Dr. Laishram Boeing Singh
 

Professor

Tel: +91-361-258 2433 (O);
                    258 4433 (R);

Fax: +91-361-258 2440

E-mail: boeing@iitg.ac.in


Education

  • Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2009).
    Thesis Title: Debt Financing of Public Private Partnership Road Projects.

  • M.Tech (Building Technology and Construction Management),
    Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2003).
    Thesis Title:
    Equipment Selection Models for Highway Construction Projects.

  • B.Tech (Civil Engineering), Regional Engineering College Warangal, India (1997).

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, 2020 onwards.

  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, 2015 to 2020.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, 2009 to 2015.

  • Manager (Project Advisory and Structured Finance), SBI Capital Markets Limited, India, 2008 to 2009.

  • Project Officer, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India,
    2004 to 2007.

  • Planning Engineer, Gammon India Limited, India, 2003.

  • Senior Engineer, Gammon India Limited, India, 1997 to 2001.
     

Research Interests

  • Project Planning and Control

  • Public Private Partnerships

  • Risk Management

  • Infrastructure Financing

  • Construction Management and Construction Informatics
     

Honors/Awards/Medals

Emerald Literati Network "Outstanding Paper" Award 2010

PMI India Young Research Award 2012

Emerald Publishing Group Best Paper Award 2015

NICMAR ICCRIP 2017 Best Paper Award

Referred Journals

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2020) “Effect of Energy from Waste Technologies on the Risk Profile of Public-Private Partnership Waste Treatment Projects of India.” Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124726.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2020). “Empirical Analysis of Factors Influencing the Bundling Decision for Effective Project Delivery: The Case of Indian MSW Sector” ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 1-21, DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000578.

Tharun, D., Devkar, G., and Laishram, B. (2020). “Procurement governance and Information Asymmetry in Waste Management of India.” Built Environment Project and Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-12-2019-0143.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2020). " Enhancing Sustainability in Public-Private Partnership Projects through Bid Selection Model.” Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 48, pp. 3896–3907, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.031

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2020). "Factors affecting Public-Private Partnership Preference in Indian Municipal Waste Sector.” International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 567-584, DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2019.1703085.

Talaware, A. and Laishram, B. (2020). "Relational Partnership in Public Construction Organizations - Front line employees’ perspective."  ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol.146, No. 1, pp. 01-17.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Bundling in Public-Private Partnership Projects - A Conceptual Framework.” International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 69, No. 6, pp. 1177-1203, DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2019-0086.

Talaware, A. and Laishram, B. (2019). “Factors Hindering Effective Partnering in Indian Public Sector Construction Organizations.” Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-01-2019-0007.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Bundling/unbundling Decision in PPP Infrastructure Projects - The Case of Guwahati City, India.” International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-05-2018-0091.

Salunke, S. B., Taggu, M., Tripathi, N., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Comparison of Regional Variation in Construction Labour Productivity - The Case of Two Indian Cities.” Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 409-425.

Das, R., Laishram, B. and Jawed, M. (2019) “Public Participation in Planning of Urban Water Supply Projects - The Case of South-West Guwahati, India.” Water Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114989.

Tharun, D., Laishram, B. (2019). “Prequalification in Public-Private Partnerships of India.” Construction Economics and Building, Vol.19, No. 1, https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v19i1.6431.

Tharun, D., Laishram, B. (2019). "Governance Issues in Public Utility Public-Private Partnerships - A Theoretical Perspective.” Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Vol. 100, No. 3, pp. 509-514.

Das, R., Laishram, B. and Jawed, M. (2019) “Perception of Groundwater Quality and Health Effects on Willingness to Procure: The Case of Upcoming Water Supply Scheme in Guwahati, India.” Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.097.

Talaware, A. and Laishram, B. (2019). "Relational Contracting in Public Sector Construction Organisations: Evidence from India.” International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, Vol.5, No. 2, pp. 206-221.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2018). "Procurement of Low Carbon Municipal Solid Waste Infrastructure in India through Public-Private Partnerships." Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol.8, No. 5, pp. 449-460.

Talaware, A. and Laishram, B. (2018). "Relational Contracting Conceptual Model for Public Sector Construction Organisation - An Indian Context."  Construction Economics and Building, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 70-91.

