Research Interests

• Geotechnical Engineering

• Geosynthetics and Ground Improvements

• Soil Dynamics and Vibration Isolation

• Stability of Earth Retaining Structures

• Computational Geotechnics

Professional Experience 

• Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (June, 2023-Till date)

• Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (Oct, 2015-June, 2023)

• Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (Dec, 2014 – Oct, 2015)

• Visiting Scholar, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy (Feb-March, 2014)

• Visiting Scholar, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona Tech, Spain (March- April 2013)

• Geotechnical Engineer, Keller Ground Engineering India, Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai (July, 2009 - July, 2011)

• Visiting Scholar, National University of Singapore (Aug. – Dec. 2008)

Education

• Ph.D in Geotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (2015)

• M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2009)

• B.E in Civil Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubli (earlier known as BVBCET) (2006)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE),10672143

• Member of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (M.ISSMGE),IND17LM-3843

• Member of International Geosynthetic Society (M.IgS),10425

• Life Member of Indian Geotechnical Society (MIGS), LM3843

• Life member of International Commission on Large Dams, India (0011/INCOLD/IND/LM/2024)

• Life Member of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (MISET), LM1759

• Member of The Institution of Engineers,India (MIE),M-1582334

• Member of Indian Science Congress Association (M.ISCA),L32048

Awards & Honors

• Prof. Satish Dhawan Young Engineers State Award in Engineering Sciences by Karnataka State Council for Science &Technology (KSCST), Government of Karnataka (2024)

• Rising Star in Geotechnical Engineering  Award for the year 2023-2024 by Geotechncial section of Frontiers in Built Environment Journal (2024)

• Exceptional reviewer of the year-2023, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer (2024)

• Featured in the list of top 2% scientists of the world in single year category published by Stanford University, Elsevier BV (consecutively four years 2021-2024)

• Exceptional reviewer of the year-2021, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer (2022)

• Reviewer of the year 2019 (non EBM), Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer (2020)

• Bharat Vikas Award, Institute of Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar (2018)

• Young Faculty Award, Venus International Foundation, Chennai (2018)

• IEI Young Engineers Award in Civil Engineering Discipline by Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata (2017)

• ISSMGE Foundation Travel Grant Award,UK (2017)

• Best Teacher Award for PG course in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,IIT Patna (2016)

• IGS-Prof. Leonard’s award for best Ph.D thesis in geotechnical Engineering by Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi (2015)

• Best Paper Award by IIT Bombay during Young Geotechnical Engineers' Symposium on Finite Element Methods (2015)

• Marie Curie Fellowship by European Union to carry out research at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy (2014).

• Best Paper Award by IGS-Ahmedabad Chapter, Indian Geotechnical Society (2014)

• ISSMGE Foundation Travel Grant Award, UK (2014)

• Marie Curie Fellowship by European Union to carry out research at Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences UPC, BarcelonaTech, Spain(2013).

• Student Exchange Research Scholarship by National University of Singapore to carryout M.Tech dissertation at National University of Singapore (2008)

Administrative Responsibilities

IIT Dharwad (currently holding)

• Dean (Infrastructure, Planning& Support) - May 2024 onward

• Member, Finance Committee, BoG nominee (September 2024 Onward)

• Member, Building and Works Committee (September 2024 Onward)

• Member, Academic Senate - August, 2023 onward

IIT Dharwad (held in past)

• Officiating Dean (Infrastructure, Planning& Support) - January 2024 - May 2024

• Associate Dean (Infrastructure, Planning& Support)- August, 2023 - January 2024

IIT Patna

• Professor In-charge, Campus Amenities (2022-2023)

• President, Institute Innovation Council, IIT Patna ( 2019- 2021)

• Professor In-charge, Training and Placement Cell (2017 - 2019)

• Member, Library Advisory Committee ( 2019- 2021)

• Member, Institute Transport Committe ( 2019 - 2021)

• Member, Training and Placement Cell ( 2016 - 2020)

• In-charge, Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (2019 - 2021)

• Secretary, Department Academic Program Committee, DAPC ( 2020- 2022)

• Faculty advisor, M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering-2022 Batch (2022 -2023)

• Faculty advisor, B.Tech-2016, CEE Batch (2016 - 2020)

• Member, Department Academic Program Committee, DAPC ( 2016 - 2023)

• Member, Department Purchase Committee, DPC (2018 - 2020)

• Department placement coordinator (J 2016 - 2020)

• Member, Institute Convocation committee 2016

Countries Visited

• Australia, Austria, Bhutan, China, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, Vatican City