Project Guided: UG : 25, PG: 08

National Conference Publications: 18

International Conference Publications: 25

National Journal Publications: 06

List of publications:

National Conference Publications:

1. C K Nagendra Guptha, N S Narahari and K V S Rajeswara Rao (2002); “Simulation of Layout for the Assembly of Energy Meter”, 44^th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering on 22^nd and 23^rd November 2002, Mumbai, PP 100.

2. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, C.K.Nagendra Guptha and N.S. Narahari (2003); “Design of Knowledge System for HMT corporate planning division” 45^th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE), India, conducted at Vishakapatanam. (11^th – 12^th Dec 2003)

3. N.S. Narahari, K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao and C.K.Nagendra Guptha (2004); “TQM in Education –The Theory and Practice” 46^th national convention of IIIE”, conducted at Trivandrum (24^th – 26^th September 2004)

4. K.V.S.Rajeswara Rao, C.K.Nagendra Guptha and N.S.Narahari (2004); “ Knowledge Management- The key to competitive edge” 34^th national convention and seminar of ISTE “, conducted at New Delhi.( 18^th – 20^th December 2004)

5. C.K. Nagendra Guptha, K.V.S Rajeswara Rao and Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana (2005) “Improving Supply Chains Visibility through RFID” 47^th National Conference of IIIE conducted at Pune in November 2005.

6. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa, Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana, C.K. Nagendra Guptha (2006) “Quality of Work Life in Business Process Outsourcing Industry” Quality Introspect 2006 organized by Institution of Engineers at Nagpur 18^th – 19^th March 2006

7. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa, Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana (2006) “Human Resource Practices in BPO Industry- A case study” 48^th National convention of IIIE organized by IIIE Bangalore chapter at Bangalore during 29^th-30^th September 2006

8. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa and Prof. N.S. Narahari (2009) presented a paper on “Analysis of the influence of HR practices on Quality of work life in BPO industry using Optimization Techniques” at National conference on Management for decision making, IMT Nagpur, during 13 – 15 Feb 2009.

9. Jagadish R and Dr.Rajeswara Rao K V S (2012) presented paper on “Enabling Education Process through MIS- A review” at National Seminar on Convergences & Cross Currents in Management & Information Technology at Seshadripuram First Grade College, Bangalore on 18^th February 2012.

10. Reena S, Sujana S and Dr. Rajeswara Rao KVS (2012) presented paper on “Lead Time Analysis of Purchase Process in an Electronic Industry” at State Level Technical Symposium at Dept. of IPE, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore on 5^th May 2012. Won 2^nd Prize.

11. Nithya R, Salma Khanum and Dr. Rajeswara Rao KVS (2012) presented paper on “Principles of VSM for a Lean Office Process – A review” at State Level Technical Symposium at Dept. of IPE, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore on 5^th May 2012. Won 2^nd Prize.

12. Shruthi M N and Dr. K V S Rajeswara Rao presented a paper on “Capacity Enhancement Studies in an Automotive Industry – A Case Study” at 54^th National Convention and International Conference Paradigms for global Challenges and opportunities: Vision – 2025 organized by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) during 29^th – 31^st October 2012.

13. Sowmya.S, Pavithra.N and Dr.Rajeswara Rao K.V.S, “A Review on Analysis of Talent Acquisition Process”, National Conference on Advances in Design, Manufacturing and Management (ADMM), R.V.College of Engineering May 25, 2013

14. Reena Shukla, Rajeswara Rao K.V.S, "Postural analysis of workers in garment manufacturing units in Bangalore – A Case Study" at two day national conference on Advances in Research & Development and Dissemination of Interdisciplinary Developments for Sustainability held at RVCE during 25^th & 27^th April 2015.

15. Talha Timkeen, Dr. K V S Rajwswara Rao "An exploratory assessment of factors influencing thermal comfort of employees in IT company" at National conference on Engineering Technology and Management, RVCE on 22^nd – 23^rd April 2016. 

