Saikat Kundu

Dr. Saikat Kundu is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), since September 2012. He holds Chartered Engineer (CEng) status and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is also a visiting researcher at the Institute of Design, Robotics and Optimisation, School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds.

His educational background includes a PhD in Supply Chain Engineering from the University of Leeds (2005), an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leeds (2001), and a BEng from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, India (1997). He completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) at MMU in 2016.

Dr. Kundu’s research focuses on Engineering Management, Supply Chain & Logistics, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, and Industry 4.0 applications. He has led collaborative projects with ABB Limited, Rolls-Royce Plc, BAE Systems, and Age UK. Notable projects include the EPSRC-funded KIM (2006-2009) and SEEDS (2010-2011) initiatives, as well as Innovate UK KTP projects like AIR HANDLERS (2018-2020) and BIND-A-TEX (2021-2022) as Co-Investigator.

His teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Manufacturing Systems Management, Engineering Project Management, and Industry 4.0 integration. He has received the IMechE’s Professional Engineering Publishing Best Paper Award (2008) for work published in the Journal of Engineering Manufacture.

Dr. Kundu actively contributes to academic governance at MMU, serving as UG Placement Coordinator and Health & Safety Coordinator for the Engineering Department. He is also an expert reviewer for the Journal of Service Research and maintains professional affiliations with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and British Computer Society.