Invited Talks/Lectures (28)

Delivered Guest Lecture at Adikavi Nannayya University titled "Ground Improvement Techniques" on 20 September 2025.

Delivered Key Note Lecture for 2nd International Conference on Innovative, Sustainable Materials and Technologies (ICICMT-2025) titled "Towards Low-Carbon Geotechnics: The Role of Biopolymers in Sustainable Engineering Solutions" on 19 September 2025.

Delivered an Invited Lecture for IGS Kochi Chapter, Rendezvous 3.0 , Technical Webinar - 36, titled "The Research Paper Blueprint: A Step-by-Step Guide to Excellence" on 21 April 2025.

Delivered an Invited Lecture for the Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Performance-Based Earthquake Design: Combining Finite Element Analysis and AI for Structural Optimization, titled “Biopolymeric Stabilization Techniques for Enhancing Soil Resilience in Earthquake-Resistant Design” at NIT Warangal on 22 January 2025.

Delivered an Invited Lecture for the Training Management Cell (TMC), Central Water & Power Research Station (CW&PRS), Khadakwasla, Pune, in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) - Pune Chapter, titled "Mastering the Research Paper Process - Proven Strategies for Success" in Online Mode on 20 January 2025.

Delivered an Invited Lecture for the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2024 titled “Navigating the Research Paper Journey: Effective Strategies” at MIT Aurangabad on 19 December 2024.

Delivered an Invited Lecture for a One-Week Skill Enhancement Refresher Program on Sustainable Materials, Methods, Technologies, & Applications in Civil Engineering, titled “Sustainable Geotechnics: Leveraging Biopolymers to Minimize Carbon Footprint” at CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad, on 09 December 2024.

Delivered Keynote Lecture for 7th International Conference on Modelling and Simulation in Civil Engineering (ICMSC 2024) titled “Harnessing Biopolymers for a Sustainable Future: Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Green Innovations for Geotechnical Applications” at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam on 7 December 2024. 

Delivered Lecture for a 6 Day Faculty Development Program on “Effective Teaching and Learning of Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development” titled “Effect of Compaction Delay on the Engineering Properties of Plastic and Non-Plastic Fines” through Google Meet Platform on 27 October 2021 (11.15 AM to 12.15 PM IST). Host Institute: NIT Warangal.

Delivered Lecture for a 6 Day Faculty Development Program on “Effective Teaching and Learning of Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development” titled “Heavy Metal Retention Behaviour of Lime Blended Semi-Arid Soils” through Google Meet Platform on 26 October 2021 (4.45 PM to 5.30 PM IST). Host Institute: NIT Warangal.

Delivered Theme Lecture for “The Eighth Young Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021 (8IYGEC-2021)” titled “Sorptive and Desorptive Response of Divalent Heavy Metal Ions from EICP treated Plastic Fines” through Zoom Platform on 21 October 2021 (11.30 AM to 12.00 Noon IST). Host Institute: IIT Madras, Chennai.

Delivered Lecture for a 5 Day Faculty Development Program on “Recent Advancements in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering” (RAGTE) titled “Role of Compaction Delay in Pavement Considerations" through Microsoft Teams Platform on 21 June 2021 (2.00 PM to 3.30 PM IST). Host Institute: Gudlavalleru College of Engineering Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

Delivered Lecture for a 5 Day Short Term Course titled “Heavy Metal Retention Behaviour of Lime Amended Semi-Arid Soils" through Google Meet on 11 March 2021 (5.00 PM to 6.00 PM IST). Host Institute: NIT Warangal. The Program organized by the Geotechnical Engineering Division at the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Warangal.

Delivered External Expert Lecture titled "Understanding the Heavy Metal Retention Behaviour of Chemically Stabilized Semi-Arid Soils" through Microsoft Teams Platform on 20 February 2021 (11.00 AM to 1.00 PM IST). Host Institute: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India.

Delivered invited talk titled “Compaction Delay Effect on Stabilized Plastic Fines” for "International Conference & Exposition on Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Technology (ICE3MT2020)" through Zoom Platform on 10 October 2020 (9.15 to 11.15 AM IST). Host Institute: CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India.

Delivered Lecture for a 5 Day Faculty Development Program titled “Quantifying Compaction Delay for Plastic and Non-Plastic Fines with Additives - Pavement Consideration" through Google Meet on 01 September 2020 (3.00 PM to 4.30 PM IST). Host Institute: TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala. Program sponsored by TEQIP-II.

Delivered Lecture for Faculty Development Program titled "Prospective Research Thrust Areas in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmetal Engineering" through Microsoft Teams Meeting on 27 May 2020 (10.00 AM to 12.00 PM IST). Host Institute: Gudlavalleru College of Engineering, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

Delivered webinar titled “Geotechnical Challenges and Stability Requirements in the Design of Landfills” through Zoom Platform for under graduate, graduate and post graduate students on 27 April 2020 (11.00 AM to 12.30 PM IST). Host Institute: AMS College of Engineering, Avadi, Chennai.

Delivered invited lecture titled "Efficacy of Lime Treatment on Heavy Metal Retention Characteristics of Semi-Arid Soils" at JNTU Hyderabad for Workshop on Geo Practices - 2019 on 23 November 2019.

Delivered theme lecture titled "Probabilistic Study on the Geotechnical Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Soils" at Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018 held at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India from 13 to 15 December 2018. 

Delivered the lecture titled “Tox-Facts of Selected Heavy Metal Ions and their Practical Importance” for the workshop titled “Physico-Chemical and Geo-Environmental Studies on Semi Arid Soils” on 28 December 2014 at Holiday Inn, Al-Qasr, Riyadh.

Delivered the lecture titled “Batch Adsorption and Desorption Tests on Selected Soils” for the workshop titled “Physico-Chemical and Geo-Environmental Studies on Semi Arid Soils” on 28 December 2014 at Holiday Inn, Al-Qasr Branch, Riyadh.

Delivered the lecture titled “Compaction Delay Studies on Lime Treated Semi-arid Soils” for the workshop titled “Polypropylene Fiber Reinforcement – Novel Strategy to Reinforce Cohesive Soils” on 22 September 2014 at Holiday Inn, Al-Qasr, Riyadh.

Delivered the lecture titled “Advances in In-Situ Ground Improvement Techniques (Shallow and Deep)” on 07 August 2014 at AMS College of Engineering, Avadi, IAF, Chennai.

Delivered the lecture’ titled “State-of-the-art In-Situ and Ex-Situ Contaminant Remediation Techniques”, AMS College of Engineering, Avadi, IAF, Chennai, on 07 August 2014.

Delivered the lecture titled “Novel Clay Composite Liners” for the workshop titled “Using Clay in Sand Liners” on 14 January 2013 at Holiday Inn, Al-Qasr Branch, Riyadh.

Delivered the lecture titled “Outlines of Geo-Environmental Benign Characterization of Semi-Arid Soils” for the workshop titled “Bentonite Enhanced Sand Liners” on 18 April 2012 at Holiday Inn, Al-Qasr Branch, Riyadh.

Delivered the lecture titled “Enhancing the Potential of Class F Ashes for Geotechnical Applications” for “The Fourth Geotechnical Evening” on 12 June 2011 held at Tulip Inn, Riyadh.