Associate Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India                                                                    Mar 2023 – Till date

Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India                                                                July 2015 – Feb 2023

FUNDED RESERACH PROJECTS: 2

DST SERB Research Grant: Improving the seismic performance of dynamically similar buildings using damper connected control technique                                                                                                                                        July 2017- Jan 2021

• Role: Principle Investigator
• Funding: Rs. 43,14,540/-

DST CRG Research Grant: Low-cost fibre reinforced elastomeric isolation using locally available materials - design methodology, numerical and experimental investigation                                                                           Dec 2021- Nov 2024

• Role: Principle Investigator
• Funding: Rs. 47,99,696/-

Ph.D. Thesis Guided: 2

• Hareen Cherukuru B V, Energy-based damper design methodology to mitigate seismic torsional response of buildings: development, numerical and experimental verification, PhD, 2022. Received Senior Engineer – Structural R&D position at Thornton Thomasetti, Pune.
• Ramakrishna U, Improving the seismic performance of dynamically similar buildings using damper connected control technique, PhD, 2021. Received H.O.D position at VBIT Hyderabad and a licenced Consulting Engineer.

Ongoing Ph.D. Thesis: 4

• Ambili P, Low-cost fibre reinforced elastomeric isolation using locally available materials – design methodology, numerical and experimental investigation, PhD, 2022-till date, Sponsored by DST-SERB.
• Sheik Mohammed Zoheb Nawaz, Low-cost base isolation technique for masonry structures using natural rubber, PhD, 2019 – till date, Dr. Kalyana Rama J (Co Guide), Mahindra Ecole University, Hyderabad.
• Shibajee Sutar, Combined elastomeric and sliding isolator for Low-rise buildings, PhD, 2025-till date.
• Ankit U, Artificial Intelligence Enabled Health Monitoring of RC Girder Bridge through Digital Twin Technology, BITS RMIT Joint PhD, 2025-till date, Dr. Mojtaba Mahmoodian (Co Guide), RMIT University, Australia.

Post Graduate (PG) Thesis Guided: 7

• Shrinivas N Vyasasmudra, Low-cost base isolation system for low-rised rc building using natural rubber, PG, 2022. Received Design Engineer position at STRUCTCON Designs, Mumbai.
• Razal Abdulla T K, Energy based optimal design methodology for unbonded fibre reinforced elastomeric isolator, PG, 2021. Received Design Engineer position at Thornton Thomasetti, Pune.
• Sistla Saiteja, Numerical and mathematical modelling of fibre reinforced elastomeric isolators using locally available materials, PG, 2020. Received Ph.D position at University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
• Chakravarthula B Ajay Mani Tej, Two stage damage assessment of structure with minimal structural data through dynamic analysis of categorized building, PG, 2019. Received Ph.D position at IIT Madras.
• Chakravarthula B Ajay Mani Tej, Structural health assessment of existing buildings without base line data using inter-storey drift correlation, PG, 2018. Received Ph.D position at IIT Madras.
• Rajasugantha A, Nonlinear study on the connected control technique for similar building using viscous damper and optimization technique, PG, 2017. Received teaching position at Ace Academy
• Stuti Mandal, Experimental characterisation and numerical investigations of seismic base isolators and base isolated structures. PG, 2017, Dr. Vasant A. Matsagar (PI), IIT Delhi. Received Design Engineer Position at Thornton Thomasetti, Pune.

Under Graduate (UG) Thesis Guided: 5

• Kotha Chakravarthi, Seismic Response of Ductile RC Frames with and w/o Dampers, UG, 2021. Received Master’s program at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Ghantasala Varun, Response of Asymmetric Structures with Infill Walls using SEISMOSTRUCT, UG, 2020. Received Research Assistant position at the Virginia Tech, U.S.
• T Devi Sriya, Application of Micro-modelling for Compressive Strength of Masonry Structures, UG, 2020. Received Master’s degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia.
• Pritish Dey Sarkar, Rotation Capacity of Prestressed Beams And Corrosion Effect on Steel Rebars under Seismic loading, UG, 2019, Dr. Luigi di Sarno (PI), University of Liverpool, UK. Received Master’s degree at Stanford University, CA.
• N Vedavyas C M Reddy, Application of IoT in structural health monitoring, UG, 2019. Community Manager at NxtWave, Hyderabad.

