Education:

• Ph.D. in Construction Management - 1992, University of Texas, Austin, USA, Automated Routing of Large Vehicles on Industrial Construction Sites J. T. O'Connor

• M.S.in Civil Engineering - 1987, University of Texas, Austin, USA, Object-Oriented Representation for Reinforced Concrete Elements G. Fenves

• B.E. in Civil Engineering - 1986, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, Software for Design of Reinforced Concrete Elements A. R. Santhakumar

Professional Experience:

• 1992 - 1993, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, USA

• 1993 - 1995, Lecturer, IIT Madras

• 1995 - 2000, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras

• 1999 - 2000, Visiting Summer faculty, University of Texas, Austin, USA

• 2000 - 2004, Associate Professor, IIT Madras

• 2002 - 2003, Visiting Eminent Scholar, Arizona State University, USA

• 2004 till date, Professor, IIT Madras

Areas of expertise:

• Automation in Construction

• Planning - Fast Track & Concurrent Engineering Projects

• Sustainable Development

• Geographic Information Systems in Civil Engineering Applications

Most recently taught courses at IIT Madras and elsewhere:

IIT Madras

M. Tech Courses

• CE502 Construction Planning and Control

• CE605 Construction Personnel Management

• CE607 Construction Project Modelling

• CE510 Construction Software laboratory

• CE675 CAD in Civil Engineering

• CE508 GIS in Civil Engineering

• CE513 Construction Quality & Safety Management

• CE308 Computer Methods in Civil Engineering

B. Tech Courses

• CE565 Computing Skills

Arizona State University

• Advanced Information Tools for Project Management

Short term courses conducted:

• Topic: State-of-the-art Methods for Project Planning & Control
  Dates: 24-26 October 1996
  Responsibility: Co-ordinator

• Topic: Environmental Applications of Geographic Information Systems
  Dates: 12-23 July 2000
  Responsibility: Co-ordinator

• Topic: Technology & Sustainable Development – Joint Course with EPFL
  Dates: 10 January - 7 March 2002
  Responsibility: Project Management Module Coordinator

Details of major sponsored research projects:

• Topic: GIS Laboratory for Engineering Applications
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana & S. K. Ramesh
  Value of project: Rs. 11 lakhs
  Sponsors: AICTE
  Duration: 3 years

• Topic: Off-Line Planning & Simulation of Multiple Crane Lifts
  Co-Investigators: Dr. N. Ramesh Babu & Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana
  Value of project: Rs. 9.5 lakhs
  Sponsors: DST
  Duration: 2 years

• Topic: Development of Techniques for Classification of Urban Features from Remote Sensed Data for Use in GIS Applications
  Co-Investigators: Dr. B. Yegnanarayana & Sukundu Das
  Value of project: Rs. 4.5 lakhs
  Sponsors: ISRO
  Duration: 3 years

• Topic: Development of Software for Decision Support System Required in the Preparation of ICMAM plans for Goa and Gulf of Kachhch
  Co-Investigators: Dr. L. S. Ganesh, Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana & S. K. Ramesh
  Value of project: Rs. 16.86 lakhs
  Sponsors: Department of Ocean Development (DOD)
  Duration: 2 years

• Topic: Infrastructure for Decision Support System for Cyclone Hazards Mitigation
  Co-Investigators: Dr. A. Meher Prasad, Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana, Dr. L. S. Ganesh & K. Rajanderan
  Value of project: Rs. 12 lakhs
  Sponsors: MHRD
  Duration: 3 years

• Topic: Recovery project - Rain Fall, Wind, Storm surge Modelling including coastal zone management project
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana, Dr. A. Meher Prasad, Dr. Devdas Menon, Dr. L. S. Ganesh & K. Rajanderan
  Value of project: Rs. 11.05 lakhs
  Sponsors: Andhra Pradesh Cyclone Hazard Mitigation Project (APCHMP)
  Duration: 2 years

• Topic: Removal of Obsolescence in Computer Network
  Co-Investigators: Dr. M. Ramakrishna, Dr. M. S. Sivakumar, Dr. Devendra Jalihal, Dr. G. Venkataratnam & Dr. S. Bhatacharia
  Value of project: Rs. 20 lakhs
  Sponsors: MHRD
  Duration: 2 years

• Topic: Investigation of Genetic Algorithm Based Off-Line Path-Planning for Cooperative Cranes in a Construction Work-Cell Environment
  Co-Investigators: Dr. N. Ramesh Babu
  Value of project: Rs. 12 lakhs
  Sponsors: DST
  Duration: 3 years

• Topic: Investigation of lightweight Materials and Constructibility Techniques for Cost-Effective Housing in India and USA
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. Ramamurthy
  Value of project: Rs. 4.25 lakhs
  Sponsors: DST - NSF (USA)
  Duration: 3 years

Details of major consultancy projects:

• Topic: Project Management for Industrial Structure
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana
  Value of project: Rs. 0.1 lakhs
  Sponsors: RDS Projects
  Duration: 6 months

• Topic: Assistance for Development of Coastal Zone Management Plans for Chennai
  Co-Investigators: Dr. J. S. Mani
  Value of project: Rs. 14 lakhs
  Sponsors: Resource Analysis (Netherlands)
  Duration: 2 years

• Topic: Educational Consultancy in Project Management
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana & Dr L. S. Ganesh
  Value of project: Rs. 1.5 lakhs
  Sponsors: Texas Instruments
  Duration: 1 year

• Topic: Educational Consultancy in Project Management
  Co-Investigators: Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana & Dr L. S. Ganesh
  Value of project: Rs. 0.5 lakhs
  Sponsors: General Electric
  Duration: 1 year

Memberships in professional societies:

• Board Member, The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

Current M.S. thesis guidance:

• Vijaya Bhaskar - 2006 (expected)
  Topic: Trajectory planning of cooperative manipulators by using different spline techniques
  Co-guide: Dr. N. R. Ramesh Babu

Current Ph.D. thesis guidance:

• J. Uma Maheswari - 2005 (expected)
  Topic: Activity Sequencing in Concurrent Engineering Projects using Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM)

• M. S. Ajmal Deen Ali - 2005 (expected)
  Topic: Automated Motion Planning of Cooperative Manipulators Using Genetic Algorithm
  Co-guide: Dr. N. R. Ramesh Babu

Past M.S. thesis guidance:

• H. Raghunatha Reddy - 1998
  Topic: Automate Path Planning for Crane Lifts

• P. L. S. Ravikanth - 2000
  Topic: Decision Support System for Coordination of Fast-Track Projects

• P. L. Sivakumar - 2002
  Topic: Automated Path Planning of Cooperative Crane Lifts Using Genetic and Heuristic Search
  Co-guide: Dr. N. R. Ramesh Babu

• K.V.S. Prasada Reddy - 2003
  Topic: Automatic Road Detection From Satellite Images of Urban Areas
  Co-guide: Dr. Sukundu Das

Past Ph.D. thesis guidance:

• Monto Mani - 2003
  Topic: Assessing and Forecasting Sustainability of Human Settlements: An Integrated Simulation Model of an Urban Residential Community's Water Usage and Sanitation Practices