academic Research (ICMIAR-2021) Organized by Institute For Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP) 25th - 26th November 2021. (https://icmiar.net/nationall-advisory.php) , 20]
• Awarded for exceptional contribution as a SPOC in Smart India Hackathon (SIH 2022 and SIH 2024)
• Appreciated and Recognized as a Reviewer in 2nd International conference on Mechanical Automation and Engineering Materials (MAEM 2023), Hangzhou, China.

Recognized Reviewer in International Journals

Research Activities

• Acting as Research Supervisor for 5 research scholars under Anna University, Chennai
• Acting as Research Coordinator for 2 research scholars under Anna University, Chennai

List of Research Publications

a) International Journal

1. S. Ramesh, R. Viswanathan and S. Ambika, “Measurement and optimization of surface roughness and tool wear via grey relational analysis, TOPSIS and RSA techniques”, Measurement (ELSEVIER) vol. 78 (2016) pp. 63–72. Impact factor: 3.364 (Scopus Indexed)
2. Viswanathan R, Ramesh S, Elango N and Kamesh Kumar D, “Temperature Measurement and Optimisation in Machining Magnesium Alloy Using RSM and ANOVA”, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 25(1), (2017) pp. 255-262. Impact factor : 0.03 (Scopus Indexed)
3. Viswanathan R, Ramesh S and Subburam V, “Measurement and optimization of performance characteristics in turning of Mg alloy under dry and MQL conditions”, Measurement (ELSEVIER) Vol. 120 (2018) pp. 107-113. Impact factor: 3.364. (Scopus Indexed)
4. R Viswanathan, N Sivashankar, S Chandrakumar, R Karthik, “Improving Corrosion Resistance of Magnesium Alloy for Aerospace Applications”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2019) pp.769-774. (Scopus Indexed)
5. K.Periasamy, N.Sivashankar, S.Chandrakumar, R.Viswanathan, “Measurement of Friction and Wear in Aluminum Alloy Al7075/Sic & Gr Processed By Friction Stir Method”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol.9 no 3, (2020) pp. 278-281. (Scopus Indexed)
6. Viswanathan R, Ramesh S, Maniraj S and Subburam V, “Measurement and Multi-response Optimization of Turning Parameters for Magnesium Alloy Using Hybrid Combination of Taguchi- GRA- PCA Technique”, Measurement (ELSEVIER) Vol. 159 (2020). Impact factor: 3.364. (Scopus Indexed).
7. A.Kannan, R.Mohan, R.Viswanathan and N.Sivashankar, “Optimization of multiple performance characteristics in turning of Al7075-SiC-Gr hybrid composites using TOPSIS and ANOVA”, Journal of Materials Research and Technology (ELSEVIER), Vol. 9, no. 6 (2020), pp. 16529-16540, Impact factor: 5.289.
8. Karthik R, Viswanathan R, Balaji.J, Sivashankar N “Optimization of WEDM Parameters for Machining of AZ31B Mg Alloy Using Taguchi Method”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 1013 (2021) 012005. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1013/1/012005. (Scopus Indexed).
9. SK Hussian Basha, R Viswanathan, “Taguchi based Grey Relational Analysis and Analysis of Variance of Submerged Friction Stir Welding for Optimization of Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of AA5083 Weld Bead” International Journal for Advanced Research’s in Science & Technology, Vol. (10) Issue 11 (2020), pp. 117-123.
10. S. Maniraj, R. Thanigaivelan, R. Viswanathan, P. Elumalai, “Experimental investigation of MRR and ROC in aluminium metal matrix composites”, Materials Today: Proceedings (ELSEVIER) Vol. 45, Part 2 (2021), pp.1102-1106 (Scopus Indexed).
11. N.Sivashankar, R. Viswanathan, K.Periasamy, R.Venkatesh, S.Chandrakumar, “Multi-objective optimization of performance characteristics in drilling of Mg AZ61 using Twist End mill drill tool”, Materials Today: Proceedings (ELSEVIER), Vol. 37, Part 2 (2021), pp.214-219 (Scopus Indexed).
12. Srinivasan M, Ramesh S, Sundaram S, Viswanathan R, “Minimization of delamination, surface roughness and thrust force in drilling of Al2O3 ceramic particle filled CFRP composites”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 22 No.3 (2021), pp.345-355. (SCI indexed)
13. R. Viswanathan, K.G. Saravanan, J. Balaji, R. Prabu & K. Balasubramani, “Optimization of Wear and Friction Parameters in Aluminum7075 Hybrid Composite”, Materials Today: Proceedings 2021 (ELSEVIER), vol.47 Part 14 (2021) pp. 4449-4453.
14. S. Ramesh, N. Vijayakumar, R. Viswanathan, S. Saravanan, “Optimization of EDM Machining of High Carbon High Chromium Steel Using Zirconium and Nickel Powder Mixed Dielectric by Grey Relational Analysis” Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2021, pp. 167-186. (Springer Nature) (Scopus Indexed).
15. A. Kanakaraj, R. Mohan and R. Viswanathan, Parametric optimization of wear parameters on wear rate and coefficient of friction for hybrid (A356 +TiB2+ ZrO2) metal matrix composites. Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, vol. 23, No. 3, (2022) pp. 268-277 (SCI indexed).
16. K. Periasamy, N. Sivashankar, R. Viswanathan and J. Balaji, Optimization of multi passes friction stir process parameters on AA7075 Surface Hybrid Composite with reinforcement of SiC and Gr. Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, vol. 23, No. 3, (2022) pp. 335-343 (SCI indexed).
17. A. Srinivasan, R. Prabu, S. Ramesh and R. Viswanathan, Investigation and optimization on micro and nano Al2O3 reinforced aluminium composites using GRA coupled PCA technique”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 23, No. 6, (2022) pp. 783-793 (SCI indexed).
18. N. Ravikumar, R. Vijayan and R. Viswanathan “Multi-Response Optimisation for Turning of Magnesium Alloy With Untreated and Cryogenic Treated Carbide Inserts by Grey Relational Analysis, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, (2023) pp. 142-152 (SCI indexed).
19. Suresh, S., Natarajan, E., Vinayagamurthi, P., Venkatesan, K., Viswanathan, R., Rajesh, S. (2023). Optimum Tool Traverse Speed Resulting Equiaxed Recrystallized Grains and High Mechanical Strength at Swept Friction Stir Spot Welded AA7075-T6 Lap Joints. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3053-9_41.
20. A. Srinivasan, K.G. saravanan, R. Viswanathan and S.K.karthikayan, “Optimization and effect of dielectric fluid with Zr and Ni on electrical discharge machining of die steel material” Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 29(4) 2023, pp. 311-318. (SCI indexed)
21. R. Viswanathan, N. Sivashankar, P. Muthupandian, D. Apparao, T. Dinesh, R. Thanigaivelan, P. Saravanan, “Experimental investigation of wear performance of Al7075/ZrO2/Gr hybrid metal matrix composites using TOPSIS and ANN”, Advanced Engineering Letters, 4(4) 2025, pp. 210-220. (SCOPUS indexed)
22. Pradeep Kumar G, Thanigaivelan R, Viswanathan R, Electrochemical Machining with Ethylene Glycol Mixed Electrolyte on Inconel 718, Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2025 (SCI Indexed)

