Dr. Dheeraj Lal Soni

About

I am serving as Post Doctoral project Manager at the R&D/CSE, IIT Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. I have done my Ph.D. in the Dept. of Mech. Engg., National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The degree was awarded to me on 9th Nov. 2025. Before that, I completed my M. Tech. in Production Engineering from Mechanical Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg, Chhattisgarh, India, in the year 2014. Before that, I have done B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Mechanical Engineering Department of M.P. Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. My research interests include steel rolling technology, rural development, Nature-Inspired Surface Texturing, Optimization, Micro Machining, etc.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai Project Manager
  2026 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai Project Engineer
  2025 - 2026
• IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation Project Manager (FinTeQ)
  2025 - 2025
• National Institute of Technology Raipur Teaching Assistant
  2019 - 2024
• Kalinga University Assistant Professor and Programme coordinator NSS
  2018 - 2019
• Parthivi College of Engineering and Management, Bhilai-3 Assistant Professor
  2015 - 2018
• Parthivi College of Engineering and Management, Bhilai-3 Pro-Term Lecturer
  2012 - 2014
• Parthivi College of Engineering and Management, Bhilai-3 Lecturer
  2011 - 2012

Education

• National Institute of Technology Raipur Ph.D. Student (Pursuing)
  2019 - Present
• Bhilai Institute of Technology Master of Engineering (Production Engineering)
  2012 - 2014
• M. P. Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai Bachelor of Engineering
  2007 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (13)

• Advancements in Industry 4.0 and Introduction to Industry 5.0
  Manufacturing in the Digital Age 2025 0 citations DOI: 10.1201/9781003678076-2
  +Save
• Internet of Things (IoT) in Smart Manufacturing
  Manufacturing in the Digital Age 2025 1 citation DOI: 10.1201/9781003678076-4
  +Save
• Optimum selection of nature-inspired texture pattern for cutting tool surface using an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach: a comparative analysis
  Industrial Lubrication and Tribology 2024 4 citations DOI: 10.1108/ilt-05-2024-0163
  +Save
• Estimation of surface quality for turning operations using machine learning approach
  Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces 2024 8 citations DOI: 10.1177/17515831241277429
  +Save
• Current Aspects of Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industry
  Additive Manufacturing with Novel Materials 2024 3 citations DOI: 10.1002/9781394198085.ch13
  +Save
• Nature inspired hexagonal textured patterns using entropy-PROMETHEE-II methods: an experimental study
  International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2024 1 citation DOI: 10.1007/s12008-024-01909-9
  +Save
• Tool surface texturing in machining performance: state of art and recent developments
  International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2024 10 citations DOI: 10.1007/s12008-024-01861-8
  +Save
• Selection of nature-inspired surface texture pattern for machining applications: An integrated approach
  ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS AND MANAGEMENT (AMEIIM2022) 2023 3 citations DOI: 10.1063/5.0189670
  +Save
• Nature-inspired texture pattern for cutting tool tribological surface modification: A state of art
  Materials Today: Proceedings 2021 6 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.180
  +Save
• Performance Analysis and Optimization of Different Electrode Materials and Dielectric Fluids on Machining of High Carbon High Chromium Steel in Electrical Discharge Machining
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences 2021 13 citations DOI: 10.1007/s40010-020-00727-4
  +Save