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Prof. Komaragiri Srinivasa Raju

hyderabad Civil Engineering

Senior Professor
Department of Civil Engineering

Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Algorithms, Impact of Climate Change, Multicriteria Decision Making, Soft Computing
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India
ksraju@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
040-66303519

HERE, YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT

  • Reviewing Assignments;
  • Media Coverage;
  • Workshops & Conferences Organized;
  • Member, Board of Studies and Advisory Committee;
  • Subject Expert assignments;
  • Member of Technical/Organizing Committee of Conferences;
  • Session Chair /Co-Chair/Panel Member/Moderator;
  • Chief Guest/Guest of Honour;
  • Participation in Conferences/Meetings;
  • Membership of Professional Societies.

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Reviewing Assignment

i.  International Journals
  1. Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindwai
  2. Advances in Water Resources, Elsevier
  3. Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier
  4. Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, Hindwai Publishing 
  5. Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, World Scientific
  6. Climate Dynamics, Springer
  7. Climatic Change, Springer
  8. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Elsevier
  9. Environmental Management, Springer
  10. Environmental Modelling and Software, Elsevier
  11. European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier
  12. H2Open Journal, IWA
  13. Hydrological Process, Wiley 
  14. Hydrology Research, IWA
  15. Hydrological Sciences Journal, Taylor and Francis
  16. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
  17. Information Sciences, Elsevier
  18. International Journal of Climatology, Wiley
  19. International Journal of Global Environment Issues, Inderscience
  20. International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, Inderscience 
  21. International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, World Scientific
  22. International Journal of Sediment Research, Elsevier
  23. International Journal of Water, Inderscience
  24. Irrigation Science, Springer
  25. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis
  26. Journal of American Water Resources Association, Wiley 
  27. Journal of Earth System Science, Springer
  28. Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier
  29. Journal of Flood Engineering, Serial Publications
  30. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE
  31. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE
  32. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE
  33. Journal of Hydrology, Elsevier
  34. Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing and Renewable Energy, Nova 
  35. Journal of Water and Climate Change, IWA 
  36. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management,ASCE
  37. Natural Hazards, Springer
  38. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Springer
  39. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Elsevier
  40. Water and Environment Journal, Wiley 
  41. Water Policy, IWA
  42. Water Resources Management, Springer
  43. Water Resources Research, Wiley 
  44. Water Science and Technology, IWA 
 
ii. Books/ Book Chapters/Web/Video based Lectures
  • Book chapters of Environmental engineering (Volume 1 & 2), Oxford University Press (December 22, 2016).
  • Book on Hydraulic steel structures, Informatics publishing limited, Bangalore (June 29, 2015).
  • Book chapter ‘Fuzzy logic in multiobjective decision making and hydrological modelling’ for book’ Sustainable water resources management’, ASCE, editor: Prof CSP Ojha (December 31, 2014).
  • Book on Fluid mechanics and machinery for Oxford University Press, April 2014.
  • NPTEL video based course on Stochastic hydrology prepared by Prof P. P. Mujumdar, IISc., Bangalore, 2012.
  • NPTEL web based course on Water resources systems planning and management prepared by Prof D. Nagesh Kumar, 2011.
  • NPTEL web based course on Optimization methods prepared by Prof D. Nagesh Kumar, IISc., Bangalore, 2007.
  • Book on Engineering hydrology, Pearson education.
 
