Areas of Interest: Additive (3D Printing) and subtractive manufacturing processes, Computer aided manufacturing, Production and Operations Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering
Education: B.E, M.E, Ph.D.
E-mail: yashwant.modi@juet.ac.in
Contact No. : 9893304301
Brief Profile:
Dr.Yashwant Kumar Modi obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Industrial and Production Engineering in 1998 from Shri G. S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He completed Master of Engineering in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) with honours from the same Institute. He was awarded Ph.D. degree in the area of Additive Manufacturing by JUET, Guna, MP in 2014. His area of interest includes additive (3D Printing) and subtractive manufacturing processes, Computer aided manufacturing, Operation Research and Industrial Engineering etc. He has about 21 years teaching and 3 years industry experience in various engineering institutions and industries. He served Institute of Management Studies (IMS) DAVV, Indore and Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore as visiting faculty. He has delivered invited talks/lectures in reputed institutes and industries including IIT BHU, Symbiosis University, Tata International Ltd. and Jaypee Cement etc. He has published research articles in reputed SCI and SCOPUS indexed Journals. He also authored some book chapters with Springer publishers and one book titled "Environmental Impact Comparison of Some Cast Metals Using LCA Approach: A Step Towards Sustainable Manufacturing". He has organised DST/MPCST sponsored national workshops and conferences in area of Additive manufacturing and Computer integrated Manufacturing. He has completed one MPCST sponsored project (as principal investigator), costing Rs. 6.45 lakhs in 2018-21. Currently, he is working on another project sponsored by MPCST, costing 5.76 Lakhs.
Ph.D. Supervision: 02
M.Tech. Project Supervision: 04
B.Tech. Project Supervision: 16
Publications @ JUET:
§ Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Yashwant Kumar Modi, Sarang Pande, Vivek Kumar Barnwal, “Investigation on Build Orientation for High Quality and High Tensile Strength Additive Manufacturing Parts”, Science & Technology Asia, Vol. 31, No. 01, pp. 112–124. (Scopus)
§ Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Yashwant Kumar Modi and Vivek Kumar Barnwal, “Recent advances and future perspective in 3D printing of food for industrial applications,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 1007-1022, 2026. (SCIE)
§ H. N. Singh, Yashwant Kumar Modi, A. M. Kuthe and S. Agrawal, “Major mandible reconstruction: design, analysis, and additive manufacturing of customised implant and surgical osteotomy guide,” International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Vol. 48 No. 3, pp. 211-225, 2025. (ESCI/Scopus)
§ Falguni Gorana and Yashwant Kumar Modi, “Capability analysis of selective laser sintering process for additive manufacturing of polyamide-12 porous bone scaffolds,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 31 No. 9, pp. 1948-1964, 2025. (SCIE)
§ Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Yashwant Kumar Modi, Sarang Pande and Vivek Kumar Barnwal, “Investigation on Build Orientation for High Quality and High Tensile Strength Additive Manufacturing Parts,” Science & Technology Asia, pp. 112-124, 2026. (Scopus)
§ Falguni Gorana and Yashwant Kumar Modi, “Optimization of Porosity and Strength of Selective Laser-Sintered Polyamide Porous Scaffolds Useful in Bone Tissue Engineering,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 1141-1155. March 2025 (SCIE)
§ Falguni Gorana and Yashwant Kumar Modi, “Multi-objective Optimization for Porosity and Strength of Selective Laser Sintered Porous Scaffolds Useful in Bone Tissue Engineering,” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 49, pp. 1345–1360. February 2025. (SCIE)
§ Kedarilal Dhaker and Yashwant Kumar Modi, “Data-driven Modeling and Optimization for Recast Layer in Electric Discharge Drilling of Inconel-718 Material,” Journal of Micromanufacturing, VOl. 8, No. 2, pp. 144-154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/25165984251317862, February 2025. (Scopus)
§ Himanshu Mishra, Yashwant Kumar Modi, Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Kalipada Maity “Experimental investigation of micro-EDM hole drilling on Inconel-718 for predicting surface quality characteristics”, Journal of Micromanufacturing, Vol. 9, No. 01, pp. 80-89. (Scopus)
§ Falguni Gorana and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2024), Influence of build orientation on porosity, strength and dimensional accuracy of laser sintered polyamide porous bone scaffolds, Archive of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 227–249, DOI: 10.24425/ame.2023.149639. (ESCI).
§ HN Singh, Sanat Agrawal, Yashwant Kumar Modi (2024), “Additively manufactured patient specific implants: A review, Archive of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 71, No. 1, pp. 109-138. (ESCI).