16. Soukarya Nayak, Dr. K V S Rajwswara Rao "An empirical assessment of occupational stress amongst bank employee in Bangalore" at National conference on Engineering Technology and Management, RVCE on 22^nd – 23^rd April 2016.

17. Dr. K N Subramanya , Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S "Traffic and intelligent transport system –an exploratory study" at Leveraging intelligent transportation system for enabling smart cities (ITS-2017)

    at RVCE during 2-4 March, 2017. 

18. Dr. Rajeswara Rao.K.V.S & Dr. N.S.Narahari "Process Improvement Studies in a Gypsum Plaster Boards Manufacturing Unit- A Case Study" 59^th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering & International Conference on Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering during 14^th – 16^th September 2017. 

International Conference Publications:

1. C.K.Nagendra Guptha, K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao and N.S. Narahari (2002); “Taguchi’s Methodology for Manufacturing Process Optimization”, proceedings of International Conference of Operations Research Development (ICORD), India, conducted at Anna University, Chennai. (27^th – 30^th Dec 2002), PP 109.

2. N S Narahari, C.K. Nagendra Guptha and K.V. S. Rajeswara Rao (2003); “Decision Support Systems for Spare parts Management”. 6^th International Conference of Association of Asia Pacific Operations Research Society (APORS), India, conducted at New Delhi. (8^th – 11^th Dec 2003)

3. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa, Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana (2008) “QWL practices in BPO Industry-An empirical study” 9^th International Conference on Management organized by Society for Human Transformation at New Delhi during 3^rd -5^th January 2008

4. Prof. N.S. Narahari and K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao(2009) presented a paper on “Dynamics of Change and Vision for Industrial Engineering Profession” at 50^th International Seminar on Global Energy Challenges: Strategies for Sustainable Development, IIIE during January 16 – 18 2009 at Visakhapatnam.

5. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao and Prof. B Bakkappa(2010) presented a paper on “An Exploratory study and analysis of the influence of Human Resource Management practices on Quality of Work life in Business Process outsourcing units” at International Conference on Convergence of Science and Engineering in Education and Research – A Global perspective in the new millennium (ICSE 2010) at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore during April 21^st – 23^rd April 2010.

6. Sharath Chandra T R, Supreetha Y and K.V.S Rajeswara Rao (2011) presented paper on “Quality Improvement Studies in Manufacturing Industry-a case study” at International Conference on Operational Excellence for Global Competitiveness at R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore during 3^rd-5^th February 2011.

7. Sharath Chandra T R, Supreetha Y and K.V.S Rajeswara Rao (2011) presented paper on “Feasability Studies on capacity enhancement through productivity improvement techniques-a case study” at International Conference on Excellence in Management Practices at K J College of Management and Technology, Bangalore during 15^th -16^th April 2011.

8. Vanaja B.V, Praveena Kumar M and K.V.S Rajeswara Rao (2011) presented paper on “A review on capacity enhancement studies in manufacturing industry” at International Conference on Excellence in Management Practices at K J College of Management and Technology, Bangalore during 15^th -16^th April 2011.

9. N Harsha and Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S (2012) presented a paper on “Managing the Probability of Issue in Construction Activities through Construction Management Information System (CMIS)” at International Conference on Challenges and Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Engineering and Management Studies, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore during 11 – 13 July 2012.

10. Sowmya S, Pavithra N and Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S presented paper on “Reduction of Talent Acquisition Life Cycle: A Cost Management Approach” at proceedings of 10^th AIMS International Conference on Management during January 6^th – 9^th 2013, pp. 79.

11. Kiran P N, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S, Kaushik Saha presented a paper on “Mobile Business Intelligence Trends in Insurance Sector: A Review” at International Conference on Leveraging Operations & IT for Sustainable Development (ICOIT 2013), CMR Institute of Management Studies during 24^th – 25^th April 2013.

