Dr. Lingampally Sai Vinay is currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. Previously worked as a Researcher at Tata Steel, and served as a Mining Expert at O/o Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, Government of India. Dr. Lingampally Sai Vinay completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mining Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India, in 2023. He holds a Second Class Manager's Certificate of Competency (Un-Restricted Coal), Gas Testing certificate, and First Aid certificate. Dr. Lingampally Sai Vinay's research interests are Underground Coal Mining, Rock Mechanics, Green Mining, Coal Bed Methane, Mine Safety, and the Application of numerical simulation, machine learning, and various advanced tools in Mining. His PhD Thesis was nominated from India by the Indian National Group of ISRM for the ISRM Rocha Medal 2025. He is serving as a reviewer for 9 International Journals of Elsevier, Springer, Frontiers, and other reputed publishers. He has six publications (3 SCI, 1 Book Chapter, 1 International Summit, and 2 Conferences). He is a member of various mining societies like IACC, CPPA, ISRM, IEI, MGMI, MEAI, SAIMM, ISRMTT, ARMA, SME, IEF, and ICF. He is also a Coordinator of the ISRM India’s Youth Researcher’s Forum 2025. He is also the First Doctorate of JNTUH University College of Engineering Manthani.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India
Title of PhD Thesis: Study of strata behaviour for stability of continuous miner panels using numerical simulation and machine learning techniques
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech): Mining Engineering, JNTUH University College of Engineering, Manthani, India
Underground Coal Mining, Mine Closure, Energy Transition, Rock Mechanics, Green Mining, Coal Bed Methane, Mine Safety, and Application of numerical simulation, machine learning, and various advanced tools in Mining.
Life Member - Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology (ISRMTT)
Life Member - International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
Life Member - Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI)
Created: 23 November 2019