§ Falguni Gorana and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2023), Process parameter optimization for fabrication of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene parts, Materials Today Proceedings, Vol. 103, pp. 109-114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.204 (Scopus)
§ Kiran Kumar Sahu and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2022), “Multi response optimization for compressive strength, porosity and dimensional accuracy of binder jetting 3D printed ceramic bone scaffolds”, Ceramics International, Vol. 48, No. 18, pp. 26772-26783. (SCI)
§ Falguni Gorana, Kiran Sahu and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2023), “Parameter Optimization for Dimensional Accuracy of Fused Deposition Modelling Parts using Taguchi Method”, Materials Today Proceedings, Vol. 78, No. 3, pp. 640-646. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr. 2022.12.068. (Scopus)
§ Materials Technology, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 71-78, (SCI).
§ and Kiran Kumar Sahu (2021), "Process parameter optimization for porosity and compressive strength of calcium sulfate based 3D printed porous bone scaffolds", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 245-255. (SCI).
§ Kiran Kumar Sahu and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2021), “Effect of Printing Parameters on Compressive Strength of Additively Manufactured Porous Bone Scaffolds Using Taguchi Method”, International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp.18-33, (ESCI).
and Kiran Kumar Sahu (2021), “Process capability analysis of binder jetting 3D printing process for fabrication of calcium sulphate based porous bone scaffolds”, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 01, pp. 270–278.(ESCI)
§ (2021) “Investigation on dimensional accuracy, compressive strength and measured porosity of additively manufactured calcium sulphate porous bone scaffolds”, Materials Technology, Vo. 36, No. 8, pp. 492-803. (SCI)
§ (2021), “Influence of layer thickness and build orientation on compressive strength of 3D printed scaffolds prototypes”, In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 1136, No. 1, pp. 012031. (SCOPUS)
§ Abhishek Aswal, Aditya Jha,| Anshul Tiwari and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2019), “CNC Turning Parameter Optimization for Surface Roughness of Aluminium-2014 Alloy Using Taguchi Methodology”, Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 387-390. https://doi.org/10.18280/jesa.520408 (SCOPUS)
§ Abhishek Srivastava, Adarsh Sharma, Aditya Singh Gaur, Rahul Kumar and Yashwant Kumar Modi (2019), “Prediction of surface roughness for CNC turning of EN8 steel bar using artificial neural network model.”, Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 185-188. https://doi.org/10.18280/jesa.520211 (SCOPUS)
§ Yashwant Kumar Modi and Sidharth Sanadhya(2018), "Design and additive manufacturing of patient-specific cranial and pelvic bone implants from computed tomography data." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 503: 1-11. (SCIE)
§ Yashwant Kumar Modi (2018), “Calcium Sulphate based 3D Printed Tooling for Vacuum Forming of Medical Devices: An Experimental Evaluation”, Materials Technology, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 642-650. (SCI)
§ HV Rai, Yashwant Kumar Modi and Ashay Pare (2018) , “Process parameter optimization for tensile strength of 3D printed part using response surface methodology”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 377 (2018) 012027 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012027.(SCOPUS)
§ Ashay Pare, Yashwant Kumar Modi and HV Rai (2018), “Environmental impact comparison of binder systems for sand moulding process using cradle-to-grave approach”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 377 (2018) 012028 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012028. (SCOPUS)
§ Soni A, Modi YK, Agrawal S, (2018) “Computed tomography based 3D modeling and analysis of human knee joint”, Materials Toady Proceedings Journal Vol. 5, No.11, pp. 24194–24201 (SCOPUS)
§ Joshi P, Sharma A and Modi YK, (2018)“Optimization of process parameters during laser cutting of Ni-based superalloy thin sheet using response surface methodology”, Materials Toady Proceedings Journal, Vol. 5, No. 11, pp. 24231-24239. (SCOPUS)
§ YK Modi, Sanat Agrawal and Deon De Beer (2015), “Direct Generation of STL Files from USGS DEM Data for Additive Manufacturing of Terrain Models” Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Vol. 10, No.3 , pp. 137-148. (SCIE)
§ Sanat Agrawal, De J de Beer , YK Modi (2014), “Conversion of a GIS surface data directly to a 3D STL part for terrain modeling”, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 422-430. (SCI)
§ YK Modi, Sanat Agrawal, De J de Beer (2012), “Physical modeling of terrain directly from surfer grid, ARC/INFO ASCII and DEM ASCII XYZ data formats”, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 230-241. (SCI)
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§ Modi YK and Sanadhya S, “Design and additive fabrication of patient specific implant prototypes for surgical planning”, accepted for 39th International Matador conference on Advanced Manufacturing, held at the University of Manchester, UK, during July 5-7, 2017.