iii. Ph.D & M.Tech Theses
 
Ph.D  
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (A Multivariate Phase Space Reconstruction Approach for Chaos Identification and Prediction of Runoff, Student Name: Ms. Namitha Elza Saji (Roll Number 184040018), Advisors. Prof. V. Jothiprakash and Prof. Bellie Sivakumar, Report submitted on December 23, 2024).
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Quantifying Climate and Catchment Effects on Streamflow using the Budyko Framework, Student Name: Mr. Sharma Pushkar Ajaykumar (Roll Numbe174040012), Advisor: Prof Arpita Mondal, Viva held on March 31, 2023)
  • National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Hydrological Impact of Land Use and Climate Change on the West Coast River Basins of Karnataka, Student Name: Ms. Sharannya TM, Advisor: Prof A Mahesha, Viva held on December 28, 2022)
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Multi-Objective Design of Water Distribution Networks considering Mechanical, Hydraulic Failures and Future Water Demands, Student Name: Ms. Swati Sirsant, Advisor: Prof M Janga Reddy, Viva held on February 12, 2021) 
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Simulation and Control of Water Resource Systems: Student Name: Pawan Kumar Rai; Advisors: Prof CT Dhanya and Prof BR Chahar; Viva held on March 26, 2018)
  • Victoria University Melbourne Australia (Daily Stream Flow Estimation Using Remote Sensing Data; Student Name: Sisri Danaka Nilantha MEEPIEGALKATIYA GAMAGE; Advisor: Prof Chris Perera, 2015)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai (Optimal Reservoir Operation for Hydropower Production Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Programming; Student Name: Bholanath N.S. Ghimire; Advisor: Prof. M Janga Reddy, 2014)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis of Evaporation from Water bodies; Student Name: Manoj Kumar; Advisors: Prof.C.S.P.Ojha and Prof. J.S. Saini, 2012)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai (Physical and Numerical Model Studies for Aerators on Orifice Spillways; Student Name: Bhosekar V V; Advisor: Prof V Jothiprakash, December 2011)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Analytic Element and Particle Swarm based Simulation-Optimization Model for Groundwater Management; Student Name: Shishir Gaur; Advisor: Prof BR Chahar, 2010)
  • National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Planning and Management of Small Scale Irrigation Schemes in Coastal Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India; Student Name: Sandeep Nayak; Advisor: Prof L. Nandagiri, 2009)
  • National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development; Student Name: H Ramesh; Advisor: Prof A. Mahesha, 2008)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad-4
M.Tech
  • Two M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) theses evaluated on November 16, 2024, Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad
  • Fifteen M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) theses evaluated on July 3-4, 2023, National Institute of Technology, Warangal. 
  • Two M.Tech theses (Soil and Water Engineering) evaluated in the academic year 2021-22 and 2022-23, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad.
  • One M.Tech thesis (Construction Engineering and Management) and One M.Tech thesis (Water Resources Engineering) evaluated on December 10, 2020, Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad. 
  • Eight M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) theses evaluated on July 5, 2019, National Institute of Technology, Warangal. 
  • Four M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) evaluated on July 27, 2019, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra. 
  • Fifteen M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) theses evaluated during June 29-30, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Warangal. 
  • Ten M.Tech theses of various reputed institutes in India [IIT Madras-4, JNTU Hyderabad-6]
B.Tech
  • Evaluated 71 students project reports of Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad and taken viva on July 30-31, 2021.
 
iv. Conference Papers and Abstracts
  • 1st International E-Conference on Sustainable Approach for Resilient Infrastructure (IC-SAFRI-2021), CBIT, Hyderabad, June 26-27, 2021 (2 abstracts reviewed and submitted report on May 2, 2021). 
  • Hydro 2019, Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, December 18-20, 2019 ( 1 full paper reviewed and submitted report on October 16, 2019)
  • Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development" (ITCSD-2019), NIT Warangal, September 13-15, 2019 (7 extended abstracts reviewed and submitted report on July 19, 2019). 
  • ASCE India conference 2017: Urbanization challenges in emerging economics, IIT Delhi, December 12-14, 2017 (nine papers on November 20, 2017).
  • Fifth International conference on machine intelligence and knowledge exploration (MIKE 2017), Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad, December 13-15, 2017 (one paper on September 13, 2017). 
  • International SWAT conference, IIT Madras, January 8-12, 2018 (eight abstracts August 27, 2017 & October 10-15, 2017).  
  • National conference on sustainable materials and management systems in civil engineering (NCS2MCE'16), CBIT, Hyderabad, December 15-16, 2016 (two papers December 9, 2016). 
  • International conference on technological advances in climate-smart agriculture and sustainability (TACSAS-2017), Nanded, January 16-18, 2017. (four abstracts October 11, 2016 & October 25, 2016).
  • International conference on water, environment, energy & society 2016 held at Bhopal for possible publication in Springer (one paper June 2, 2016).
  • National conference on hydrology with special emphasis on rain water harvesting, Poornima Group of Institution, Jaipur, November 15–16, 2013.
  • HYDRO-2013 International IIT Madras, December 4-6, 2013.
  • EWRI of ASCE, India 2010, January 5-7, 2010.
  • Special session on artificial intelligence applications in water resources management for 4th Indian international conference on artificial intelligence (IICAI-09), December 16-18, 2009.
  • HYDRO-2008, MNIT, Jaipur, December 15-16, 2008.
  • International convention on water resources development and management (ICWRDM-2008), BITS Pilani, October 23-26, 2008.
  • National conference on sustainable water resources development and management (SWRDAM-2008), Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, June 13-14, 2008.
  • International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE2002), Organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, January 3-5, 2002.
 
