Yuvin Adnarain Chinniah

Dr. Yuvin Adnarain Chinniah serves as a Full Professor and Department Director in the Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal. His expertise spans occupational health and safety, industrial safety engineering, and machinery risk assessment. He actively contributes to the Research Group on Globalisation and Management of Technology (GMT) and Laboratoire Poly-Industries 4.0.

Dr. Chinniah's research focuses on occupational health and safety with particular emphasis on machinery safety, risk assessment methodologies, human-robot collaboration, and safety standards implementation. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in industrial settings, addressing critical issues like confined space safety, lockout/tagout procedures, and safety in Industry 4.0 environments. His research integrates ISO and CSA standards into practical safety solutions for industrial machinery.

His recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory from traditional machine safety toward advanced applications involving robotics, digital transformation, and human-robot collaboration. The research consistently addresses safety optimization in manufacturing processes, with increasing focus on cyber-physical systems, AI integration for hazard detection, and safety-driven production planning. His work maintains strong connections to industrial standards while pushing boundaries in collaborative robotics safety.

Dr. Chinniah has successfully supervised 9 Ph.D. students and 10 Master's students, with thesis topics covering confined space safety, lockout/tagout procedures, human-robot collaboration safety, and machinery risk assessment. His teaching portfolio includes key courses in safety engineering, ergonomics, and maintenance engineering. He leads significant research projects related to occupational safety in industrial settings, with particular focus on machinery safety standards implementation and risk assessment methodologies.