Debasis Sanjib Sarkar

Biography

Dr Debasis Sarkar has graduated in Civil Engineering from Bangalore University, India in 1996, did his M. Tech in Building Science and Construction Management from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 2001 and PhD in Civil Engineering (Project Management) from D. D. University, Gujarat, India in 2009, under the guidance of Prof. Goutam Dutta, IIM Ahmedabad. He is presently employed as Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Technology, PDPU. Formerly he was Associate Professor with Dept. of Construction & Project Management, CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has about seven years of industrial experience and over twelve years of academic experience. Prior to joining academics, he was employed for about two and half years as Senior Engineer and Site In Charge with International Metro Civil Contractors (IMCC JV), Delhi Metro. His expertise lies in construction of underground corridor for metro rail constructions. He has received Gold Medal from IMCC JV for "Outstanding Performance". He has published over thirty international and national research papers in referred journals. His noteworthy presentation in International Conferences inlude presentations at Athens, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. He has guided over 29 students for their M. Tech thesis work, out of which three students have been awarded Gold Medal. Presently he is guiding 6 students for their PhD work at PDPU. He is also involved in active consultancy work in the above areas.

Research Interest

Project Management; Project Risk Management; Underground Corridor Construction for Metro rail operations; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Green Building Materials & Technology; Statistical Quality Control; Ready Mixed Concrete; Value Engineering and Advanced Construction Technology