Post Graduate (PG) Research Practice Guided: 17

• Venkatasalam K L, Triaxial damper design for coupled control technique in adjacent buildings, PG, 2017.
• Ajay Mani Teja, Improving the seismic performance of structure using Magnetorheological Elastomer based TMD, PG, 2018.
• Sai Pavan Kumar, Optimal configuration of viscous dampers connected to adjacent similar buildings using PSO, PG, 2018.
• Sammed Jinendra, Structural health assessment of bridge using wireless sensors and hilbert transform, PG, 2019.
• Mehta Manish Manoj, Low cost spread base isolation technique for masonry buildings using natural rubber pads, PG, 2019.
• Anshuman P, Structural health monitoring of transmission tower and conducting wires due to ambient vibration, PG, 2019.
• Prathik Anand Krishnan, Effect of wind on adjacent similar tall buildings, PG, 2019.
• Razal Abdulla, T K, Micro-modelling of masonry structures in opensees, PG, 2020.
• Varada Vinod Nambiar, Response of asymmetric structures with infill walls using seismostruct, PG, 2020.
• Ashmita pathak, Low cost earthquake protection technique for buildings on hilly (sloping) terrain, PG, 2021.
• Rishika venu, Practically feasible, innovative low cost seismic protection technique for buildings, PG, 2021.
• Sandeep satapathy, Optimzation of base isolation and super-structure  with fiber reinforced elastomeric isolator, PG, 2021.
• Shrinivas n vyasasamudra, structural health monitoring of railway bridges under moving train load using openstaad, PG, 2021.
• Geet .d. Makwana , Evaluation of ageing effects on rubber isolators coated with bitumen, PG, 2022.
• Nishant, Low cost elastomeric base isolator using natural rubber with holes filled with sand, PG, 2022.
• Aditya Rajendra Mokadam, Rubber based partial slipping isolator for masonry building - earthquake engineering, PG, 2022.
• Pritam Priyadarshan Panda, Unbonded fiber reinorced elastomeric isolator with locally available low-cost fibers, PG, 2023.
• Ankit Ullegaddi, 3d printed concrete for seismic application, PG, 2023.
• Aslam Muhammed S, Study on methods to increase the vertial stuiffness of unreinforced rubber, PG, 2023.
• S, Low weight high strength and high ductile concrete for seismic aplications, PG, 2023.

Research Lab/Equipment’s Established:

• Strucural Dynamics Lab: APS 113 Shaker system, MTS Actuator 250KN, Acceleromers, Impact hammer, Data Acquisition.
• Shake Table Setup: Uniaxial earthquake simulation table with size of 2m×3m and payload of 12 ton, Sesimic accelerometers,
• Base Isolator Test Setup: To test isolatotors under simultanious vertical and horizontal loads, Laser displacement sonsors.
• Pushover Test Setup: Strong supporting frame to test structures under latteral loads.

Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India                                                    July 2010 – Aug 2014

• Frequency response function (FRF) based structural damage assessment using particle swarm optimization (PSO): numerical and experimental studies - Damages in framed structures are assessed using combined frequency & FRF emplying unified PSO. The extensive study of the proposed method shows an improvement in the accuracy of damage prediction and encourages its application for structural damage assessment purpose. Related journal papers are published.
• Structural optimization of rotating disk using genetic algorithm: A constraint non-linear optimization procedure based on genetic algorithms has been used for designing rotating disk. Related journal paper is published.
• Response surface equations for natural frequencies of damaged cantilever beam: Developed a simplified response equation representing first six natural frequencies in terms of damage locations and damage depths for a particular cantilever beam.

Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India                                             July 2006 – June 2008

• Gas turbine axial flow compressor rotating disk was optimized for its weight, within design requirements. Further the geometry based sensitivity analysis and probabilistic fatigue life of the disk was estimated.
• Optimization of cantilever plate with varying thickness using NASTRAN (FEM Method). Optimize the weight under static and dynamic loads by keeping design variable as thickness, and constraints as stress, displacement and first natural frequency.