§ Joshi D, Modi YK, Ravi B, “Evaluating environmental impacts of sand cast products using life cycle assessment” International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’11)”, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), January 10-12, 2011, Bangalore.
§ Agrawal S, De Beer DJ and Modi YK, “Physical Modeling of Terrain Directly from Surfer grid, ARC/INFO ASCII and DEM ASCII XYZ Data Formats” RAPDASA-2011 Conference, November 2-4, 2011, South Africa.
§ Agrawal, S, De Beer, DJ and Modi, YK, “Direct conversion of a GIS surface data to a 3D STL part” 11th RAPDASA-2010, an international conference, hosted by the Vaal University of Technology, November 5-6, 2010, South Africa.
§ Soni A, Modi YK, Agrawal S, “Computed tomography based 3D modeling and analysis of human knee joint”, In proceedings of IconAMM-2017, Amrita school of Engineering, Bangalore, August 17-19, 2017, pp 502.
§ Khare Navneet, Sharma Gorang, Modi Yashwant Kumar, “Finite element analysis of patient-specific femur bone for synthetic biomaterials”, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering NIT Meghalaya, India, November 8 – 10, 2018,Paper No. IC-RIDME18: 37.
§ Joshi P, Sharma A and Modi YK, “Optimization of process parameters during laser cutting of Ni-based superalloy thin sheet using response surface methodology”, In proceedings of IconAMM-2017, Amrita school of Engineering, Bengaluru, August 17-19, 2017, pp. 420.
§ Shrivastava R and Modi YK, “Reverse engineering approach for rapid manufacturing of freeform components”, in 2nd International Conference on Science, Technology and Management, Delhi University, New Delhi, September 27, 2015.
§ Modi YK, Jain V, “Reverse engineering of mechanical component using point cloud data by CMM”, International Conference on Advances & Development in Engineering & Technology (ICADET), February 8-9, 2013, Indore.
§ Joshi P, Sharma A, Yadava V and Modi Y K, “Multi-objective Optimization of Kerf Quality Characteristics during Nd-YAG Laser Cutting of Ni-based Superalloy Thin Sheet using Hybrid Approach” Proceedings of 6th AIMTDR-2016 Conference, College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, December 16-18, 2016, pp 454-457.
§ Joshi P, Sharma A and Modi Y K,”Modeling and Optimization of Kerf Geometry during ND: YAG Laser Cutting of Aluminum Alloy Sheet” Proceeding of International Conference ARIMPIE-2017, ITS Engg College, NOIDA, April 21-22, 2017, pp 296-300.
§ Rai HV, Modi YK and Pare A, “Process parameter optimization for tensile strength of 3D printed part using response surface methodology”, ICMMRE-2017 held at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, December 8-10, 2017.
§ Pare A, Modi YK and Rai HV, “Environmental impact comparison of binder systems for sand moulding process using cradle-to-grave approach”, ICMMRE-2017 at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, December 8-10, 2017.
§ Yashwant Kumar Modi, Kiran Kumar Sahu and Pavan Agrawal (2023), Production and Materials Management”, ISBN: 978-93-5762-177-9, Alpha International Publication (AIP), India.
§ Khare N., Sharma G., Modi Y.K. (2020) Finite Element Analysis of Patient-Specific Femur Bone for Synthetic Biomaterials. In: Biswal B., Sarkar B., Mahanta P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_58
§ Priyanka Joshi, Amit Sharma, Vinod Yadava and Yashwant Kumar Modi, “Nd: YAG Laser Cutting of Ni-Based Superalloy Thin Sheet: Experimental Modeling and Process Optimization”, in Application of Lasers in Manufacturing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0556-6_8; Springer, Singapore, June, 2018.
§ Yashwant Kumar Modi, "Environmental Impact Comparison of Some Cast Metals Using LCA Approach: A Step Towards Sustainable Manufacturing" ISBN: 978-3847338437, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
§ Delivered two expert lectures on “Composite 3D Printing”, in MMTTP sponsored 12-day refresher course on “Computational and Experimental Techniques for Materials and Engineering Systems”, organised by CIT, Coimbatore, on February 20, 2026.
§ Delivered a keynote lecture on “Sustainable development via 3D printing of innovative materials” in five day workshop organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, JUET Guna during May 12-16, 2025.
§ Delivered an invited expert lecture in International Conference on Sustainable and innovative materials for Modern Life organised by Department of Chemistry, Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar, UP on March 13, 2024.
§ Delivered an expert lecture in a five-day Virtual Wokshop on “3D Printing Applications and its Potential for Entrepreneurship” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand, held during September 28 - October 02, 2023.
