Ongoing Ph.D



Nagendra Reddy (2020 - present)

Thesis Title: Soil stabilization with cement and additive for use in the base layer of flexible pavement

Email id: ce20resch14001@iith.ac.in


Mondem Nagendra (2020 - present)

Thesis Title: Minewaste as an alternative to base/subbase layers of flexible pavements

Email id: ce20resch11011@iith.ac.in



Vaishnavi Bherde (2021 - present)

Thesis Title: Application of UAV Techniques for Seepage Detection in Earthen and Tailing Dams

Email id: ce21resch11008@iith.ac.in


Zainul Abedin Khan  (2021 - present)

Thesis Title: Sustainable use of recycled construction and demolition waste aggregates in bound and unbound base layers of flexible pavements

Email id: id21resch11031@iith.ac.in



Sundaram Srivastava  (2022 - present)

Thesis Title: Use of geosynthetics in pavements over expansive subgrades: A sustainable solution.

Email id: ce22resch11020@iith.ac.in


Shivaprasad Barmavath  (2022 - present)

Thesis Title:  Use of steel slag and C&D wastes as bases/subbases of pavements or as fill materials in conjunction with geosynthetics.

Email id: ce22resch11022@iith.ac.in


Nagashruthi Shivakumar  (2022 - present)

Thesis Title:  Studies on the movement of granular material and interlocking in geogrid-reinforced flexible pavements under traffic loads

Email id: id22resch11020@iith.ac.in



Phanindra Gudapati  (2022 - present)

Thesis Title: Simplified Experimental and Numerical Models to Study the Behaviour of Unpaved Roads

Email id: ce22resch11006@iith.ac.in 


Deepak Kumar (2023 - present) (co-guide)

Thesis Title: Identification, Restoration, and Conservation of Underground Water Channels (Karezes) of North Karnataka Using Non-Invasive Techniques

Email id: ce23resch01010@iith.ac.in 


Samay Kumar Attara (2023 - present)

Thesis Title: Laboratory and field investigations on geosynthetic reinforced unpaved and paved roads overlying soft subgrades

Email id: ce23resch11014@iith.ac.in

Suraj Kumar (2023 - present)

Thesis Title: Advanced numerical models to simulate different transportation infrastructure systems with a focus on geosynthetic reinforced integral bridge structures and geosynthetic reinforced back-to-back walls

Email id: ce23resch11015@iith.ac.in