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. (2017). "Pre-qualification in Public Private Partnership Highway Projects of India." Journal of Indian Roads Congress, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 91-108.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2017). "Sustainable Infrastructure Development Challenges through PPP Procurement Process: Indian Perspective." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 1- 22.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2016). "Sustainability of Indian PPP Procurement Process - Development of Strategies for Enhancement." Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 491- 507.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2016). "Framework to Enhance Sustainability of PPP Procurement Process: An Indian Perspective." International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1-21.

Patil, N., Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2016). "Sustainable Development through PPPs in India - Criteria for Sustainable Assessment." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 708-729.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2016). "PPP Procurement Process for Infrastructure Development in India - A Critical Review from Sustainability Principles Perspective." International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 161-174.

Kumar, M.K., Rao, C. H, and Laishram, B. (2012). “Time & Cost Overrun Analysis of National Highway Development Project.” Journal of the Indian Road Congress, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 299-322.

Laishram, B. and Kalidindi, S.N. (2009). “Desirability Rating Analysis for Debt Financing of Public-Private Partnership Road Projects.” Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 823-837.

Laishram, B. and Kalidindi, S. N. (2009). “Criteria Influencing Debt Financing of Indian Public-Private Partnership Road Projects: A Case Study.” Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 34-60.

Laishram, B. and Kalidindi, S.N. (2006). “Traffic Revenue Risk Management through Annuity Model of Public-Private Partnership Road Projects in India.” International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 605-613.

 

Patil, N., Thounaojam, N. and Laishram, B. (2020). "Enhancing Sustainability of Indian PPP Procurement Process using System Dynamics Model." Journal of Procurement Management (Under 4th Review).

Thounaojam, N. and Laishram, B. () “Linking Prism of Sustainability with Mega Construction Projects: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (Under Review)

Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. () “Competition in Infrastructure Procurement - Issues Raised in the Waste Management Sector of India.” Construction Buildings and Economics (Under Review)

Varaprasad, M, Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. () “Unpacking the Use of Unsolicited Proposals for Public-Private Partnership Projects – The Indian Case.” Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction (Under Review)

Varaprasad, M, Tharun, D., and Laishram, B. () “Motivations and Critical Success Factors of Indian Public-Private Partnership Unsolicited Proposals.” Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A (Under 2nd Review)


Conference Proceedings

Thounaojam, N., and Laishram, B. (2020). “Mega Construction Projects and Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review.” 2nd ASCE India Conference on Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies (CRSIDE2020), Kolkata, 02-04 March, 2020.

Guite, T., and Laishram, B. (2020). “Approach for Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management in Indian Scenario: A review.” 2nd ASCE India Conference on Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies (CRSIDE2020), Kolkata, 02-04 March, 2020.

Guite, T., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Assessment of cost management in infrastructure projects using systematic literature analysis.” The International Conference on Future Cities, IIT Roorkee, 11-13 December, 2019.

Thounaojam, N., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Research trend of sustainability from the perspective of infrastructure: A systematic literature review.” The International Conference on Future Cities, IIT Roorkee, 11-13 December, 2019.

Thounaojam, N., and Laishram, B. (2019). “Sustainable Infrastructure Rating Systems and Their Application to PPP Projects: A Review.” Proceedings of PMI Research and Academic Conference 2019, IIM Kozhikode, 28 February - 02 March, 2019, pp. 467-485.

Dahiya,D., Laishram, B. and Guite, T. (2019). “Energy Initiatives for Empowering Smart Villages.” The 2nd International Conference on Smart Villages and Rural Development, Guwahati, 2-4 December 2019.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2019). “Effects of Competition and Maturity on Indian Municipal Solid Waste Project Procurement.” The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) World Building Congress 2019 – Constructing Smart Cities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 18 - 20 June, 2019.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2019). “Perception of Public-Private Partnership Experience in Municipal Solid Waste Projects.” Proceedings of PMI Research and Academic Conference 2019, IIM Kozhikode, 28 February - 02 March, 2019, pp. 448-466.

Thounaojam, N., Laishram, B. and Devkar, G. (2019). “Sustainable Infrastructure Rating Systems and Their Application to PPP Projects: A Review.” Proceedings of PMI Research and Academic Conference 2019, IIM Kozhikode, 28 February - 02 March, 2019, pp. 467-485.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2018). “Governance issues in Public-private Partnerships – A Theoretical perspective.” XXII International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Kozhikode, December 20-22, 2018.

