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Mr. Ashik K. Azad

Junior Scientist
Transportation Planning Division

Name Mr. Ashik K. Azad
Designation Junior Scientist
Division Transportation Planning Division
Email ID ashik.natpac@gmail.com;
ashik.6200275@kerala.gov.in
Contact Number +91-9495623732
Contact Address Transpark Campus, Opposite NCESS, Ulloor - Akkulam Rd, Aakkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011
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1. Google / Scopus Scholar ID
2. Research Gate
Research Area/ Research Interests a) Pavement Engineering
b) Pavement Evaluation, maintenance and management
c) Road safety
Professional Experience / Career Details
Name of Institute Post Held Duration
KSCSTE – National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Junior Scientist/Scientist B October 2022 to Continuing
KPMG India Services LLP Consultant (Roads and Bridges)/Senior Analyst, Government Project Advisory September 2020 to October 2022
Road Infrastructure Company Kerala Ltd (RICK), Public Works Department, Government of Kerala Assistant Engineer August 2018 to August 2020
EKK Infrastructure Limited Assistant Engineer December 2015 to August 2018
College of Engineering, Pathanapuram Assistant Professor (Part time/Adhoc) 2016-17
College of Engineering, Karunagapally Assistant Professor (Adhoc) August 2015 to December 2015
Educational Qualifications:
M.Tech Transportation Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, 2015
B.Tech. Civil Engineering, Govt. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (Mahatma Gandhi University), 2012
List of Projects involved Research
  • Performance Evaluation of New Technology Initiatives in Low Volume Roads
Consultancy
Sponsored Projects
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body
Research Reports
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
Administrative and Institutional Support
  • Nodal Officer from NATPAC for Digital Research and Information Platform for Science (DRIPS) of KSCSTE
Training programs attended
  • Five Day training program on ‘Pavement Evaluation Techniques and their applications for maintenance and rehabilitation’ from 18th -22nd September 2023 at CSIR – CRRI, New Delhi.
  • Five Day Short-term course on ‘Advanced Data Analytics and Cyber-Physical Systems for Urban Mobility’ conducted by IIT BHU from 13th to 17th March 2023.
  • Two-Day Workshop on “Full Depth Reclamation Technology” 4th and 5th of May 2023 at Ernakulam.
  • One day workshop on ‘Research Proposal Writing’ organised by KSCSTE – KFRI on 22nd December 2022.
  • Training on ‘Programme on WBS and Network Techniques and MSP for Specific Projects - Part – 1’ conducted by Centre for Management Development, Thiruvananthapuram, from 18th to 20th November 2019.
  • Training on “Practical Approach to Urban Transportation Planning using CUBE Software”, at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur from 20thto 26th May 2018.
  • Training on “Research Methodology and Application of SPSS in Multidisciplinary Research”, at Dept. of Civil Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal from 4thto 8thJanuary 2015
  • Training on “TRL Software for Planning and Design of Transport Infrastructure”, at Dept. of Civil Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal from 2ndto 3rd November 2014
  • Training on ‘Quality Control in Road Construction’, at Dept. of Civil Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal from 25thto 28th October 2013
Training Workshops conducted
  • 3 days certified training program to drivers carrying hazardous goods and its safe transportation from 2nd – 4th August 2023.
  • Session Manager (one day) for International Conference on Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems (IMPACTS2023) held at CET, Thiruvananthapuram from 20th – 23rd March 2023.
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • Nil
Membership in Professional bodies
Student Guidance
  • M.Tech Thesis
  • B.Tech Project
Internship
Sl. No Name of Institution Course Topic
1 NIT - Calicut M.Tech. TE (1 student) Performance evaluation of low volume roads constructed with new technologies
2 CET, Thiruvananthapuram M.Tech. TE (2 students)
Positions held
  • Convener for organising the TransPedia Research Talk Series of NATPAC (held monthly)
  • Committee member of Press & Media and social media of NATPAC from 19.01.2022