B. Ashok

After his M.Tech, B. Ashok started his professional career as a specialist engineer for vehicle electrical and electronics at Force Motors Ltd, based in Pune, where he played a leading role for the implementation of the electronic control for BS4 ngines and Antilock Braking Systems (ABS). He then joined the Dept. of Automotive Engineering of VIT as Assistant Professor. To date, he has led 12 projects for electric vehicle development, battery thermal management, domain control unit design, flex-fuel engines, and additive manufacturing for electric vehicle components funded by agencies like DST, the European Union, UKIERI, the British Council and the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. He has been included in the global list of top 2% scientists by Stanford University for 4 years in a row. His current research work is focused on powertrain calibration for EVs, energy management strategies for hybrid vehicles, additive manufacturing-based chassis development for EVs, battery management systems, and AI-optimized EV performance.