Panda, A. and Laishram, B. (2018). “Collaborative Governance Structure for Maintenance of Rural Roads.” 1st International Conference on Smart Villages and Rural Development, Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati, India, December 12-14, 2018.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2018). “Performance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Projects in India – An Exploratory Study.” 8th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, November 22-24, 2018.

Chelliah, V. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Implementation of BIM to Enhance the Residual Value of PPP Project in India.” International Symposium on Frontiers of Infrastructure Finance (ISFIF 2017), IIT Kharagpur, 14 – 15 December 2017.

Das, R., Laishram, B., and Jawed, M. (2017). “Development of Framework for Public Consultation in a Water Supply Project.” ASCE India Conference 2017 - Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies: Moving Towards Resilient Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, 12-14 December, 2017.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Contested Risk Factors in Solid Waste Management PPP Projects in India.” In: Managing Construction and Related Sectors, Challenges, Opportunities, Status and Trends (COST) in India, Pune, India: Volume I. Edited Book Published by NICMAR, pp. 155–167.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Bundling in PPP Network Infrastructure – A Theoretical Framework.” ASCE India Conference 2017 - Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies: Moving Towards Resilient Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure, IIT Delhi, 12-14 December 2017.

Chelliah, V. and Laishram, B. (2017). “A conceptual paper on identifying criteria for BIM adoption in project-based organization.” 2nd International Conference on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Project Management (ICCRIP) 2017, NICMAR Pune, 10 – 11 November, 2017.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Public Private Partnerships for Climate Change Mitigation – An Indian Case.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials & Civil Engineering Systems (ASCMCES-17), University of Sharjah, 18-20 April, 2017

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Sustainability Issues in PPP Procurement Process for Infrastructure Development: System Dynamics Approach.” PMI Research and Academic Conference 2017, IIT Delhi, 2-4 March 2017.

Chelliah, V. and Laishram, B. (2017). “Adopting BIM for Enhancing Coordination in Indian PPP Procurement Process.” National conference on Construction management, Mechanization & Environment Sustainability, BIT Mesra, 21-22 February, 2017.

Tharun, D. and Laishram, B. (2016). “Contested risk factors in SWM PPP projects in India.” International Conference on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Project Management, NICMAR Pune, 21-22 October, 2016.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2016). “Study of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects in India: Sustainability Perspective.” National Conference on Advances in Construction Technology & Management, NIT Nagpur, 19-20 February 2016.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Strategies to Enhance Sustainability of Public Private Partnership Procurement Process for Infrastructure Development.” 4th World Construction Symposium2015: Sustainability and Development in Built Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12-14 June, 2015.

Das, R., Laishram, B. and Jawed, M. (2015). “An Investigation on Public Awareness towards Drinking Water and Acceptability of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in South-West Guwahati.” Proceedings of National Conference on Challenges in Environmental Research, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, 4-6 June, 2015.

Talaware, A. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Relational Contracting Philosophy for Challenges of Indian Construction Industry.” International Conference on Transportation and Civil Engineering, London, 21–22 March, 2015.

Devkar, G. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Gearing Up for Project Management Challenges in Indian PPP Projects.” Project Management Research & Academic Conference 2015, NITIE, Mumbai, 13-15 February 2015.

Kro, A. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Procurement protocol for municipal solid waste management PPP projects.” Symposium on Management and Procurement of Integrated Waste Management System (MPIWMS 2015), IIT Guwahati, 6-7 February, 2015.

Das, R., Jawed, M. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Public Awareness Towards Drinking Water and Acceptability of Public Private Partnership (PPP) In South-West Guwahati – A Case Study.” CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30 December, 2015.

Das, R., Jawed, M. and Laishram, B. (2015). “Increased Willingness to Pay for Safe Drinking Water – A Case Study.” 30th Indian Engineering Congress, Guwahati, 17-20 December, 2015.

Das, R., Laishram, B., and Jawed, M. (2014). “Public awareness towards drinking water and acceptability of public private partnership (PPP) in south-west Guwahati – a case study.” Proceedings of Indian Chemical Engineering congress (CHEMCON), Panjab University, Chandigarh, 27-30 December, 2014.

