Digvijay Raghuvanshi

Precision Mechatronics Lab
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
+61 2 4921 7463

Digvijay(dot)Raghuvanshi@uon(dot)edu(dot)au

Digvijay S. Raghuvanshi is currently pursuing Research Higher Degree at University of Newcastle, Callaghan, in developing future nanopositioning devices and mechanisms with emphasis on mechanical design & analysis. He is M.Phil. Candidate with Precision Mechatronics Lab at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the university.

While graduating from Bharati Vidyapeeth University (India) with first class bachelors in mechanical engineering in 2012, he explored areas of mechanism design for renewable energy conversion technologies as final year thesis. After finishing undergraduate studies, Digvijay pursued a voluntary research during 2013-14 to develop navigation assistance devices for the visually impaired proposing enhanced sensing capability design to the conventional sonar-based electronic travel aids, something applicable to autonomous systems as well.

His hobbies include chess, skill-based volunteering, following issues impacting humanitarian affairs, sustainability and animal welfare. He is actively involved with UON Volunteers, University’s International Leadership Program (iLEAD), serves as Executive of a University Committee and is currently representing University of Newcastle at ENACTUS 2017.

University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship, 2015

Research Excellence Award in developing devices for visually impaired, Bharati Vidyapeeth University (India), 2014

Best Student Project Award by Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi (India), 2014

NIT Kozhikode National Award for Best Bachelor’s Project in Mechanical & Production Engineering across India by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), 2012

Maharashtra State Engineering Design Award by ISTE, 2012

Tata Consultancy Services Best Student Project Award, 2012

Master of Philosophy – Electrical Engineering (currently pursuing)
Thesis: Developing future nanopositioning piezoelectric actuators for microscopy applications
Supervisors: Dr. Yuen K. Yong and Dr. Andrew Fleming

Bachelor of Technology – Mechanical Engineering (First Class)
Final Year Thesis: Design of wave generator set-up for/and testing mechanical conversion efficiency
of point absorber wave energy converter prototypes
Supervisor: Dr. Jayesh L. Minase

IEEE International Conference on Embedded Systems July 3-5, 2014, Coimbatore, India (invited for journal submission)

TiE International Business Plan Competition i2i-2014, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India. (National Top 10 Finalist)

Conference on Mechanical Engineering & Technology, January 17-19, 2014, Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi, India (Best Paper)

ABLE BEST-India 2013 (Life Science Entrepreneurship Residential Workshop & Competition), October 9-13, 2013, Bangalore, India (Finalist – India’s Top Ideas for Commercialization Potential)

Techfest – The Annual International Symposium of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (Finalist in 2013 and 2014)

15th ISTE Students Annual National Convention, October 12-13, 2012, SGI Kohlapur, India (Best Paper: Renewable Energy Track)

MindSpark 2012 – the Annual National Symposium of College of Engineering Pune, India (Best Paper Award)