Mr. S. Ebin Sam

Senior Scientist
Traffic Engineering and Safety Division

Name Mr. S. Ebin Sam
Designation Senior Scientist
Division Traffic Engineering and Safety Division
Email ID ebin.natpac@gmail.com
Contact Number +91 889 1746 791
Contact Address TC 11/1116, House No: 6,
P & T Housing Colony Residents Association,
Pattom P O,
Thiruvananthapuram-695004
Link to

1. Google / Scopus Scholar ID
2. Research Gate

1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yibUldYAAAAJ / https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211622726

2. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ebin-Sam

Research Area/ Research Interests
  • Road Safety
  • Traffic Simulation
  • Traffic Conflicts
  • Spatial Analytics
Professional Experience / Career Details
Name of Institute Post Held Duration
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) Scientist April 2017 - Present
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Jr Scientist / Scientist-B April 2014 – April 2017
National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Project Engineer July 2012 - March 2014
Nael General Contracting Est, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Civil Engineer December 2008 - May 2010
IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd., Kannur, Kerala Assistant Engineer (Trainee) September 2008 - November 2008
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (PhD Pursuing) IIT Palakkad.
Thesis:
M.Tech Transportation Systems Engineering (2012)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal,
B.Tech. Civil Engineering (2008)
College of Engineering, Trivandrum,
List of Projects involved Research
  • Study on Goods Transportation and Freight Policy
  • Mitigate measures for reducing pedestrian related accidents in selected urban roads in Kerala
  • Road Safety Improvement Study for Oachira - Kadampattukonam stretch on National Highway-66
  • Development of GIS based Road and Traffic database for Kerala
  • Periodic Updation of GIS-based Road and Traffic Database for Kerala
  • Application of Surrogate Safety Measures at Unsignalized Intersections
  • Road Safety Scenario in Kerala during Covid-19 Lockdown
Consultancy
  • KSTP II – Safe Corridor Demonstration Project – Development of Road Safety Treatment Plans for Kazhakuttam – Adoor stretch of MC road
  • Design and Implementation of Road Safety Schemes for 45km stretch of National Highway 48 in Gurugram District
  • Design and Implementation of Road Safety and Traffic Management Schemes for selected road stretches in Gurugram District
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle friendly transportation for Kozhikode City Corporation
  • Operational Road Safety Audit from Varapuzha Bridge to Moothakunnam Junction on National Highway-66
  • Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Kozhikode city
  • Traffic and Transportation Studies for major cities/towns in Kerala - 3 Nos
  • Traffic Solutions for Technopark - NH Access
  • Traffic Simulation of Technopark Phase III & Technocity – NH Access
  • Technical Study for Technopark Way- in Expansion Works
  • Long route bus rationalisation for KSRTC buses
  • Traffic Studies for shifting of Technopark Entry/Exit Gate
  • Traffic Management Plan for Greenfield International Stadium Facility at Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Kalamassery Municipality
  • Comprehensive Scheme for tourism signages on major roads and tourist centres in Kerala State
  • Traffic & Transportation studies for small and medium sized towns in Kerala – 2 Nos
  • Pedestrian friendly Urban Transport for Kochi City
  • Traffic Improvements for Bolgatty Road – GIDA Bridge in Kochi
  • Feasibility study for Ropeway in Elaveezha Poonchira in Kottayam district
  • Preparation of DPR for Integrated Development of Coastal Highway with Cycle Track in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam & Alappuzha District
  • Road Safety Audit of existing road for Aroor – Kadampattukonam road stretch on National Highway 66 in Kerala
  • Road Safety Audit of KIIFB funded roads in Kerala – Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad Districts – 7 Roads
  • Traffic Impact Assessment Study for TCS project at Technocity campus, Trivandrum
  • KSTP II -Road Safety Improvement Works of Kerala under World Bank assisted Challenge Fund
  • Technical Review and Support Services on KIIFB funded projects – 3 Roads––
  • Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Padinjarethara – Naalam Mile Road Stretch in Wayanad District
Sponsored Projects

 

