Nikhil Gupta

Dr. Nikhil Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, with affiliations to the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering and the Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory (CMML). He focuses on cybersecurity in additive manufacturing, dynamic materials characterization, and machine learning for composites.

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (1996)
  • Master of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (1998)
  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University (2003)

His research explores additive manufacturing of complex composites, structural health monitoring, and cybersecurity threats in digital manufacturing. Notably, he co-developed embedded authentication codes to prevent 3D printing counterfeiting and pioneered machine learning techniques for defect detection in AM parts. His work is supported by the National Science Foundation and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

The 15 most recent articles highlight trends in metamaterial design, bioprinting for tissue engineering, and cybersecurity frameworks for cyber-physical manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on experimental validation, computational modeling, and industrial applications.

• Scientific Honors:
  • Fellow, ASM International (2022)
  • Fellow, American Society for Composites (2022)
  • Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors (2024)
  • Brimacombe Medalist Award, TMS (2020)
  • ASM Silver Medal (2013)

As advisor to PhD student Youssef AbouelNour, Gupta investigates viscoelastic material modeling and in-situ monitoring for additive manufacturing. His lab, CMML, integrates fiber-optic sensors and AI-driven diagnostics to enhance manufacturing security and material performance.