BENDADI HANUMANTHA RAO | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. BENDADI HANUMANTHA RAO | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Associate Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar, India

Dr. B. Hanumantha Rao is an Associate Professor at the School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar. With a rich academic and research background, he specializes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, focusing on innovative solutions for sustainable construction. He has a deep interest in ground improvement techniques, expansive soil stabilization, and the valorization of industrial by-products like red mud and fly ash. Dr. Rao’s prolific research contributions have gained him national and international recognition, and he has received several prestigious awards.

Profile

Education 

  • Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering (2005-2009): IIT Bombay
  • M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering (2003-2005): IIT Bombay
  • B.E. in Civil Engineering (1999-2003): Osmania University, Hyderabad
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering (1995-1998): Govt. Polytechnic, Kothagudem

Experience 

  • Associate Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar (2022–Present)
  • Assistant Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar (2011–2022)
  • Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela (2011)
  • Scientific Officer-D, NPCIL (2010–2011)
  • Assistant Professor, KL University (2010)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2009–2010)

Awards and Honors 

  • 🌟 Top Innovative Project: Geopolymer Concrete at ALL IIT R&D Fair 2021
  • 🏆 Best Oral Presentation: IGC-2019, NIT Surat
  • 🥈 Second Rank, Engineering Common Entrance Test, 1999
  • 🎓 PRATIBHA Award, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (1999-2003)
  • 🏅 Fellowship for Ph.D., BRNS, IIT Bombay (2005-2009)
  • 🌏 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Saskatchewan (2009-2010)

Research Focus 

Dr. Rao’s research interests span ground improvement, expansive soil stabilization, and waste valorization. His innovative work includes synthesizing geopolymer concrete using red mud, fly ash, and slag; biopolymers for soil stabilization; and advanced geotechnics. His projects are aimed at developing sustainable geomaterials for engineering applications and addressing geoenvironmental challenges.

Publications

  • A mix design procedure for geopolymer concrete with fly ash 🧱
  • Mix Design Development of Fly Ash & GGBS Geopolymer Concrete 🚧
  • Review: Source Material Composition’s Effect on Geopolymer Strength 📚
  • Strength and Durability of GGBS-Stabilized Red Mud 🔬
  • Specific Surface Area Methods Comparison for Fine-Grained Soils 📏
  • Predicting Soil Thermal Resistivity Using Neural Networks 🤖
  • Applications and Properties of Red Mud in Construction 🏗️
  • Predicting Soil Electrical Resistivity with Neural Networks ⚡
  • Red Mud’s Use as a Construction Material 🌱
  • Microplastics in Soils: Geotechnical Perspective 🌍
  • Additives’ Impact on Swelling of Expansive Soils 🌊
  • Swelling Properties Determined from Suction 💧
  • Effect of Na₂SiO₃/NaOH on Fly Ash Geopolymer Mortar 🛠️
  • Moisture Content Measurement Techniques: A Study 🌫️
  • Clay Content’s Influence on Expansive Soils 🛤️
  • Biopolymer Treatment for Red Mud Waste Stabilization 🦠
  • Durability of Geopolymer Concrete with Phosphogypsum 🧪
  • Biopolymers in Strengthening Red Mud Waste 🌟
  • Compaction of Treated and Untreated Red Mud 📉
  • Consolidation of Indian Red Mud Waste 🏞️

Hanan Samadi | Geotechnics | Excellence in Research Award

Ms. Hanan Samadi | Geotechnics | Excellence in Research Award

Master of science in the filed of engineering geology, University of Tehran, Iran

Ms. Hanan Samadi is an emerging scholar in the field of geotechnical engineering, specializing in tunneling and underground structures. With a robust academic background and significant contributions to research in machine learning applications in geotechnics, she has established herself as a promising expert in her field.

🎓 Education:

Ms. Samadi obtained her M.Sc. in Engineering Geology from the University of Tehran in 2021, where she graduated with a stellar GPA of 4.0/4.0 for her major. Her thesis, supervised by Dr. Jafar Hassanpour and Dr. Jamal Rostami, focused on the use of artificial intelligence to investigate EPB operating parameters. She completed her B.Sc. in Geology Science from Payame Noor University in 2018.

👨‍🏫 Experience:

Ms. Samadi has served as a course mentor and workshop mentor at various prestigious institutions, including Amirkabir University, Shahid Beheshti University, and the Iranian Mining Engineering Organization. Her mentorship has covered topics such as machine learning in tunneling, mechanized excavation, and the application of artificial neural networks in construction.

🔬 Research Interests:

Her research interests encompass tunneling, mechanized excavation, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, and geotechnics. She is particularly focused on developing machine learning and deep learning algorithms to enhance geotechnical and tunneling processes.

🏆 Awards:

Ms. Samadi has received numerous accolades, including the Young Scientists Festival award for developing new tunneling software and multiple scholarships for her academic achievements. She was also recognized for her exceptional thesis at the University of Tehran.

📚 Publications Top Notes:

Estimation of settlement of pile group in clay using soft computing techniques, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024. Cited by 28.

Maximum surface settlement prediction in EPB TBM tunneling using soft computing techniques, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021. Cited by 14.

Tunnel wall convergence prediction using optimized LSTM deep neural network, Geomech and Eng, 2022. Cited by 7.

Developing the empirical models for predicting the EPB operating parameters in strong Limestone, Iranian Journal of Engineering Geology, 2022. Cited by 6.

Soil Classification Modelling Using Machine Learning Methods, CCITAI, 2022. Cited by 5.

Utilization of rock mass parameters for performance prediction of rock TBMs using machine learning algorithms (publication details incomplete).