12. Sowmya.S, Pavithra.N and Dr, Rajeswara Rao K.V.S, “Analysis of Talent Acquisition Life cycle in a Cable Manufacturing Unit”, International Conference on Sustainability – Success for Organizational Transformation (ICSSOT), CMR Institute of Management Studies Bangalore, Apr 25-26 ,2013

13. Belliappa C C, Arun N, Rajeswara Rao K V S, N S Narahari, “A Review on Ergonomic Tools to Assess Physical Risk in Garment Manufacturing Industries”, proceedings of IRAJ Research Forum International Conference at Chennai on 9^th March 2014.

14. Mukund A, Amanprasad B H, Rajeswara Rao K V S, K N Subramanya, “Ergonomic Evaluation of the Work Stations in a Garment Manufacturing Industry – An Exploratory Study”, proceedings of IRAJ Research Forum International Conference at Chennai on 9^th March 2014.

15. Ramaa A, Rajeswara Rao K V S, N S Narahari presented a paper on “Energy Consumption Analysis in an Automotive Components Manufacturing Unit: A Case Study” at 7^th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-14) at at R V College of Engineering, during 26^th – 28^th December 2014

16. Dr. N S Narahari, Dr. Ramaa A, Dr. K V S Rajeswara Rao, "Supplier Evaluation and Order Allocation using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Techniques – A Case Study" at at two day national conference on Advances in Research & Development and Dissemination of Interdisciplinary Developments for Sustainability held at RVCE during 25^th & 27^th April 2015.

17. Y Sandeep Kumar, Rajeshwara Rao, Sunil R Yalamalle, SM Venugopal, Sandeep Krishna presented a paper on “Applications of 3D printing in TKR Pre surgical Planning for Design Optimization -A Case study” at International conference on Materials Processing and characterization, Vol. 5, Issue 9, part 3, pp. 17525-20784

18. Chhavi Gupta, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S presented a paper on “Factors influencing work life balance of women professionals in the IT industry” at International Conference on Innovative Practices in Management and Entrepreneurship at BNMIT, Bengaluru during 27^th & 28^th December 2018.

19. Dr. Ramaa A, Dr. N S Narahari, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S presented a paper on “Health Care Analytics on Blood Service Operations in Indian Scenario” at 51^st Annual Convention of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and International Conference on Emerging Trends in Operations Research and Management Science, IIT, Mumbai during 16^th – 19^th December, 2018

20. Mahantesh M.Math, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K. V. S. and Kirthan L J presented a paper on “Analysis of Ergonomic Office Chair for Information Technology Work Environment-A case study in Indian context” at International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology & Management (SUSCOM-2019) (SSRN Elsevier Proceedings) organized by Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur during February 26 - 28, 2019

21. Sucheta Harish, Sudeekshitha G, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S presented a paper on “Ergonomic Interventions in Public Road Transportation Vehicles : A Review” at International Conference on “Recent Trends in Industrial Innovation , Value Engineering and Management Science at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, dept. of IEM in association with INVEST during 28^th – 30^th March 2019.

22. Y Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Rajeswara Rao KVS, Dr. Sunil R Y, Dr. Venugopal S M and Dr. Sandeep Krishna presented a paper on “Effect of Slicing Thickness and Increment on the design of Patient specific implant for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – A Case Study at International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Energy Sustainability (ICIMES-2019) Innovation avenues in the era of Industry 4.0 organised by Malla Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana during 21^st – 22^nd June 2019 published by Springer, ISSN: 2190-3018.

23. Dr. K N Subramanya, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S, Shobha N S and Dr. B G Sudarshan presented a paper on “Auditing of Indoor environmental parameters from Ergonomics perspective in a garment manufacturing unit-A case study” at three days International Conference on “Humanizing Work and Work Environment” organized by Dept. of Industrial Production and Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar in association with International Ergonomics Association during 08^th -10^th November 2019.