Patil, N. and Laishram, B. (2014). “Role of Lenders in Promoting Sustainable Development in Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects.” International Conference on Frontiers of Infrastructure Finance, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 13-15 November, 2014.

Dolla, T., and Laishram, B. (2014). “Integrating Climate Change Mitigation in SWM through PPPs - A Conceptual Framework.” International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers Indian Section, Hyderabad, 17-18 October, 2014.

Laishram, B. and Patil, N. (2014). “Infrastructure development through public private partnership route - A review from sustainability perspective.” Proceedings of International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, Pune, 09-10 January, 2014.

Das, R., Laishram, B. and Jawed, M. (2012). “Strategies to ensure efficient operation and maintenance of water treatment plant through PPPs – a case study.” Proceedings of International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Urban Ecosystems (ENSURE), IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, 24-26 February, 2012.

Laishram, B. (2011). “Infrastructure development in North-East states of India - Challenges for PPP procurement route.”  Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers of Infrastructure Finance, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 29-30 December, 2011.

Laishram, B. (2011). “Building information modeling in PPP projects - Perspectives and hurdles.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Engineering, Construction & Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-17 December, 2011.

Singh, K.R., Kalamdhad, A.S. and Laishram, B. (2010). “Public private partnership (PPP) - An option for management of municipal solid waste in India.” Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environment, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 29-30 October, 2010, pp. 326-330.

Kalidindi, S. N. and Laishram, B. (2009). “Financing Road Projects in India Using PPP Scheme.” Proceedings of the 2009 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August 20-21, 2009.

Laishram, B. and Kalidindi, S. N. (2007). “Information Fusion for Making Credit Decision of PPP Road Projects.” Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Kochi, India, 19-21 September, 2007, pp 487-492.

Abednego, M., Jan, A., and Laishram, B. (2006). “Public Private Partnerships in Asia: Enabling Framework and Risk Profile.” Conference Proceedings 13th ERES Conference, Weimar, Germany, June 2006.

Kalidindi, S. N., Thomas, A. V., and Laishram, B. (2005). “Risk Assessment Framework for Procuring Road Projects through BOT Mode.” Proceedings of the CIB W92 International Symposium on Construction Procurement – The Impact of Cultural Differences and Systems on Construction Performance, Las Vegas, USA, 8-10 February, 2005, pp 261-270.


Book – Chapter

Chelliah, V., Thounaojam,N., Devkar, G. and Laishram, B. (2021) A Review of Systematic Review Decisions and Overview of Current Practices in Built Environment Research: What are we doing and How can we improve? in Emmanuel Manu and Julius Akotia (eds), Secondary Research Methods in the Built Environment, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group.

 Tharun, D., and Laishram, B., (2020). “Motivating Low Carbon Waste Management through Public Private Partnerships – An Exploratory Case Study of India” in Sadhan Kumar Ghosh (ed), Waste Management as Economic Industry towards Circular Economy, Springer.

Patil, N., Laishram, B., and Devkar, G. (2016). “Infrastructure Development through PPP: Framework of Guiding Principles for Sustainability Assessment” in Joćo Leitćo, Elsa Morais Sarmento and Joćo Aleluia (eds), Handbook on PPPs in Developing and Emerging Economies, Emerald Publishing.

Laishram, B. and Devkar, G. (2015). “Public Private Partnership Infrastructue Development in India” in A. Akintoye, M. Kumaraswamy, and M. Beck (eds), Public Private Partnerships: A Global Review, Taylor & Francis.

Alfen, H. W., Jan, A., Kalidindi, S. N., and Laishram, B. (2007). "An introduction to PPP concept." Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development - Case Studies from Asia and Europe, EU-Asia Network of Competence Enhancement on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development (EAP3N), Weimar, Germany, 8 - 41.

