6th September 2025 (Saturday) – S R Convention, Tirupati
08:00 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 10:00	Inauguration
09:00 - 09:05	Lighting of Lamp and Invocation
09:05 - 09:10	Welcome Address by the Chairman 4th ICFP 2025 - Prof. Satyam Suwas IISc Bangalore India
09:10-09:15	Welcome Address by Friction-Based Process Conference Series Founder Professor - Prof. Satish Kailas IISc Bangalore India
09:15 - 09:20	Introductory Remark by the Convener 4th ICFP 2025 - Prof. Ajay Kumar IIT Tirupati India
09:20 - 09:25	Opening Remarks by the Director - Prof. Kalidindi N. Satyanarayana, IIT Tirupati India
09:25 - 09:30	Conference Address by the President, IA-PMFP - Prof. T. S. Srivatsan, The University of Akron USA
09:30 - 09:45	Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest 4th ICFP 2025 - Dr. S.V.S. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Managing Director, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) Hyderabad India
09:45 - 09:55	Release of Conference Souvenir
09:55 - 10:00	Vote of Thanks - Prof. Devinder Yadav IIT Patna and Prof. Anbukkarasi Rajendran IIT Dharwad followed by the National Anthem
10:00 - 10:30	Group Photo followed by High Tea
Plenary Session 1 – S R Convention, Tirupati (Hall - 1)
10:30 – 11:20	Session Chair - Prof. Roxane Massion, Université de Lorraine, Metz France
10:30 – 11:20	Friction Stir Technologies – Evolution of a Disruptive Process over 30 Years Prof. Rajiv Mishra, University of North Texas, USA

Time	Session-1: Friction-Based Processes-1 (Hall 1) Session Coordinator: Prof. Hidetoshi Fujii, Osaka Univ, Japan	Session-2: Wear & Surface Engineering-1 (Hall 2) Session Coordinator: Prof. Vimal Edachery, IIT Madras, India
11:30 – 12:00	KN-1 (ABS 120) Decoding Friction in SPD: When Interfaces Drive Deformation Prof. Roxane Massion, Université de Lorraine, France	IL-1 (ABS 230) Tribological Performance of Hybrid Nanoparticle-Infused Jatropha Oil: A Next-Generation Bio-Lubricant Prof. Sikta Panda, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad India
12:00 – 12:20	IL-1 (ABS 109) Excellent Thermal stability of microstructure in Friction Stir Processed Aluminum Prof. K. S. Suresh, IIT Roorkee, India	OP-1 (ABS 50) Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and wear behavior of as-cast Al-15Si-4Ni-2Cu alloy Prof. Jagadeesha T, NIT Calicut, India
12:20 – 12:40	IL-2 (ABS 234) Copper-diamond composite fabricated via Friction Stir Processing Prof. Anuj Bisht, IIT Roorkee, India	OP-2 (ABS 33) Enhancing Tribological Performance of Cu(II)O/MWCNT Hybrid Nanolubricants for Axle Drive Applications Prof. Gaurab Kumar Ghosh, IGIT Sarang, India
12:40 – 13:00	OP-1 (ABS 49) Development and characterization of Cu/TiN surface composites through friction stir processing Prof. Ramavath Bheekya Naik, NIT Raipur, India	OP-3 (ABS 73) Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Tool Microstructure, Wear, and Surface Integrity in Milling of Inconel X750 Mr. Shailendra Chauhan, Amity University Punjab, India
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break

Time	Session-3 - Friction Based Welding-1 (Hall 1) Session Coordinator - Prof. Siddaraju C, MSRIT Bangalore India	Session-4 - Friction-Based Additive Manufacturing-1 (Hall 2) Session Coordinator - Prof. Praveen Kumar, IISc Bangalore India
14:00 – 14:30	KN-1 (ABS 213) Friction+Arc Assisted Stir Technique (FAST) for Joining High Melting Temperature Materials Prof. Visvalingam Balasubramanian, Annamalai University, India	KN-1 (ABS 13) Impact of Process Parameters of Additive Friction Stir Deposited Ti-6Al-4V Blocks on Microstructure and Tensile Properties Prof. Salima Bouvier, UTC Compiègne, France
14:30 – 14:50	IL-1 (ABS 67) Friction stir lap welding of dissimilar aluminum alloys: DIC-based strain measurements for strength and failure analysis Prof. Anirban Bhattacharya, IIT Patna, India	IL-1 (ABS 157) Additive Friction Deposition of Metal Matrix Composites Prof. Karthik Gangaraju, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India
14:50 – 15:10	IL-2 (ABS TBA) Scalable High-Speed FSW Technology for Next- Generation Electric Vehicle Production Prof. Vivek Patel University West, Sweden	IL-2 (ABS 245) An investigation on additive friction stir deposition of peak-aged aluminum alloy Prof. Buchibabu Vicharapu, IIT Palakkad Kerala India
15:10 – 15:20	OP-1 (ABS 18) Influence of process parameters on mechanical properties and microstructure of friction stir lap welded dissimilar 2024-T3/7075-T6 aluminum alloy joints Mr. Suresh Kumar Masa, CSIR-NAL Bangalore, India	OP-1 (ABS 152) Effect of tool rotational speed, travel speed, and build layer number on force and temperature characteristics in friction stir additive manufacturing of AA5083-O Prof. Shuja Ahmed, Ahmedabad University, India
15:20 – 15:40	OP-2 (ABS 78) A study on the experimental and numerical analysis of Friction Stir Welded AA5083 joints Dr. Nilesh Ghetiya, Institute of Technology, Nirma Univesity Ahmedabad India	OP-2 (ABS 220) Prior β-grain Refinement in Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Ti6Al4V Prof. Vivek Kumar Sahu, Fuel, Minerals, and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad India
15:50 - 16:30	Industry-Academia Panel Discussion-1 (Hall-1)

16:30-18:00

Symposium (Hall 1)

Paper ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
-	Development of Solidstir® Technologies for Upcoming Industrial Challenges	Dr. Kumar Kandasamy (Virtual)	Enabled Engineering, Virginia, USA
-	TBA	Prof. Vimal Edachery	IIT Madras, India
-	Solid-state Manufacturing Strategies for Aluminum Alloys: Welding to in-space applications	Dr. Amlan Kar	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA
-	TBA	Prof. Pradeep Menezes (Virtual)	University of Nevada, USA
22	Influence of Pyrolysis on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties	Prof. Madhu H C	Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, India
127	Analyzing the Influence of Pin and Shoulder-Pin Profiles in Welding	Prof. Vinayak Raghunath Malik	KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, India
TBA	Introduction to Friction Aassisted Bimetallic Union of Longitudinal-member Aided with Cooling Tunnel Inbuilt Circuit (FABULACTIC) Process	Dr. S. Muthukumaran	NIT Tiruchirappalli, India

18:00 onwards

Gala Dinner and Cultural & Musical Program S R Convention, Tirupati (Hall 1)