§ Delivered keynote address (Online mode) on “State of the Art in Medical 3D Printing”, in TEQIP sponsored- Two days Workshop on “Laser Micro Processing for Bio Medical Applications, organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on March 15, 2021.
§ Delivered an invited webinar on “3D Printing Application in Civil Engineering”, organised by Department of Civil Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna on March 6, 2021.
§ Delivered an expert lecture (Online mode) on “Medical and Biomedical Application of 3D Printing”, in one week AICTE-RGPV Joint Online Teachers Training Program (TTP) at IPS Academy, Institute of Engineering and Science, Indore (M.P.) on March 5, 2021.
§ Delivered an expert lecture (Online mode) on “Biomedical Application of 3D Printing”, in one week ATAL FDP at IPS Academy, Institute of Engineering and Science, Indore (M.P.) on October 9, 2020.
§ Delivered an expert lecture on “Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing” in one week FDP on Recent Trends in Manufacturing System & Industrial Practices organized by Govt. S V Polytechnic College, Bhopal on March 04, 2020.
§ Delivered invited lecture on “Additive Manufacturing” in FDP organized by Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida under TEQIP-III on January 17, 2020.
§ Delivered three lectures as a sole resource person in two-day FDP on “Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)” held at Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences (SUAS), Indore, MP during Feb 16-17, 2018.
§ Two expert lectures on Additive Manufacturing and its applications have been delivered in QIP-AICTE STTP on “Additive Manufacturing: Theory and Practice” organized by IIT, BHU, Varanasi, UP on February 5, 2018.
§ Two expert lectures on Medical, automotive and other applications of Additive Manufacturing were delivered in QIP-AICTE STTP on “Additive Manufacturing” organised by IIT, BHU, Varanasi, UP during March 16-22, 2017.
§ Invited talk on “Faceted Models from GIS Data Formats for Terrain Modeling using Additive Manufacturing” in a STTP on Additive Manufacturing organized by Marwadi Education Foundation, Rajkot, Gujrat on April 27, 2016.
§ Three lectures as resource person on “Fundamentals and applications of Additive Manufacturing” in three-day National Workshop on Additive Manufacturing [NWAM-2015] organized by the Mechanical Engg Dept, JUET, Guna, November 19-21, 2015.
§ Lecture on “Automation and CIM” in National Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, JUET, Guna, September 27 - 29, 2013.
§ Lecture on “Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM): An Introduction” in National Workshop on Manufacturing Automation, JUET, Guna, December 16-17, 2011.
§ Guest lecture on “Statistical Quality Control” at JP Cement, Rewa, April 28-30, 2011.
§ Invited lecture on “CNC Machines and Manual Part Programming” at K.C. Bansal College of Technology, Indore, May 22, 2009.
§ Invited lecture on “TQM and Problem Solving Techniques” in the “Workshop on Shop Floor Management” organized by Dept. of Mgmt Studies, IIST, Indore, MP, March, 2009.
§ Lecture-sessions at Tata International Ltd., Dewas, MP on “Implementation of Quality Circles”, Feb, 2008.
§ Organizing Secretary, three-day International Conference on Mechanical and Materials Engineering (ICMME-2025), organized by Dept. of Mech. Engg., JUET Guna, during April 28-30, 2025.
§ Coordinator, three-day National workshop on "Fundamentals of 3D Printing and Robotics" for school-teachers held in Online mode by JUET Guna during May 18-20, 2023.
§ Coordinator, three-day National Workshop on “Additive Manufacturing (NWAM-2021)”, self sponsored, organized in online mode, by MEC Department, Jaypee University of Engg. and Tech., Raghogarh, Guna, MP , April 15-17, 2021.
§ Coordinator, three-day “National Workshop on Additive Manufacturing (NWAM-2021)”, self sponsored, organized in online mode, by MEC Department, Jaypee University of Engg. and Tech., Raghogarh, Guna, MP , April 15-17, 2021.
§ Coordinator, three-day “National Workshop on Additive Manufacturing (NWAM-2015)”, co-sponsored by MPCST, Bhopal, held at Jaypee University of Engg. and Tech., Raghogarh, Guna, MP , November 19-21, 2015.
§ Organizing Secretary, National Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, co-sponsored by CSIR and MPCST, held at Jaypee University of Engg. and Tech., Raghogarh, Guna, MP, September 27-29, 2013.
§ Organizing Secretary, National Workshop on Manufacturing Automation, cosponsored by DST, CSIR and MPCST, held at Jaypee University of Engg. and Tech., Raghogarh, Guna, MP, December 16-17, 2011.
§ Coordinator, Workshop on Recent Trends in Production and Mechanical Engineering, held at IIST, Indore, MP, March 9-10, 2009.
