DR. Akash Jain

Project Scientist 
Center for Promotion of Additive Manufacturing
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi

My career objective is to contribute to cutting-edge research while advancing knowledge in additive manufacturing. I aim to leverage my expertise in additive manufacturing to address complex problems and develop innovative solutions that have a tangible impact on the scientific community and society.

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dr akash jain

Project Scientist
Centre for Promotion of Additive Manufacturing
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, India
(November 2024 – Present)

Research Assistant
AICTE MODROB Project of the Mechanical Engineering Department
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India
(July 2020 – June 2021)

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India | 2024

  1. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2026). Electrochemical energy storage device through fused filament fabrication: mechanical, electrical, and thermal characterisation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 37(6), 613.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-026-16960-3.
  2. Bobby Tyagi, Tapish Raj, Abhishek Raj, Saumang Swarup Sharma, Kanishka Pathik, Saloni Upadhyay, Achint Kumar, Sajal Bhaskar, Bhor Varshney, Akash Jain, Haniyeh Fayazfar (Ramona), Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Machine Learning Insights into the Mechanical Behavior of Fused Filament Fabricated Polylactic Acid Composites Reinforced with Carbon Fiber, Graphene, and Multi-Walled Carbon Nano Tubes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/app.58043.
  3. Bhupesh Kumar, Vishal Singh, Harsh Pathak, Ayush Shukla, Sanjay Kavde, Nigam Verma, Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Pushpendra Yadav, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Experimentation and predictive modelling of Fused filament fabrication parts by finite element analysis and fuzzy Inference system. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/1023666X.2025.2548943.
  4. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Advancements in additive manufacturing for electrochemical energy storage devices. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems. https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914251361025.
  5. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Structural behaviour of polyethylene terephthalate glycol reinforced with carbon fibre through fused filament fabrication for automotive components. Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1177/14658011251353295.
  6. Akash Jain, Kanishka Pathik, Saloni Upadhyay, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Machine Learning Approach in Fused Filament Fabrication for Flexural Characteristics of Polylactic Acid Reinforced with Carbon Fibres. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-025-01078-5.
  7. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Bobby Tyagi, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Investigation of impact and compression behaviour of polymer composites for foot prosthesis through fused filament fabrication. Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1177/14658011251344990.
  8. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Saloni Upadhyay, Kanishka Pathik, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Structural integrity of fused filament fabricated polymer composites using Taguchi method and XGB regression. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914251319897.
  9. Akash Jain, Saloni Upadhyay, Kanishka Pathik, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024), Predictive modelling of flexural behaviour of polymer composites: a machine learning approach through material extrusion. Progress in Additive Manufacturing.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00893-6.
  10. Tapish Raj, Amrit Tiwary, Akash Jain, Gaurang Swarup Sharma, Prem Prakash Vuppuluri, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). Machine learning ‑ assisted prediction modeling for anisotropic flexural strength variations in fused filament fabrication of graphene reinforced poly ‑ lactic acid composites. Progress in Additive Manufacturing.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00768-w.
  11. Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Abhishek Raj, Gaurang Swarup Sharma, Tapish Raj, Manan Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). A Review of Reliability and Geometrical Precision for Residual Limb Contour Acquisition by Different Scanners. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-024-02020-9.
  12. Akash Jain, Ashish Goyal, Abhishek Raj, Arsh Rajora, Lakshya Bhardwaj, Anand Swarup Chandrakar, Hritav Gupta, Pohap Kumar Layal, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). A Bibliometric Study of Additively Manufactured Batteries. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM).