24. Mahantesh M Math, Rajeswara Rao KVS, Jaydeep Kumar Mandal presented a paper on “Human Digital Modeling and RULA Analysis for an Office Chair user in computer work environment –A case study in Indian Context” at International Conference on Advance Trends in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (ATMA 2019) - Research Innovation in Mechanical and Aerospace Technologies organized by Organized by Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru during 7^th - 9^th November, 2019

25. Abhishek Raman, Kaushik S, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K.V.S, Dr Minal Moharir presented a paper titled , “A Hybrid Framework for Expediting Emergency Vehicle Movement on Indian Roads” at International Conference on Innovative Mechanisms for Industry Applications (ICIMIA 2020) at DSCE, Bengaluru during 5^th – 7^th March 2020

National Journal Publications:

1. C.K. Nagendra Guptha, K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao and K.S. Badarinarayana: “Strategic Management of Spare Parts Inventory – a Case Study”; Journal of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering. pp 8-14,Special Issue February2006.

2. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa, and Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana: “Work life balance practices in BPO industry” Siddhanth : A journal of Decision making, Vol: 7, No : 1, pp 12-18, 2007.

3. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa,& Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana: “BPO – an overview of India’s sunshine industry” GITAM Journal of Management , Vol. 5, No. 4 pp 160 -168, Oct. – Dec. 2007, ISSN 0972 – 740X

4. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa: “Modeling approach to the analysis of the influence of HRM practices on QWL in call centre industries using optimization techniques” JK Journal of Management &Technology, Vol. 1, No.1, pp 77 – 87, June 2009, ISSN 0975 – 0924.

5. K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa: “An empirical investigation on the influence of HRM practices on QWL in Indian Non voice BPO industries” GITAM Journal of Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp 184 – 197, Oct. – Dec. 2009, ISSN 0972 – 740X

6. Rajeswara Rao KVS, N S Narahari published a paper on “Future of Ergonomics in the age of Industry 4.0 – Some Perspective” at STM Journal, Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering JoISE, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 14 – 20, ISSN: 2395-6674, (Dec 2019).

International Journal Publications:

1. K V S Rajeswara Rao and Dr. B Bakkappa published a paper on “Analysis of the influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Organizational Performance in call Centre Industries” in International Journal of Human Resource management Research and Development (IJHRMRD), Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 6 – 9, January – June 2011, ISSN 2448 – 9401.

2. Sharath Chandra T R, Supreetha Y and K.V.S Rajeswara Rao (2011) published a paper on “Quality Improvement Studies in Manufacturing Industry-a case study” in a book titled Operational Excellence for Global Competitiveness published by Excel India Publishers, Impression.2011, pp.84-92, ISBN: 93-81361-44-4.

3. K V S Rajeswara Rao, Ravishankar V and Dr. N S Narahari submitted a paper on “Parametric Design for Quality Improvement of Injection Moulded Product in a Consumer Electronics Conglomerate” in International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research. Submitted during Oct. 2013 (Under Review)

4. Sowmya.S, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K.V.S “Automation of Talent Acquisition Process through Job Application Support System-A case study” at International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, Vol.2 - Issue 10, pp. 1693 – 1695, (October - 2013), ISSN: 2278-0181, Impact Factor – 1.76

5. Mukund A, Amanprasad B H, Rajeswara Rao K V S, Subramanya K N published a paper on “Ergonomic Evaluation of the Work Stations in a Garment Manufacturing Industry – An Exploratory Study” at International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 54 – 57, ISSN- 2320-2092, April 2014. (Impact Factor – 2.56)

6. Belliappa C C, Arun N, Rajeswara Rao K V S, N S Narahari published a paper on “A Review on Ergonomic Tools to Assess Physical Risk in Garment Manufacturing Industries” at International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 51 – 53, ISSN- 2320-2092, April 2014. (Impact Factor – 2.56)

7. Suresh Kumar C, Maanchi R Agarwal, Rajeswara Rao K V S published a paper on “Analysis of Effectiveness of Employees’ Training in an Automotive Component Manufacturing Organization” at Research Journalis Journal of Management, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 1 – 7, (September 2014), ISSN: 2347 8217, (Impact Factor – 2.03)

8. Rajeswara Rao K V S, K N Subramanya, Sudarshan B G submitted a paper on “Postural Analysis of Musculoskeletal disorders among Employees in Garment manufacturing Units – A Case Study” in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Elsevier Publications submitted during July 2014. 

