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Professional Activities

1. Took lectures on the topic of Geotechnical earthquake engineering during earthquake training programme organised by the Civil engineering group of BITS Pilani for working professionals (During October 2004 – May 2005). 

2. Contributed chapter on Geotechnical earthquake engineering in the lecture notes developed for the earthquake training programme organised by the Civil engineering group of BITS Pilani for working professionals (During October 2004 – May 2005).

3. Demonstrated soil related experiments to Assistant Engineers & Junior Engineers of Rajasthan during Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) training programme organised by the Civil engineering group of BITS Pilani (During September 2005 – April 2006).

4. Took theory classes on the topic of Ground Improvement Engineering during training programme for Engineers of Engineers India limited at Engineers India limited, New Delhi (July 17-18, 2007).

5. Attended DST sponsored short term course on Application of centrifuge modeling to geotechnical engineering practice as nominated participant at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (November 13-15, 2007).

6. Participated in AICTE sponsored short term training programme on Role of Geosynthetics in Civil Infrastructure and Geoenvironmental Protection Projects at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (August 10-14, 2009).

7. Presented paper entitled, “Correlation Between Safe Bearing Capacity and Angle of Internal Friction of Pilani Soil” as invited speaker in First International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Management Research (ICAEMR 2015), Dehradun (July 19, 2015).

8. As member, Editorial Team, STM JOURNALS, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, reviewed papers submitted to the Journal during 2014-2021. Nine of which were published in the Journal with DOI. The DOI of published papers are 10.3759/joge.v4i3.143, 10.37591/joge.v7i1.1131, 10.37591/joge.v6i3.2770, 10.37591/joge.v7i1.3533, 10.37591/joge.v7i2.3846, 10.37591/joge.v7i3.3892, 10.37591/joge.v7i3.4174, 10.37591/joge.v8i1.4308 and 10.37591/joge.v8i1.4312.

9. Attended Webinar on Development of Prefabricated Dry Construction Technology in Buildings organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, A. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mangaluru, (8th July, 2020).  
 
10. Attended International Webinar on "Smart Cities: Beyond the Pandemics", organized by BITS Pilani, Pilani campus, (July 10-11, 2020).
 
11. Participated in the IEI Technical Webinar on the theme “Use of Geospatial Technology in Landslide Investigation”, organized by Uttarakhand State Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division on 09/03/2021 from 17.00hr to 19.00hr.
 
12. Attended Virtual Conference on 'Disaster Risk Reduction - Civil Engineering for a Disaster Resilient Society', organized by NITK, NIDM, ADRRN, IHRR, IWMI, supported by IGS, ASCE, ISSMGE, IAHR, IACRR, ECI, AIWC, ISET, during 15-20 March 2021.
 
13. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “CLIMATE CHANGE A CALL FOR PARADIGM SHIFT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: A REVIEW” for  Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (8th May, 2021).
 

14. Participated in Two Days Online National Webinar on “Foundations for Infrastructure Facilities: Principles and Sustainable Practices” Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Goa in association with Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, from 2nd-3rd September 2021.

15. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MINING HERITAGE AS DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE” for Journal of Economics, Management and Trade  (3rd September, 2021).

16. Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Advances in Forensic Analysis in Civil Engineering” from 27/09/2021 to 01/10/2021 at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.
 
17. Attended Virtual International Symposium on Data Analytics for Strategy & Growth in Higher Education (DASH-2021), organized by Institutional Knowledge Analysis cell, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, (10th December, 2021). 
 
18. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE SLOPE LOCATED ON MAYAMA AVENUE IN THE MFILOU DISTRICT” for Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (29th December, 2021).
 
19. Attended International webinar on Delta Resilience and Risk Governance Expert Forum-Mekong and Red River, Vietnam, on Feb 10, 2022, 3.45pm to 5.30pm, Bangkok Time.
 
20. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “REVIEW ON THE RELIABILITY OF GAS PIPELINE NETWORK” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (24th February, 2022).
 
21. Attended webinar on Corporate Governance and Interorganisational Partnerships: Digitisation and Deployment of Essential Health and Emergency Systems on March 28, 2022, 6.30pm to 7.45pm, Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
 
22. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “INVESTIGATION INTO THE UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SYMBOLS AMONG DRIVERS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (28th March, 2022). 
 

23. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “STABILITY OF CRACKED FUNCTIONALLY GRADED GRAPHENE REINFORCED-BEAMS UNDER MAGNETIC FIELD” for Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (6th April, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/jsrr/2022/v28i430511).

24. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Assessment of Effective Groundwater Management in Parts of Sokoto Basin, North-Western Nigeria” for Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (12th April, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/CJAST/2022/V41I1131697).
 

25. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “APPLICATION OF SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES IN MODELLING OF SOAKED AND UNSOAKED CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO” for Asian Soil Research Journal (25th April, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230128).

