- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- J. Mike Walker '66 Career Development Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Computer Science & Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-3130
- Email: vinayak@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 424
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University – 2015
- M.Sc., Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India – 2010
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India – 2006
Research Interests
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- Geometric and Topological Computing
- Generative Design
- Architected Materials Design
- Intelligence in Manufacturing
- Human-AI Collaboration
- Intelligent User Interfaces
- AR/VR and Haptics
Awards & Honors
- Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - 2026
- Associate Editor Excellence Award, ASME Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering (ASME JCISE) - 2025
- Finalist, SME Blue Sky Competition - 2025
- Notable Alumni, Department of Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - 2025
- J. Mike Walker '66 Career Development Professorship - 2024
- ASME Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering - 2024
- ASME Advanced Vehicle Technology Best Paper Award - 2024
- Association of Former Students College Level Teaching Award, Texas A&M University - 2024
- ASME Computer-Aided Product and Process Development (CAPPD) Technical Committee Best Paper Award - 2023
- Distinguished Service Award, ASME Computers and Information in Engineering (CIE) Division - 2023
- CPDM Ambassador for contributions to Design Research and Education, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru - 2023
- ASME Computer-Aided Product and Process Development (CAPPD) Technical Committee Best Paper Award - 2022
- Morris E. Foster Fellowship II - 2021
- ASME CIE Young Engineer Award - 2021
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award - 2021
Selected Publications
- Shantanu Vyas, Suryapavan Cheruku, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, How Does Contextual Fidelity Impact How We Think, Talk, and Act in AI-assisted Engineering Design?, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Volume 72, 2026, 104456, ISSN 1474-0346, DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2026.104456
- Matthew Ebert, Ronnie Stone, Ergun Akleman, Zhenghui Sha, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Traveling Cellsman: Partition-Cluster Co-Parameterization for Multi-robot Cooperative 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, Volume 112, 2025, 104987, ISSN 2214-8604, DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2025.104987
- Tolga Yildiz, Alice Niemeyer, Ergun Akleman, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, A Constructive Framework for Discovery, Design & Classification, of Cubic Volumetric Weaves, PNAS Nexus, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf219
- Matthew Ebert, Ronnie Stone, John Koithan, Wenchao Zhou, Matt Pharr, Yuri Estrin, Ergun Akleman, Zhenghui Sha, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, NoodlePrint: Cooperative Additive Manufacturing with Helically Interlocked Cells, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, June 2025, 147(6): 061002, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067617
- Matthew Ebert, Doyeon Kim, Ergun Akleman, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Handlebody Plesiohedra Unchained: Topologically Interlocked Cell-Transitive 3-Honeycombs, Computer-Aided Design. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2024.103779
- Shantanu Vyas, Ting-Ju Chen, Jay Woodword, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Reflect-Express-Transform: Investigating Speech-based Iterative Digital Design for Young Designers, ASME Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering, Jun 2023, 23(3): 030905, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062230