Academic Research
Research Project Guidance
Post Doc: 05 Completed, 01 Ongoing
PhD Research: 11 Completed, 03 Ongoing
M.Tech Projects: 22 Completed, 01 Ongoing
B.Tech Projects: 31 Completed
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Ankit Kathuria
Evaluating Pedestrian Vehicle Interaction Dynamics: A Prudent Approach Using Semi-Automated Safety Diagnosis [2017–2018]
Current Position: Associate Professor, IIT Jammu (Profile Link)
Dr. Ruchika Agarwala
Development of Safety Assessment Tool for Urban Roads [2019–2021]
Current Position: General Manager (Operation), Infra Design Studio Pvt. Ltd (Profile Link)
Dr. Madhumita Paul
Effects of Electric Cars on Traffic Mobility and Safety Under Indian Traffic Conditions – A Microsimulation-based Study [2021–2022]
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Kharagpur (Profile Link)
Dr. Pranab Kar
Modelling the Evasive Actions of Drivers at Unsignalized Intersections using Surrogate Safety Approach [2023–2024]
Current Position: Graduate Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Memphis (Profile Link)
Dr. Rahul Raoniar
Modeling Road Crossing Behaviour and Safety of Children in School Zones [2023–2024]
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, WKU, United States of America (Profile Link)
Dr. Pradhan Kumar Akinapalli
Study of Distraction Behaviour of Child Pedestrians [2025 – till date]
Current Position: Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, IIT Bombay (Profile Link)
Project Research Scientist
Dr. Vinayaraj V.S [2024 - till date]
Co-Founder, DromoLys Research and Development Pvt. Ltd
Ph.D: IIT Bombay, M.Tech: SVNIT Surat (Profile Link)
Dr. Vishwajeet Kishore Verma [2025 - till date]
Ph.D: IIT Roorkee, M.Tech: NITK Surathkal (Profile Link)
Mr. Pravin Telang [2025 - Present]
Research Associate (Profile Link)
Dr. Shivam Singh Chouhan [2024 - 2025]
Postdoctoral Fellow, WKU, United States of America (at present) (Profile Link)
Ph.D: IIT Jammu, M.Tech: MANIT Bhopal
Ph.D. Thesis Completed
Dr. B Raghuram Kadali
Modelling Pedestrian Crossing Behaviour and Evaluation of Mid-block Crosswalks (2016)
Current Position: Assistant Professor at NIT Warangal (Profile Link)
Dr. S. Marisamynathan
Modelling Pedestrian Crossing Behavior and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections (2017)
Current Position: Assistant Professor at NIT Trichy (Profile Link)
Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed
Development of Pavement Maintenance Prioritization Tool and Evaluation of Lateral Distribution of Heavy Vehicles and its Impact (2018)
With: Prof. K.V. Krishna Rao
Current Position: Scientist, CRRI, Delhi (Profile Link)
Dr. Shekhar Babu
Proactive Traffic Safety Evaluation of Unsignalised Intersections Using Surrogate Measures (2018)
Current Position: Associate Professor at College of Military Engineering, Pune (Profile Link)
Dr. Siddharth SMP
Microscopic Pedestrian Flow Simulation Using Modified Social Force Model (2020)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Anna University, College of Engineering Guindy (Profile Link)
Dr. Jithin Raj PV
Estimating Passenger Car Units and Modelling Level of Service of Urban Roads (2020)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, TKM College of Engineering, Kerala (Profile Link)
Dr. Monalisa Patra
Modelling Pedestrian Preferences and Choice Behaviour of Various Road Crossing Facilities at Signalized Intersections (2020)
Current Position: Senior Engineer, Traffic & Transport Planning, Dar Al-Handasah (Profile Link)
Dr. Bharat Kumar Pathivada
Modelling and Evaluating Drivers’ Dilemma Zone at Signalized Intersections for Mixed Traffic Conditions (2021)
Current Position: Research Scientist, University of Arizona (Profile Link)
Dr. Vinayaraj V S
Development of Safety Performance Function and Modelling Crash Risk for Urban Roundabouts (2024)
Current Position: Research Scientist IIT Bombay (Profile Link)
Dr. Jaikishan Damani
Modelling Motorized Two-Wheeler Driver Behaviour in Mixed Traffic Conditions (2024)
Current Position: Lead Data Analyst, FedEx (Profile Link)
Dr. Shahana A
Spatio-temporal Safety Assessment of Urban Signalized Intersections in Disordered Traffic Condition Using Surrogate Measures (2024)
Current Position: Lecturer in Transport (Ad-hoc), Newcastle University, UK (Profile Link)
Ph.D. Thesis Supervision - Ongoing
Modeling Travelers' Mode Shift Behaviour and Adoption Dynamics of Current Users of Electric Two-Wheelers (Thesis Submitted)
Modelling Truck Drivers' Behaviour Under Different Weather Conditions (2021 – till date)
Ms. Abhijna M
Impact of Major Transit System Improvements on Travel Behaviour in Metropolitan Regions (2020 – till date)
With: Prof. K.V.K. Rao
M.Tech Project Supervision
Dileep D
A study on pedestrian flow characteristics and Level of Service model at mid-block sections (2011)
Ayyappa Rao J
Evaluation of Transit Trip Planner (2011)
Nagraj R
Modelling Pedestrian Flow & LOS for Crosswalks at Signalized Intersection (2012)
Pradhan Kumar
Bus Arrival Time Prediction Modelling (2012)
Birara Tekeste
Pavement Management System (2013)
Hemendra Kumar
Recycling of Asphalt Concrete (2013)
Ashu Sintayehu
Freight Transport Modelling (2013)
Sushmita Rai
Capacity and LOS Study for Pedestrian Sidewalks (2014)
Sudhanshu Sekhar Gouda
Evaluation of Transit Oriented Development by Using GIS Based Multi-Criteria Analysis (2014)
Pijush Sarkar
Development of Level of Service Model for Elevated Walkway (2014)
Siddharth Gulhare
Study of Microscopic Pedestrian Flow Behavior (2015)