 v. Proposals/Technical Reports
  • Two Research Proposals submitted to Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S), Joint Venture of MNIT Jaipur and ISRO, Bangalore (Review Report Submitted on October 15, 2019; July 12, 2023).
  • Technical report for Indo-French centre for the promotion of advanced research, New Delhi, Prof BR Chahar, IIT Delhi.
  • Technical reports for National Institute of Hydrology, MoWR, Government of India. 
 

Media Coverage

  • English Newspaper Deccan Chronicle: Article on "Half of Hyderabad Buildings face flood Risk: Study", July 20, 2023 [Newspaper Coverage]
  • Telugu Newspaper EENADU: Article on "Building Risk Analysis in GHMC", October 17, 2021.[Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Newspaper News18: Article on " If It Rains Continuously for 17 Days, Study Says This Is What Will Happen To Hyderabad", OCTOBER 17, 2021 [Newspaper Coverage]
  • Newspaper Siasat: Article on "Extreme rainfall can submerge half of Hyderabad: Study", October 16, 2021 [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Newspaper THE INDIAN EXPRESSS: Article on "Extreme Rain may damage 38% buildings: study", October 15, 2021 [Newspaper Coverage]
  • ETV Bharat: Article on "Researchers Successfully in Assessing Floods in Hyderabad", October 1, 2021. [Newspaper Coverage]
  • Newspaper THE HINDU: Article on "Climate change poses significant threat of urban flooding: research", September 29, 2021.[Newspaper Coverage]
  • Telugu Newspaper EENADU: Article on "Machine learning on urban flood estimation", October 1, 2021. [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Telugu Newspaper ANDHRA JYOTHI: Article on "Best management practices for urban flood mitigation", October 1, 2021. [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Telugu Newspaper ANDHRA JYOTHI: Article on "Urban flood mitigation", October 2, 2021. [Newspaper Coverage of Rangareddy District Edition]  [News Paper Coverage of Medchal District Edition] 
  • Newspaper THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS:Article on " Worse yet to come? Climate change to aggravate flooding in Hyderabad ", October 20, 2020 [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Telugu Newspaper EENADU: Article on "Mitigation for urban flood: role of BITS Hyderabad", 2018,  [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Telugu Newspaper EENADU: Article on "Role of professors in GHMC flood mitigation", 2018,  [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Newspaper THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS: Article on" Hyderabad: Monday’s miseries preview of future calamities?", October 4, 2017 [Newspaper Coverage]
  • Newspaper THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS: Article on "Is there a cost-effective solution to urban flooding in Hyderabad? A city scholar thinks so", October 5, 2017 [Newspaper Coverage] 
  • Newspaper THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS: Article on "Early flood warning system: TS can learn lessons from KSNDMC", October 5, 2017 [Newspaper Coverage] 

 

