Invited Lectures and Technical Session Chair
Delivered a Talk on "Vulnerability of Buildings in Hilly Region under Multi-Hazard Scenarios" in an Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) sponsored workshop on "Engineering for Sustainable and Resilient Development", January 18 - 20, 2024, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Delivered a talk on “Seismic Vulnerability and Earthquake Resistant Construction Practices” in a A Workshop "on Training and Capacity Building on Safe Construction Practices", organized by the District Disaster Management Aurthority (DDMA), Mandi, on the occassion of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and SAMARTH 2023, October 13, 2023, Mandi Himachal Pradesh.
Presented a talk on Multi-hazard Resilient Hilly Infrastructure – an Emphasis on Earthquake Resistant Design”” in a One Week Margdarshan Sponsored online Faculty Development Program: Eco-Friendly Infrastructures, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, during March 07 – 11, 2022.
Presented a talk on “Loss Based Seismic Design” in an Online Faculty Development Programme On Advancements in The Field of Civil Engineering: Theory and Practice, organized by Pravara Rural Engineering College, Loni, during February 21 – 26, 2022.
Presented a talk on “Understanding the Behaviour of Buildings in Hilly Regions under Multiple Hazards” in a UKIERI-DST Partnership Development Workshop: Urbanisation and Resilience against Natural and Man-made Disasters- Developing a Roadmap for Building Resilient Cities in India, jointly organized by University of Wolverhampton and IIT Delhi, Science Park, Wolverhampton, UK, during December 13 – 16, 2021.
Presented a talk on “Base-Isolation for Liquid Storage Tanks” in an AICTE sponsored online ATAL Faculty Development Program on Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction Practices, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, University Institute of Technology (UIT), Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India, during November 29 – December 03, 2021.
Chaired a technical session in the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), held in Sendai, Japan, during September 27 – October 02, 2021.
Presented a talk on “Repair and Retrofitting for Enhancing Seismic Performance of RC Structures” in an one week, e-Faculty Development Program on Deterioration, Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of RC Structures organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, B.I.T. Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India, during October 25 – 29, 2021.
Delivered an expert lecture in a Two Week International Online Faculty Development Programme “Recent Advances and Innovations in Design of Structures, 2020 (RAIDS-2020)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, G. B. Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pauri, Uttarakhand, India, during December 07 – 18, 2020.
Delivered an expert lecture in a 5-Days faculty development program (FDP) on “Future Trends in Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (FTERDS 2020)” organized by Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology Jhansi, during August 17 – 21, 2020.
Acted as resources person for “Training of Trainers Programme on ‘Strengthening of Techno Legal Regime to Ensure Structural Safety’ for Structural Engineer of H.P.”, organized by disaster management centre, H.P. Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), in Association with Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HP-SDMA), July 26 – 28, 2018.
Technical Event Organisation
Organized “7th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation”, at IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, during December 11 – 13, 2019 (Convenor).
Organized a “Training of Trainers Programme on Earthquake Risk Mitigation: Strengthening of Techno Legal Regime to Ensure Structural Safety” for Structural Engineer of H.P. at IIT Mandi, in Association with H.P. Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) and Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA), during January 21 – 23, 2019 (Coordinator).
Organized a 5-day workshop on “Recent Developments in Earthquake Resistant Design” at IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, during July 02 – 06, 2018 (Coordinator).