 

Case Teaching

Laishram, B. and Devkar, G. (2016). “Case Study on Pre-qualification and Risk Allocation Process for Procurement of PPP Regional Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) Facility at Taloja, Maharashtra”, Project Management Institute, (Available at: https://www.pmi.org.in/pmboks.aspx?id=learning-case-studies)

 

PG Courses taught/teaching

CE 541 - Infrastructure Planning

CE 542 - Project Management in Construction

CE 614 - Financing Infrastructure Projects

CE 626 - Economic Evaluation and Analysis of Transportation Projects

CE 544 - Project Management Laboratory

 

UG Courses taught/teaching

ME 101 - Engineering Drawings

CE 252M - Infrastructure and Transportation Systems Planning

CE 308 - Construction Technology and Management

CE 308 - Machineries in Infrastructure @ IIT Patna

CE 401 - Infrastructure Laws and Professional Ethics @ IIT Patna

CE 403 - Infrastructure Project Economics Valuation and Contracts @ IIT Patna

 

Project Guidance

PhD Theses – Defended

  1. Framework for Enhancing Sustainability of PPP Procurement Process for Infrastructure Development.

  2. Determinants of Relational Contracting for Indian Public Sector Construction Industry.

  3. Framework for Public Participation in Water Supply Projects - The Case of South-West Guwahati Water Supply Project.

  4. Implementation Framework for Procuring Municipal Waste Management Projects – The Case of Indian Public-Private Partnerships.

  5. Assessing Interrelationships among Critical Success Factors for Municipal Solid Waste Management Projects under PPP Mode in India

PhD Theses – Ongoing

  1. Lifecycle Energy Analysis of Buildings Using Systems Approach

  2. Framework for Implementation of Building Information Modelling in Public Private Partnership Projects in India

  3. Unsolicited Proposals through Swiss Challenge System and Its Alignment in India

  4. A Framework for Managing Sustainability in Megaprojects An Institutional Approach

  5. Recycling of Inorganic Materials for Preparation of Fried Bricks

  6. Implementation Framework for Infrastructure Assest Management System for Urban Local Bodies in India

  7. A Study on Procurement Methods for Design-Build Project Delivery System - The Indian Case

  8. A Study on Collaborative Governance of Urban Water Supply Projects in India

  9. Developing Conceptual Construction Contract Administration Success Factor Model for Federal Road, and Railway Construction Projects in Ethiopia

M.Tech Projects - Projects Guided

  1. Procurement Protocol for Municipal Solid Waste Public Private Partnership Projects

  2. A Study on Assessment of Public Private Partnership Projects in terms of Sustainability

  3. Analysis of Impact of Preconstruction Practices on Success of Construction

  4. Projects Procurement Option Analysis for Public Private Partnership Wastewater Projects

  5. Decision Support System for Procurement Options Selection for Municipal Solid Waste Project

  6. Pre-construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Project Development

  7. Participatory Irrigation Management for Improving Sustainability of Irrigation System

  8. Construction Labour Productivity from the Perspective of Transformational Theory of Production

  9. A Framework for Implementation of Building Information Modelling for PPP Projects in India

  10. Building Information Modelling for Public Private Partnership Projects in India

  11. Comparison of Regional Variation in Construction Labour Productivity The Case of Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh

  12. Sustainable Development and Management of Megaprojects

  13. Framework for Stakeholder Management in Public Private Partnership Projects - The Indian Case

  14. Perception about Unsolicited Proposals for Infrastructure Development - The Indian Case

  15. Collaborative Governance Structure for Maintenance of Rural Roads

 

Research/Consultancy Projects

Sponsored Research:


EU – Asia Network of Competence Enhancement on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development”. European Commission sponsored research project under Asia Link Programme. Participating universities: Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Germany; University of Manchester, UK; Tsinghua University, PRC; Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; and Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. April 2004 to March 2007.

Ongoing Research Project:

Feasibility Study of nDimensional BIM in PPP Projects, project sponsored by IIT Guwahati under Start-up Grant Scheme. Amount Rs 0.50 million, 2 years duration.


Other Activities

  • Served as an Adjunct faculty in IIT Patna and had offered under-graduate courses such as Machineries in Infrastructure, Infrastructure Laws and Professional Ethics, Infrastructure Projects Economics Valuation and Contracts for four semesters.

  • Currently serving as the Guest Editor for a special issue on “PPP Theory vs. Practice: Charting New Trajectories” in the journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management.

  • Developed a web-based course on Financing Infrastructure Projects under NPTEL II, a Government of India Initiative.
     

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