Workshops & Conferences Organized

Total Conferences, Workshops, and Training Programs Conducted:16

  • One Week Basic Course on "Urban Flood Modelling in a Changing Climate, June 6-12, 2024, ISRO-DMS-Capacity Building Sponsored Program
  • Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications in Civil Engineering, March 15-16, 2019.
  • Five-day Training Workshop on Reservoir Simulation Using NIH_ResYP, June 25-29, 2018, in association with the National Institute of Hydrology, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. 
  • Workshop on Data Mining and Soft Computing Techniques in Civil Engineering, April 13-14, 2018.
  • Workshop-Cum-Training Program on Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions, March 3-4, 2017.
  • Workshop on Research Methodology, April 11-12, 2016.
  • Training Programme on Urban Flood Management: Technology Driven Solutions, November 20-21, 2015.
  • Workshop on Integrated Urban Flood Management in Hyderabad: Technology Driven Solutions, October 31, 2015.  
  • Workshop on Research Methodology, April 3-4, 2015.
  • Workshop on Research Methodology, April 11-12, 2014.
  • National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Planning, Management and Impact of Climate Change, April 5-6, 2013. 
  • Workshop on Recent Advances in Climatic Modelling for Water Resources Planning and Management, November 19, 2011. 
  • National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management and Impact of Climate Change,  March 5-6, 2010. 
  • Advanced Training Programme on Water Resource Development and Management for NABARD Officers, November 3-7, 2004. 
  • Symposium on Prediction in Ungauged Basins for Sustainable Water Resources Planning and Management (PUBSWRPM-2004), October 30, 2004. 
  • Integrated Sustainable Water Resources Planning and Management (ISWRPM-2003),  October 11-12, 2003.

 

Member, Board of Studies

Present

  • Vardhaman College of Engineering [with effect from November 25, 2024, for two years]
  • Member, Research Advisory Committee, Aditya University, Kakinada [with effect from August 17, 2024]
  • Osmania University, Hyderabad [with effect from August 5, 2024, for two years] 
  • Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed to be a University), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh [with effect from March 23, 2019, for  three years] [with effect from academic year June 2022-23 for three years] 

Past

  • Methodist College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad [with effect from September 24, 2021, for three years]
  • Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded [with effect from November 3, 2016, for two years] [With effect from June 1st, 2022 for two years] 
  • Osmania University, Hyderabad [with effect from August 13, 2021, for two years] 
  • Anurag University, Hyderabad [with effect from June 26, 2020, for three years] 
  • VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad [with effect from August 25, 2015, for two years] [with effect from the academic year 2019-2020 to the academic year 2021-2022]
  • Kakatiya University College of Engineering and Technology, Warangal [with effect from September 14, 2020, for two years]
  • Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal [with effect from May 15, 2018 for two years] [with effect from February 10, 2020 for two years]
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad (Centre for Water Resources) [with effect from April 4, 2014 for two years] [with effect from April 22, 2019 for two years]
  • Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad [with effect from December 13, 2018 for one year] 
  • Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad [with effect from August 8, 2015 for two years][with effect from December 29, 2017 for two years] 
  • Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad [with effect from August 1, 2014 for two years]
  • Gudlavalleru Engineering College, Gudlavalleru, Andhra Pradesh [with effect from November 22, 2016 for two years] 
  • Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus, Hyderabad [with effect from July 23, 2016 for two years] 
  • MIT Academy of Engineering, Pune [with effect from December 22, 2015 for two years]
  • Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad [with effect from February 5, 2014 for two years] [with effect from February 15, 2018 for two years]
  • Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh [with effect from April 25, 2015 for two years] 
  • Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad [with effect from November 8, 2016 for two years] 
  • Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad [with effect from November 28, 2014 for two years] 

 

Subject Expert

  • External Subject Expert for Faculty Interviews, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad [May 8, 2025]
  • External Subject Expert for evaluating the research ability of faculty, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, January 25, 2024
  • External Subject Expert for Faculty Interviews,  SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded (August 26, 2023)
  • External Subject Expert for one faculty member for teaching and research ability, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad (September 20, 2022; March 20, 2023)
  • External Subject Expert for Faculty Interviews at KITS, Warangal (April 26, 2022; May 11, 2022; December 8,2018; February 29, 2016)
  • External Expert Member, Faculty Recruitment at Department of Civil Engineering, SRM-AP (Held on 15.02.2022)
  • Evaluated 6 Faculty Aspirants for Teaching and Research Ability, CBIT, Hyderabad (6 on January 18, 2021; 21 on June 7, 2019)
  • Faculty Recruitment Interviews at Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) Engineering College, Hyderabad (January 11, 2021; May 22, 2018)  
  • Evaluated 6 Faculty Aspirants for Teaching Ability, MGIT, Hyderabad (June 27, 2019) 
  • Faculty recruitment interviews at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad (February 24, 2016) 
  • External Expert for faculty Recruitment on May 3, 2017 & Selection of the Candidates Seeking Admission into Ph.D/M.S research program 2017- 2018 on June 7, 2018 & evaluation of three research scholars on July 7, 2017, JNTU Hyderabad.
  • Evaluation of Research Scholars, Department of Civil Engineering, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra (September 12, 2020 through webinar; January 11, 2020, July 3 2019, July 29 2017, January 28 2017, January 30 2015).
  • Internal Expert for Selection of Research Associate for the CSIR project on Water distribution networks, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (October 29, 2018)
  • Academic Audit for the Second Year B. Tech First Semester Courses, Civil Engineering, MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi, Pune (November 11, 2017).  
  • Judged Civil Engineering Research Papers Presented during SUDHEE-2015 (A National Level Students Tech Fest), Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, September 29, 2015. 
 