 
26. Attended webinar on 5G Technology and Applications to Smart Cities on April 27, 2022, 4.30pm to 5.45pm, Sydney Time.
 
27. Attended International webinar on Delta Resilience and Risk Governance Expert Forum- South and Southeast Asia, on April 28, 2022, 4pm to 6pm, Bangkok Time.
 
28. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Influence of Triaxial and CBR Scrutiny on Engineering strength of Rice husk blend geopolymer, and its behavior at various proportions” for Archives of Current Research International (29th April, 2022).

 

29. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Geo-Mechanical Enhancement of a Grained Soil Blended with Silicate-Portland Cement Powder for Usage in Construction Industry” for Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews (29th April, 2022) (URL of published manuscript: https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/188/375).

 
30. Attended webinar on Geo-Spatial Data for Smart Cities on May 31, 2022, 1.30pm to 2.15pm, Sydney Time.
 
31. Peer reviewed Book Chapter entitled “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Residential Cum Commercial Infilled Building (G+7) by Nonlinear Static Pushover Analysis” for the book entitled Technological Innovation in Engineering Research Vol. 6 (6th June, 2022)
(DOI of published book chapter: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/tier/v6/2962A).
 
32. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “ESTIMATION OF SOAKED CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO OF A LATERITIC SOIL USING MATHEMATICAL MODEL” for Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews (10th June, 2022)  
(URL of published manuscript: https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/190/379).
 
33. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON USAGE OF WASTE PLASTIC IN ASPHALT MIX FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION” for Asian Research Journal of Current Science (17th June, 2022).
 
34. Attended 6 online lectures with the title “Fracture, Friction, and Faults” delivered by Dr. Sohom Roy of the Earthquake Engineering Department of IIT Roorkee and discussed the concepts in the context of Rajasthan and Pilani during 7-16 July, 2022.
 
35. Attended webinar on China and the World Forum, A balancing act: India-China relations amidst a new global order on July 20, 2022, 8.00pm to 9.30pm, Singapore Time.
 

36. Attended webinar on Evidence Based Urban Governance: Water on July 21, 2022, 4.30pm to 5.30pm, Sydney Time. 

37. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “STRENGTH, DUCTILITY AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF REINFORCING STEEL BARS IN GHANA’S BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY” for Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews (21st July, 2022) (URL of published manuscript: https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/182/363).
 

38. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Nonlinear Radial Consolidation Analysis of Vertical Drains Foundation under Cyclic Loadings” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (26th July, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/JERR/2022/v23i117589). 

39. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Toughness and Ductility Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Beams containing Recycled Polyethylene Fibres” for Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews (2nd August, 2022) (URL of published manuscript: https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/185).
 
40. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Assessment of “The Serious Learner” Outdoor  Concrete Statue in TTU, Ghana: A Restoration Process (Before and After)” for Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences (6th August, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/arjass/2022/v18i230335).
 
41. Attended webinar on Adapting to Climate Change in One Square Mile: Lessons Learned from Hoboken, New Jersey; Friends of the Lehigh Libraries talk on September 14, 2022, 4.30pm to 6pm, Eastern Time (US and Canada).
 
42. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Impact of Maintaining Public University Buildings on Occupants, the Legal Consequences on Owners of the Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria” for Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology (28th October, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ajee/2022/v19i4417).
 
43. Attended CSE webinar:The State of Extreme Weather 2022 on November 1, 2022, 4pm to 5pm IST.
 

44. As member, Editorial Team, STM JOURNALS, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, reviewed papers submitted to the Journal in the Year 2022. Two of which were published in the Journal with DOI. The DOI of published papers are 10.37591/joge.v9i2.6673 and 10.37591/joge.v9i3.6810. 

45. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Ascertaining the Knowledge Level of Fresh Graduates of Civil Engineering and Allied Programmes on the Types and Primary Functions of Geosynthetics: A Study from Ghana” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (17th November, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i12773). 

46. Participated in Six days online and Five days offline Faculty Development Programme on Sustainability in Civil Engineering from 14th November to 19th November 2022 and 20th November to 24th November 2022, Jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, AICTE, AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy and UltraTech Cement at Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani.

47. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Trailblazing Road Safety and Commuter’s “Vision Zero Planning” in NH-55 (Angul Sector)” for Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (12th December, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i474026).

48. Attended webinar on Multi-Hazard Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions in Asia Pacific, on December 15, 2022, 3.00pm to 4.45pm, Bangkok Time.
 
49. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Decadal Change in Ground Water Utilization Pattern in West Bengal, India” for Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology (22nd December, 2022) (DOI of published manuscript:10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121795).
 

