Education
PhD in Civil Engineering – University of Michigan (2017)
M.Tech. in Construction Technology and Management – Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2008)
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering – College of Engineering Trivandrum (2006)
 
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay, India (2018-Present)
Senior Consultant, Pyramid Consulting International, USA (2017-2018)
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Michigan, USA (2014-2017)
Assistant professor, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India (2012-2013)
Assistant Manager, Larsen and Toubro Construction, India (2008-2012)
 
Awards & Achievements
Young Faculty Award, IIT Bombay (2018)
Editor's choice by Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE (2016)
GSS Fellowship, University of Michigan (2016)
CEE Bottum Fellowship, University of Michigan (2016-2017)
Rackham Conference Travel Grants, University of Michigan (2016, 2015a, 2015b)
Build India Scholarship, IIT Madras (2006- 2008)
 
Current Area of Interest
Dr. Thomas’s research at IITB is broadly focused on developing frameworks and tools that help adopt sustainable and lean practices in construction projects and infrastructure systems, thereby reducing the waste and environmental impacts. The main techniques adopted by his research lab include system dynamics simulation, agent-based modeling, discrete event simulation; distributed simulation, life cycle analysis, energy simulation, and various lean construction based techniques.