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Faculty Details

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Education Qualification
Work Experience
Skills and Knowledge
Course Taught
Training and Workshop
Portfolios
Research Projects
Publications
Academic Projects
Patent Filled
Professional Institution Memberships
Expert Lectures
Awards
Book Published
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Conference Organized
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Mr. DARSHAN MEHTA

Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : Ph.D. (Water Resource Engineering), M.E. CIVIL (Water Resource Management)
Experience : 7 Years
Area Of Interest : Water Resource Engineering, Flood Modeling, Water Distribution System, Climate Change, Hydrodynamic Modeling, Impact of Climate Change

Dr. Darshan Jayeshbhai Mehta

Assistant Professor (GES - CLASS - II),

Department of Civil Engineering,

Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College,

Surat

Qualification: Ph.D. (Water Resource Engineering), M.E Civil (Water Resource Management), B.E Civil

Email Id: 1) darshanmehta2490@gmail.com

2) ap_darshan_mehta@gtu.edu.in

ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8418-0026

Linkedin Id: www.linkedin.com/in/profdarshanjmehta

Education Qualification

Ph.D. (Water Resource Engineering)

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

October - 2023

M.E (Water Resource Management)

Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat

Gujarat Technological University

Distinction, June - 2013

B.E (Civil Engineering)

Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

First Class, June - 2011

Work Experience

Assistant Professor (Civil Engineering)

Dr. S. & S. S Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat (2017-Till date)

Assistant Professor (Civil Engineering)

Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Institute of Technology, Surat (2013-2017)

Skills and Knowledge

Tools & Technologies

HEC-RAS
EPANET
WATERGEMS
AUTOCAD

Interpersonal Skills

Teaching & Training
Team Work
Communication and presentation Skills
Relationship Management
Leadership Power
Work Ethic
Decision Making, Problem Solving
Mentoring & Counselling

Language Skills

English (Read, Write, Speak)
Hindi (Read, Write, Speak)
Gujarati (Read, Write, Speak)

Course Taught

POST GRADUATE COURSE

Advance Fluid Mechanics
Hydrology and Water Resource Management
Hydro power Engineering
Hydro system Engineering
Water Resource Planning
Water Use Management
Flood Management
Cost Management in Engineering Practices

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE

Design of Hydraulic Structure
Irrigation Engineering
Applied Fluid Mechanics
Railway Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
Advanced Construction Technology
Hydrology & Water Resource Engineering
Remote Sensing and GIS
Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS (Environmental Engg. Department)
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics
Water Resource Engineering & Hydrology
Surveying
Building Construction
Advanced Surveying
Engineering Economics & Management
Elements of Civil Engineering
Environmental Studies
Design Engineering I-A
Design Engineering I-B
Design Engineering II-A
Design Engineering II-B