    https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-024-02065-w.
  13. Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Anand Swarup Chandrakar, Gaurang Swarup Sharma, Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Lakshya Bhardwaj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). Fabrication of transfemoral prosthesis utilizing additive manufacturing and reverse engineering: a scoping review. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-024-01974-0.
  14. Tapish Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). Investigating the influence of annealing and nozzle diameter on tensile strength of polyethylene terephthalate glycol composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241239001.
  15. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Abhishek Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). Infill strategies for improving the impact behavior of polymer composites utilizing statistical and thermal analysis. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. https://doi.org/10.1080/1023666X.2024.2319404.
  16. Abhishek Raj, Anand Swarup Chandrakar, Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Hritav Gupta, Lakshya Bhardwaj, Ashish Goyal, Pohap Kumar Layal, Arsh Rajora, Gargi Malik, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2024). Advancements in material extrusion based three-dimensional printing of sensors: a review. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-023-01718-6.
  17. Ishant Singhal, Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Akash Jain, Shashank Kapoor, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Analysis of Multiple Print-Head Displacement Mechanisms in 3D Space for Material Extrusion Machine. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2023.0096.
  18. Akash Jain, Salony Upadhyay, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Reinforcement-material effects on the compression behavior of polymer composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 140(15), e53722.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/app.53722.
  19. Akash Jain, Salony Upadhyay, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Comparing the flexural and morphological properties of dissimilar FFF-fabricated polymer composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 37(1), 167–191.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057231170790.
  20. Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Fracture morphology and strength characteristics of poly-lactic acid and poly-ethylene terephthalate glycol composites combined with taguchi method and response surface methodology. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057231221749.
  21. Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Enhancing the Mechanical Behaviour of Fused Filament Fabricated Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Poly-lactic Acid. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, Special Issue.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-023-00498-3.
  22. Akash Jain, Shushil Kumar, Abhishek Singh, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Comparative Study of Impact Behavior of Fused Filament Fabrication-printed Polylactic Acid Composites. Nano World Journal, 9(S1), 470–475.
    https://doi.org/10.17756/nwj.2023-s1-090.
  23. Akash Jain, Krishna Kant, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2023). Process parameter tailored evaluation of FFF-fabricated carbon fibre based poly-lactic-acid composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 36(11), 4365–4387. https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057231155858.
  24. Akash Jain, Adit Mishra, Abhinav Kumar Dubey, Akash Kumar, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2022). Mechanical characteristics and failure morphology of FFF-printed poly lactic acid composites reinforced with carbon fibre, graphene and MWCNTs. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 36(9), 3618-3643.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057221133089.
  25. Akash Jain, Hans Raj Kandikonda, Arun Kumar Saxena (2022), Design and simulation of ring-slot type brake parachute. Journal of Institution of Engineers (Series C), vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 717–731, 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-022-00826-8.
  1. Kanishka Pathik, Akash Jain, Saloni Upadhyay, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Comparative Study of Prediction Models on the Tensile Behavior of Polymer Composites via Fused Filament Fabrication. Advances in Materials and Manufacturing. ICDMT 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7659-0_20.
  2. Akash Jain, Akanksha Jain (2025). The impact and role of wearable technologies in the battle against COVID-19. Research Handbook on Information Systems and Society. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 07–16.
    https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035318148.00008.
