Professional Activities
Expert Lectures
- Challenges and Solutions for Civil Engineering during COVID-19 – Delivered at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management, Greater Noida, June 2020.
- Future Research Prospects in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (TEQIP-III) – Presented at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, September 2020.
- Advances in Structural Engineering (ASE-2021) – Guest lecture at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, January 2021.
- India’s Rapidly Aging Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions – Keynote at IPEC Ghaziabad, June 2021.
- Condition Assessment, Stability Analysis, Instrumentation, and Automation of Dams – Workshop presentation at SJVN, IIT Ropar, September 2021.
- Repair and Retrofitting of Structures: Challenges and Solutions – Expert talk at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, January 2022.
- Assessment and Upgradation of Deteriorating Reinforced Concrete Structures: A Researcher’s Perspective – Lecture for Ultratech Cement and Indian Concrete Institute, February 2023.
- Fundamentals and Demonstration of Bridge Construction – Delivered at Port Blair, NHIDCL, February 2023.
- Assessment and Upgradation of Deteriorating RC Structures: A Researcher’s Perspective – Second session for Ultratech Cement and Indian Concrete Institute, June 2023.
- India’s Dilapidated Structures: Challenges and Solutions – Invited talk at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, July 2024.
- Quantification and Reduction of CO2 Emissions in Cement Concrete Production – Presentation at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, February 2024.
- India’s Aging Infrastructures: Challenges and Research-Driven Solutions – Delivered at Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL), November 2024.
- India’s Infrastructure Towards Resilience: Tackling Dilapidated Structures with Research-Driven Strategies – Delivered at Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC), IIIT Hyderabad
Events Organized / Coordinated
- Conducted a Two-Day Workshop on Earthquake Safe Construction and Retrofitting of Buildings in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Authority, August 2024.
- Conducted a Two-Day Workshop on Earthquake Safe Construction and Retrofitting of Buildings in Una District, Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Authority, September 2024.
- Coordinated a 15-Day Functional Development Program for executives of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd., from 14th September to 1st October 2021, at IIT Ropar.
Professional Contributions
- Advisory Committee Member for the International Workshop on Sustainable Materials and Construction, scheduled from 14th to 16th February 2025.
- Member of the Civil Engineering Curriculum Committee at JUIT Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
- Reviewer for leading journals, including:
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)
- Engineering Structures (Elsevier)
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Taylor and Francis)
- Journal of Structural Engineering (Madras)
- Indian Concrete Journal
- ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology.
Field & Industrial Visit
- Explored Supercast Technologies Plant in Ghaziabad for prefabricated reinforced concrete structural elements.
- Conducted field visits in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to document Himalayan Vernacular Structures.
- Visited a Concrete Building Block Manufacturing Facility in Naggal, Punjab.
- Inspected the Swaraj Foundry Casting Facility in Kurali, Punjab.