Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Department of Civil Engineering

Research Team

Dr. Mohamed Hasain
Dr. Mohamed Hasain
Oct. 2024 - Till date
Topic: Public transit systems
mohamedhasaincivil@gmail.com
Dr. Anuj Budhkar
Dr. Anuj Budhkar
Nov. 2017 - Apr. 2019
Topic: Operational effects of ramp geometry
Present: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, India.
anujbudhkar@gmail.com
Ongoing PhD Scholars
Ashutosh Pandey
Ashutosh Pandey
August 2022 - Till date
Research Topic: Developing vehicle dynamics based safety evaluation tool for rural highways
22d0272@iitb.ac.in
Mohan Kumar Somavarapu
Mohan Kumar Somavarapu
August 2022 - Till date
Research Topic: Human-centric highway geometric design for fully autonomous vehicles
mohan.somavarapu@monash.edu
Raja Rizwan Ul Haq Madni
Raja Rizwan Ul Haq Madni
August 2022 - Till date
Research Topic: Modelling driver behavior and evaluating feedback systems for enhancing road safety using a low-cost telematics device
madniriz09@gmail.com
K. Rahul Chandra
K. Rahul Chandra
January 2023 - Till date
Research Topic: Effect of horizontal alignment geometry on driving performance and road safety
22d0307@iitb.ac.in
Kanjariya Karshanbhai Mavjibhai
Kanjariya Karshanbhai Mavjibhai
January 2025 - Till date
Research Topic: Cognitive load of truck drivers for safety evaluation
24D0322@iitb.ac.in
Graduated PhD Scholars
Dr. Gourab Sil
Dr. Gourab Sil
July 2015 - July 2019
Thesis: Modelling Drivers’ Speed Choice and Sharpness Perception of Horizontal Curves for Consistent Design
Present: Assistant Professor, IIT Indore, Indore, India.
silgourab@gmail.com
Dr. Sushma MB
Dr. Sushma MB
July 2013 - July 2019
Thesis: Integrated Path Planner and Ant Colony Algorithm for Highway Alignment Optimization
Present: Assistant Professor, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, India.
prustysushma618@gmail.com
Dr. Sandeepan Roy
Dr. Sandeepan Roy
July 2015 - November 2021
Thesis: Optimization of Multi-Objective Station Locations and Alignment Problem for High Speed Rail
Present: Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
sandeepanroy1991@gmail.com
Dr. Suresh Nama
Dr. Suresh Nama
July 2015 - May 2023
Thesis: Development of Speed Based Consistency Evaluation of Four-Lane Highway Geometry Using Naturalistic Driving Data
Present: Supervisor: Prof. Akhilesh K. Maurya (IITG), Co-Supervisor: Prof. Avijit Maji (IITB)
nsureshce@gmail.com
Graduated Dual Degree (M.Tech. + PhD)
Dr. Tushar Choudhari
Dr. Tushar Choudhari
July 2014 - November 2021
Thesis: Runoff Risk Evaluation using Vehicle Performance and Stability Measures along Horizontal Curves of Two-lane Rural Highways
Present: Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India
tp.choudhari@gmail.com
  • Abhijeet Kumar Gaurav
    Project: Demand Responsive Transit System
    June 2025 - Till Date
  • Aohona Arefin
    Project: Perception of Crowding in Public Buses of Mumbai Region
    June 2021 - June 2023
  • Moti Chavan
    Project: Modelling Vehicle Stability Based on Driving Performance Measures
    June 2020 - June 2021
  • Vinita Mehar
    Project: Structural Equation Modelling of Overtaking Strategy on Two-lane Undivided Roadway
    June 2020 - June 2021
  • Rajesh Karel
    Project: Development of Pavement Performance Model for Indian Roads using LTPP Data
    May 2019 - June 2020
  • Shivendra Kumar Shailendra
    Project: Hazard-based Model of Overtaking Duration and Distance
    May 2019 - June 2020
  • Bharat Kumar Bhadrecha
    Project: Modelling Overtaking Distance for Two-lane Undivided Rural Highways
    May 2018 - June 2019
  • Asmelash Kahesay
    Project: Modeling Driver Deceleration Behaviour on Horizontal Curve Using Driving Simulator Data
    May 2017 - July 2018
  • Nishant Mukund Pawar (SVNIT Surat)
    Project: Calibration of Driving Behavior in Micro Simulation Models using Traffic Simulator (Advisor: Prof. S.S. Arkatkar, Co-Advisor: Prof. Avijit Maji)
    Jan 2018 - July 2018
  • Sai Ram Goud
    Project: Evaluation of Signalised Intersection under the flyover to Retrofit Single Point Urban Interchange
    May 2016 - July 2017
  • Ayush Mishra (SVNIT Surat)
    Project: Safety Assessment Using Proximal Safety Indicator and Collision Avoidance Behaviour at Un-Signalized Intersection in Surat (Advisor: Prof. S.S. Arkatkar, Co-Advisor: Prof. Avijit Maji)
    Aug 2016 - July 2017
  • Ayush Tyagi
    Project: Operating and Design Speed Prediction Models for Four Lane Median Divided Rural Highways
    May 2015 - Dec 2016
  • Aushmin Lodh (IIITM-Kerala)
    Project: Fatigue crack detection system by spectral analysis using MATLAB
    Jan 2015 - May 2015
  • Belachew Gebrewold Shogamo
    Project: Reliability based flexible pavement overlay design using FWD data (Co-Advisor: Prof. Dharamveer Singh)
    May 2014 - June 2015