9. Shwetha K, Dr. K V S Rajeshwara Rao, Dr. H N Narasimha Murthy, Dr. N S Narahari published a paper on “Experimental and Statistical investigate of Silver nanofiller and montmorillonite Clay in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene” at Journal of Advance Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 10, 10-Special Issue, July 2018, pp. 893 – 911.

10. Shwetha K, Dr. K V S Rajeshwara Rao, Dr. H N Narasimha Murthy, Dr. N S Narahari published a paper on “Evaluation of Surface Roughness and Dimensional Deviation in Fused Deposition Modelling Materials with Nanofillers” at Journal of Advance Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 10, 10-Special Issue, Oct. 2018, pp. 1036 – 1054.

11. Chhavi Gupta, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S published a paper on “Factors influencing work life balance of women professionals in the IT industry” in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Review (International), Vol. 3, Issue 3, ISSN: 246-1978, eISSN No. 246-2117

12. Shamanth R Shrivathsa, Shailesh M R, Dr. Rajeswara Rao K V S published a paper on “Travel Time Prediction of Public Transport in a Selected Route Using Artificial Neural Networks” at Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), Volume 6, Issue 2, pp. 277 – 283, February 2019, ISSN-2349-5162.

13. Chhavi Gupta, Rajeswara Rao KVS published a paper on “Review of the Work-Life Balance Challenges of Women Professionals in Information Technology Industry” at International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 8 Issue 12, pp. 432 – 437, ISSN: 2319-7064 ResearchGate Impact Factor (2018): 0.28 | SJIF (2018): 7.426, December 2019

14. Aditya Vikram Bagaria, Amulya Acharya K, Prof. Rajeswara Rao published a paper on  “Feasibility study for setting up an independent battery assembly line for an electric vehicle manufacturing company”. International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science Volume:02, Issue:05, May-2020

15. Rajeswara Rao KVS, Nandini B published a paper on “Influential Factors on performance of Supply Chains – A review in the context of prevailing COVID19 pandemic” at Journal of Seybold Report, Volume 15, Issue 8, pp. 1870 – 1876, 2020, ISSN NO: 1533-9211, Scopus Indexed

16. Y Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Rajeswara Rao KVS, Dr. Sunil R Y, Dr. Venugopal S M and Dr. Sandeep Krishna “Effect of Slicing Thickness and Increment on the design of Patient specific implant for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – A Case Study at International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Energy Sustainability (ICIMES-2019) Innovation avenues in the era of Industry 4.0 organised by Malla Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana during 21^st – 22^nd June 2019 published by Springer, Vol. 169. ISSN: 2190-3018.

17. Sandeep Y Kumar, KVS Rajeswara Rao, Sunil R Y published a paper on “In Vitro Wear Investigation of Polyether Ether Ketone Biopolymer for Total Knee Replacement” at Russian Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 20, No. 1, March 2020, pp, 40 – 46, ISSN 1812-5123

Citations:

1. Research Paper titled "TQM in Education – The Theory and Practice" authored by Prof. N S Narahari, K V S Rajeswara Rao and C K Nagendra Guptha is published as a case study in the book titled "Total Quality Management – Text Cases" authored by Dr. Uday Kumar Haldar by Dhanpat Rai & Co.
2. Journal article titled: "Work life balance practices in BPO industry" authored by K.V.S. Rajeswara Rao, Prof. B Bakkappa, & Prof. K.S. Badarinarayana is referred by Dr. Madhuchhanda Mohanty in her article titled: "Work –life balance : Issues & Experiences" in FOCUS , An International journal on Management, April , 2008 issue.pp:6-24.
3. Member on Review panel of "African Journal of Business Management" an international monthly journal in the field of business management with ISSN: 1993-8233.
4. Member on Advisory board and Editorial board an International Journal of Emerging Technology & Advanced Engg. an international monthly journal in the field of Engineering and Technology with ISSN: 2250–2459

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Online Courses: 

• Completed a Four Weeks course on Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development by University of Michigan 12 June 2020
• Completed a Four Weeks course on AI for Everyone by Stanford University 27 June 2020