Major Sponsored Research Grants and Projects (Last updated in May 2019)

 

Project Title

Duration (from - to)

Funding Amount

Sponsoring Agency

Investigators or partners

 

Travel well-being indicators to support urban planning policy: A tale of two Indian cities

May 2019 to Apr 2021

42,32,040

(INR)

Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), The Ministry of Human Resource Development, India

Indian PI: Nagendra Velaga

Indian CI: Prof. K. V. Krishna Rao

UK PI: Prof. Aruna Sivakumar (Imperial College London)

UK CI: Prof. John Polak (Imperial College London)

 

Modeling and Analysis of Crash Risk & Performance of Motorbike Riders under Influence of Human Behavioral Factors

May 2019 to Apr 2022

49,65,400

(INR)

Science and Engineering Research Board, India

PI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

 

EU-India Research & Innovation Partnership for efficient and sustainable freight transportation

Jan 2015 to Dec 2018

3,14,876 Euros

European Union (EU-India Research and Innovation Partnership)

PI: Dr Alok Choudhary (The University of Sheffield, UK).

CI: Dr Nikos Zaharis, Director, South East European Research Center (SEERC), Greece.

CI: Prof Daria Battini, University of Padua (UNIPD), Italy.

CI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

CI: Prof. Ravi Shankar, Dept. of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.

CI: Prof. Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, IIT Kharagpur.

 

Optimizing location and capacity of emergency response infrastructure for megacities

July 2014 to July 2017

68,00,000 (INR)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, India

PI: Prof Arnab Jana (IIT Bombay)

CI: Dr. Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

CI: Prof K Ramamritham IIT Bombay)

 

Effects of real estate undercurrents on urban forms and its emergence as growth machine in Indian Cities. Study area Mumbai

July 2014 to July 2017

63,00,000 (INR)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, India

PI: Prof Arnab Jana (IIT Bombay)

CI: Prof Ronita Bardhan (IIT Bombay)

CI: Dr. Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

 

CrowdData - Using the Crowd to Create and Maintain Useful Public Transport Data Assets In India

May 2014 to Apr 2015

GBP 1,03,592

(Pounds)

Research Councils UK (RCUK), Digital Economy Research Hub, University of Aberdeen, UK

UK PI: Prof Pete Edwards (University of Aberdeen, UK)

UK CI: Prof John Nelson (University of Aberdeen, UK)

UK CI: Dr David Corsar (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Indian PI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

 

Driving simulator

June 2014

33,78,000

(INR)

Civil Engineering Departmental fund (IIT Bombay). It is internal funding for equipment.

PI: Prof Avijit Maji (IIT Bombay)

CI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

CI: Prof P. Vedagiri (IIT Bombay)

 

Multi-modal Real-time Passenger Information and Trip Planning Systems Using GPS-enabled Smart Mobile Phones

June 2013 to June 2016

20,00,000 (INR)

IRCC, IIT Bombay (Seed Grant)

PI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

 

Trusted Tiny Things#

1 year

GBP 89,734 (Pounds)

 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK (Via IT as a Utility Network+) and RCUK Digital economy Hub, University of Aberdeen, UK.

PI: Dr. Edoardo Pignotti (University of Aberdeen, UK)

CI: Prof. Peter Edwards (University of Aberdeen, UK)

CI: Dr. Nagendra Velaga (University of Aberdeen, UK)#

 

# This funding was received when Nagendra Velaga was with University of Aberdeen, UK.

 

 

Consultancy Projects (Not updated after 2015)

 

Project

Duration (from - to)

Amount

Agency

Investigators or partners

Consultancy Services for Establishment of Centre of Excellence in Navigation Systems in Rolta Campus 

May 2014 to Sep 2014

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Rolta India Pvt Ltd. India

PI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) DPR review

Sep 2013 to Mar 2014

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National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), India.

PI: Prof Avijit Maji (IIT Bombay)

CI: Dharamveer Singh (IIT Bombay)

CI: Nagendra Velaga (IIT Bombay)