Dr. Bhrigu Kumar Lahkar recently joined the School of Biomedical Engineering at IIT (BHU), Varanasi, as an Assistant Professor, after spending over 7 years in France. Before joining IIT (BHU), he served as an Assistant Professor at École Catholique des Arts et Métiers (ECAM), Université de Lyon, where he taught Mechanical Engineering to students from France and various regions, including Africa and Asia.

Dr. Bhrigu's diverse academic journey includes a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Impact Mechanics, Université Gustave Eiffel, Lyon, France, where he contributed to sports biomechanics research for the Paris 2024 Olympics, focusing on dynamic sports analysis using advanced motion capture technologies, including Computer Vision and Deep Learning. He also gained valuable experience as a consultant at PrediTwins Lab, a startup in France, where he focused on developing musculoskeletal twins to predict and prevent sports injuries. Additionally, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, on development of deep learning-based algorithms to assess upper-extremity functionality in hemiparetic patients using wrist-worn sensors. His research at IIT Madras was conducted in collaboration with Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has a strong publication record, has mentored multiple international students, and continues to explore interdisciplinary applications of biomechanics, computer vision and AI/ML in in sports, rehabilitation, and digital human modeling.

Dr. Bhrigu earned his Ph.D. in 2020 from the prestigious Institute of Human Biomechanics Georges Charpak, ENSAM, Paris, supported by a Fondation ParisTech scholarship, where he developed novel methodologies for personalized finite-element musculoskeletal modeling. He holds a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (Sorbonne University), awarded with an international MIEM scholarship, where he was among the top students. Additionally, he earned a Master of Engineering in Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing from Thapar University, India, graduating with top honors. He earned his bachelor degree (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering from Tezpur Central University, Assam. 

Before embarking on his academic career, Dr. Bhrigu gained substantial industry experience as a Design and Analysis Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Limited, India, where he was responsible for designing engine peripheral components for DAF Trucks, Netherlands.