Professional Background

Ph.D: Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India.

M.Tech: Geotechnical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India.

B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) and Minor in Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), R.K Valley, India.

IIT Indore

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India, [1st Nov. 2023 to till date].

IIT Patna

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India, [from 28th Oct. 2022 to 31st Oct. 2023].

IIT Hyderabad

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, [1st Feb. 2022 to Oct. 2022].

 IIT Hyderabad    [Feb. 2022 to Oct. 2022]

Postdoctoral Research Fellow [PDF]  

Research topic: Field performance Evaluation of Geosynthetic Reinforced Flexible Pavements

Funding by: National Highways Authority of India [NHAI]

Supervisors: Prof. Umashankar B

 IIT Hyderabad    [2017 - 2022]

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geotechnical Engineering

Research topic: Mechanistic-Empirical Based Design of Geogrid and Geocell Reinforced Flexible Pavements

Funding by: National Highways Authority of India [NHAI]

Supervisors: Prof. Sireesh S, Prof. Umashankar B, [external support from visiting honorary and Emeritus Prof. M.R Madhav]

 NIT Silchar   [2015 - 2017]

Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Geotechnical Engineering

Research topic: Improvement of Peat Soil by Employing Surface and Deep Mixing Technique: Emphasis on Unconfined Compressive Strength and Peat-Cement Columns

Supervisor: Dr. Monowar Hussain, External support from Prof. V.S Raju

Rajiv Gandhi University of knowledge Technologies [RGUKT]   [2011 - 2014]

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

Research topic: Assessment of concrete strength using partial replacement of alternative construction materials

Supervisors: Prof. V. S. Raju (external) and Rupas Kumar Meesala (Internal)

Internship (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering  [2014]

Research topic: Insights on the classification of a dam and its maintenance

Location: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Sagar Project, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

1.     Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE

2.     Journal of Transportation Engineering: Part B, Pavements, ASCE

3.     International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer

4.     Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, Springer

5.     Geotextile and Geomembranes, Elsevier

6.     Transportation Geotechnics, Elsevier

7.     Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor and Francis

8.     International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis

9.     International Journal of GEOMATE

10.  SN Applied Sciences, Springer

11.  Cleaner Materials, Elsevier

12.  Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer

13.  Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer

14.  International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer

15.  Soils and Foundations, Springer

16. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis

17. Discover Applied Sciences, Springer

18.  Discover Civil Engineering, Springer

19. Bulletin of Materials Science, Springer

20. International Journal of Integrated Engineering 

1. Best reviewer award of the year 2023 in recognition of the outstanding contribution to the Indian Geotechnical Journal 

2. Recipient of "IGS-Shri A.G. Dastidar Biennial Award" (2022) for best paper in ground improvement on titled topic “New Layer Coefficients for Geogrid-Reinforced Pavement Bases” Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer

3. Recipient of "Outstanding Research Performance Award (2022) in Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad

4. The GEOMATE best paper award received for the entitled paper on “Performance of Reinforced Base Courses over Soft Subgrades: Insights from Large-Scale Model Experiments” 2021. Best Paper among 400 Technical papers

1. Life member of India Geotechnical Society (IGS), Membership ID: 15072 [2017 to till date]

2. Life member of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Life Member -LM – 4201 (IGS) [2024 to till date]

3. Corresponding member, International Technical Committee TC-307 on “Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering” of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) for the term 2022-2025. [2024 to till date]

4. Corresponding member, International Technical Committee TC-202 on “Transportation Geotechnics” of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) for the term 2022-2025. [2024 to till date]

5. Indian chapter of International Geosynthetics Society, Membership No. 115/INDIVIDUAL/2024-28/RB

6. Member of the Institution of Engineers (India), Membership No: M-1803381

7. Life member of the Indian Road Congress (IRC), Membership No. : 103951, [2024 to till date]

8. Life member of the Institution of Engineers (India), Membership No.: M-1803381, [2024 to till date]

9. Past member of International Geosynthetics Society (igs), Membership ID: 15068, [2018 to 2022]

10.  Past member of American Society for Civil Engineers, Membership ID: 000012169903, [2018 to 2022]

11.  Past member of Institution of civil engineers (ICE) student member, Membership ID: 93596403, [2018 to 2022]

12.  Past member of Geo-Institute (G-I) Membership, Membership ID: 000012169903, [2018 to 2022]

13. Past member of Transportation and Development Institute (TDI), Membership ID: 000012169903, [2018 to 2022]

14. Past member of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Membership ID: 2325134, [2018 to 2022]

15. Past member of Deep Foundation Institute (DFI), [2018 to 2022]

16. Member of Geomate, Membership ID: 210918104R [2018 to till date]

1. Earned 34 professional development hours (PDHs) from Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) conducted by the University of Illinois. 

2. Certification course in Diploma of computer applications (DCA)

COURSES TAUGHT AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE

Title of course: Optimization Methods in Civil Engineering
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: July 2025 to Dec 2025

Title of course: Foundation Engineering
Students: B.Tech. 4th Year
Month and Year: January 2025 to May 2025

Title of course: Engineering Geology
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: January 2025 to May 2025

Title of course: Structural Analysis
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: January 2024 to May 2024

Title of course: Computations in Civil Engineering
Students: B.Tech. 1st Year Year
Month and Year: January 2024 to May 2024

Title of course: Building Materials  
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: June 2024 to Dec 2024

Title of course: Building Materials Laboratory  
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: June 2024 to Dec 2024

Title of course: Engineering Geology Laboratory
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: January 2025 to May 2025

Title of course: Foundation Engineering Laboratory
Students: B.Tech. 4th Year
Month and Year: January 2025 to May 2025

Title of course: Design Laboratory - I
Students: B.Tech. 3rd Year
Month and Year: June 2024 to Dec 2024

Title of course: Surveying Laboratory  
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: June 2024 to Dec 2024

COURSES TAUGHT AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

Title of course: Civil Engineering Materials
Students: B.Tech. 2nd Year
Month and Year: January 2023 to May 2023

Title of course: Engineering Drawing

Students: B.Tech. 1st Year

Month and Year: November 2023 to December 2023 & January 2023 to April 2023 

Title of course: Pavement Geotechnics
Students: B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D.
Month and Year: July 2023 to December 2023

Title of course: Fundamentals of Soil Behavior

Students: B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D.

Month and Year: July 2023 to December 2023 

RESPONSIBILITIES UNDERTAKEN AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE

1. Department Under-graudate Committee (DUGC) member [2025 - 2026]

2. Departmental secretary for faculty meeting (DFM) [2025 - 2026]

3. Brainstorming session convener for civil engineering [2025 - 2026] 

3. Counselling Head, Department of Civil Engineering Counselling head for Undergraduate Students [ 2024-2025 ]

4. Convener (Ground and venue preparation), for 38th Inter IIT Aquatics Meet and 57th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2024, IIT Indore

5.  Convener (Weightlifting), for 57th Inter IIT Sports meet 2024, IIT Indore

RESPONSIBILITIES UNDERTAKEN AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

1. Departmental Amenities Coordinator, Civil Engineering, IIT Patna 2024

2.  M.Tech., Coordinator for Geotechnical Engineering, IIT Patna, Batch 2023 – 2024

3.  Faculty advisor for M.Tech., in Geotechnical Engineering, IIT Patna, Batch 2023 - 2024