• Machine Design
• Optimization
• Computational Intelligence
• Magnetic Levitation

• Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies since 26/12/2011

• Engineering mechanics
• Kinematics of Machinery
• Dynamics of Machinery
• Engineering Graphics
• Finite Element Method
• Soft Computing
• Mechanical Vibrations
• Vibrations and Control

• Magnetic Levitation and Bearings
• Control of Inverted Pendulum
• Computational Intelligence

• Member, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society

Journals

1. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari R., 2008, Optimum Design and Analysis of Thrust Magnetic Bearings Using Multi Objective Genetic Algorithms, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 9(4), pp. 223 245, (Scopus) DOI: 10.1080/15502280802070028
2. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari R., 2009, Design optimization of double-acting hybrid magnetic thrust bearings with control integration using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, Mechatronics, 19, 945 964. (SCI) (Impact:1.434) DOI:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2009.06.011 (One of the top 25 downloaded articles of the journal in 2011)
3. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari R.,2012 Optimum Design and Analysis of Axial Hybrid Magnetic Bearings Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 13, pp. 1-18, (Scopus) DOI:10.1080/15502287.2011.636786
4. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari R., 2015, A Pareto Optimal Design Analysis of Magnetic Thrust Bearings using Multi Objective Genetic Algorithms, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 6, pp. 71-85 (Scopus) DOI:10.1080/15502287.2015.1009577
5. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2016, Parameter Estimation of Solid Cylindrical Electromagnetic Actuator using Radial Basis Function Neural Networks, Micro-Electronics, Electromagnetics, and Telecommunications, Proceedings of ICMEET 2015, Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 372, pp. 349 363, Springer India, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2728-1_31, ISBN: 978-81-322-2728-1
6. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2018, Experimental analysis on force and correction factor of an active magnetic thrust bearing, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, 40, pp. 221-233 (SCI) (Impact:1.235) DOI: 10.1007/s40430-018-1141-5
7. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2019, Estimation of leakage factor for Active magnetic thrust bearing, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, IAEME Publication, 10(1), pp. 1880-1896 (Scopus)

Conferences

1. Rao, Jagu S. and Babu, Bagudu H., 2003, Dynamic Balancing of Rotors, Proceedings of National Symposium on Rotor Dynamics (NSRD 2003), IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India, December 15 17, 2003
2. Kashyap, R., Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari, R., 2005, Dynamic Analysis of Rolling Bearings, pp. 363-369. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, NACoMM-05, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India, Dec. 16-17, 2005.
3. Rao, Jagu S. and Tiwari, R., 2006, Optimum Design of Eight Pole Radial Magnetic Bearings using Genetic Algorithms. Proceedings of 2nd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICMMS-06), IIT Guwahati, India, December 8-10, 2006.
4. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari, R., 2006, "Design Optimization of Thrust Magnetic Bearings Using Genetic Algorithms", Proceedings of 7thIFToMM-Conference on Rotor Dynamics, Vienna, Austria, 25-28 Sept., 2006
5. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari, R., 2008, "Design Optimization of Double-Acting Hybrid Magnetic Thrust Bearings Using Genetic Algorithms", Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, Munich, Germany, 15-18 Sept., 2008
6. Santosh Shelke, Venkatachalam, R. and Rao, Jagu. S., 2010, Optimum Energy Loss in Four Pole Radial Magnetic Bearing, International Conference on Energy Optimization and Control, 2010, pp. 266-273
7. Santosh Shelke, Venkatachalam, R. and Rao, Jagu. S., 2010, Optimun Power Loss in Radial Magnetic Bearing, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering Surat, India, pp.135-139, 2010
8. Santosh Shelke, Venkatachalam, R. and Rao, Jagu. S., 2011, Radial Magnetic Bearing Design with Loss Optimization Approach, ARTCom 2011, Bangalore, India, 2011
9. Rao, Jagu S., and Tiwari, R., 2012, "Pareto Optimal Design Analysis of Magnetic Thrust Bearings", Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Hyderabad, India, 9-12Dec., 2012
10. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2014, Validation Of Thrust Capability Of Active Magnetic Bearing, Proceedings of International Conference On Mechanical Engineering, Automation & Intelligent Computing (ICMEAIC-2014), CIST Bhopal, India, June 27-28, 2014
11. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2015, Estimation of Loss Factor and System Parameters of Active Magnetic Thrust Bearing using RBF Neural Networks and Differential Evolution, 2015 IEEE Workshop On Computational Intelligence: Theories, Applications and Future Directions, 14th -17th December, 2015, Kanpur, India
12. Srikanth K, Rao Jagu S, Kumar G N, 2015, Stabilization at upright equilibrium position of Rotary Inverted Pendulum using particle swarms with constrained optimization, 2015 IEEE Workshop On Computational Intelligence: Theories, Applications and Future Directions, 14th -17th December, 2015, Kanpur, India
13. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2015, Parameter Estimation of Solid Cylindrical Electromagnetic Actuator using Radial Basis Function Neural Networks, Proceedings of International Conference On Micro-Electronics, Electromagnetics, and Telecommunications-2015 (ICMEET-2015), GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India, December 18 - 19, 2015
14. Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2016, Optimum Airgap for Minimum Power loss of an Active Magnetic Thrust Bearing, Proceedings of National Conference On Rotor Dynamics-2016 (NSRD-2016), NIT Raurkela, Rourkela, India, January 7 - 9, 2016

