Sagar Nikam

Employment

• Ulster University Magee Campus Lecturer
  2022 - Present
• Ulster University - Derry Londonderry Campus Research Associate
  2019 - 2021
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Assistant Professor (TEQIP-III, Project by MHRD, Govt. of India)
  2018 - 2019
• Arvind Gavali College of Engineering Assistant Professor
  2013 - 2014

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Indore Ph.D
  2014 - 2018
• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli M.Tech
  2011 - 2013
• Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College of Engineering and Polytechnic B.E
  2006 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (28)

• AI-vision based real-time in-situ monitoring of the metallic deposition in μ-plasma transferred arc directed energy deposition process
  Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2026.05.060
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• Deep CNN-Based Multi-Class TIG Welding Defect Classification Using HDR Images with Explainable AI
  Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 2026 DOI: 10.3390/jmmp10060193
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• Additive Manufacturing of Thin-Walled Structures
  2026 DOI: 10.1201/9781003571209
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• YOLO-based in-situ Defect Monitoring System for Additive Manufacturing
  2025 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) 2026 DOI: 10.1109/INDIN64977.2025.11279442
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• Modeling and Simulation of Additively Manufactured Thin-Walled Structures
  Additive Manufacturing of Thin-Walled Structures 2026 DOI: 10.1201/9781003571209-4
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• Role of scanning strategy in defect formation for Ti–6Al–4V made via laser-based powder bed fusion: cross hatch versus island scanning
  Philosophical Magazine Letters 2026 DOI: 10.1080/09500839.2026.2692927
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• On the application of YOLO‑based object detection models to classify and detect defects in laser‑directed energy deposition process
  Progress in Additive Manufacturing 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s40964-025-01056-x
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• Shape characterisation for mounted additive manufacturing powders
  Results in Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.106605
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• Real-Time Detection and Counting of Melted Spatter Particles During Deposition of Biomedical-Grade Co-Cr-Mo-4Ti Powder Using the Micro-Plasma Transferred Arc Additive Manufacturing Process
  Engineering Proceedings 2025 DOI: 10.3390/engproc2025092078
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• A Review of the Image Classification Models Used for the Prediction of Bed Defects in the Selective Laser Sintering Process
  Proceedings of 39th International Manufacturing Conference 2024 DOI: 10.3390/engproc2024065003
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