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Dr. Anila Cyril

Junior Scientist
Transportation Planning Division

Name Dr. Anila Cyril
Designation Junior Scientist
Division Transportation Planning Division
Email ID anilacyril.natpac@gmail.com;
anila.6200274@kerala.gov.in
Contact Number 9400220928
Contact Address Room No. H3105, Second Floor, Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, Ernakulam-682017
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 Google:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0UXVLQYAAAAJ

Scopus id- 57202988877
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anila-Cyril
Research Area/ Research Interests a) Public Transportation
b) Transportation Planning
c) Traffic Safety
Professional Experience / Career Details
Name of Institute Post Held Duration
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Scientist-B 06-10-2022 to till date
Cochin University of Science and Technology Assistant Professor
(On Contract)		 09-08-2021 to 08-08-2022 (1 year)
National Institute of Technology, Calicut Adhoc faculty
Carmel College of Engineering and Technology, Punnapra Assistant Professor 01/08/2014 to 15/07/2015
KVM College of Engineering & IT, Cherthala Assistant Professor 01/08/2013 to 31/07/2014
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering)National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal2019
Thesis: Application of Electronic Ticket Machine Data for Analysis and Forecasting of Bus Transport Demand
M.Tech Transportation Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam (RIT), 2014
B.Tech. Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College Thrissur (GEC Thrissur), 2011
List of Projects involved Research
  • Route Rationalisation of KSRTC City Circular Services In Thiruvananthapuram
  • Augmentation of Ridership for Kochi Metro Rail Through Various Transit Supportive Policies
Consultancy
  • Feasibility Study ofNight Life Project atThiruvananthapuram
  • User Perception Study - Kerala Savaari
  • Development of Parking Policy for Ernakulam
  • Traffic Study and Ridership Estimation for the Proposed Sabari Rail Project
  • Feasibility Study for the Installation of Traffic Signal, Warning Blinker Lights and Mini Mast Lights at Various Locations in Alappuzha District
  • Crew Scheduling of KSRTC
  • Traffic Management Study Around Civil Station, Kakkanad
Sponsored Projects
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Performance Optimization of Public Transport Using Integrated AHP-GP Methodology”. Urban RailTransit, Vol. 5, No. 2, 133-144.
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Bus Passenger Demand Modelling Using Time-series Techniques- Big Data Analytics”. The OpenTransportation Journal, Vol. 13, 41-47.
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Development of a GIS-Based Composite Public Transport Accessibility Index”. Journal of Urban andEnvironmental Engineering, Vol.13, No. 2.
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Level of Service Analysis of Public Transport Facilities: A Case Study of Trivandrum City”. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Vol. 8, No. 2S3,1019-1022.
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body
  • Devika K B, Anila Cyril, Numerical Studies on Rutting Criteria of GeotextileReinforced Flexible Pavement,Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2022 organized by Indian Geotechnical Society at Kochi, 15 - 17 December 2022
  • Swetha Vinod, Anila Cyril, Numerical studies on rutting criteria of geocell reinforcedflexible pavement, Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2022 organized by Indian Geotechnical Society at Kochi, 15 - 17 December 2022
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Short Term Bus Passenger Demand Estimation Using Time Series Method” International EngineeringSymposium (IES 2019), 13-15 March 2019, Japan
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2019). “Demand-Based Model for Line Planning in Public Transport”. World Conference on Transport Research - WCTR 2019, IIT Mumbai, 26-31 May 2019 (Accepted for publishing in TransportResearch Procedia- Elsevier)
  • Anila Cyril, Raviraj H. Mulangi and Varghese George (2018). “Modelling and Forecasting Bus Passenger Demand Using Time Series Method”. IEEE 7th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO 2018), 29-31 August, 2018, Amity University, Noida
  • Anila Cyril, Varghese George and Raviraj H. Mulangi. (2017). “Electronic Ticket Machine Data Analytics for Public Bus Transport Planning”. IEEE InternationalConference on Energy, Communication, Data Analytics and Soft Computing (ICECDS2017), 1-2 August, 2017, Chennai.
 Research Reports
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
Administrative and Institutional Support
Training programs attended
  • One-Day Online Workshop on How to Conduct the Student Induction (SIP) Program on 20thSeptember, 2021 organized by AICTE
  • Five-day online FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by AICTE from 4 October, 2021 to 8 October, 2021.
