Teaching Activities

• Structural Dynamics (CIL7460) [PG]
• Design of Bridge Structures (CIL7880) [PG]
• Engineering Mechanics (MEL1010) [UG]
• Cyber Physical Systems for Infrastructure (CIL4310) [UG]
• Structural analysis (CIL3020) [UG]
• Structural Analysis Lab (CIL3020) [UG]
• Steel Structures Design (CIL4340) [UG]

Professional Experience

• 2021 to Present: Assistant Professor, IIT Jodhpur, India
• 2019 to 2021: Post-PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Industry Experience

• 2013 to 2014: Assistant Engineer, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., India

Professional Services

• Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports - A journal published by Nature Portfolio
• Zonal Coordinator, National Award for Best Innovative Structural Steel Design, INSDAG
• International Scientific Committee, 19th International Symposium on Tubular Structures (ISTS 19), Hong Kong University, Hong Kong.

Research Interests

• Steel structure testing and design
• High-strength steel
• Tubular and thin-walled structures
• Concrete-filled steel tubes
• Fire-resistant structural design
• Steel corrosion and retrofitting
• Sustainable infrastructure

Recognition & Awards

• Brij Mohan Lal Memorial Prize by The Institution of Engineers (India), 19 Dec 2025.
• Best doctoral thesis award, 2020 from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Peer reviewer for journals

• Thin-walled Structures
• Engineering Structures
• Journal of Constructional Steel Research
• Structures
• Steel and Composite Structures
• Sadhana
• Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A

Research and Consultancy Projects

• Behaviour and design of circular steel hollow sections having perforations - An experimental and numerical investigation [Role: PI]
• Technical and Environmental Assessment of a Keru Waste-to-Energy Facility (6 MW), Jodhpur [Role: Co-PI]
• Vetting of retaining wall at M/s Singhason Service Station near Aizawl, Mizoram for HPCL [Role: PI]
• Testing of high-strength deformed steel bars for concrete reinforcement for M/s Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd. [Role: PI]
• Technical Third-Party Evaluation of Sewage treatment Plant and pumping station of Hinduwan City [Role: Co-PI]
• Technical Third-Party Evaluation of 150 TPD MAS Transfer Station at CAZRI, Jodhpur [Role: Co-PI]
• Structural health evaluation RCC buildings at S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur [Role: PI]
• Structural health evaluation of buildings at MDM Hospital, Jodhpur [Role: PI]