I like to introduce myself as an urban scientist. I am an urban modeller by training and an urbanist by profession. My research, which emphasises enhancing public policy decisions, entails sustainable cities, urban spatial analysis, public transport accessibility measurement, barrier-free transport infrastructure design, and localisation of SDGs. During my doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, I developed a suite of mathematical models of land use–transport interaction for Ahmedabad called SIMPLAN. My research has been widely published in several international, peer-reviewed publications and I am a frequent reviewer for several international journals and book publishers. Over the years, I have taught urban and transport planning and modelling topics, urban transport infrastructure design, statistics & data visualisation to UG, PG, and PhD students. I have guided several UG and PG and PhD dissertations. Additionally, I have MSc in Transport (Imperial College London and UCL), MTech Planning (CEPT), and BE in civil (REC, Surat) degrees.
My significant academic awards include three gold medals in BE Civil, the British Chevening Scholarship, and the Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Currently, I am a professor at the Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University. My full-time academic jobs in the past have been Lecturer, Regional Engineering College (REC), Surat (now SVNIT); Lecturer, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat; Lecture, School of Planning, CEPT University, Ahmedabad; Research Associate, The Martin Center, Department of Architecture, Cambridge University; Reader (Associate Professor), Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad; Professor, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University, wherein I was also Head, MTech Infrastructure Engineering Management program; Chair, Progress Review Committee for Old Doctoral Program; Head, Doctoral Program, and Head, Academic Staff Office.
In my consulting career, I was the Project Manager for the Sabarmati Riverfront and Musi Riverfront projects at EPC, Ahmedabad, and worked on several development plans and street design projects.