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Dr. Ekta Singla

Dr. Ekta Singla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar. With a strong foundation in mechanical design & robotics, her research spans modular and reconfigurable robotics, healthcare and exoskeleton systems, and robotic assistance in vertical farming. She holds a PhD in Robotics from IIT Kanpur, where she focused on optimal design and path planning of redundant manipulators for constrained environments. She earned her M.Tech in CAD/CAM and Robotics from Thapar University, securing a gold medal, and her B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from GZS CET Bathinda.
Dr. Singla has over two decades of academic and research experience, including international stints as a postdoctoral fellow at UPMC Paris and visiting professor at SUNY, Stony Brook. She has developed significant industrial collaborations with companies such as Addverb Technologies, HiTech Robotics, and Advance Technologies, supporting research in warehouse automation & wearable exoskeletons.
Recognized for her leadership, surrently serves as Secretary of The Robotics Society, India. Her accolades include national awards, best paper recognitions, & fellowships from DFG Germany, CNRS France, & AICTE India.
Dr. Singla has contributed to numerous book chapters and is co-authoring a book on robotics case studies with CRC Press. She actively mentors students, teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in robotics, design, and manufacturing, and is committed to bridging academic research with real-world applications in robotics and automation for societal impact.

Ph.D. in Robotics

  1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India

M.Tech in CAD/CAM and Robotics

  1. Thapar University, Punjab, India

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

  1. GZS CET Bathinda, Punjab, India

April 2018 – 2025

  1. Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Ropar

January 2011 – 2018

  1. Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Ropar

June – July 2017

  1. Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, New York, USA

September 2010 – November 2010

  1. Senior Project Engineer, Center for Robotics, IIT Kanpur

2009 – 2010

  1. Postdoctoral Fellow, ISIRD, Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), Paris, France

2005 – 2010

  1. Research Scholar (National Fellow), Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur

January 2002 – July 2004

  1. Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
  1. Rathor S., Singla E., Kant R., “Investigations on Laser Nitriding with Trochoidal Irradiation for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Laser-Wire Directed Energy Deposited Low Carbon Steel”, [Accepted], 2025. IF: 5.7.
  2. Rathor S., Singla E., Kant R., “Influence of build angles on layer characteristics at non-planar orientations during robot-assisted laser-wire DED”, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, [Accepted], 2025. IF: 4.4.
  3. Khan S.W., Anupam A., Singla E., Singh H., “Highly reflective ZrC-Cu-based metal matrix composite coatings deposited via cold-spray for laser protection applications”, Optics & Laser Technology, 181, 112171, 2025. IF: 4.6.
  4. Rathor S., Singla E., Kant R., “Effect of laser-wire interaction on bead characteristics at non-planar orientations during off-axis directed energy deposition”, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 10(4), pp. 2927–2938, 2024. IF: 4.4.
  5. Kushwaha A., Singla E., Agrawal A., “Adjustable link twist angle coupling for reconfigurable manipulator”, Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Science, 31(1), pp. 108–112, 2024. IF: 0.7.
  6. Agrawal V., Ghosh T., Kumar R., Singla E., Agnihotri P.K., “Design and fabrication of dual electrochromic device with broader color space”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35(18), A-1263, 2024. IF: 2.28.
  7. Kumar S., Single E., Kant R., “Laser Energy Density on Bead Characteristics in Wire-DED”, Sādhanā, 49(24), 2024. IF: 1.4.
  8. Rathore S., Kant R., Singla E., “Influence of pulsed laser on bead morphology of stainless steel 316L micro wire in directed energy deposition”, Lasers in Engineering, [Accepted]. IF: 0.6.
  9. Gupta S., Agrawal A., Singla E., “Architectural design and development of an upper-limb rehabilitation device: a modular synthesis approach”, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(1), pp. 139–153, 2024. IF: 2.4.
  10. Chitre N., Dogra A., Singla E., “Optimal synthesis of reconfigurable manipulators for robotic assistance in vertical farming”, Robotica, 41(8), pp. 2283–2297, 2023. IF: 2.8.
  11. Agrawal V., Singla E., Agnihotri P.K., “Exploiting self-healing characteristics of poly(methyl methacrylate) in gel electrolyte for application in electrochromic devices”, ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 1(6), pp. 1543–1553, 2023.
  12. Dogra S., Sekhar Padhee, E. Singla, “Optimal synthesis of unconventional links for modular reconfigurable manipulators”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 144(8), 2022. IF: 3.441.
  13. Dogra A., Mahna S., Padhee S.S., Singla E., “Unified modeling of unconventional modular and reconfigurable manipulation system”, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 78, 102385, 2022. IF: 10.103.