  • Two-days STAAD.Pro – Faculty Development Programme by Bentley Institute and BIMLABS Engineering Services on 22nd April and 23rd April 2022
  • New Techniques for prevention and mitigation of disasters triggered by earthquake and Tsunami on 16th July 2022 organized by UltrTech Cement Ltd.
  • Semi-high speed rail by Indian Green Building Council Student Chapter and K Rail on 2nd September 2021
  • User Awareness Workshop on SpringerLink 2018, NITK Surathkal
  • User Awareness Workshop on Turnitin 2018, NITK Surathkal
  • PTV training programme on Strategic Modelling and Simulation Modelling (Vissim and Visum), October 30- November 03, 2017 at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
  • Workshop on Traffic Simulation Tools (Vissim), 2016 at NIT Trichy
  • Workshop on Big Data Analytics (MATLAB), 2016 at NITK Surathkal
Training Workshop conducted
  • One-day road safety awareness training for selected students named ‘Safe Road to School’ organized by NATPAC in association with the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) for 16 schools across Kerala from October till January 2023.
  • The three-day training programme for Motor Vehicles Department officials titled as “Propagating Engineering Aspects for Coherent Enforcement” (PEACE) organized by NATPAC; 09-11 May 2023
  • Two-days Workshop on Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) Technology in association with KIIFB at RECCAA Club, Kakkanad, Ernakulam, 4-5 May 2023
  • International Conference on "Innovative Methods and Practical Applications for Cognizant Transportation Systems" (IMPACTS 2023), 20-22 March, 2023
  • 15 days Road Safety Audit Course organized by NATPAC, 07-Nov-2022.
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • Bagged first prize in the Idea Pitching Competition “A solution to Water Logging in Kochi City” organized by FEELA & TERESIAN IEDC on 12-05-2023. (Team Members: Shri. B Anish Kini, Dr. Rameesha T V, Dr. Vasudevan N., Dr. Anila Cyril).
  • JASSO Scholarship from Japan Government for Spring Internship 2019
  • Full Time AICTE scholarship for Ph.D. at National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal (July 2015- June 2019)
  • Full Time AICTE scholarship for M.Tech at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology Kottayam (2011- 2013)
Membership in Professional bodies
Student Guidance
M.Tech Thesis
Sl.No Name of Institution Course Topic
1 Cochin University of Science and Technology M. Tech.(GE) Investigation of strength characteristics of clayey subgrade stabilized with broken concrete cubes and crushed glass waste
2 Cochin University of Science and Technology M. Tech.(GE) Subgrade Stabilization Using Recycled Plastic Waste and Vitrified Tile Waste
3 Cochin University of Science and Technology M. Tech.(GE) Evaluation of The Suitability of Copper slag and Sawdust Ash In Subgrade Stabilization
4 Cochin University of Science and Technology M. Tech.(GE) Numerical Studies on Fatigue and Rutting Criteriaof Geotextile Reinforced Flexible Pavement
5 Cochin University of Science and Technology M. Tech. (GE) Numerical Studies on Fatigue and Rutting Criteriaof Geocell Reinforced Flexible Pavement
6 College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram M. Tech (GI) Determination of area requiring circular service using multi-criteria analysis
7 College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram M. Tech (GI) Centrality measures in network analysis: A case study of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
B.Tech Project
Sl.No Name of Institution Course Topic
1 Cochin University of Science and Technology B.Tech. (CE)
(6 students)		  
2 Cochin University of Science and Technology B.Tech. (CE)
(6 students)		  
3 Albertian Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech. (CE)
(4 students)		 Traffic study of HMT junction
4 Federal Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech. (CE)
(4 students)		 Parking Demand and management: A Structural equation Modelling Approach
5 Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science B.Tech. (CE)
(4 students)		 Traffic Study of Kakkanad- Edachira Road
Internship
Sl.No Name of Institution Course Topic
1 Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam B.Tech. CE (4 students) Feasibility Study for the Installation of Traffic Signal, Warning Blinker Lights and Mini Mast Lights at Various Locations in Alappuzha District
2 Cochin University of Science and Technology B.Tech. IT (4 students) Crew Scheduling of Public Transport
3 School of Planning and architecture, Vijayawada B.Plan (1 students) Route rationalisation of city circular services
4 University of Madras M.Sc. Geography (1 student) Study of water logging issues in Ernakulam
5 NIT Calicut B.Tech. CE (4 student) Study on Kochi water metro
6 Jyoti Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy M.Tech. TE (1 students) Traffic Survey for Sabari Rail project
Invited Talk delivered
Positions held