  1. Parking Management study for M.G. Road in Thiruvananthapuram city.
  2. Identification and prioritization of accidents Black Spots in Ernakulam district
  3. Identification and prioritization of crash Black Spots in Kerala State
  4. Road safety inspection and preparation of short-term improvement proposals for selected Black Spots in Kerala
  5. Safe Road to School Programme
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
    • Jasni, T.C., Santhakumar, S.M. and Sam, S.E., (2022), Accident Prediction Modeling for Collision Types Using Machine Learning Tools, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 261.
    • Ebin Sam, Ancy Santhosh, and B.K. Bindhu, (2020), Pedestrian Accident Prediction Modelling – A case study in Thiruvananthapuram City, Transportation Research, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Volume 45, Pages 637-646
    • Salini P.N., B.G. Sreedevi, Ebin Sam, (2020), Resource Mapping of Highway Materials along with their characteristic properties and desirability, Transportation Research, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Volume 45, Pages 709-723
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body

International:

  • Kumar, V.S., Salini, P.N., Sam, E. and Akshara, S., (2022), Traffic Impact Study of an Integrated Township and Formulation of Improvement Measures—A Case Study of Technocity in Thiruvananthapuram, International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (pp. 113-123), Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Sam, E., Shaheem, S., Chandran, A. and Radhakrishnan, D., (2022), Identification and prioritization of crash-prone locations for selected road corridor in Kerala, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India: 5th CTRG Volume 3 (pp. 47-60).
  • Sanjay Kumar, V.S., Jinumol, K.R. and Sam, E., (2021), An Appraisal of the Characteristics of Road Crashes Involving Vulnerable Road Users, International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (pp. 891-900), Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Ebin Sam, Angel Maria Mathew, and V.S. Sanjay Kumar, (2020), Macroscopic assessment of Road Safety Scenario in Kerala during COVID-19 lockdown, 7th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, KSCSTE - National Transportation Planning and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, December 2020
  • Swathy P Mohan, Archana S and Ebin Sam, (2020), Safety Impact Analysis of lane conversion on selected highway corridor, 13th Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, IIT Bombay, December 2020
  • Reva Dileep, Bino I Koshy and Ebin Sam, (2017), Study of Driver Yield Behaviour at Unsignalized Pedestrian Crosswalks in Kochi City, International Road Federation World Meeting, Delhi, 14 - 17 November 2017
  • Ebin Sam and B.G Sreedevi (2017), Identification and prioritization of accident Black Spots in Ernakulam district, International Road Federation Middle East & North Africa Regional Congress and Exhibition at World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE, October 2017

National:

