Activities & Interests

Editorial Activities in International Journals (Click on the Journal Name to see page)

Reviewer Activities in International Journals

Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Conference & TRR, USA
Journal of Modern Transportation Springer
Public Transportation, Springer
The Open Transportation Journal, Bentham Open
Journal of Traffic & Transportation Engineering
Unmanned Systems

Book Reviewer for OER Plan 5309 - Transportation Land Use - Modelling and Policy, University of Texas at Arlington. - Click here to view webpage

Blog "Transitopia" by Mansha Swami - Click on the title to view full article

Editorial Column in Print Media (Click on the Image to view full article)

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Dehradun's Bicycle Revolution: Pedaling Towards a Greener, Healthier Tomorrow with the 6C Approach

Public Transportation Scenario in Dehradun: A Case Study

Dehradun's Potential for Becoming Sustainable Mobility Ambassador

Sport Skateboarding in India: A story, A Legacy and a Skatepark

The Gloomy Fitness Mobility Situation in Dehradun City

Current Research Interests

Crash Investigation and Vehicle/Bike/Ped Simulator Studies
Autonomous Vehicles & Connected Autonomous Vehicles
Bikeable Streets and Walkable Streets (Design, Policy and Planning), Complete Streets
Pedestrian, Cyclist & VRU inclusion in Urban Streetscape
NMT modes, Innovative New Mobility
Transportation Planning, Land Use and Equity
E Mobility - Zero Emissions, Effects on Climate change, E-Vehicles battery charging alternatives
Impacts of CAV in Megaregion - (Click Here to view Research Presentation)

Teaching/Learning Interests

Higher Education Equity and Policy Strategies
Higher Education Institute - Financing Policies, Revenue Generation Strategies
Higher Education Challenges on Online Platforms & Hybrid classrooms
Higher Education Teaching - Learning & OBE based Assessment Systems
Higher Education Quality and Accreditation Systems
Indirect & Social Media Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility & Outreach for HEIs
International Collaborations & Expansion of Interdisciplinary Resources for Research.

Invited Talks as Speaker/Expert/Technical Committee Member in Conferences/Jury Activities

Invited for Guest Lecture - TRSP 988 Doctoral Research Seminar - I, TUIS, Morgan State University, 7th February 2024
Presiding Officer at TRB Annual Conference 2024 - Solutions to Funding and Mobility Challenges in Transportation Planning, USA
Discussant at the ACSP Conference 2023 for Rural Development Session, Chicago, USA
Jury at MORTH & IRC sponsored Road Safety Audit Certificate Course (Evaluation) in 2022 (60 Participants), India
Technical Committee Member in RAID 2024 Conference (Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development) Organized by NIT Calicut, India
Delivered an Expert talk on Plastic Roads and Recycled Asphalt Pavement: Waste to Wealth, January 2022 - Click Here to see video
Delivered an invited talk on The art of Effective Debating for the Debating Society of DIT University in the workshop, Communication Magnet Masterclass, April 2022. Dehradun, India. - Click Here
Jury at National Debate event organized by DEBSOC, DITU IN 2022 (58 Participants), India
Jury at various inter-branch debate competitions (2020-2022) at DITU, Dehradun, India
Speaker at Panel Discussion on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at DIT University, September 2020, India
Jury at Thomso National Techfest in September 2015 at IIT Roorkee (26 Teams), India

Industrial Training & Workshops

1. One week Training, Crash Data Modelling using ArcGIS Pro by Maryland Departmetn of Transportation (MDOT), Jul-Aug 2024 (Summer Institute).
2. One-Day Training on ClearGuide (Iteris) a Traffic and Transportation Analytics Software. 21st August 2024, at Morgan State University
3. Two-Day “Bicycle Friendly Community Workshop” Organized by the League of American Bicyclists at University of Texas at Arlington in June 2023, Arlington (Texas), USA
4. 15-day Certification Course for Road Safety Auditor by MNIT Jaipur, Indian Roads Congress (IRC) & Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH), INDIA Oct 2020.
5. CAPSL (Centre for Academic Practices and Student Learning) classes by TRINITY UNIVERSITY, DUBLIN for “Teaching in Higher Education” at TIET, Patiala.(2017-2018)
6. PTV VISUM (Simulation Software for Macroscopic Transportation Planning) advanced training - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION at DIMTS Delhi, May 2016.
7. PTV VISUM basic training Course at School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) Delhi, March 2016 in New Delhi.
8. QIP workshop on Road Safety organized by the Centre for Transportation (CTRANS) at IIT Roorkee in February 2016.
9. One-week workshop in July 2013 on Advanced Optimization Techniques, (AEOTIT) held at SVNIT Surat in July 2013.
10. Quality Assurance Intern - Prakash Asphalting NHAI Laboratory on Jaipur-Reengus NH-11, Rajasthan for 6 weeks in 2011
11. Summer Intern - World Trade Park, a commercial real estate project by R.F. Properties for 1 month in 2007.
12. Summer Intern - Constructed Wetlands – Lake restoration project by Classic Build home Pvt. Ltd. For 1 month in 2009

Masters in Technology M.Tech Dissertation/Thesis Supervised/Mentored

M. Tech Infrastructure Systems 2018-2019 (Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology) - School Zone Road Safety for South Delhi Urban Area using PTV Vissim Software - Chandrika Pathak (Grade A+)

M. Tech Infrastructure Systems 2018-2019 (Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology) - Pedestrian Level of Service Evaluation for Panchkula Urban Area - Rishabh Mittal

M. Tech Infrastructure Systems 2018-2019 (Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology) - Last Mile Connectivity evaluation for Gurgaon Rapid Metro using Data Envelopment Analysis - Tushar Girdhar

M.tech Thesis Guided at Thapar Institute, Patiala (Published Thesis) - Click on this Link to See thesis

M. Tech Transportation Engineering 2013-2014 (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) - Application of Data Envelopment Analysis in Mass Transit Efficiency Evaluation - Shelja Bansal

M. Tech Transportation Engineering 2013-2014 (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) - Station Area Re-Design for Multimodal Transit System - Prathamesh Saygaonkar

M. Tech Transportation Engineering 2012-2013 (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) - Performance Evaluation of Multimodal Mass Transit System in India - Phani Kumar Patnala

CAPSTONE Projects guided for UG student groups

UG - CAPSTONE 2021 - 2022

Forensic Crash Investigation – Case Study of Dehradun City. (Awarded BEST Innovative Project in University) (See Below)

Economic Feasibility of the proposed Ropeway project between Dehradun and Mussoorie.

UG - CAPSTONE 2020 - 2021

Road safety Audit assessment of National Highway from Dehradun railway Station to Mussoorie Library Chowk.(Grade A+)

Traffic Intersection Re-design at Garhi Chowk, Dehradun using TRL Junction Software.(Grade A+)

Accident Black Spot Re-design for traffic police identified black spots in the Dehradun Urban area.

UG - CAPSTONE 2019-2020

Fitness Mobility for Dehradun city – Assessment of Inventory and commuter Perception.

Geogrid Utilization in Hill Road Pavements

UG - CAPSTONE 2018-2019

Bus Rapid Transit Route Optimization for Chandigarh City

UG - CAPSTONE 2017-2018

Black Spot Identification and Rectification for busy urban intersection in Patiala city

Licenses & Certificates

Critique in Indian Express