  3. Abhishek Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Using Annealing to Improve the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed PLA Parts: An Experimental Investigation. Advances in Additive Manufacturing Volume—II. Proceedings of the AIMTDR 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, p. 125–36.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1647-3_11.
  4. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma (2025). Evaluating the Influence of Infill Density for Impact Behaviour of Virgin PLA and Its Composites. Advances in Additive Manufacturing Volume—II. Proceedings of the AIMTDR 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, p. 153–65.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1509-4_14.
  5. Hans Raj Kandikonda, Akash Jain, Ravi Kumar, and Arun Kumar Saxena (2020). Finite Element Structural Analysis of Inflatable Semicircular Air Beam, in Engineering for Self-reliance and Sustainable Goals (Technical Volume of 35th Indian Engineering Congress), The Institution of Engineers (India), p. 1067–1072, ISBN: 978-81-950662-0-9.
  1. Akash Jain, Sumodh Kumar, Kreti, Satinder K. Sharma (2025). Additive Manufacturing of Lightweight and Sustainable Composite Blades for Decentralized Vertical Axis Wind Power Generation, 5th EDITION OF 3D GRAPHY ENGINEERING & MEDICAL (3D GEM-2025), IISc Bengaluru, KN, INDIA (9-10 October 2025)
  2. Sumodh Kumar, Akash Jain, Kreti, Satinder K. Sharma (2025). Additive Manufacturing of Complex Pelton Wheel Turbine Blade for Hydropower Applications, 5th EDITION OF 3D GRAPHY ENGINEERING & MEDICAL (3D GEM-2025), IISc Bengaluru, KN, INDIA (9-10 October 2025)
  3. Kreti, Akash Jain, Sumodh Kumar, Satinder K. Sharma (2025). Aerodynamic Performance of 3D-Printed Seashell Wind Turbine for Green Power Applications, 5th EDITION OF 3D GRAPHY ENGINEERING & MEDICAL (3D GEM-2025), IISc Bengaluru, KN, INDIA (9-10 October 2025)
  4. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Achint Kumar, Saloni Upadhyay, Kanishka Pathik, Sajal Bhaskar, Bhor Varshney, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Machine Learning Approaches for Modeling Compression Behavior of Polymer Composites in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and Characterization (ICAMC-2025), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, MH, INDIA (9th January 2025)
  5. Kanishka Pathik, Akash Jain, Saloni Upadhyay, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Comparative Study of Prediction Models on the Tensile Behavior of Polymer Composites via Fused Filament Fabrication, International Conference on Design and Manufacturing Technologies (ICDMT-2024), PEC, Chandigarh, PB, INDIA (8-10 November 2024)
  6. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Influence of Printing Parameters on the Mechanical Properties of FFF-Printed PLA and PETG Composites, 47th (Inter)National System Conference (NSC 2024), DEI, Agra, UP, INDIA (23-25 September 2024)
  7. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Deepansh Dhall, Dhruv Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Development of electrochemical energy storage device through fused filament fabrication, 1st International Conference on Energy and Environmental Materials (E2M-2024), IIT Indore, MP, INDIA (11-13 July 2024)
  8. Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Dhruv Jain, Deepansh Dhall, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Advancements in structural and electrical properties of fused filament fabricated graphene-reinforced poly-lactic acid, 1st International Conference on Energy and Environmental Materials (E2M-2024), IIT Indore, MP, INDIA (11-13 July 2024)
  9. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Praval Pratap Singh, Kushagra Saxena, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Investigating the tensile properties of graphene-based PLA composite, 1st International Conference on Advances in Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing (AiM AM-2024), KITS, Coimbatore, TN, INDIA (3-5 April 2024)
  10. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Kushagra Saxena, Praval Pratap Singh, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Analysing the flexural behaviour of additively manufactured PLA composite, 1st International Conference on Advances in Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing (AiM AM-2024), KITS, Coimbatore, TN, INDIA (3-5 April 2024)
  11. Akash Jain, Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Structural behaviour of reinforced polymer through fused filament fabrication, 9th International & 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2023), IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP, INDIA (8-10 December 2023)
  12. Pratap Singh, Jain A, Sahai A, Sharma, RS. A comparative study of effects of multiple reinforcements incorporated with AL-SI-MG alloy using friction stir processing, 9th International & 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2023), IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP, INDIA (8-10 December 2023)