  • Arun Chandran and Ebin Sam, (2016), Feasibility Study for Ropeway at Ilaveezhapoonchira, 28th Kerala Science Congress, University of Calicut, Malappuram, January 2016.
  • Arun Chandran, Ebin Sam, T Ramakrishnan, T Elangovan and Sreedevi B.G, (2015), Evaluation of Pedestrian Infrastructure in Kochi city, 27th Kerala Science Congress Proceedings, Alappuzha, January 2015
 Research Reports
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
Administrative and Institutional Support
  • Additional Duties - Assisting Director in co-coordinating the Technical/Project Activities
  • Member of Interview Committee for Appointment of Technical Officers/Technical Assistant on temporary basis
  • Member of Interview Committee for Appointment of Graduate Apprentice/Technician Apprentice on temporary basis
  • Member of committee for the preparation of Vision and mission statements of KSCTE-NATPAC
  • Member of Project Implementation and Housekeeping Committee
  • Member of committee for the preparation of brochure
Training programs attended
  • ArcGIS certified training from ESRI India - 3 days of Course on “ArcGIS Pro: Essential Workflow” on 6th – 8th December, 2022.
  • Three-day training on CUBE organized by RIT Kottayam on 23rd, 25th & 26th April, 2022.
  • Training Course on ‘Applications of VISUM in Strategic Transport Modelling’ on 17th October, 2021.
  • Three Day Training on SAS for Predictive Modelling” organized by A2Z Edu Learning Hub from 16th to 18th June, 2021.
  • Training on "Road Safety and Transport Infrastructure Resilience" from 8th to 10th June, 2021 organized by National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in collaboration with FICCI.
  • Two-day onsite training programme on statistical tools by Norma School on 25th and 26th October, 2019.
  • Five-day training programme on Q-GIS by KSDI at Aakulam Office from 24th to 28th June, 2019.
  • One day training session on ‘Erdas Imagine’ by Mr. Vasudeva Rao Vemana at NATPAC on 3rd June, 2019.
  • One-day training session on 'ESRI ArcGlS software 10.6.1 purchase' by Mr. Syed Wasim of ESRI arranged at NATPAC on 29th May, 2019.
  • Two-day training programme on enforcement and crash investigation methods organized by TRL and JP Research at Police Training College on 7th and 8th May, 2019.
  • Bhuvan Overview Training at National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Hyderabad on 29th and 30th June, 2017.
  • Training of Trainers conducted by IUT at NATPAC on 14th - 16th September, 2015.
  • Training on PTV Softwares: VISSIM, VISWALK, VISTRO, VISUM and VISUM Safety by TransAxiom on 4th - 9th May, 2015.
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D training on 26th - 28th February, 2015 and 6th and 7th March, 2015.
  • Training Programme on “iRAP Road Safety Assessment” conducted by Mr. Luke Roger’s (Sr. Road Safety Expert) and Mr. Jigesh Bhaskar (Road Safety Engineer, iRAP Indian Project), on 31st July, 2014.
Training Workshop conducted
  • One Day Training Program on Road Safety for Vehicle Drivers of Educational Institutions on 23rd July 2022
  • One Day Training Program on Safe Driving Practice for Ambulance Drivers on 22nd July 2022 – 42 Drivers
  • One Day Training Program on Road Safety for Student Police Cadets on 21st July 2022 – 42 Cadets
  • One Day Training Program on Safe Driving Practice for Driving School Instructors on 25th March 2022 – 18 Instructors
  • One Day Training Program on Safe Driving Practice for Ambulance Drivers on 24th March 2022 – 40 Drivers
  • Field demonstration of Trimble SX10 scanning total station at NATPAC on 8th January, 2021 in NATPAC, Trivandrum.
  • One Day Training Programme to School Teachers on 6th January 2022 – 36 Teachers
  • Three-day Certified Training Course for Drivers handling dangerous and hazardous goods.
  • Safe Road to School Programme – 25 Schools
  • 15-Days Certification Training programme on Road Safety Audit for all Technical Officers of NHAI
  • Two day two batch residential training program for School Police Cadets at CWRDM Kozhikode on 24th to 27th September, 2019
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • Certified trainer of IUT training programmes.
  • Certified Road Safety Auditor
  • Received Best Paper Award in CTSEM 2021 organized by NIT Calicut
Membership in Professional bodies
  • Life Member, Indian Roads Congress
  • Life Member, Institute of Urban Transport (India)
  • Life Member, Kerala Economic Association
  • Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Member, The Institution of Engineers (India)
  • Individual Member, PIARC
  • Individual Member, ISPRS
Student Guidance

M.Tech Project

  • Promoting Non-Motorised Modes of Transport – A case study of Kozhikode City
  • Impact of Influence of bus stops on the urban traffic
  • Pedestrian accident prediction modelling of selected road stretch in Kerala
  • Road Asset Management System for roads in Kerala
  • Driver Yielding Behaviour at Pedestrian crossings
  • Black Spot identification in Ernakulam district
  • Safety Impact Analysis of lane conversion of selected highway corridor
  • Modelling of crash collision types on selected road stretch in Calicut City
  • Intersection Safety Analysis using Surrogate Measures
  • Road Safety Assessment of State Highways
  • Spatial Analysis of road crash Black Spot: A case study of Ernakulam district
  • Development of Mobile and WebGIS Based Application for the Transportation Data Management