 

Member of Technical/Organizing Committee of Conferences

  • Hydro-2025 International, 30th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering, NIT Rourkela, December 18-20, 2025
  • Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 2024: International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Materials, Modelling & Infrastructure, Feb 17-19, 2025, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

  • Fifth Indian National Groundwater Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, December 5-6, 2023. 

  • HYDRO-2023 International, 28th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering, NIT Warangal, December 21-23, 2023.
  • HYDRO-2022 International, 27th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Environmental and Coastal Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Punjab, December 22-24, 2022.
  • HYDRO-2021 International, 26th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, December 23-25, 2021.
  • 2021/2nd International Virtual Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies & Advancements in Civil Engineering (ScTACE 2021), Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, October 14-16, 2021.
  • 1st International E-Conference on Sustainable Approach for Resilient Infrastructure (IC-SAFRI-2021), CBIT, Hyderabad, June 26-27, 2021
  • International Conference on Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES 2021), National Institute of Technology, Warangal, April 28-30, 2021. 
  • Online International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management (SWARDAM-2021), Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, March 8-9, 2021. 
  • 2020 National Virtual Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies & Advancements in Civil Engineering (ScTACE 2020), Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, October 9-10, 2020 
  • HYDRO-2019 International conference (hydraulics, water resources and coastal engineering), Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, December 18-20, 2019. 
  • International conference on innovative trends in civil engineering for sustainable development (ITCSD-2019), National Institute of Technology, Warangal, September 13-15, 2019.
  • National conference on futuristic approaches in civil engineering (FACE), Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Hyderabad, August 30-31, 2019. 
  • 6th National conference on water, environment & society (NCWES-2019), JNTU Hyderabad, June 5-7,2019.
  • 3rd National conference on recent trends, innovations in civil engineering and urban infrastructure (RTICEUI-2K19), Nalla Narasimha Reddy Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, March 29-30, 2019. 
  • Fifth International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management, focusing on urban water management for sustainable development, JNTU, Hyderabad, February 12-15,2019.
  • 5th National conference on water, environment & society (NCWES-2018), JNTU Hyderabad, June 4-6, 2018. 
  • Two-day National conference on advanced computing applications in civil engineering (ACACE-2018), Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, April 20-21, 2018. 
  • Fifth International conference on mining intelligence and knowledge exploration (MIKE 2017), Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad, December 13-15, 2017. 
  • Workshop on Bitumen Rheology-2017 (BITURHEO-2017), BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, September 22, 2017. 
  • National conference on sustainable water and environmental management (SWEM-17), JNTU Hyderabad, December 21-23, 2017. 
  • SWAT 2018: International workshops and conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India, January 8-12, 2018.
  • International conference on sports engineering (ICSE-2017), BITS Pilani campus, October 23-25, 2017, held at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur). 
  • 4th National conference on water, environment & society (NCWES-2017), JNTU Hyderabad, March 16-18, 2017. 
  • National conference on water resources management in coastal regions, Deltaic Regional Centre, National Institute of Hydrology, Kakinada, December 8-9, 2016.
  • National conference on sustainable materials and management systems in civil engineering (NCS2MCE '16), CBIT, Hyderabad, December 15-16, 2016. 
