T Kesavadas

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Education

• M.Tech, Aircraft Production Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1987
• Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1995

Academic Positions

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 8/1995 to 7/1996
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, 8/1996 to 8/2002
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Urological Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, 6/2007 to present
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo,5/2003 to 8/2014
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, 8/2002 to 8/2008
• Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, 8/2008 to 8/2014
• Faculty Affiliate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/2015 to present
• Faculty Affiliate, Department of BioEngineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/2015 to present
• Faculty Affiliate, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 5/2016 to present
• Professor, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/2014-present
• Engineer-in-Chief, ARCHES Program,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/2014-present
• Director, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, College of Engineering,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/2014-present

Other Professional Employment

• Management Trainee (Technical), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India, 7/1985 to 1/1987
• Engineer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India, 1/1987 to 7/1990
• Associate Scientist in Virtual Reality, Iowa Center for Emerging Manufacturing Technology, Institute for Physical Research and Technology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2/1995 to 7/1996

Other Professional Activities

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Nominated as Fellow in December 2013.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member, 1994 - present.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member, 1996 - present.
• Board Member and Co-founder, Tactus Technologies (www.tactustech.com) Getzville, NY (August, 2004 – present).
• Co-Founder, Simulated Surgical Systems LLC (SSS), Williamsville, NY (June, 2009 – present) (www.simulatedsurgicals.com).

Research Topics

• Data science and analytics
• Healthcare and medical technologies
• Human computer interactions

Chapters in Books

• Kesavadas, T., Kamerkar, A., and Anand, A., “Touch-based Interactive Modeler using Force/Position Data Glove” Virtual Engineering, Chapter 2, Momentum Press, 2010.
• Kesavadas, T., and Guru, K. “Role of Simulator in Robotic Surgery” Pediatric Robotic and Reconstructive Urology, Chapter 3, pp 19-29, Wiley-Blackwell Press, June 2012.

Selected Articles in Journals

• Bramlet, M., Wang, K., Clemons, A., Speidel, N. C., Lavalle, S. M., & Kesavadas, T. (2016). Virtual reality visualization of patient specific heart model. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 18(422).

Service on University Committees

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Faculty Senate, Member, 2015-present

Honors

• Creative Entrepreneur of the Year award (2011)
• Robotic surgery simulator research in permanent display at the Buffalo Science Museum (2011)
• State University of New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2011)
• Best poster award (2012)
• Visionary Innovator Award (2012)
• Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (2013)

Recent Courses Taught

• HT 503 - Hardware Eng Health Tech
• HT 504 - Software Eng Health Tech