1. Dr. M. Anthony Xavior
Professor,
Department of Manufacturing Engineering,
School of Mechanical Engineering
VIT University, Vellore - 14
Educational Qualification:
Name of the Degree Name of the Institute /
University
Year of Completion
Ph.D (Mechanical
Engineering)
VIT University June – 2010
M.Tech (Manufacturing
Engineering &
Management)
Vellore Institute of Technology,
Deemed University, Vellore - 14
February - 2006
M.B.A. (Production /
Operation Management)
Indira Gandhi National Open
University
December – 2000
B.E. (Mechanical) Thanthai Periyar Govt.Institute of
Technology, Vellore. / Madras
University
April – 1991
Industrial Experience: Around 8 years in various capacities in different industries.
Teaching Experience:
Name of the Organisation Designation Duration
VIT University Asst. Professor
Associate Professor,
Professor
Feb. 1999 – Till date
Details of Consultancy Projects involved:
Completed consultancy projects worth Rs. 25 Lakhs for DRDL, Hyderabad and NABARD,
Chennai
Details of Research & Development Projects involved:
Completed R & D Projects worth Rs. 41 Lakhs for VSSC, ISRO, Dept. of Space, AR&DB, Govt.
of India.
R & D Projects worth Rs. 47 Lakhs from DST, SERB, VSSC, ISRO, DOS Govt. of India are in
progress
2. Awards received for paper publication in Journals:
1. A national award for best paper during the year April’2000 – March’2001, had been
conferred by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering , Navi Mumbai – for the
paper entilted “Concurrent Engineering – an effective tool for product
development” published in the national Journal of Industrial Engineering.
Patents Filed
1. A device to assist ascending / descending coconut tree, Application No. 2321/CHE/2013
2. Inductive Reasoning for Machinability Prediction, Application No. 2808/CHE/2013
Papers Published in International & National Journals:
1. Determining the influence of cutting fluids on tool wear and surface roughness
during turning of AISI 304 austenitic steel, Journal of Materials Processing
Technology, Vol. 209, pp. 900 – 909, 2009.
2. Evaluating the performance of cutting fluids in machining of AISI 304 austenitic
stainless steel, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Metals, Vol.
7, Nos. 3 / 4, pp. 244 – 259, 2010.
3. Tool life evaluation of multi-coated carbide, cermet and alumina inserts on turning
of difficult-to-machine alloy steels, Journal of Machining and Forming Technologies,
Vol. 4, Nos. 1/2, pp 107 – 122, 2012.
4. Evaluation of parametric models in predicting the machining performance,
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp 406 –
427, 2012.
5. A new Heuristic Algorithm using Pascal’s Triangle to determine more than one
sequence having Optimal / near Optimal Make Span in Flow Shop Scheduling
Problems, International Journal of Computer Applications, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 9 – 15,
2012.
6. Case-based reasoning (CBR) model for hard machining process, International
Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 61, No. 9 - 12, pp. 1269 –
1275, 2012.
3. 7. Investigation on the influence of cutting parameters on machining performance
during turning of difficult-to-machine steels, Asian International Journal of Science
and Technology in Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 41
– 53, 2012.
8. A Simple Model to Optimise General Flow – Shop Scheduling Problems with
known Break – Down Time and Weights of Jobs, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 38, pp.
191 – 196, 2012.
9. Improving the Solution using the concept of Dummy Machines in Palmer Slope
Index Method for Flow Shop Scheduling Problems, European Journal of Scientific
Research, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 25 – 33, 2012.
10. Investigation of Chip Morphology and Tool Wear in Precision Turning Process,
Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1007-8_21,
Springer India, pp. 241 – 250, 2012.
11. Surface Integrity of Ti-6Al-4V Precision Machining Using Coated Carbide Tools
Under Dry Cutting Condition, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, DOI:
10.1007/978-81-322-1007-8_28, Springer India, pp. 317 – 324, 2012.
12. A Heuristic toward Minimizing Waiting Time of Critical Jobs in a Flow
Shop, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1007-
8_31, Springer India, pp. 343 – 350, 2012.
13. Effect of Dummy Machines in the Gupta’s Heuristics for Permutation Flow Shop
Problems, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-
1007-8_36, Springer India, pp. 391 – 398, 2012.
14. Effects of Dummy Machines on make span in a few classical heuristics using
Taillard bench mark problems, International Journal of Materials and Product
Technology, Vol. 45, Nos. 1/2/3/4, pp 145 – 162, 2012.
15. Optimization of Total Material Processing Time in a Manufacturing Flow Shop
Environment, Advanced Materials Research Vols. 622-623, pp 136-141, 2013.
16. Solving Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problems with Job Idle Time in
between Two Machines, Key Engineering Materials Vols. 531-532, pp 699-702,
2013.
4. 17. Evaluation of Surface Roughness and Cutting Forces During Precision Turning,
Advanced Materials Research Vols. 622-623, pp 390-393, 2013.
18. Investigation on Precision Turning of Titanium Alloys, Advanced Materials
Research Vols. 622-623, pp 399-403, 2013.
