Santu Kar
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Larsen and Toubro Ltd
About
I am holding the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. I have earned my Ph.D. and MTech degrees with a specialization in construction technology and management from IIT Delhi, and BE degree in civil engineering from Jadavpur University.
My research interests include construction project management, material management, decision support system, automation in construction (such as the use of BIM, VR, MR, and AR in construction), green building, smart city, resource optimization in construction, and sustainable construction.
I possess an industry experience of more than five years at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction, where I was involved in the planning and execution of three mega construction projects in India. I also have work experience in some research and consultancy projects having national importance including decision support framework to improve the performances of NHAI projects, performance audit of implementation of Phase-III of Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System, and valuation of assets of 850 MW GVK Ratle Hydro Electric Project. Moreover, I was a member of the panel and contributed to preparing and reviewing the Draft of IS 15883 (Part 7) on Procurement Management.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Assistant Professor2021 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Early-Doc Fellow2021 - 2021
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Larsen and Toubro Ltd Assistant Manager2009 - 2015
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi MTech2011 - 2013
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (16)
- A Decision Support System for Optimizing Labor Acquisition in Construction Save
- A Framework to Assess Leadership Quality of Construction Leaders Save
- Examining the Effect of Material Management Practices on Material Availability and Waste Reduction in Construction Projects Save
- Assessment of the Significance of Identified Attributes Affecting the Rebar-Fixing Productivity Using Multiple Regression Save
- Assessing criticality of construction materials for prioritizing their procurement using ANP-TOPSIS Save
- Developing an Optimum Material Procurement Schedule by Integrating Construction Program and Budget Using NSGA-II Save
- Investigation into Lead Time of Construction Materials and Influencing Factors Save
- Exploring the critical barriers to and enablers of sustainable material management practices in the construction industry Save
- Optimization for project resource management Save
- Roller compacted concrete used in pavement Save