Ph.D. (Structural Engineering) – Research on RC beam-column joints under seismic loading.

M.E. (Civil Engineering) – Specialized in the Integrated Force Method.

MSc (Construction Project Management) – Ongoing, Heriot-Watt University Dubai (Dissertation on BuildCarbonIQ, July 2025).

Experience: Over 18 years of teaching, research, and academic leadership in Civil and Structural Engineering, with significant contributions in Construction Project Management.

Current Studies: Pursuing an MSc in Construction Project Management at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai, with a dissertation focused on developing a UAE-specific digital CO₂ estimation tool (BuildCarbonIQ) for embodied carbon and waste assessment.

Teaching & Leadership Roles:

• Former Associate Professor and Head of Department (twice) at Parul University, Vadodara, India.

• Served as NBA Coordinator, Board of Studies Member, and Research Supervisor for PhD and Master’s students.

• Supervised 3 PhDs (2 awarded, 1 submitted) and multiple Master’s theses.

Academic Services:

• Extensive involvement in accreditation, curriculum design, and quality assurance.

• Active organizer of national and international conferences, FDPs, and workshops.

Areas of expertise:

• Structural engineering (seismic behavior, concrete technology)

• Construction project management (cost, risk, sustainability)

• Digitalization and carbon accounting in construction

Contributions:

• Authored and presented numerous papers at national and international conferences.

• Published in Elsevier Procedia, Scopus-indexed journals, and peer-reviewed outlets.

• Active research on UAE Net Zero 2050, Estidama, TM65, and embodied carbon estimation frameworks.

Founder of BuildCarbonIQ, an innovation-driven digital tool under development to estimate embodied carbon and construction waste in alignment with UAE regulations and Net Zero 2050 goals.

Focus areas include:

• Integration with Primavera P6, MS Project, and local supply chain databases.

• Carbon credit integration and AI-enabled decision dashboards.

• Strategic market scaling: local, national, and global applications.