  • Two Day National workshop on computer applications in civil engineering (CACE-2016), Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, October 21-22, 2016. 
  • HYDRO-2016 International, 21st International conference on hydraulics, water resources and coastal engineering, CWPRS Pune, December 8-10, 2016.
  • National Conference on Water Resources and Flood Management with special reference to Flood Modelling (WRFM 2016), Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, October 14-15, 2016. 
  • International conference on technological advances in climate-smart agriculture and sustainability, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, January 16-18, 2017.
  • 3rd National conference water, environment & society (NCWES-2016), Centre for water resources, JNTU, Hyderabad, June 6-8, 2016.
  • 2-Day National conference on disaster preparedness, mitigation, and reconstruction of sustainable society, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, February 11-12, 2016.  
  • National conference on sustainable water resources development and management (SWARDAM-2016), Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, July 4-5, 2016.  
  • National workshop on participatory irrigation management (PIM-2015), VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, May 25-30, 2015.
  • Two Day National conference on water, environment and society (NCWES-2015), JNTU, Hyderabad, July 30-31,2015. 
  • National conference on recent trends in civil engineering with emphasis on water resources and retaining structures, GITAM School of Technology, Hyderabad Campus, February 20-21,2015. 
  • Two-day National conference on recent research advances in civil engineering (RRACE-2014), Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, November 7-8, 2014.
  • Two Day National conference on water, environment, and society (NCWES-2014), JNTU, Hyderabad, June 30th-July 1st, 2014.
  • National seminar on Indian space technology: present and future (NSIST-2014), BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, May 1, 2014.
  • National conferences on recent advances in civil engineering (RACE 2K-14), CMR Technical Campus, Hyderabad, March 14-15, 2014.
  • National conference on technology, policy, and community: small experiments in sustainability, BITS, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, March 22-23, 2014.
  • National workshop on sustainable technologies in civil engineering, perspectives and strategies, GRIET, Hyderabad, December 27-28, 2013.
  • National conference on advances in civil engineering and infrastructure development (ACEID-2014), Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, February 6-7, 2014.
  • Fourth International conference on hydrology and watershed management, Centre for water resources, JNTU, Hyderabad, October 29th- November 1, 2014.
  • National conference on hydrology with special emphasis on rainwater harvesting (NCHRWH-2013), Poornima Group of Institution, Jaipur, November 15 – 16, 2013.
  • National conference on sustainable water resources development and water management (SWARDAM-2013), Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad, September 30-October 1, 2013.
  • HYDRO-2013 International, IIT Chennai, December 4-6, 2013.
  • Indo-Danish international conference on wind energy: materials, engineering, and policies (WEMP 2012), BITS, Pilani -Hyderabad Campus, November 22-23, 2012.
  • Workshop on green building practices and impact on environmental performance, BITS, Pilani- Hyderabad Campus, October 23, 2010.
  • HYDRO-2008, MNIT, Jaipur, December 15-16, 2008.
  • International convention on water resources development and management (ICWRDM-2008), BITS Pilani campus, October 23-26, 2008.
  • National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-2006), BITS Pilani campus, September 1-3, 2006.
  • Asia Regional workshop on promoting community-based rural transport infrastructure sustainability, BITS Pilani campus, September 6-8, 2004.
  • National conference on structural engineering and mechanics (SEM-04), BITS Pilani campus, September 24-25, 2004.
  • International conference on advanced modeling techniques for sustainable management of water resources, NIT, Warangal, January 28-30, 2004. 

 