  13. Tapish Raj, Akash Jain, Bobby Tyagi, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Evaluating the influence of infill density for impact behaviour of virgin PLA and its composites, 9th International & 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2023), IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP, INDIA (8-10 December 2023)
  14. Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Unleashing the mechanical characteristics of PLA-MWCNTs for medical advancements, 9th International & 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2023), IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP, INDIA (8-10 December 2023)
  15. Abhishek Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Study on effects of additive manufacturing process conditions on part properties for engineering applications, 9th International & 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2023), IIT(BHU), Varanasi, UP, INDIA (8-10 December 2023)
  16. Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Structural behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced poly-ethylene terephthalate glycol by fused filament fabrication, 46th (Inter)National System Conference (NSC 2023), DEI, Agra, UP, INDIA (27 – 29 June 2023)
  17. Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Enhancing the mechanical behaviour of FFF-fabricated carbon fibre reinforced poly-lactic acid, 2nd International Conference on Recent and Advanced Composite Materials (ICRACM-2023), SRMIST, Chennai, TN, INDIA (22-24 February 2023)
  18. Akash Jain, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma. Comparative study of impact behaviour of FFF-printed PLA composites, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IMME-2022), MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP, INDIA (4-6 November 2022)
  19. K Hans Raj, Akash Jain, Ravi Kumar, Arun Kumar Saxena. Finite element structural analysis of inflatable semicircular air beam, 35th Indian Engineering Congress, The Institution of Engineers (India), 2020 (18-20 December 2020)
  1. Bobby Tyagi, Abhishek Raj, Deepansh Dhall, Dhruv Jain, Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Manan Jain, Ashish Sharma, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma, AMPUTEE LEFTOVER LIMB STABILIZATION (ALLIS) DEVICE, Patent Application No. 202311048777, Filing Date 20 July 2023, Government of India Patent office, Patent Number 553164, 25 October 2024 (Current Status: Granted).
  2. Shamima Khatoon, Muskan Agarwal, Akash Jain, Bobby Tyagi, Gufran Ahmad, A SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU FABRICATION OF DISPOSABLE PASSIVE ICROFLUIDICS LAB-ON-CHIP DEVICE FOR IN-VIVO HEALTH MONITORING, Patent Application No. 202311059224, Filing date 11 September 2023, Patent Number 533118, 15 April 2024 (Current Status: Granted).
  3. Akash Jain, Abhishek Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma, A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING CUSTOMIZED SHAPED AND SIZED ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE (EES), Patent Application No. 202311045707, Filing Date 07 July 2023, Government of India Patent office (Current Status: In Hearing).
  4. Abhishek Raj, Bobby Tyagi, Akash Jain, Tapish Raj, Amrit Satsangi, Ayushman Parashar, Hritav Gupta, Vishal Sharma, Ankit Sahai, Rahul Swarup Sharma, ELECTRIC EARTH PERFORATOR FOR EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOIL PITTING, Patent Application No. 202311069245, Filing date 13 October 2023, Government of India Patent office (Current Status: Published and FER filed).
  • “Best Paper Award” for the conference paper titled “Comparative Study of Prediction Models on the Tensile Behavior of Polymer Composites via Fused Filament Fabrication,” International Conference on Design and Manufacturing Technologies (ICDMT-2024), PEC, Chandigarh, PB, INDIA (8-10 November 2024).
  • “Best Paper Award” for the conference paper titled “Influence of Printing Parameters on the Mechanical Properties of FFF-Printed PLA and PETG Composites,” 47th (Inter)National System Conference (NSC-2024), DEI, Agra, UP, INDIA (23-25 September 2024).
  • “Corps of Engineers Prize” for the paper titled “Design and simulation of ring-slot type brake parachute,” published in the Journal of Institution Engineers (India) Series C, Volume 103, Issue 4, Page 717–731, 2022, The Institution of Engineers (India) (27 December 2023).
  • Selected for the “Award of INSPIRE Fellowship to the Research Students [IF200124]”, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (2022).
  • “Director’s Medal” for securing the highest grade point in M.Tech. (Engineering Systems) Examination-2020, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra, UP, INDIA (22 January 2021).
  • “Best Paper Award” for the conference paper titled “Finite Element Structural Analysis of Inflatable Semicircular Air Beam,” 35th Indian Engineering Congress, The Institution of Engineers (India), (18-20 December 2020).