b) National Journal

1. Viswanathan R and S.Ramesh. “Optimization of machining parameters in turning Magnesium alloy with PCD tool”, Manufacturing Technology Today (MTT), Vol 12, no 7, July 2013, pp 11-15. (UGC Approved)

c) National / International Conferences

1. Dinesh, S. D., Arunachalam, R. M., Gupta, N. S., Gowthamabalaji, K., Viswanathan, R. “Parameter Optimization in WEDM of Tungsten Carbide Using Taguchi Technique” in 14th ISME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering in Knowledge Age : held at Delhi College of Engineering Delhi on 12-14 December 2005, pp.501-505, ISBN: 8188901210.
2. Viswanathan R “Design of a bottom tapping stir casting facility for the production of high quality metal matrix composites” in the 3rd national conference on “Advances in Mechanical Sciences” held at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore on 26-27th March, 2009.
3. Viswanathan R & Ramesh S “Surface Roughness Evaluation in Dry-Cutting of Magnesium Alloy” in the National Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing (NCAMP 2013) held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on 4th May 2013.
4. Viswanathan R & Ramesh S “Optimization of turning parameters on tool wear for magnesium alloy using Taguchi Techniques” in the 4th National Conference on “Advances and Innovations in Civil and Mechanical Engineering-AICME’14” held at Vel Tech High Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai on 23rd August 2014.
5. Viswanathan R & Ramesh S “Optimization of Machining Parameters for Magnesium Alloy using Taguchi Approach and RSM” in the International Conference on Advances in Design and Manufacturing (ICAD&M'14) held at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli on 5-7th December 2014
6. Viswanathan R & Ramesh S “Temperature measurement and optimization in machining magnesium alloy using RSM and ANOVA” in the International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering and Health Sciences (ICCMEH2015) held at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia on 19-20th December 2015.
7. Viswanathan R & Don. D. Thimotheu “Study of Machining Parameters for Machining of Magnesium Alloy” in the National Conference on Advanced Research & Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (ARIME’16) held at KCG College of Technology, Chennai on 22-23rd April 2016.
8. Viswanathan R & Karthick R.G “Automatic Work holding in four jaw chuck” in the International conference on Advances in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Science (ICABCMS’17) held at Selvam College of Technology on 17-18th March 2017.
9. Viswanathan R, Manojprabhakar K, Karthikeyan G, Gunaseelan V & Kannan P “Reduction of Blow Holes in cylinder Block” in the International conference on Advances in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Science (ICABCMS’17) held at Selvam College of Technology on 17-18th March 2017.
10. Viswanathan R, Anabn G, jagadeshwaran V, Gobi S & Elayaraja S “Fabrication of Bio-Plastic products from Crops” in the International conference on Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering and Technologies Science (ICCMCT’18) held at SVS College of Engineering, Coimbatore on 23-24th February 2018, pp 115.
11. Viswanathan R “Design and analysis to Improve Effectiveness of Boiler Using Regenerator” in the 4th International conference on Innovations in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Science (ICIBCMS’18) held at Selvam College of Technology on 16-17th March 2018.
12. Maniraj S, Thanigaivelan R, Viswanathan R & Elumalai P “Experimental investigation of MRR and ROC in aluminium metal matrix composites” in the International conference on Advances in Material Research (ICAMR 2019) at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology on 6-7th December 2019.
13. Karthik R, Viswanathan R, Balaji.J, Sivashankar N “Optimization of WEDM Parameters for Machining of AZ31B Mg Alloy Using Taguchi Method” in the International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICOFTIME 2020) at Presidency University, Bengaluru in association with UCSI UNIVERSITY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 11-12th September 2020.
