ASHISH KUMAR

Designation: 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Friday, October 23, 2026

Professional Experience: 

Three years of Industrial Experience
One year of Teaching Experience

Contact Details

E-mail: 

ashishk@nitk.edu.in
aksaini4@gmail.com

Mobile: 

9125625257
Academic Background

• Ph.D. (Safety Science), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
• M.Tech. (Safety, Health and Environment), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow.

Conference Proceedings: 

6
Areas of Interest

Safety Science, Risk Assessment and Management, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Data-Driven Safety Management

Journals: 

15
Significant Publications

1. Kumar, A., Singh, S.K., Samanta, B., & Bhattacherjee, A. (2025). Risk assessment in sociotechnical systems based on functional resonance analysis method and hierarchical fuzzy inference tree. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 23827.
2. Kumar, A., Senapati, A., Upadhyay, R., Chatterjee, S., Bhattacherjee, A., & Samanta, B. (2025). An uncertainty-aware decision support system: Integrating text narratives and conformal prediction for trustworthy accident code classification. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 108134.
3. Kumar, A., Kumar, R., Samanta, B., & Bhattacherjee, A. (2026). Managing Performance Variabilities to Enhance Safety in Complex Socio-Technical Systems: A Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, 12(3), 031205.
4. Kumar, A., Upadhyay, R., Samanta, B., & Bhattacherjee, A. (2024). Improving safety in complex systems: A review of integration of functional resonance analysis method with semi-quantitative and quantitative approaches. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 34(6), 572–588.
5. Kumar, A., Senapati, A., Bhattacherjee, A., Ghosh, A., & Chau, N. (2024). A practical framework to develop and prioritize safety interventions to improve underground coal miners' safety performance. WORK, 77(2), 697–709.
6. Kumar, A., Upadhyay, R., Senapati, A., Samanta, B., & Bhattacherjee, A. (2026). Understanding the role of organizational resilience, workers' well-being, and hazard perception on workplace injuries in an aluminum smelter. WORK.
7. Upadhyay, R., Kumar, A., Bhattacherjee, A., Patra, A.K., & Chau, N. (2024). Reducing musculoskeletal disorders in iron ore mine operators: A fuzzy-based intervention approach. WORK, 78(1), 131–152.
8. Sharma, A., Kumar, A., Mandal, B.B., & Maiti, J. (2025). Evaluating risk of lumbar injury among dumper operators from occupational exposure to low-frequency seat vibration. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 16(4), 1357–1368.
9. Upadhyay, R., Kumar, A., & Bhattacherjee, A. (2025). A Comprehensive Review of Whole-Body Vibration Exposure Assessment Among Heavy Earthmoving Equipment Operators in the Mining Industry. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 17, 1–32.
10. Sharma, A., Kumar, A., & Mandal, B.B. (2025). Association of Risk of Lumbar Injury Outlined in ISO 2631–5:2018 with Self-Reported Low Back Pain Among Dumper Operators in Opencast Coal Mine. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
11. Kumar, R., Kumar, A., Pathak, P., & Samanta, B. (2025). A modified semi-quantitative framework for assessing the impacts and sustainability of iron ore mining in a biodiverse forest. Environmental Development, 101306.
12. Upadhyay, R., Kumar, A., Bhattacherjee, A., & Chau, N. (2025). Comparative Investigation of Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Musculoskeletal Health Risks Among Dumper Operators in Coal and Iron Ore Mines. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 42(5), 3011–3025.
13. Sharma, A., Kumar, A., Vardhan, H., Mangalpady, A., Mandal, B.B., Senapati, A., Avchar, A., & Saini, S. (2025). Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics for Classifying Fatal Mining Accident Causes Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Techniques. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
14. Sharma, A., Kumar, A., There, S., Mandal, B.B., & Maiti, J. (2025). Occupational whole-body vibration exposure and low back pain: Epidemiological insights from Indian coal mining. Discover Public Health, 22(1), 773.
15. Sharma, A., Kumar, A., & Saini, S. (2025). Associations of occupational and demographic factors with cause of fatalities in the Indian coal mining sector. Journal of Mining, Metals & Fuels, 73(2), 259–270.

Funded Projects (Ongoing): 

0

M.Tech Students (Completed): 

0

M.Tech Students (Ongoing): 

0

Ph.D Students (Completed): 

0

Ph.D Students (Ongoing): 

0

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 Professor and Head
 Department of Mining Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
 P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
 Karnataka, India.

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