
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Leading teaching, research, and academic mentoring in: o Climate adaptation and green construction o Safe & resilient infrastructure planning & design o Urban risk and vulnerability analysis; Developing interdisciplinary academic and research programmes; Guiding industry-linked resilience and infrastructure projects; Supervising academic and industrial research; Supporting institutional collaborations on infrastructure resilience and sustainability; Contributing to policy-oriented applied research in sustainability, resilience and habitat planning.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Structural maintenance & rehabilitation | M.Tech (CEM) |
| Project Formulatipon and planning | M.Tech (CEM) |
| Industrial Preparation | B.Tech |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Earthquake Engineering & Disaster Management | Delhi University | 2010 |
| MTech | Construction Engineering & Management | Mangalore University | 1997 |
| B.E | Civil Engineering | Mangalore University | 1995 |
| Certificate course (Postgraduate) | Sustainable Urban Development | ITC Netherlands | 2016 |
| Professional certificate course | Green Construction & Green Jobs | ITC ILO Turin | 2019 |
| Professional certificate course | Green Jobs | ITC ILO Turin | 2021 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| School of Civil & Chemical Engineering | Professor of Practice | February 2026 - continued |
| MIT MAHE | Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering | Oct 2023-Dec 2025 |
| AKAH - Global | Safe & Resilience - Coordinator (Global) | 2016-2025 |
| AKDN - Global | DRMI - Coordinator (Global) | 2011-2016 |
| ADPC - Bangkok | Senior Project Manager | 2008-2011 |
| Govt of Maharashtra (Yashada) | Director & Professor - Centre for Disaster Management | 2006-2008 |
| NICMAR University | Assistant Professor | 2004-2006 |
| Govt of Madhya Pradesh (DMI) | Assistant Director | 1999-2004 |
| Delhi University ( Delhi College of Engineering) | Assistant Lecturer & Research Scholar | 1997-1999 |