19. Parametric modelling on prediction of surface finish in turning of difficult-to-
machine steels, International Journal of Service and Computing Oriented
Manufacturing, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 61 – 80, 2013.
20. A simple Model to obtain more than one sequence having Optimal/ near Optimal
Make Span using Dummy Machines, Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp.
2419-2423, 2013.
21. A novel inhibition of corrosion of Al-SiC composites in acidic medium, Journal of
Corrosion Science and Engineering, Vol. 16, 2013.
22. A precursor experimental study on corrosion resistant AA6061-SiCp MMC
prepared through PM process using ANOVA and Grey relational analysis - A novel
approach, Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering, Vol. 16, 2013.
23. The retardation of dissolution of Al-SiC composites in acidic medium-A green
approach, Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering, Vol. 16, 2013.
24. A review on processing of particulate metal matrix composites and its properties,
International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 647 – 666,
2013.
25. Enhancing the interphase strength of aluminium composite by autocatalytic
process, International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.5, No.5, pp 2165-2172,
July-Sept 2013.
26. Analyzing a few Heuristic Algorithms Considering Machine Idle Time and
Processing Time in Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problems, International
Journal of Applied Information Systems, Vol.6, No.4, pp 07-15, 2013.
27. Optimization of Makespan in Flow Shop Scheduling problems using
Combinational NEH Family of Heuristics – An Analysis, International Journal of
Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 8, No. 10, pp. 1205 – 1216, 2013.
5. 28. Assessment of Chip Morphology, Cutting Forces and Tool Wear in Precision
Turning Process of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy, International Journal of Applied Engineering
Research, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1363 – 1371, 2013.
29. Dry Machining of Ti-6Al-4V using PVD Coated Tools, International Journal of
Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1373 – 1381, 2013.
30. Appraisal of the performance of PVD Coated Carbide Tools during Precision
Turning of Ti-6Al-4V, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol.
8, No. 12, pp. 1383 – 1394, 2013.
31. Optimization of permutation flow shop with multi-objective criteria, International
Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 8, No. 15, pp. 1807 – 1813, 2013.
32. Taguchi-Fuzzy Inference System for Prediction in Precision Turning of Ti-6al-4v,
International Review of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 7 pp. 1515 - 1522 ,
2013.
33. Significant the Effect of Cutting Parameters on Surface Roughness in Precision
Turning in TI-6AL-4V, Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. 17, No. 11,
pp. 1586-1590, 2013.
34. V. Umasankar, M. Anthony Xavior and S. Karthikeyan (2014), Experimental
evaluation of the influence of processing parameters on the mechanical properties
of SiC particle reinforced AA6061 aluminium alloy matrix composite by powder
processing, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 582, pp. 380–386.
35. R. Pugazhenthi, M. Anthony Xavior and Mohamed Shajahan (2014),
Application of Genetic Algorithm in permutation flow shop to optimize the
makespan, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and
Systems, pp 160 – 163.
36. V. Umasankar, S. Karthikeyan and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), The influence of
electroless nickel coated SiC on the interface strength and microhardness of
Aluminium Composites, Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5
(1), pp. 153 – 158.
37. G. Bala Narasimha, Vamsi Krishna and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), A
comparative study on analytical and experimental buckling stability of metal
6. matrix composite columns with fixed and hinged ends, International Journal of
Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 191 – 196.
38. A. Baskar and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Optimizing the total completion
time in process planning using the random simulation algorithm, ARPN Journal of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 479 – 486.
39. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Minimizing material
processing time and idle time of a critical machine in a flow shop, Advanced
Material Research, Vol. 984 – 985, pp106 – 110.
40. V. Umasankar and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), Investigations on the Development
of Particle Reinforced Aluminum SiC Composite by Powder Metallurgy Process,
Journal of The Association of Engineers, India, Vol. 84, No. 1 & 2, pp 37 – 47, 2014.
(NS)
41. V. Umasankar, S. Karthikeyan and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), Influence of
nano particles reinforcement on the thermal and electrical properties of aluminium
alloy matrix composites, International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.6, No.6,
pp 3409 - 3411, Aug - Sept 2014.
42. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), A Characteristic Study of
Exponential Distribution Technique in a Flowshop Using Taillard Benchmark
Problems, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp 187–
192.
43. M. Anthony Xavior (2014) Experimental Investigations on the Machinability of
AISI 304, AISI 52100 and AISI D2 Steel Materials, Middle-East Journal of
Scientific Research, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp 1550-1560.
44. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014) Computation of Makespan
Using Genetic Algorithm in a Flowshop, American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific
Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp 105-113 (NS)
45. P. Ashwath and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), The Effect of Ball Milling &
Reinforcement Percentage on Sintered Samples of Aluminium Alloy Metal Matrix
Composites, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 1027 – 1032.
46. A. Baskar and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), Optimization of Makespan in Job
and Machine Priority Environment, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 22 – 28.
7. 47. Prashantha Kumar H G and M. Anthony Xavior (2014), Graphene Reinforced
Metal Matrix Composite (GRMMC): A Review, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97, pp
1033 – 1040.
48. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), A Survey on Occurrence of
Critical Machines in a Manufacturing Environment, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97,
pp 105 – 114.
49. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), A Genetic Algorithm Applied
Heuristic to Minimize the Makespan in a Flow Shop, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97,
pp 1735 – 1744.
50. Saravanan Lakshmanan and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Performance of Coated
and Uncoated Inserts during Intermittent Cut Milling of AISI 1030 Steel, Procedia
Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 372 – 380.
51. A. Srivani and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Investigation of Surface Texture
Using Image Processing Techniques, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 1943 –
1947.
52. Rathod Abhik, Umasankar V and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Evaluation of
Properties for A1-SiC Reinforced Metal Matrix Composite for Brake Pads, Procedia
Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 941 – 950.
53. Vamsi Krishna and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), An Investigation on the
Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites, Procedia Engineering,
Vol. 97, pp 918 – 924.
54. R. Vinayagamoorthy and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Parametric Optimization
on Multi-Objective Precision Turning Using Grey Relational Analysis, Procedia
Engineering, Vol. 97, pp 299 – 307.
55. R. Vinayagamoorthy and M. Anthony Xavior, (2014), Fuzzy inference System for
Prediction During Precision Turning of Ti-6Al-4V, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97,
pp 308 – 319.
56. Umasankar V and M. Anthony Xavior, (2015), Fracture toughness evaluation
technique for metal matrix composites using ball indentation method, International
Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7 (1), pp. 132 – 141.
8. 57. M. Anthony Xavior, (2015), Analysis of cutting force and chip morphology during
hard turning of AISI D2 Steel, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol.
10 (4), pp. 26 – 34.
58. Praveen Gowtham S and M. Anthony Xavior (2015), Investigation on the
Influence of Tool Geometry on Surface Roughness during Hard Turning Process,
International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 10 (8), pp. 5928 – 5932.
59. Saravanan L and M. Anthony Xavior (2015), Comparative Performance of
Coated and Uncoated inserts during intermittent cut milling of AISI 4340 Steel,
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 10 (5), pp. 606 – 616.
60. Mythili T, Margret Anouncia S, Anthony Xavior M, Adalarasu S and
Vasumathy M, (2015), Performance Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Based
Methods for Defect Classification – A Case Study on Weld Radiographic Images,
International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 10 (55), pp. 3751 –
3756.
61. Monimoy Saha, Pankaj Tambe, Soumen Pal, Pravin Kubade, Geetha
Manivasagam, M. Anthony Xavior & V. Umashankar, (2015), Effect of non-
ionic surfactant assisted modification of hexagonal boron nitride nanoplatelets on
the mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy Nanocomposites, Composite
Interfaces, DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2015.1056688, Published online: 22 Jun 2015.
62. Baskar Aand M. Anthony Xavior (2015), Analysis of job insertion technique
for different initial sequences in permutation flow shop scheduling problems,
International journal of Enterprise Network Management, Vol. 6 (3), pp.153–174.
63. S. Karthikeyan, M. Anthony Xavior, P. A. Jeeva, K. Raja (2015), A green
approach on the corrosion studiesof Al-SiCcomposites in Sea water, International
Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.8 (3), pp 1109 - 1113.
64. S. Venkatesan and M. Anthony Xavior (2015), Investigation of Aluminum
(Al7050) Metal Matrix composites reinforced with Graphene nanoparticles using
Stir casting process, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 10
(15), pp. 35778 – 35783.
65. Vamsi Krishna M., Bala Narasimha G., Rajesh N. and Anthony Xavior M.,
(2015) Optimization of influential parameters on mechanical behavior of AlMg
9. SiCu hybrid metal matrix composites using Taguchi integrated Fuzzy approach,
Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 2, pp. 1464 - 1468.
66. R. Pugazhenthi and M. Anthony Xavior, (2015), A heuristic to minimize the
idle time of the rental / critical machine in a flow shop, International Journal of
Services Operations and Management, Vol. 22 (4), pp. 395 - 412.
67. Vamsi Krishna M. and Anthony Xavior M., (2015), Experiment and statistical
analysis of end milling parameters for Al/SiC using Response Surface
Methodology, International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7(6), pp.
2274 - 2285.
68. Vamsi Krishna M. and Anthony Xavior M., (2015), Optimization of end milling
parameters for Al/SiC by Response Surface Methodology, Journal of Advanced
Microscopy Research, Vol. 10, pp. 208 - 218.
69. P. Ashwath and M. Anthony Xavior (2015), ASME, IMECE - 2015
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas,
USA, ASME Digital Collections.
70. Prashantha Kumar H G and M. Anthony Xavior (2016), Fatigue and Wear
Behavior of Al6061–Graphene Composites Synthesized by Powder Metallurgy,
Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 69(2), pp. 415 - 419.
71. R. Vinayagamoorthy and M. Anthony Xavior, (2016), Evaluating the
Machinability of Ti-6Al-4V using coated carbide inserts, International Journal of
Services Operations and Management, Vol. 23 (2), pp. 187 - 200.
Presented more than 40 papers in National and International Conferences.
Visited Queensland University of Technology, Australian National University, RMIT, Deakin
Univerity, Australia, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand and
attended International Conference held at Houston, Texas, USA.