Session Chair /Co-Chair/Panel Member/Moderator

  • Sesssion-TS7-STW4, 26th HYDRO 2021, International Conference, SV National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, December 23-25, 2021 [Session on Soft Computing Techniques in Water Resources Engineering, Chaired on December 25, 2021, 10.30 A.M-11.00 A.M]
  • Session -3, 1st International E-Conference on Sustainable Approach for Resilient Infrastructure (IC-SAFRI-2021), CBIT, Hyderabad, June 26-27, 2021 (Session chaired on 27.06.2021, 10 A.M- 12.30 P.M)
  • Session-5, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modelling, International Virtual Conference on Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES-2021), National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Session chaired on April 28, 2021 (3 p.m-5 p.m).  
  • Session -7, Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2019), National Institute of Technology, Warangal, September 14, 2019. 
  • Climate change on water and environment(technical session-VI), Fifth International conference on hydrology and watershed management with a focal theme on urban water management for sustainable development, JNTU, Hyderabad, February 14, 2019 [2.30 p.m-5.00 p.m]
  • Plenary session-II, lake and river water management: challenges & sustainable engineering solutions, National symposium on emerging environmental challenges: an engineering approach (EEC 2018), jointly organised by CSIR-NEERI, Hyderabad zonal centre and BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, February 16, 2018 
  • Hydrologic modelling and remote sensing applications (session B3), SWAT 2018 International workshop and conference, January 10-12, 2018, Chennai, India (session was moderated on January 10, 2018) 
  • Societal impact and capacity building, ITRA closure meeting, IIT Hyderabad, July 10, 2017. 
  • International conference on technological advances in climate-smart agriculture and sustainability (TACSAS-2017), Nanded, India, January 18, 2017. 
  • National conference on water resources and flood management (WRFM-2016), Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, October 14, 2016. 
  • Workshop on impact of climate change on water resources, Ministry of water resources and national institute of rural development and panchayat raj, Hyderabad, May 21, 2015.
  • International conference on modeling tools for sustainable water resources management (theme: data analysis in hydrology), IIT, Hyderabad, December 28, 2014.
  • HTDRO-2014 International (technical session 20: theme: reservoir operation and irrigation management), MANIT Bhopal, December 19, 2014. 
  • International conference on sustainable civil infrastructure (ICSCI-2014) (technical session -2), conducted by ASCE India section and IIT, Hyderabad, October 17-18, 2014.
  • Climate change & environment (technical session-II), Two-day national conference on water, environment & society (NCWES-2014), JNTU, Hyderabad, June 30-July 1, 2014.
  • National seminar on Indian space technology: present and future (NSIST-2014), BITS Pilani-Hyderabad campus, May 1, 2014.
  • Brain storming session on water and environment, National conference on technology, policy and community: small experiments in sustainability, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad campus, March 15, 2014.
  • Brain storming session/workshop on climatic impact studies, IIT Madras, Chennai, March 28,2012.
  • Water resources engineering, International conference on advances in civil engineering (ACE), KL university, Guntur, October 21-23, 2011.   

 

Chief Guest/Guest of Honour

  • Workshop on 'Process Simulation using Aspen HYSIS', Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, June 3, 2023
  • Engineers day, Gudlavalleru engineering college, Gudlavalleru, Andhra Pradesh, September 15, 2018. 
  • UN world water day and UN international mother earth day, GRIET, Hyderabad, March 29, 2018. and delivered lecture on consequences and management of urban floods and climate change as part of chief guest address.
  • Inaugural function, VARADHI, Department of civil engineering fest, Vardhaman college of engineering, Hyderabad, September 21, 2017  
  • Inaugural function, One day workshop on applications of optimization in civil engineering, CBIT, Hyderabad, March 30, 2017.
  • National workshop on computer applications in civil engineering, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, October 21, 2016.

 

Participation in Conferences/Meetings/Workshops/Field Visits/Brain Storming

  • Virtual International Symposium on Data Analytics for Strategy & Growth in Higher Education" (DASH-2021), December 10, 2021, BITS Pilani University, India 
  • Infosys digital agricultural farm, Pocharam, Hyderabad, October 7, 2018.
  • Hyderabad storm water drainage, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, November 7, 2017. 
  • Hyderabad Metro Water Supply Sewerage Board, March 18, 2017. 
  • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) southern region water task force & interaction with stakeholders, February 23, 2017. 
  • International conference on water challenges in India, February 8-9, 2017, New Delhi. Event was organised by DHI.

 

Membership of Professional Societies

  • Association of Hydrologists of India
  • Indian Association of Hydrologists
  • Indian Society for Hydraulics (Fellow Member)
  • Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Indian Society for Technical Education
  • Indian Water Resources Society
  • Indian Water Works Association
  • Institution of Engineers (India) (Associate Member and Chartered Engineer)
  • International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making

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