Department of Ocean Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. Poguluri Sunny Kumar

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras – Chennai, India, 2017

M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras – Chennai, India, 2007

B.E., IARE, JNTUH, 2005

Phone

+91- 44- [22]-57 [48]-05

Email

pskumar@iitm.ac.in

Office No

DOE #120

  • Nonlinear wave-body interaction
  • Wind, wave, and current energy conversion (ocean renewable energy)
  • Waves with porous membrane

  • Sep 2023 to Present, Assistant Professor - Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
  • Mar 2023 to Sep 2023, Research Professor - Hongik University, South Korea
  • Mar 2017 to Feb 2023, Lecturer, Postdoctoral researcher - Jeju National University, South Korea

Ph.D.

  • Mr. Arunmozhi
  • Mr. Hemesh
  • Mr. Athi Sankar
  • Mr. Raja Pandi
  • Mr. Amal Salam
  • Mr. Harish Kumar
  • Mr. Venkatesh M

M.S.

  • Mrs. Sujatha (Guide)

M.Tech.

  • Miss. Mamatha (Passed out)
  • Mr. Aditya MS (Pursuing)
  • Mr. Abhilash Nair GS (Pursuing)

B.Tech.

  • Mr. Jothish (Passed out)
  • Miss. Ankita Behera (Passed out)

  1. Samad, A., Poguluri Sunny Kumar, Ghorai, B., Vijay, K. G., & Atmanand, M. A. (Eds.). (2026). Ocean Engineering and Blue Economy, Volume I: Select Proceedings of ICOE 2025. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 894. Springer Singapore. Link: https://link.springer.com/book/9789819233236
  2. Samad, A., Poguluri Sunny Kumar, Ghorai, B., Vijay, K. G., & Atmanand, M. A. (Eds.). (2026). Ocean Engineering and Blue Economy, Volume II: Select Proceedings of ICOE 2025. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 895. Springer Singapore. Link: https://link.springer.com/book/9789819233311
  3. Samad, A., Poguluri Sunny Kumar, Ghorai, B., Vijay, K. G., & Atmanand, M. A. (Eds.). (2026). Ocean Engineering and Blue Economy, Volume III: Select Proceedings of ICOE 2025. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 896. Springer Singapore. Link: https://link.springer.com/book/9789819233359