Training and Workshop

Sr. No	Events Attended	Date	Duration	Title	Venue	Reason / Purpose
1	Workshop	22-03-14	1 Day	River Hydraulics and Management of Indian Rivers	S.V.N.I.T, SURAT	For Attending Workshop
2	Conference	18-20/12-2014	3 Days	19th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Engineering	MANIT, BHOPAL	For Presenting Paper
3	Conference	11-05-14	1 Day	National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil and Structure Engineering	A.D.I.T, Vallabh Vidhyanagar	For Presenting Paper
4	Conference	18-03-14	1 Day	National conference on Trends and challenges of Civil Engineerinf in Today’s Transforming World	S.N.P.I.T & R.C, UMRAKH, BARDOLI	For Presenting Paper
5	Conference	11-04-15	1 Day	International Conference on Engineering: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges for Development	S.N.P.I.T & R.C, UMRAKH, BARDOLI	For Presenting Paper
6	Conference	17-18/04/2015	2 Days	3rd National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies	Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha	For Presenting Paper
7	Conference	25-26/04/2015	2 Days	3rd International Conference on Gujarat Model of Governance: Lessons & Future Scope	G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad	For Presenting Paper
8	Conference	25-26/04/2015	2 Days	National Conference on Transportation and Water Resource Engineering (NCTWE - 2015)	L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad	For Presenting Paper
9	Conference	29-30/05/2015	2 Days	National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainbility	C.G.P.I.T, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli	For Presenting Paper
10	Faculty Development Program	13-16/03/2015	4 Days	FDP on Design Engineering	GIC, ACPC Center, L. D. College, Ahmedabad	For Attending FDP
11	Short Term Training Programme	1-2/06/2015	5 Days	STTP on Fundamentals and Special Topics on Fluid Mechanics	S.V.N.I.T, SURAT	For Attending Training
12	Faculty Development Program	14-03-15	1 Day	FDP ON Patent Drafting Exercise	G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad	For Attending FDP
13	Workshop	17-07-15	1 Day	ONE DAY ORIENTATION WORKSHOP on “Integrating Projects and Design into Core Engineering Courses: Enhancing Learning and Preparing Professionals	G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad	For Attending Workshop
14	Others	14-02-15	1 Day	GTU Innovation Council AWARDS - 2015	G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
15	Seminar	02-01-15	1 Day	Leadership Summit and Seminar on Save our Surat from Flood	S.V.N.I.T, SURAT	For Attending Seminar
16	Faculty Development Program	04-07/08/2015	4 Days	FDP on Design Engineering	GIC, ACPC Center, L. D. College, Ahmedabad	For Attending FDP
17	Workshop	03-04/10/2015	2 Days	Two day Workshop on “Innovations in Design Based Learning: Transforming Engineering Education”	GIC, ACPC Center, L. D. College, Ahmedabad	For Attending Workshop
18	Workshop	30-10-15	1 Day	Author Workshop at GTU in Collaboration with Springer	G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad	For Attending Workshop
19	Conference	17-19/12/2015	3 Days	20th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering	IIT Roorkee, India	For Presenting Paper
20	Conference	29-30/03/2016	2 Days	1st National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016)	SSASIT, Surat	For Presenting Paper
21	Symposium	09-04-16	1 Day	One-Day Symposium on- Role of Design in “Make in India” & “Start-up India”	GTU, Chandkheda	For Attending Workshop
22	Short Term Training Programme	9-13/05/2016	5 Days	STTP on "Waste Management in Smart Cities"	SVNIT, Surat	For Attending Training
23	Faculty Development Program	31/8 to 3/9/2016	4 Days	FDP on Design Engineering	GIC, ACPC Center, L. D. College, Ahmedabad	For Attending FDP
24	Workshop		1 Day	One-Day Workshop on Atitude and personality	SCET,Surat	For Attending Workshop
25	Conference	14-15/10/2016	2 Days	National conference on 'Water Resources and Flood Management with special reference to Flood Modelling' (WRFM - 2016)	SVNIT, Surat	For Presenting Paper
26	Conference	8-10/12/2016	3 Days	21th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering	CWPRS, Pune	For Presenting Paper
27	Short Term Training Programme	19-23/2016	5 Days	STTP on "River Flood Analysis and Modeling" (RFAM - 2016)	SVNIT, Surat	For Attending Training
28	Conference	21-23/12/2017	3 Days	22th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering	L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad	For Presenting Paper
29	Short Term Training Programme	05-17/02/2018	10 Days	STTP on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering	DGGEC,Surat	For Attending Training
30	Short Term Training Programme	12-16/03/2018	5 Days	STTP on Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Civil Engineering	SVNIT, Surat	For Attending Training
31	Short Term Training Programme	19-23/03/2018	5 Days	STTP on Geotechnical Investigation for Infrastructure Development	IITRAM, Ahmedabad	For Attending Training

Portfolios

Member, Institute SSIP, Cell

Member, Training & Placement Cell

Member, Design Innovation Center

Departmental Incharge for Internal Exam

Departmental Incharge for E-Newsletter

Member, Alumni Association

Convener, Professional Bodies and Student Chapter

Convener, Media Co-ordinator

Institute Design Engineering Co-ordinator

Research Projects

Sr. No.	Year	Sponsored Agency	Project Title	Amount (Approx. Rs)	Status of Project
1	2019	SSIP	U-Boot Slab	25000/-	On-going
2	2019	SSIP	Utilization in Clutch Pencil	23640/-	On-going
3	2019	SSIP	Turning Waste into Value	50000/-	On-going
4	2020	SSIP	UV Wallet	20000/-	On-going
5	2020	SSIP	Assisted Driving Model	30000/-	On-going
Total				148640/-

Publications

Publications

Published Journals (SCI/SCIE/ESCI/Scopus) (6):

