Prof. A Vasan has been actively involved in teaching, research and academic administration for over twenty three years. He holds a PhD in Water Resources Engineering and did his Post-Doctoral studies at Western University, Canada. His research interests include Optimization of Reservoir Operation using Nature Inspired Algorithms, Water Distribution Network design optimization, Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks using Machine Learning and IoTs. He is a recipient of awards for various research papers and has received sponsored research funding from various agencies. He has published more than 100 research papers and has been a reviewer for numerous reputed international journals.

Education

• PhD (Civil Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, 2005.
• ME (Structural Engineering), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (Affiliated to Bharathiar University), 2000.
• BE (Civil Engineering), Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu (Affiliated to University of Madras), 1998.

Academic Work Experience

August 2008 to Till Date - Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

August 2007 to July 2008 - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Facility for Intelligent Decision Support, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, Ontario, Canada                           

August 2000 to July 2007 - Civil Engineering Group, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus