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Dr. Digant A. Pastagia
Dr. Digant A. Pastagia
Associate Professor & GTU Co-ordinator
Date of Join: 11/07/2011
Email Id: gtu_coordinator@ssasit.ac.in, digant.pastagia@ssasit.ac.in
Qualification: B.E. Civil, M.Tech. Planning (Gold Medallist), Ph.D.
Experience: 12 Years
 Subject involved: Urban Transportation system, Repairs & Rehabilitation of Structures, Harbour & Airport Engineering(Departmental Elective – III), Construction Management And Equipments, Water & Waste Water Engineering, Project – I, Project –II, Infrastructure Engineering And Management, Highway Engineering, Building & Town Planning, Traffic Engineering, Professional Practice & Valuation
Area of Interest: Town & Regional Planning, Green building assessment techniques, Sustainable Infrastructure planning, Transportation Planning
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
  1. Patel, C. and Pastagia. D. A., 2011. “CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR URBAN AREA”; Sustainable Urban & Transportation Planning: Issues & Management Strategies (SUTRIMS – 11). Surat, Gujarat. 8-11 July 2011.
  2. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “A PARAMETRIC EVALUATION OF LEADING NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING EXPERTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WESTERN INDIA”; National Conference on RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING at A.D.PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Vallabh Vidhyanagar; 25th  – 26th , April 2014
  3. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “PRE OCCUPANCY PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF GREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS”; National Conference on RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING at S. S. A. S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Surat; 25th – 26th, February, 2016.
  4. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “PRE OCCUPANCY PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF GREEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS EXPERTS’ OPINIONS”; National Conference on Sustainable and Smart Cities at Sardar Vallbhabhai National Institute of Technology, Surat; 10th – 11th, April, 2015. ISBN: 978-93-8486-952-6.
  5. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “ROLE OF GREEN BUILDINGS IN SMART CITIES”; 2nd National Conference on Sustainable and Smart Cities at Sardar Vallbhabhai National Institute of Technology, Surat; 22nd – 23rd, December, 2018. ISBN: 978-93-5346-574-2.
  6. Dr. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “ROLE OF GREEN BUILDINGS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: NEED, CHALLENGES AND SCOPE IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT”, National conference on Role of Innovation and Human Values in engineering and technology at Shree swami Atmanand Saraswati institute of technology, Surat; 15th December, 2018. ISBN: 11077/ISBN/2018/A.
  7. Dr. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “SMART MODEL FOR URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT”, National conference on Emerging research and innovation in civil engineering at Dr. S & S. S. Gandhy Government engineering collage Surat; 15th – 16th  February, 2019. ISBN: 978-93-53463-53-3.
  8. Pastagia Digant A.; Patel Jignesh K.; and Macwan Joel E. M. “SMART Model for Urban Land Management”, Journal of the institute of town planners, India, Volume – 16, Issue – 1, Page No: 1-7.
International:
  • Patel, C., Tailor, R. and Pastagia, D. A., “VULNERABLE ROAD USERS: AN ISSUE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”; International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-10). Reduit, Mauritius. 16-18 September 2010.
  • Patel, C. and Pastagia, D. A., “REVENUE LOSS AT INTERSECTION A CASE STUDY OF SURAT, GUJARAT”; International Conference on Developments in Road Transportation (DRT-2010). Rourkela, India. 8-10 October 2010.
  • Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “GREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS: A FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH”; International Journal of Advances in Management, Technology & Engineering Sciences; ISSN No: 2249-7455, 2012.
  • Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “Pre occupancy Parametric Analysis of Green Residential Building Experts’ Opinions”; International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, ISSN No.: 2321-2705, page: 1-10 Volume II, Issue IX, August – 2015.
  • Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “Development Of Fuzzy Rating Model For Residential Green Buildings Based On Pre-Occupancy & Post-Occupancy Parameters” ; International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, Volume – 8, Issue- 10, October 2017 ISSN No: 0976 – 6316 (Scopus Indexed Journal)
  • Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “Residential green Building: parametric evaluation of leading national consultants” ; International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, Volume – 8, Issue- 11, November 2017 ISSN No: 0976 – 6316 (Scopus Indexed Journal)
  • Dr. Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, “GLOBAL WEIGHTS OF PRE AND POST OCCUPANCY PARAMETERS FOR RESIDENTIAL GREEN BUILDINGS IN INDIAN CONTEXT”; 2nd International Conference on Reaching the Unreached: A Challenge to Technological Development at Bali, Indonesia by ISTE Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh ISTE Chapter; 19th  – 20th , November, 2018.
  • Dr. D. A. Pastagia, “Floor Area – CARBON EMISSION RELATIONSHIP OF MULTI RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FOR A TYPICAL METROPOLIS: A CASE OF SURAT CITY”, International conference on “Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering & Technology” ICRISET-2020 at Birla Vishwakarma Engineering college, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, on 04th – 05th, September, 2020.
  • Digant Pastagia, Dr. Kamal Padhiyar, “GIS Site Selection Model for Sanitary Landfill Based on Geotechnical Parameters”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and technology, Volume – 4, Issue – 11, December – 2018, Print ISSN: 2395-1990,Online ISSN : 2394-4099, doi: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET21841140, PP – 297-303 (UGC Approved Journal).
  • Digant Pastagia, Prof. Kevin N. Modi, “Investigation for Location Preferences of MIG Household in West Zone of Surat City”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and technology, Volume – 6, Issue – 1, February – 2019, Print ISSN: 2395-6011 Online ISSN: 2395-602X, doi: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST19690, PP – 600-605 (UGC Approved Journal).
  • M. J. bhavsar, Dr. D. A. Pastagia, “Analytical Comparison of Structure with Reinforced Concrete Wall Against Lateral Load”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Volume – 5, Issue – 2, April – 2019, ISSN : 2456-3307, DOI : https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT2064122, PP – 1336 -1340 (UGC Approved Journal).
  • D. A. Pastagia., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “Residential building green rating system: A fuzzy comprehensive evaluation approach”, Journal of Psychology and Education, Volume – 57, Issue – 9, November, 2020, ISSN: 00333077, PP – 6350-6356 (Scopus Indexed Journal).
  • Kamal Padhiar, Dr. Digant A. Pastagia, Dr. Aditya N. Contractor, Dr. C. D. Modhera, “Comparative Study of Seismic Behavior for Rcc Flat Slab, Post-Tension Flat Slab And Flat Slab With Drop System”, Aut Aut Research Journal, Volume XI, Issue XII, December 2020, ISSN NO: 0005-0601, PP – 508 – 521. DOI: http://autrj.com/VOLUME-11-ISSUE-12-DECEMBER-2020. (Scopus & UGC Care Approved Journal).
Expert Lecture Delivered:
  1. Delivered expert lecture on “Inclusive Model for Residential Green Building Assessment” at Civil Engineering Department, GEC, Valsad on 25/05/2020.
  2. Delivered expert lecture on “Fuzzy Rating Model for Green Building Assessment” at Civil Engineering Department, RNGPIT on 29/05/2020.
Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
  • Attended five days STTP on “Comprehensive Transportation Planning Practices (CTTP)” under TEQIP (III) at SVNIT, Surat, 13th – 17th May, 2013.
  • Pastagia D. A., Dr. J. E. M. macwan, “A Parametric Evaluation Of Leading National Green Building Experts With Special Reference To Western India”; National Conference on Recent Advances In Civil And Structural Engineering at A.D. Patel Institute Of Technology, Vallabh Vidhyanagar; 25th – 26th April 2014.
  • Attended Two Days FDP on “Design Engineering” organized by Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Institute of Technology on 9th – 10th October, 2015.
  • Attended two days workshop on “Recent Issues, Advances and Innovation in Environmental Engineering” organized by Civil Engineering department, CGPIT, Bardoli, on 11th -12th March, 2016.
  • Attended Seminar on ‘Attitude and Soft – Skills”, Organized by GTU Innovation Council Surat Sankul, on 16th July, 2016.
  • Attended Two day Workshop on “Advanced Training on Green Buildings”, 6th & 7th October, 2017, Jaipur.
  • Attended two days workshop on “Recent Trends in software for civil engineering” organized by Civil Engineering department, BMCET, on 27th -28th July, 2017.
  • Attended Three Day Workshop on “Faculty Development Program (FDP) for Student Induction Program” by AICTE, 18th to 20th June, 2018 at SVNIT, Surat.
  • Attended Three days workshop on “Urban Land policies and City planning”, Organized by Institute of Town Planners, India, 4th – 6th January, 2019.
  • Attended Three days workshop of “Green Building Congress” organized by Indian Green Building Council, at Hyderabad on 25th – 28th September, 2019.
  • Attended Four days FDP on “Examination reforms”, organized by AICTE, India, 29th April, 2020 to 02nd May, 2020.
  • Attended a national seminar on “Intellectual Property For New India” organized by Gujarat Technological University on occasion of 13th Foundation day on 16th May, 2020.
  • Attended a national seminar on “NAAC Assessment and Accreditation Process” organized by Gujarat Technological University on 5th August, 2020.
  • Attended seminar on “Engineers for self-reliant India”, Organized by Institute of engineers, India on 15th September, 2020.
  • Attended seminar on “National Education policy 2020 – Higher Education Perspectives”, Organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal on 17th September, 2020.
  • Attended webinar on “Travel in Cities: Contemporary Issues”, organized by AIC SURATi iLAB Foundation of Smart City Surat (SMC) Institute & Urban Transport (India) – SVNIT Regional Chapter (Gujarat–Rajasthan) on 19th September, 2020.
  • Attended webinar on “TRAVEL IN CITIES: METRO RAIL PROJECTS”, organized by AIC SURATi iLAB Foundation of Smart City Surat (SMC) Institute & Urban Transport (India) – SVNIT Regional Chapter (Gujarat–Rajasthan) on 3rd October, 2020.
  • Attended AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Green Technology & Sustainability Engineering” from 2020-10-5 to 2020-10-9 at Netaji Subhas University of Technology.
  • Attended AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Smart Cities” from 2020-10-19 to 2020-10-23 at KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Administrative / Department Duties:
GTU Coordinator

100 Points Activity Coordinator

Worked as Departmental Timetable Coordinator.

Worked as Final year project Coordinator

Working as Third Year class coordinator
Membership of Professional Bodies:
Institute of town Planners India
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
  • Awarded Gold Medal for first rank in Master of Technology in Planning by SVNIT, Surat.
  • Appreciated By GTU for doing excellent work under Rural infrastructure development project under MGNREGA for academic year 2015-16.
  • Acted as Faculty Convener in Vaividya – 2k17 organized by SSASIT, on 20th – 21st, February, 2017.
  • Acted as Faculty Coordinator in GTU Techfest (Central) organized by GTU, on 30th – 31st, March, 2017.
  • Best research paper award in International conference on Reaching the Unreached: A Challenge to Technological Development, by ISTE in Indonesia, Bali on 19-20, November, 2018.
  • Best research paper award in National conference on Emerging research and innovation in civil engineering at Dr. S & S. S. Gandhy Government engineering collage Surat; 15th – 16th  February, 2019. ISBN: 978-93-53463-53-3.
  • Acted as Department Head Coordinator (Civil) in GTU Zonal Techfest) organized by GTU, at SSASIT on 14th – 15th February, 2020.
  • Acted as a session chair in International conference on “Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering & Technology” ICRISET-2020 at Birla Vishwakarma Engineering college, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, on 04th – 05th, September, 2020.Best research paper award in civil engineering track (1st Rank) in International conference on “Research and Innovations in Science,
  • Engineering & Technology” ICRISET-2020 at Birla Vishwakarma Engineering college, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, on 04th – 05th, September, 2020.Acted as a reviewer in International conference on “Research and Innovations in Science,
  • Engineering & Technology” ICRISET-2020 at Birla Vishwakarma Engineering college, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, on 04th – 05th, September, 2020.
  • Arranged a webinar along with Prof. Mehul Bhavsar and Prof. Avinash Satasia on “Post Effect of Covid-19 on Real Estate and Industries”, on 22/05/2020. (Expert Name: Dr. Pankaj Gandhi).
  • Arranged a webinar along with Prof. Mehul Bhavsar and Prof. Avinash Satasia on “Post Effect of Covid-19 on Real Estate and Industries”, on 22/05/2020. (Expert Name: Dr. Pankaj Gandhi).
Prof. Pradeepsinh N. Chauhan
Prof. Pradeepsinh N. Chauhan
(Ph.D. Pursuing), Assistant Professor & Dean Discipline
Date of Join: 20/07/2011
Email Id: pradeepsinh.chauhan@ssasit.ac.in & cpradeep56@gmail.com
Qualification: (Ph.D. Pursuing),B.E. Civil and M.Tech. (Water Resources Engineering)
Experience: 11 Years
 Subject involved: Mechanics of Solids, Element of Civil Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Concrete Technology, Geotech and Applied Geology, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Applied Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Construction Technics, Irrigation Engineering and Design of Hydraulic Structures.
Area of Interest: Material Testing lab,  Concrete Technology , HAC-RAS,Mike11, loop, Bantley (Water gems, Storm gems and sewage gems) and Water Resources Engineering
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
  • “RAINFALL RUNOFF ANALYSIS OF DAMAN GANGA BASIN BY USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK” RACEGS-2016(ISBN-978-93-85056-74-1).
  • “ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER QUALITY INDEX STATUS IN SURAT CITY” Hydro2017 at LDCE, Ahmedabad
  • “STUDY ON LOW COST CONCRETE WITH PAPER INDUSTRY WASTE” National Conference on Imarging research & innovation in civil Engineering (ISBN Application number: 978-93-53463-53-3)
International:
Expert Lecture Delivered:
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Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
  • Attended “Faculty Development Program for Design Engineering” at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 13 to 16 March 2015.
  • Attended “Computational Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Practice” at SVNIT, Surat on 15 to 19 June-2015.
  • Attended “River Flood Analysis and Modelling” at SVNIT, Surat on 19 to 23 December-2016.
  • Attended Two day workshop on “Flooding in Cities, Warning and Dissemination and one day training on MIKE FLOOD 3-way- Hands on Training” at SVNIT, Surat on 20-21 August 2018.
  • Attended “Recent Advances in Flood Modeling” at SVNIT, Surat on 3 to 7 December-2018.
  • Attended the two days national workshop on “QGIS for hydrological applications” held on 6th -7th March 2020 at GEC, Surat
  • Attended five day online STTP on  “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering”(RACE-2020) held on 17to 21June 2020 organized by GEC, Surat
Administrative / Department Duties:
  • Class Co-ordinator,
  • Year Exam Co-ordinator
  • Dean Discipline
  • Civil Engineering DE co-cordinator
Membership of Professional Bodies:
  • ISTE
  • ISH
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
  1. Worked as a Committee Member for National Conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS-2016” organized by SSASIT, Surat in March 2016.
  2. Worked as Ground Arrangement Co-ordinator in Vaividhya 2K17.
  3. Worked as a Member of Discipline Committee in Vivir 2K17.
  4. Worked as Ground Arrangement Co-ordinator in Vaividhya 2K19.
  5. Worked as a Member of Discipline Committee in Vivir 2K19.
  6. Worked as Ground Arrangement Co-ordinator in Vaividhya 2K20 (GTU Zonal Techfest).
Prof. Hitenkumar L. Kheni
Prof. Hitenkumar L. Kheni
Assistant Professor
Date of Join: 01-07-2015
Email Id: hiten.kheni@ssasit.ac.in
Qualification: M. Tech Structure, B.E. Civil
Experience: 8 Years  7 Months
 Subject involved:
  • Advanced Structural Analysis
  • Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Elementary Structural Design
  • Structural Analysis-I
  • Structural Analysis-II
  • Structural Analysis-III
  • Mechanics of Solids
  • Railway, Bridge & Tunnel Engineering
  • Numerical Methods and Computer Aided Design
  • Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis
  • Advanced Design of Bridges
  • Design engineering 1-A
  • Design engineering 1-B
  • Design engineering 2-A
  • Design engineering 2-B
Area of Interest:
  • Structural Analysis and Design
  • Earthquake Analysis/ Seismic Analysis
  • Basics of Civil Engineering
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
1.      “Seismic Behavior of Multistoried Building with Soft First Storey” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability (CGPIT, MALIBA CAMPUS, BARDOLI), May 2015.

2.      “Parametric Study on Geometric Optimization of Intze Tank” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability (CGPIT, MALIBA CAMPUS, BARDOLI), May 2015.

3.      “Analysis of Beam Substituted by GFRP bars using Software” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability (CGPIT, MALIBA CAMPUS, BARDOLI), May 2015.

4.      “Comparative Study of Pressure by Janssen’s and Airy’s Theory on Silo” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability (CGPIT, MALIBA CAMPUS, BARDOLI), May 2015.

5.      “Comparative Study of Reinforced Concrete and Post Tensioned Flat Slab” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability (CGPIT, MALIBA CAMPUS, BARDOLI), May 2015.

6.      “GFRP Bars as a Substitution in Structure” in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (SSASIT, SURAT), March 2016.

7.      “Study of Urban Land Management Techniques Followed in India” in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (SSASIT, SURAT), March 2016.

8.      “Optimum Structural Configuration of Multi-Storey Building by Changing Shear Wall Location” in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (SSASIT, SURAT), March 2016.

9.      “Utilisation of Distillery Spent Wash as a Waste Management” in Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (SSASIT, SURAT), March 2016.

10.  “GFRP Bars as a Substitution in Structure” in Global Research and Development Journals, March 2016.

11.  “Study of Urban Land Management Techniques Followed in India” in Global Research and Development Journals, March 2016.

12.  “Optimum Structural Configuration of Multi-Storey Building by Changing Shear Wall Location” in Global Research and Development Journals, March 2016.

13.  “Utilisation of Distillery Spent Wash as a Waste Management” in Global Research and Development Journals, March 2016.
International:
 

1.      “Seismic Response of Rc Building with Soft Stories” in International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), April 2014, pp 565-568.

2.      “A Review of Design of Flat Slab & It’s Comparison with Post-Tensioned Flat Slab” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), November 2014, pp 14-17.

3.      “A Parametric Study on Geometric Optimization of Intze Tank” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), December 2014, pp 156-159.

4.      “A Review of Analysis of Industrial Steel Chimney” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), December 2014, pp 169-172.

5.      “Review of Comparison between Conventional Steel and Tubular Steel Section for Multi-Span Industrial Shed with Truss and Portal Frame” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), December 2014, pp 116-118.

6.      “A Review of Parametric Study of Raft Foundation” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), December 2014, pp 121-123.

7.      “A Review on Parametric Study on Design of Silo” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), March 2015, pp 603-606.

8.      “Parametric Study of Cable Stayed Bridge for Different Pylon Height” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), April 2018, pp 79-81.

9.      “A Review on Junction Redevelopment for Traffic Congested Area” in International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), April 2018, pp 1386-1391.

 
Expert Lecture Delivered:
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Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
1.      Attended as well as Presented Research Paper in “National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability” held at CGPIT, Maliba Campus, Bardoli, May 2015.

2.      Attended 4 day Faculty Development Program for Design Engineering at GIC-S4 Co-Creation Centre, L. D. Engineering College, Ahmedabad in September-October 2015.

3.      Attended as well as Presented Research Paper National Conference in “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS-2016)” held at SSASIT, Surat in March-2016.

4.      Attended 4 day Faculty Development Program for Design Engineering (Level 1) at GTU Chandkheda Campus, Ahmedabad in January 2017.

5.      Attended as well as Presented Research Paper in “RIHET-National Conference (Role of Innovation and Human Values in Engineering and Technology)” held at SSASIT, Surat in December-2018. (Awarded for Best Paper)

6.    Attended as well as Presented Research Paper in “1st National conference on “Emerging research and Innovations in Civil Engineering” (ERICE-2019)” held at Dr. S & S.S. Gandhy College of Engineering, GEC surat in February-2019.
Administrative / Department Duties:
1.      Worked as a Department Co-ordinator in Training & Placement Cell.

2.      Worked as a member of ACPC Committee -2016

3.      Worked as a Co-Dean in ISTE/Seminar/Workshop/Techfest and other Society Activities & industrial membership Committee.

4.      Member of Industry Relations & Placement.

5.      Worked as a Class Co-ordinator of batch 2015-2019

6.       Working as a Class Co-ordinator of batch 2019-2023.
Membership of Professional Bodies:
  1.  Associate member of The Institution of Engineers (India) – AM167753-8
  2. Life time Member of ISTE, New Delhi – LM 127991
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
  1.  Guided 3 PG students of Structural Engineering.
  2. Worked as a Faculty Coordinator in GTU TECHFEST held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2016.
  3. Worked as a Committee Member for National Conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS-2016” organized by SSASIT, Surat in March 2016.
  4. Worked as a Faculty Co-ordinator of “Ground Arrangement Committee” in VIVIR-2K17.
  5.  Worked as a Member of “Discipline Committee” in VIVIR-2K17.
  6. Worked as a Faculty Co-ordinator for On-The-Spot event in Vaividhya-2K17.
  7.  Worked as a Faculty Convener in TECHFEST- “VAIVIDHYA-2K18” held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2018.
  8. Worked as a Committee Member for “RIHET-National Conference (Role of Innovation and Human Values in Engineering and Technology)” held at SSASIT, Surat in December-2018.
  9. Worked as a Faculty Back Stage Coordinator” in “VIVIR-2K19” held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2019.
  10. Worked as a Faculty Sponsorship Coordinator in TECHFEST- “VAIVIDHYA-2K19” held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2019.
  11. Worked as a Faculty Treasurer in TECHFEST- “VAIVIDHYA-2K19” held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2019.
  12. Worked as a Faculty Convener in “GTU TECHFEST 2020” held at SSASIT, Surat in February 2020.
Prof. Snehal R. Chauhan
Prof. Snehal R. Chauhan
Adhoc Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

 

Name: Mrs. Snehal Ritesh Chauhan
Designation: Adhoc Assistant Professor
Department: Civil Engineering
Date of Join: 01/08/2024
Email Id: snehalmistry@live.in
Qualification: PhD pursuing, M. Tech Planning
Experience: 7 Years 10 Months
 Subject involved: Building and Town Planning, Construction Engineering and Management, Engineering Economics, Estimation and Costing, Geotechnical Engineering
Area of Interest: Sustainable urban development, Compact development, Transportation engineering
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
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International:
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Expert Lecture Delivered:
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Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
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Administrative / Department Duties:
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Membership of Professional Bodies:
·         Institute of Town Planners, India. (ITPI)
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
 

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Book Published:
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PhD pursuing, M. Tech Planning - 7 Years 10 Months
Prof. Vijay R. Vaghela
Prof. Vijay R. Vaghela
Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

 

Name: Vijay Rameshbhai Vaghela
Designation: Head & Environment Engineer, Environment Audit Cell and Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Department: Civil Engineering
Date of Join: 02/02/2026
Email Id: vijay.vaghela@ssasit.ac.in
Qualification: M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering), B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Experience: 10 Years 2 Months
 Subject involved: Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science, Sustainability and Renewable Energy; Basic Civil Engineering, Air and Noise Pollution, Infrastructure for Smart cities, Project Management, Design Thinking
Area of Interest: Environmental Engineering, Solid Waste Management, Air Pollution Control, Geotechnical Engineering and Transportation Engineering
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
1.
International:
1.      Title : Analysis of Drinking Water Quality of Palsana Taluka (Surat-Gujarat-India) in Pre-Monsoon Phase (January to May)

Journal : YMER International Journal (ISSN No: 0044-0477)

Time Slot : November – 2022

 

2.       Title : Pre and Post Monsoon Water Quality Assessment of Palsana (Surat-Gujarat-India) Region

Conference : RTES at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat

Time Slot : May – 2023
Expert Lecture Delivered:
1.      Title : “Solid Waste Management”

Ø  Venue : B. V. Patel Institute of Commerce, Uka Tarsadia University

Ø  Date : 05/12/2024
Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
Academic Year Activity Title Organizer Place Duration Role
2025-26 Faculty Development Program “Perspectives on Sustainability Assessment and Net Zero Transitions” UPL University of Sustainable Technology UPL University of Sustainable Technology, Vataria, Ankleshwar 23/02/2026

To

28/02/2026

 Participant
2025-26 STTP “GHG Emissions Accounting (Scope 1, 2 & 3)” UPL University of Sustainable Technology UPL University of Sustainable Technology, Vataria, Ankleshwar 01/12/2025

To

06/12/2025

 Participant
2024-25 Faculty Development Program “NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme (MMC-142-2024-NOV-A-02839)” under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), IGNOU, New Delhi Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), IGNOU, New Delhi 20/11/2024

To

29/11/2024

 Participant
2024-25 Seminar “Sustainability and

Climate Change” at

Launching of

Economic Master

Plan of Surat

Economic Region

“G-Hub”

 Government of

Gujarat

 Le Meridian Hotel,

Surat

 19/09/2024

To

19/09/2024

 Participant
2022-23 International Conference “Recent Trends in Engineering and Sciences” Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) 02/05/2023

To

03/05/2023

 Participant
2018-19 Workshop 3D printing Diwaliba Polytechnic Diwaliba Polytechnic, Mahuva 25/08/2018 Organizer
2017-18 Workshop Tendering and Contracting for Civil Engineers Diwaliba Polytechnic Diwaliba Polytechnic, Mahuva 12/05/2018 Organizer
2016-17 Workshop Sustainable Approaches towards Urban Water and Waste Water Management Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology,

Surat.

 Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat. 07/02/2017

To

08/02/2017

 Participant
Administrative / Department Duties:
1.      Head & Environment Engineer at Environment Audit Cell, SSASIT

2.      Class Coordinator (Batch 2023-27), B.E. Civil Engineering, SSASIT

3.      Cleaning In-charge, 2nd Floor, SSASIT
Membership of Professional Bodies:
 

 
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
1.      Granted Design patent entitled “Sustainable Air Purifier with Integrated Camphor Aroma (Registration Number: 435083-001) by Patent office, Government of India.

2.      Qualified in Environment Auditor’s Exam conducted by GPCB (Paper A – Environmental Engineering).

3.      Worked as a Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (Diwaliba Polytechnic, Uka Tarsadia University)

4.      Worked as a Training and Placement Officer (Diwaliba Polytechnic, Uka Tarsadia University)

5.      Worked as a Member of Board of Studies (Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Uka Tarsadia University)

6.      Worked as a NAAC Criteria – 7 Coordinator (Diwaliba Polytechnic, Uka Tarsadia University)

7.      Worked as a Team Leader of Diwaliba Polytechnic at 7th, 8th and 9th Youth Festival of Uka Tarsadia University

8.      Completed two specializations from Coursera namely “Engineering Project Management from Rice University” and “Project Management Principles and Practices from University of California, Irvine”

9.      Completed 22 different courses from the field of Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering and Engineering Project Management from Coursera.

 
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Prof. Vipul Verma
Prof. Vipul Verma
Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

 

Name: Vipul Santrambhai Varma
Designation: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Department: Civil Engineering
Date of Join: 25/07/2026
Email Id: vipulv662@gmail.com
Qualification: Ph.D. (Pursuing), M.E. (Water Resources Engineering), B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Experience: N/A
 Subject involved: Soil Mechanics, Engineering Hydrology, Port and Harbor, and Design Thinking
Area of Interest: Water Resources Engineering, Structural Engineering, Strength of Material, Irrigation Engineering, Design of Concrete Structure, Fluid Mechanics, Streamflow Forecasting using AI/ML Techniques, Surveying, Transportation Engineering, Building Materials.
Research Publication (presented/published):
National:
International:
  1. Varma, V., & Patel, J. N. (2026). Advancing Streamflow Prediction with Kolmogorov-Arnold Network and LSTM: A Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology.
  2. Varma, V., & Gandhi, F. (2025). A hybrid framework for projecting 21st-century groundwater replenishment and its amplified seasonal cycle. Journal of Hydrology, 134814. (IF 6.3, Q1, SCIE/Scopus)
  3. Varma, V., & Patel, J. N. (2025). Streamflow forecasting using Kolmogorov-Arnold network. Engineering Research Express, 7(2), 025120. (IF 1.6, Scopus/ESCI)
  4. Varma, V., & Patel, J. N. (2025). Comprehensive trend analysis of rainfall and streamflow in the Narmada river basin using multiple techniques across various temporal scales. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 31(3), 571–587. (IF 4.3, Scopus/ESCI)
  5. Waikhom, S. I., Yadav, V. K., Chadee, A. A., & Varma, V. (2023). Variability in trends of streamflow and precipitation in the Narmada River Basin over the past four decades. Water Supply, 23(3), 1495–1518. (Scopus)
  6. Varma, V., Pastagia, J., Mehta, D., & Waikhom, S. (2021). Flood frequency analysis of lower Tapi river basin: a case study of Surat. International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (pp. 261–276). Springer Nature Singapore.

 
Expert Lecture Delivered:
Workshop / Seminar / STTP/ Conference (Attended)
Academic Year Activity Title Organizer Place Duration Role
2025-26 Conference River Corridor Research and Management, 2026 IIT, Jammu Jammu 3 days Presenter
2025-26 Conference HYDRO International 2025, 30th Internal Conference on Hydraulic, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering NIT, Rourkela Odisha 3 days Presenter
2023-24 Workshop Introduction to Python Programming and Applications in Water Resources Engineering National Water Academy, Pune Online 1 days Participant
2021-22 Conference HYDRO International 2021, 26th Internal Conference on Hydraulic, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering SVNIT, Surat Gujarat 3 days Presenter
Administrative / Department Duties:
1.      Class Co-coordinator (Batch 2026), B.E. Civil Engineering, SSASIT

2.      Cultural, NSS, Student Development & Society Activities/Techfest/NIRF, Innovation & Development Cell, Civil Engineering Department, SSASIT
Membership of Professional Bodies:
 

 
Participation in other activities and/ achievements:
1.       Emerging Research and Innovation in Civil Engineering (ERICE 2021) – I worked as a t volunteer in 1st virtual international conference

2.       Climate Change Action in the State of Gujarat – Participate in the expert lecture on 28th February 2021

3.       Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources Engineering – Participate in an interactive webinar organized on 23rd December 2020

Shri Girishbhai Desai – GICEA Gold Medal, The Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers & Architects (GICEA) | 2023 – Awarded for academic excellence in M.E. (Civil – Water Resources Engineering)

4.       University Gold Medal & Certificate of Merit, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) | 2023

5.       GATE Qualified: Successfully qualified the GATE [Civil] exam twice in 2021 and 2022.
Book Published:
Journal Reviewer:
1.      Water Resources Management

2.      International Journal of Recent Research and Review

 

Mr. Jigar D. Patel
Mr. Jigar D. Patel
Lab Assistant - Civil

Date of Joining: 06/07/2015

Qualification: M.Sc(Organic Chemistry)

Experience: 7  Years 5 Months

Ajay G. Vadhrodiya
Ajay G. Vadhrodiya
Lab Assistant & Microbiologist
Name: AJAY G. VADHRODIYA
Designation: Lab Assistant & Microbiologist
Department: Civil Engineering
Date of Join: 15-09-2022
Email Id: ajayvadhrodiya@gmail.com
Qualification: B.Sc. (Biotechnology)

M.Sc. (Environmental Science)
Experience: 02 Years 05 Months
 Subject involved: Environment Monitoring,

Water and Wastewater Sample Analysis,

Audit Report
Area of Interest: Environment Audit
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