  14. Agrawal V., Singla E., Agnihotri P.K., “Modulation of optical properties of electrochromic device”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33(27), pp. 21935–21954, 2022. IF: 2.478.
  15. Gupta S., Agrawal A., Singla E., “Muscle weakness assessment tool for automated therapy selection in elbow rehabilitation”, Robotica, 41(3), pp. 833–849, 2023. IF: 2.7.
  16. Gupta S., Singla E., “Toward Avoiding Misalignment: Dimensional Synthesis of Task-Oriented Upper-Limb Hybrid Exoskeleton”, Robotics, 11(4), 74, 2022. IF: 3.7.
  17. Gupta S., Singla E., Soni S., Singla A., “Singularity analysis of a 7-DOF spatial hybrid manipulator for medical surgery”, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 23(3), pp. 419–431, 2021. IF: 2.516.
  18. Gupta S., Gupta S., Agrawal A., Singla E., “A Novel Modular Approach for Kinematic Modelling and Analysis of Planar Hybrid Manipulators”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 143(9), 2021. IF: 3.441.
  19. Dogra A., Padhee S.S., Singla E., “Optimal Architectural Planning of Modules for Reconfigurable Manipulators”, Robotica, 41(1), pp. 16–30, 2021. IF: 2.7.
  20. Dogra A., Padhee S.S., Singla E., “An Optimal Architectural Design for Unconventional Modular Reconfigurable Manipulation System”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 143(6), 2021. IF: 3.441.
  21. Singla E., Singh S., Singla A., “Drive-train Selection Criteria for n-DOF Manipulators: Basis for Modular Serial Robots Library”, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 22(2), 2021. IF: 2.516.
  22. Singh S., Singla A., Singla E., “Modular Manipulators for Cluttered Environments: A Task-Based Configuration Design Approach”, ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 10(5), 051010-1–11, 2018. IF: 2.576.
  23. Narayan J., Singla E., Soni S., Singla A., “ANFIS Based Path Planning of 5-DOF Spatial Manipulator for Medical Applications”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 232(7), pp. 726–732, 2018. IF: 1.76.
  24. Singh A., Singla E., Soni S., Singla A., “Kinematic modeling of a 7-degree-of-freedom spatial hybrid manipulator for medical surgery”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 232(1), pp. 12–23, 2017. IF: 1.76.
  25. Rupal B.S., Rafique S., Singla A., Singla E., Isaksson M., Virk G.S., “Lower-limb exoskeletons: Research trends and regulatory guidelines in medical and non-medical applications”, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 14(6), pp. 1–27, 2017. IF: 1.72.
  26. Singla E., Singh S., Dasgupta B., “Maximizing safety margins in task-based design of redundant manipulators for cluttered environments”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 231(3), pp. 275–285, 2017. IF: 2.02.
  27. Singh S., Singla E., “Realization of task-based designs involving DH parameters: a modular approach”, Intelligent Service Robotics, 9(3), pp. 289–296, July 2016. IF: 2.468.
  28. Singh S., Singla E., “Service Arms with Unconventional Robotic Parameters for Intricate Workstations: Optimal Number and Dimensional Synthesis”, Journal of Robotics, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/3537068.
  29. Gupta S., Singla E., “Evolutionary Robotics in Two Decades: a Review”, Sādhanā – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, 40(4), pp. 1169–1184, July 2015. IF: 1.214.
  30. Gupta S., Sarkar P., Singla E., “Understanding different stakeholders of sustainable product and service-based systems using genetic algorithm”, Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, 17(6), pp. 1523–1533, 2015. IF: 4.7.
  31. Shukla A., Singla E., Wahi P., Dasgupta B., “A Direct Variational Method for Planning Monotonically Optimal Paths for Redundant Manipulators in Constrained Workspaces”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61(2), pp. 209–220, Feb 2013. IF: 4.3.
  32. Singla E., Tripathi S., Rakesh V., Dasgupta B., “Optimal synthesis of kinematically redundant serial manipulators for cluttered environments”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 58(5), pp. 585–595, 2010. IF: 4.3.
  33. Dasgupta B., Gupta E., Singla E., “A Variational Approach to Path Planning for Hyper-Redundant Manipulators”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 57(2), pp. 194–201, Feb 2009. IF: 4.3.
  34. Singla E., Dasgupta B., Kondak K., Fleischer C., Hommel G., “Optimal design of an exoskeleton hip using three-degrees-of-freedom spherical mechanism”, VDI Berichte, 2006, pp. 73–78.

In Review

  1. Dogra A., Padhee S.S., Singla E., “Optimal Compositions using Unconventional Modular Library for Customized Manipulators”, [Submitted to Robotics and Autonomous Systems], 2023.
  2. Rathor S., Kant R., Singla E., “Influence of Pulsed Laser on Bead Morphology of Stainless Steel 316L Micro Wire in Directed Energy Deposition”, Lasers in Engineering. IF: 0.54. [In Review].
  3. Agrawal V., Singla E., Agnihotri P.K., “Bio-inspired active camouflage device: A modular design approach”, Smart Materials and Methods. [In Review].
  1. Modular Robotics: Modular Libraries Design, Task-based Designs
  2. Reconfigurable Robotics: Unified Modelling Strategies, Digital Twins
  3. Healthcare Robotics, Exoskeleton Designs: Minimizing Misalignment, Modelling and Analysis
  4. Robotics Assistance in Vertical Farms: Task Planning, Economical Study, Customized Designs

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