• Srikanth K, Rao Jagu S, Kumar G N, 2015, Stabilization at upright equilibrium position of Rotary Inverted Pendulum using particle swarms with constrained optimization, Computational Intelligence: Theories, Applications and Future Directions, proceedings of IEEE WCI 2015, IEEE Conference Publications, pp. 1 - 5, IEEE DOI: 10.1109/WCI.2015.7495542, ISBN: 978-1-4673-8215-1
• Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2015, Estimation of Loss Factor and System Parameters of Active Magnetic Thrust Bearing using RBF Neural Networks and Differential Evolution, Computational Intelligence: Theories, Applications and Future Directions, proceedings of IEEE WCI 2015, IEEE Conference Publications, pp. 1 - 6, IEEE, DOI: 10.1109/WCI.2015.7495540, ISBN: 978-1-4673-8215-1
• Kondaiah V. V., Rao Jagu S., and Rao V. V. S., 2016, Parameter Estimation of Solid Cylindrical Electromagnetic Actuator using Radial Basis Function Neural Networks, Micro-Electronics, Electromagnetics, and Telecommunications, Proceedings of ICMEET 2015, Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 372, pp. 349 363, Springer India, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2728-1_31, ISBN: 978-81-322-2728-1

• Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, RGUKT Nuzividu (29-12-2015 to 26-12-2016)
• M. Tech Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering, RGUKT Nuzividu (01-06-2016 to 31-05-2018)
• Reviewer, Mechatronics, An International Journal by Elsevier
• Reviewer, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Springer
• Invited lecture Computational Tools for Research in Engineering and Sciences (CTRES-2018), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bapatla Engineering Bapatla, 522101, AP
• Invited Lecture on soft computing, Department of Computer Science Engineering, RGUKT Nuzvid, Nuzvid521202, AP
• Guest Lecture on Kinematics of Machinery, Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Marys College of Engineering, Chebrolu, Guntur Dist., AP, 7th March, 2015.
• Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Advance Research and Innovations in Mechanical, Material Science, Industrial Engineering & Management (ICARIMMIEM-2014), Department of Mechanical Engineering, ChristuJyothi Institute of Technology & Science, Yeshwanthpur, Jangaon, Warangal District (A.P.), 6th & 7th January 2014.
• Session Judge, National Level Technical Symposium TEC PRAYAGA 2013, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tirumala Engineering College Narasaraopeta, AP, India, Jan 910, 2013.