B.Tech Project

  • Parking management for MG road in Trivandrum city
  • Traffic management measures for Pettah Junction
  • Intermodal split of goods transportation in Kerala
  • Traffic improvement plan for selected roads in Tirur
  • Road safety impact study and road safety audit on Karamana - Pravachambalam stretch on NH-66
  • Traffic Safety Analysis using GIS
  • Application of GIS technique in data management of selected major roads in Kerala
  • Identification and rectification of crash prone locations on selected road stretch in Thiruvananthapuram
  • A case study on prioritizing accident Black Spot locations in Thiruvananthapuram City
  • Identification and analysis of Crash Prone intersections in Karamana – Pravachambalam Road Stretch
  • Optimising Ambulance Allocation Using Crash

 

Internship

  • Analysis of pedestrian and bicycle movements in Kozhikode city
  • Strategies for parking management in urban areas
  • Identification of crash Black Spots in Kerala
  • Pre-processing of crash data and requirement analysis and design for development of data analytics platform
  • Macroscopic analysis of road crashes in Kerala – 2020 & pre-processing and validation of crash data
  • Development of novel algorithm for identification of crash Black Spots
  • Multi-modal integration of bus stop near Polytechnic, Lucknow
  • Software Requirement Specification document for the Development of transportation and traffic data analytical platform
  • Development of GIS based road and traffic database for Kerala
  • Development of Road Crash Analytical Module
  • Development of MACT Compensation Calculator Module using Python
  • Impact Study on Kanjikuzhy Flyover, Kottayam
  • Identification and Treatment of crash Black Spots
Invited Talk delivered
  • Training on Road Safety Audit for PWD Engineers organized by Kerala Highway Research Institute on 21st December, 2022
  • Presentation on “Crash Prone Locations in Ernakulam City” on 3rd June, 2022 at GCDA Office
  • Guest Lecture on ‘Identification and Rectification of Crash Black Spots’ organized by Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai on 6th November 2020
  • ‘Identification of Crash Black Spots & Prioritization using GIS’ on 28th May 2020 organized by Muthoot Institute of Technology & Science.
  • 'Hazardous Road Locations' at ‘Workshop on Road Safety’ organized by KRSA on 13th January, 2020 at Kannur.
  • ‘Accident Prone Locations and Identification of Traffic Accident Prone Area' on 4th November, 2019 at Police Training College, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Subject Modules on 'Public Transport' and 'Knowledge Management Centre' in the capacity building programme on Sustainable Urban Transport at Mysuru from 31st January, 2018 – 2nd February, 2018 organized by Institute of Urban Transport.
  • 'Identification of Black Spots' as part of Jnana Lecture Series at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Ernakulam on 25th September, 2017.
Positions held
  • Member of Accident Monitoring Committee of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
  • Nominated Member of Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals-11 for Kerala by KSCSTE.
  • Additional Nodal Officer for implementation of Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)
  • Scientist in Charge of KSCSTE-NATPAC Gurugram Project office
  • Scientist-in-Charge of KSCSTE-NATPAC Regional Centre, Kozhikode
  • Presiding Officer at Kalliyoor Panchayath for Local Body Elections by State Election Commission
  • Member of Preparatory Committee for organizing CTSEM 2020
  • Member of Registration and Liaisoning Committee for CTSEM 2020
  • Co-Convenor of Transportation Committee for Kerala Science Congress 2022
  • Co-convenor of Publication committee, 27th Kerala Science Congress at Alappuzha on 27th - 29th January, 2015
  • Member of PG Students Interactive Session Committee, 27th Kerala Science Congress at Alappuzha on 27th - 29th January 2015
  • Member of Transportation Committee, 27th Kerala Science Congress at Alappuzha on 27th - 29th January 2015
  • Member of Publication Committee, 30th Kerala Science Congress at Govt. Brennen College, Kannur.
  • Member of Publication Committee, 31st Kerala Science Congress at Fatima Mata National College, Kollam.
  • Member of Accommodation Committee for National Children's Science Congress held on 26th – 31st December 2019 at Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Member of Publication Committee, 32nd Kerala Science Congress at Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Mundoor, Palakkad.
  • Member of Technical Paper Evaluation & Technical Sessions Committee for Kerala Science Congress 2022.
  • Member of the review committee of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).
  • Expert Member of Task Force for Action plan to reduce accidents involved by KSRTC buses.
  • Member, Design Policy Formulation Team, Kerala State Design Policy, Department of Tourism and PWD