14. Ramesh S, Vijayakumar N, Viswanathan R, Saravanan S “Optimization of EDM Machining of High carbon High chromium steel using Zirconium and Nickel Powder mixed Dielectric by Grey Relational Analysis” in the International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICOFTIME 2020) at Presidency University, Bengaluru in association with UCSI UNIVERSITY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 11-12th September 2020.
15. Kannan.A, Mohan.R, Viswanathan R “Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites” International Virtual Conference On Applied Science, Technology, Management and Language Studies (ASTMLS-2020) at Sona College of Technology, Salem on 11-12th December 2020.
16. Ramesh S, Viswanathan R, Sivasami K “Investigation and Optimization of Turning Parameters on Surface Roughness in Machining of Magnesium Alloy” National e-Conference on "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Shipping" (NCEESS 2020) Organized by the School of Marine Engineering & Technology, Indian Maritime University, Chennai on 21-22nd December 2020.
17. R.Viswanathan, S.Kavin, S.Arunkumar, S.Dinesh, V. Sakthivel “Investigation of Tribological Behaviour on Al7075/SiC/Gr Hybrid Composites” in the International Conference on Emerging Approaches in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering 2021 (ICEAMAE’21) at Arasu Engineering College on 17-8th March 2021.
18. R. Viswanatahn , K.G. Saravanan, J. Balaji, R. Prabu & K. Balasubramani, “Optimization of Wear and Friction Parameters in Aluminum7075 Hybrid Composite”, in the International Conference on Futuristic Research in Engineering Smart Materials (FRESM’21) at CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, on 23-24th April 2021.
19. R.Viswanathan and D.R.Joshua, “ Investigation and optimization of drilling parameters on delamination and thrust force for alumina particle filled CFRP composites”, in the DST - SERB sponsored International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development (ISETSD 2023) at Muthayamal Engineering College on 30th & 31st January 2023, ISSN NO : 978-81-932242-8-1.
20. R.Viswanathan, R. Aravindakumar, M. Aaravind, C. Clinton, J. Karthikeyan, “Automatic Drainage Cleaning System Using Solar Panel” in the ISTE Sponsored International Conference on Latest Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICLTSET’23) at Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on 5&6th May 2023, pp. 176.
21. R. Viswanathan, S. Nandhakumar, D. Suriya, S. Dhinesh, P. Parthiban, “Design and Fabrication of 4 Wheeler Highway Plant Maintenance With Mobile App Control” in the 8th One Day National Conference on “Challenges and Opportunities For Mechanical Engineers (COME’23)” Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology in Collaboration with IJERT, on 21st April 2023, pp. 32-36, e-ISSN: 2454-5422.
22. R. Viswanathan, S. Karthikeyan, S. Boopathi, P. Elavarasan, K. Gopinath, “Design and Analysis of Heat Reduction in Two Wheeler Silencer Using Fins” in the 8th One Day National Conference on “Challenges and Opportunities For Mechanical Engineers (COME’23)” Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology in Collaboration with IJERT on 21st April 2023, pp. 37 -39, e-ISSN: 2454-5422.
23. R.Viswanathan, S.Sathiskumar, “Design and Analysis of Connecting Rod, Piston and Gudgeon Pin to Minimize Stress Concentration” in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference On “Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies” (A-MADE 2024) organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Robotics and Automation, Erode Sengunthar engineering College, Erode on 02nd – 03rd May, 2024, pp.3, ISBN: 978-81-973057-7-1.
24. R. Viswanathan, S.Sanjay, P.Nandhini, T.Sangatamizhan, M.Dinesh, “Design and Profile Improvement of Two-Wheeler Cooling Fins” in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference On “Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies” (A-MADE 2024) organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Robotics and Automation, Erode Sengunthar engineering College, Erode on 02nd – 03rd May, 2024, pp.28, ISBN: 978-81-973057-7-1.

Academic Activities

Career Development Programs

a) Winter / Summer programs / QIP short-term courses

b) Seminars / workshop / etc.

c) NPTEL Online Certification Course

d) Industrial Training Programme