Experience

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering

• Thesis title : “Development of 1D-2D integrated Hydrodynamic model for River Flood Predication in Coastal Urban Flood Plain”

• Institute : Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India.

• Year of completion : 2012

Master of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering

• Thesis title : "Stream-flow forecasting using Deterministic, Stochastic and Neural Network Approaches."

• Institute : Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India.

• Year of completion : 2004

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering

• Institute : Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional Engineering College and Technology (now SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India.

• Year of completion : 2002

Associate Professor (January 2019 - Present)

Water Resources Engineering Section

Department of Civil Engineering

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujarat, India

Assistant Professor (March 2009- January 2019)

Water Resources Engineering Section

Department of Civil Engineering

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujarat, India

Assistant Professor (January 2005-March 2009)

Applied Mechanics and Civil Engineering Department,

S. V. M Institute of Technology Bharuch, Gujarat, India

• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (Scopus Cite Score-4). 

• National Consultant for Kalpsar Project by Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department of Govt. of Gujarat since 2019

• Dean (Alumni & Resource Generation), SVNIT-Surat since Sept. 2019-Sep. 2021

• Professor-In-Charge, Finance and Accounts, SVNIT-Surat since Feb. 2019- Feb. 2021

• Faculty-In-Charge, Finance and Accounts, SVNIT-Surat since Feb. 2025 till the date

• In-Charge, Institute guest house & Sardar Vallabhbhai Bhavan, SVNIT-Surat (2013-2017)

• Chairman of committee to grant Children Education Allowance to the Employees of SVNIT-Surat (2013-2017). 

• Member Secretary of Non-teaching position recruitment of SVNIT-Surat (2012-2013)

• Member Secretary of Furniture Committee for Newly Constructed Guest House (2012-2013)

• Member Institute level Computer Purchase Committee (2011-2012-2013)

• Member Institute level Training and Placement Committee (2013)

Postgraduate:

• Advanced Hydrologic Analysis and Design

• Flood Control and River Training Works

• Advanced Hydraulic Structures

• Free Surface Flow

• Stochastic Hydrology

• Basics of Climate Change Studies

• Water Supply Distribution Systems 

• Water Infrastructure in Smart Cities

Undergraduate:

• Water Resources Engineering

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Hydraulic and Hydraulic Machines

• Fluid Mechanics

• Mechanics of Solids and Fluids

• Basics of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science

• Engineering Drawing

• Energy and Environmental Engineering

• Member of American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)

• Professional Engineer (Civil) - The Institution of Engineers (India)

• Chartered Engineer (Civil) - Institute of Engineers of India (IEI), [C. Eng. (India)] 

• Member  of     International  Association  for  Hydro-Environment  Engineering  & Research (IAHR)

• Associate Member, The Institution of Engineers (India)

•  Member of Indian Society for Hydraulics

• Member of Indian Association of Hydrologists

• Member of Association of Hydrologist of India

• Member of Indian Water Resources Society

• Member of Indian Society for Technical Education

• Member of Association of Agrometeorology