Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Awards
/ Research Fellowships - Reviewer of Journals
/ Editorial Board Member - Membership of Professional Societies
/ Research Committees /Scientific Committees - Invitation as External Examiner
for Overseas Universities - Invitation for
Special Events - Invitation for Research Interactions/Presentations
in Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Symposiums - Distinguished Guest Lectures in Other Institutes/Organizations
- Invited Lectures in Short-Term Courses
/ Training Program
Distinguished Awards/ Research Fellowships
Distinguished Awards/ Research Fellowships
- Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award, Indian Roads Congress, India (2011)
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, Germany (2009) (visits during May 07 to December 31, 2010, and May 04 to July 01, 2011, June 02 to July 01, 2012)
- Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Fellowships, Germany (2006 and 2009) (visits during May 18 to July 03, 2006, and June 02 to July 01, 2009)
Reviewer of Journals/ Editorial Board Member
Reviewer of Journals/ Editorial Board Member
- Journal of Transport Literature (Co-Editor since 2012)
- Asian Transport Studies (Associate Editor since 2014)
- Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE (Reviewer)
- Journal of Urban Planning and Development, ASCE (Reviewer)
- Case Studies on Transport Policy (Reviewer)
- Transportmetrica A: Transport Science(Reviewer)
- European Transport (Reviewer)
- Journals of Indian Roads Congress (Reviewer)
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers, India (Reviewer)
- Journal of Indian Institute of Science (Reviewer)
Institute Responsibilities
Membership of Professional Societies / Research Committees /Scientific Committees
Membership of Professional Societies / Research Committees /Scientific Committees
- Member, Scientific Committee, World Conference on Transportation Research Society (WCTRS), 2013–16
- Chair, SIG D3 (Econometric/Statistical Travel Demand Models), World Conference on Transportation Research Society (WCTRS), 2013–16
- International Adviser, International Transportation Planning Society (ITPS), (formerly known as Brazilian Transportation Planning Society), Brazil, 2014 onwards
- Life Member, Indian Roads Congress
- Life Member, Institute of Urban Transport (India)
- Life Member, Transportation Research Group of India
- Member, International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), 2009-11
- Member, Transport Planning, Traffic Engineering and Road Safety Committee (H-1), Indian Roads Congress, 2012-14 – also Convener of a subgroup of H-1 Committee for modification of IRC-108 "Guidelines for Traffic Prediction on Rural Highways"
- Member, Project Review Committee (PRC-4) formed by Department of Information Technology (DIT), Govt. of India, for the project titled "An Intelligent Traffic Congestion Management System using RFID and wireless technologies", 2010-11
Invitation for Special Events
Invitation for Special Events
- Expert Panelist for Panel Discussion on Sustainability, Satellite Event: Alumni portal Deutschland, New Delhi, March 31, 2012.
- Annual Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation during June 21-23, 2010, Berlin, Germany and interactions with the Federal President of Germany on June 22, 2010, in the Gardens of Schloss Bellevue, Berlin.
- Second National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organized by the INAE during Mar 31– April 2, 2007, IIT Delhi and interactions with the President of India on April 2, 2007 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
Invitation as External Examiner
Invitation as External Examiner
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2014), Ph. D Examination (Ashish Dhamaniya
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2014), Ph. D Examination (Pradeep Singh Kharola)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (2014), Ph. D Examination (Abed Mohammadi)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (2013), Ph. D Examination (Nguyen Van Nam)
- University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (2013), Ph. D Examination (Emmanuel Elifadhili Mchome)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2010), Ph. D Examination (Sharminda Bera)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (2008), Ph. D Examination (Anil Minhans)
- University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for the Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering (2007, 2008 and 2009)
- University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (2006), Ph. D Examination (Hannibal Bwire)
Invitation for Research Interactions/Presentations in Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Symposiums
Invitation for Research Interactions/Presentations in Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Symposiums
- Networking Conference on New Frontiers: Shifting Trends in the Global Research Landscape and Their Impact on Researcher's Career Pattern, New Delhi, India, March 29-31, 2012 (Organized by AvH Foundation, Germany and Sponsored by Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany)
- National Conference on Transportation Challenges- 2022 and R&D Needs, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India, March 1-2, 2012 (Keynote)
- International Doctoral Seminar, Vietnamese German University, Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam, December 12-17, 2011
- The First Conference of the Cities and Climate Change Network, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany, October 4-9, 2011
- Workshop on Developing a National Standard for Road Traffic Signals in Vietnam, Vietnamese German University, Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam, September 29, 2011
- Joint Seminar on Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Shanghai, Republic of China, October 4-8, 2010
- Workshop on The Future of Public Transport, Transport Research Centre, Vietnamese German University, Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam, March 05, 2010
- Workshop and Spotlight Presentation in Public Congress "Traffic and Transport 2030", February 27-29, 2008, Darmstadt, Germany
- First Indo-US Symposium on Advances in Mass Transit and Travel Behaviour Research (MTTBR-08), IIT Guwahati, 12-15 February, 2008
- Second National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (2 NatFOE) on "Can Engineering and Technology Help Balance the Demand and Supply of Available Resource, namely Water, Energy, Knowledge and Transport?", Mar 31 – April 2, 2007, IIT Delhi
Distinguished Guest Lectures in Other Institutes/Organizations
Distinguished Guest Lectures in Other Institutes/Organizations
- Institute for Transport Studies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 22, 2013
- Institute of Transport Research, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), German Aerospace Center, Germany, May 21, 2013
- Department of Transport Planning and Traffic Systems, University of Kassel, Germany, June 22, 2011
- Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, November 26, 2010
- Institute for Transport Studies, University of Natural resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, October 20, 2010
- Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche Aziendali, Mathematiche e Statistiche, Universita degli studi di Trieste, Italy, July 6, 2010
- Institute of Land and Sea Transportation System, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2010
- IVU Traffic Technologies AG, Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2010.
- Public Congress of "Traffic and Transport 2030", February 29, 2008, Darmstadt, Germany
- ETH, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland, February 25, 2008.
Invited Lectures in Short-Term Courses / Training program
Invited Lectures in Short-Term Courses / Training program
- "Traffic Signs, Delineators and Road Markings", PMGSY Training Programme, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubneswar, 12-13 February, 2007.
- "A Spatial Quantitative Approach for EIA of Highway Projects", DONER Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Practices in Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, 15– 19 January, 2007
- "Potential Rationalization of On-Street Parking on Urban Roads", DONER Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Practices in Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, 15– 19 January, 2007
- "Willingness-To-Pay and Preference Heterogeneity for Rural Bus Attributes", DONER Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Practices in Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, 15– 19 January, 2007
- "Environmental Impact Assessment of Highway Projects", QIP Short Term Course on Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Plan, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur, 26th October, 2005.
- "Quality Control and Quality Assurance", Training Programme for Engineers under PMGSY, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, 24th October, 2005.
- "Road Geometries and Issues relating to Road Safety", Training Programme for Engineers under PMGSY, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, 26th February, 2005.
- "Alignment and Surveys for Rural Roads", Training Programme for Engineers under PMGSY, Road Research Laboratory, Guwahati, PWD, Government of Assam, 27th November, 2004.
- "Road Alignment and Road Geometries and Issues relating to Road Safety", Training Programme for Engineers under PMGSY, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, 6th November, 2004.
- "Road Geometries and Issues relating to Road Safety", Training Programme for Engineers under PMGSY, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, 16th October, 2004.