Raghupathi Kandiboina
Effect of Traffic Calming Measures on Urban Streets Using Driving Simulator (2017)
Elluri Manoj Kumar
Accident Severity Modeling and Blackspot Identification: A Case Study of Mumbai - Pune Expressway (2017)
Kishore Sasane
Modelling for Sustainable Solid Waste Transport System (2017)
With: Prof. Nagendra R Velaga
Sarthak Shrivastava
Effect of Traffic Control Devices on Driver Behavior at Horizontal Curves (2018)
Madhav Kaushal
Modelling the Accident Risk of the Drivers (2018)
Avani Aravind
Pedestrian Crowd Behaviour at Urban Railway Station (2020)
Pranaya Patel
Unraveling the Factors Influencing Crashes on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway (2023)
Mr. Rishav Kumar
Behavioral Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing at Signalized Intersections in Urban Area (2024)
Mr. Sachin Gupta
Analysis of School children's perceptions on road safety knowledge, crossing behavior, and traffic injury in school zones (2024)
Mr. Manjitsinh Girase
Crash Frequency Modelling at Urban Signalized Intersection Approaches (2025)
Ms. Lekshmi M
Development of Crash Safety Performance Measures and Modelling Crash Risk in Various Urban Corridors (2025 – till date)
Former Project Research Associate/Assistant/Intern [2016-2024]
Mr. Mithlesh Kumar
Current position: Pursuing Ph.D. at QUT, Australia
Mrs. Vandana
Mrs. Swetha Pantheeradi
Mr. George V Jose
Current position: Pursuing MS at Uni Adelaide, Australia
Mr. Rudhran U
Current position: Senior Manager, Tata Motors
Mrs. Meera J Krishnan
Current position: Traffic Engineer, GMD Consultants
Mrs. Chandni J Basu
Current position: Road Safety Engineer, NATPAC, Kerala
B.Tech Project Supervision
Aseem Awad
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementation of Intelligent Transportation System in Indian Environment, IIT Bombay (2010)
Sharbanee Prusty
Micro simulation of heterogeneous traffic flow at intersections, NIT Rourkela, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2010 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Varsha Gidwani
Micro simulation of heterogeneous traffic flow at mid-block sections, MNIT, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2010 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Krishnakumar S
Evaluation of Displaced Right-Turn Intersection using Computer Simulation, NIT Calicut, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2011 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Shweta P Pai
Development of Accident Prediction Models, NITK Surathkal, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2011 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Soumya Rajan
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Traffic Engineering, Summer Project, BIT Mesra
Deepali Jaiswal
Simulation of Signalized Intersection under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay
Awnish Kumar
Road Safety Audit, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay
Tata Pragna
Evaluation of Traffic Safety at Un-signalized Intersections under Mixed Traffic Conditions, NITK Surathkal, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2012 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Rahul Ajay Deshpande
Development of FEM-based Sustainable Vehicle Roll Cage Models to Improve Road Safety, IIT-BHU, Summer Research Fellowship Programme (2012 (Indian Academy of Sciences))
Sumit Jain
Pedestrian Flow Simulation, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Satya Praneeth
Safety Performance Analysis at Uncontrolled Intersections Using VISSIM, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Rachit Maheshwari
ITS Bus Arrival Time Prediction Model, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Shubham Vijay
Modelling of Pedestrian Flow, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Himanshu Jain
Development of Road Safety Audit Software, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Gagandeep Makker
Evaluation of Highway Geometric Design Elements – Case Study, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Jaymin Kotecha
GPS Based Traffic Data Collection, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Karishma Pant
Bus Arrival Time Prediction Model, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Deepshikha Alha
Application of Queuing Theory in Traffic Engineering, Final Year B.Tech, IIT Bombay (2013)
Murare Jee
Modelling Pedestrian Vehicle Behavior, IRCC Internship Project
Shubham Jain
Assessing Effect of Transit Oriented Planning Factors on Transit Ridership (2014)
Nivedan Rathi
Modelling Pedestrian Road Crossing Behavior Using ANN (2014)
Deepak Venkat
Improvement of Traffic Condition Along Major Urban Roads Using VISSIM (2014)
Rahil Momin
IITB Campus Vehicle Tracking System (2014)
Ashima Mittal
IITB Campus Visitor Information System (2014)
Tushar Shrivastava
Pedestrian Movement Analysis on Bi-Directional Walkways Using Cellular Automata Microsimulation (2015)
Karishma Soni
Economic Analysis of Public Transportation (2015)
Nishanth Sai Anchala
Proactive Evaluation of Traffic Safety at an Uncontrolled Intersection under Mixed Traffic Conditions using Severity Index (2015)
Harsh Shah
Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Intersection Using Surrogate Safety Measures (2016)
Rudhran U, Dinesh P and Rathinavel M
Evaluating Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Intersections Using Road User Trajectory Data, External Internship (2018)
Rudhran U, Dinesh P and Rathinavel M
Monitoring and Evaluation of Risk Factors, External Internship (2018)