50. Certificate of Reviewing Awarded to Kamalesh Kumar in recognition for exemplary peer review of the manuscript entitled “Analysis of Geological Structure for the Application of Geotechnical Engineering to Optimize Thermal Extraction in Geothermal Wells” for International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (published manuscript details, vol. 8, No. 2, 2022, pp 26-35).

51. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Analytical Study on the Rational Challenges Project Engineering Managers Encounter prior to Achieving Sustainability in the UK Construction Industries” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (2nd February, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i5817).

52. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Investigating the Challenges of Engineering Project Managers in achieving Sustainability in the UK Construction Industryfor Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (10th  February, 2023) ) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i9839).

53. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Monitoring of the physicochemical and microbiological quality of water produced and distributed by La Congolaise Des Eaux (LCDE) in Brazzaville” for Chemical Science International Journal (24th  February, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/CSJI/2023/v32i2841).

54. Attended webinar on  Engaging Researchers and Learners with ProQuest Ebook Resource on 23 Feb 2023, 12pm to 1pm, India Standard Time.

55. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Effect of climate smart nitrogen and water management approaches on growth and yield of sweet corn” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (11th March, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121740).

56. As member, Editorial Team, STM JOURNALS, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, reviewed papers submitted to the Journal in the Year 2023. Four of which were published in the Journal with DOI. The DOI of published papers are 10.37591/joge.v10i1.6928, 10.37591/joge.v10i1.6876, 10.37591/joge.v10i2.7314 and 10.37591/joge.v10i3.7469.

57. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Prevalence and Factors causing Road Traffic Accidents in Lagos State, Nigeria” for Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports (15th April, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i6488).

58. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Microirrigation: the Water Saving Technologyfor Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (27th April, 2023) (Published in The Pharma Innovation International Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 6, pp 2386-2393).

59. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Direct Seeded Rice as Resource Efficient Technology” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (17th May, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript:  10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i82056). 

60. Certificate of Reviewing Awarded to Kamalesh Kumar in recognition for exemplary peer review of the manuscript entitled “Bearing Capacity of Skirted Ring Footing Resting on Dense Sand Overlying Soft Clay” for STM Journals, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (published manuscript details, vol. 10, No. 1, 2023, pp 21-32).
 
61. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “The eminence of the Langat Basin aquifer based on geological and hydrogeological characterization of three urban areas of Malaysia” for Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International (9th June, 2023).
 
62. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Trend Analysis of Groundwater Levels in Kalpathypuzha Sub-Basin of Bharathapuzha, Kerala in India” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (30th June, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92340).
 

63. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “STABILIZATION OF LATERITIC SOIL FOR ROAD APPLICATION USING LIME AND COW BONE ASH” for Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (10th July, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i6927).

64. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Changes in Land Use Pattern and Policies: A Study of Bankura District in West Bengal, India” for Asian Journal of Geographical Research (8th September, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ajgr/2023/v6i3192). 

65. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Fluoride Levels in Borehole Water: The Case of Chiradzulu District in Malawi.” for Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research (15th September, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript:10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i3267).

66. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Remote sensing based estimation of the groundwater potential of the Banda District” for Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International (25th September, 2023).

67. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “A Step Towards Digitalization, Status Analysis, Optimized Management And Reporting Of Construction Projects” for Asian Research Journal of Current Science (13th October, 2023).

68. Peer reviewed Book Chapter entitled “Water Demand Analysis for Selected Rural Regions in Visakhapatnam District” for the book entitled Theory and Applications of Engineering Research (18th November, 2023).
 

69. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Mechanizing Sugarcane Harvesting in India: A Review” for Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology (2nd December, 2023) (DOI of published manuscript:10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i474318). 

70. Virtually attended BITS-RIMS Research Symposium and Workshop on Microsoft Teams (6th December 2023, 10am-11.30am IST).
 
71. Virtually attended BITS-RIMS Research Symposium and Workshop on Webex (8th December 2023, 10.30am-12.30pm IST).
 

72. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Increasing Water Use Efficiency of Irrigated Rice through Water Saving Techniques in Yobe Basin, North East, Nigeria” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (1st January, 2024) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i23937).

73. Attended online Workshop under BITS RMIT Higher Education Academy Activities on the topic, “Teaching in the age of AI” on Webex (5th February 2024, 3pm-4pm IST).
  
74. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Spatio-temporal Variability of Reference Evapotranspiration and Trend Analyze of Crop Water Requirement” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change  (5th February, 2024). 
 

75. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “Resizing of Irrigation Pumps used for Heap Leaching in a Mine: Case of SOMAIR” for Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences (16th February, 2024) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ajopacs/2024/v12i1216).

76. Peer reviewed manuscript entitled “SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION PATTERN UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION IN SANDY LOAM SOIL USING GRAVIMETRIC METHOD” for Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (8th April, 2024) (DOI of published manuscript: 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2276).

 
 

 

 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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