1.	Mehta, D.J., Eslamian, S. & Prajapati, K. (2021). “Flood modelling for a data-scare semi-arid region using 1-D hydrodynamic model: a case study of Navsari Region.” Model. Earth Syst. Environ. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01259-5
2.	Darshan Mehta¹ and S. M. Yadav². (2021). “Meteorological Drought Analysis in Pali District of Rajasthan State using Standard Precipitation Index.”. *International Journal of Hydrology, Science and Technology, Inderscience Publishers,* XX(XX), XX-XX. DOI: XXXXXX. *(Impact Factor: 0.8).*
3.	Ankit N. Chaudhari¹, Darshan J. Mehta², Dr. Neeraj D. Sharma³. (2021). “An assessment of groundwater quality in South-West zone of Surat city”. *Water Supply IWA Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2021.083. (Impact Factor: 1.275).*
4.	Darshan Mehta¹ and S. M. Yadav². (2021). “An analysis of rainfall variability and drought over Barmer District of Rajasthan, Northwest India”. *Water Supply IWA Publishing,* 21 (5) DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2021.053. *(Impact Factor: 1.275).*
5.	Darshan Mehta¹ and S. M. Yadav². (2020). “Analysis of Scour Depth in Case of Parallel Bridges using HEC-RAS”. *Water Supply IWA Publishing, 20 (8), 3419-3432. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2020.255. (Impact Factor: 1.275).*
6.	Darshan Mehta¹ and S. M. Yadav². (2020). “Long-Term Trend Analysis of Climate Variables for arid and semi-arid regions of an Indian State Rajasthan”. *International Journal of Hydrology, Science and Technology, Inderscience Publishers,* XX(XX), XX-XX. DOI: XXXXXX. *(Impact Factor: 0.8).*

Scopus Chapter (4):

1.	Darshan Mehta¹and S. M. Yadav²(2021). “Analysis of Long-Term Rainfall Trends in Rajasthan, India”. Springer - Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources. Water Science and Technology Library 293-306. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64202-0_26.
2.	Darshan Mehta¹, S. M. Yadav², Sahita Waikhom³and Keyur Prajapati⁴ (2020). “Stable Channel Design of Tapi River using HEC-RAS for Surat Region”. Springer - Environmental Processes and Management. Water Science and Technology 25-36. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38152-3_2.
3.	Darshan Jayeshbhai Mehta¹ and Sanjay Madhusudan. Yadav² (2019) “Hydrodynamic Simulation of River Ambica for Riverbed Assessment: A Case Study of Navsari Region” Springer-Advances in Water Resource Engineering and Management, 127-140. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8181-2_10.
4.	Darshan Mehta¹ and Keyur Prajapati² (2017). “Simulation of Existing Water Distribution Network at Punagam area of Surat City using WATERGEMS software”, *ASCE Library – Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economics Conference 2017*, 312-321. DOI: 10.1061/9780784482025.032

International Journal/Conference (36):

1.	Ankita Patel¹, Darshan Mehta² and Dr. Sanjay Yadav³ (2020). “Watershed Delineation and Study of Basin Characteristics for Purna river -Upper Tapi Basin using Open-Source Geospatial Technology”, *International Conference on "Climate Change 020: Adaptation and Mitigation Practices with Local and Global Level Innovations (ICCC 2020),* Sankalchand University, Visnagar, 28-29 February, 2020.
2.	Varun Yennam¹ and Darshan Mehta² (2020). “Flood modeling of purna river using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Navsari Region”, *International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Desalination & National Water Mission & Annual Congress of InDA (InDACON-2020),* Indus University, Ahmedabad, 13-15 February, 2020.
3.	Darshan Mehta¹ and S. M. Yadav² (2019). “Trend Detection in Temperature using Mann-Kendall Test: A Case Study to Assess Climate Changes in Rajasthan State”, *HYDRO 2019, 24^th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 18-20 December, 2019. (Presented)*.
4.	Darshan Mehta¹ and Keyur Prajapati² (2018). “Sustainable design proposals for improve the growth of kawas village”, *Multi-Disciplinary International Conference GTU ICON 2019,* GTU Chandkheda, 16^th March, 2019. (Presented).
5.	MH. Mohammed Suhail¹, Rasenthiram Athavan² and Darshan J Mehta³ (2018). “Rainfall Trend Analysis Using Non-Parametric Test: a case study of Jaffna District, Sri Lanka”, *Multi-Disciplinary International Conference GTU ICON 2019,* GTU Chandkheda, 16^th March, 2019. (Presented).
6.	Maitri Surti¹, Urvi Parmar², Keyur Prajapati³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2018). “Analysis of Water Quality Index for Surat City: A Case Study of Tapi River”, *HYDRO 2018, 23^rdInternational Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, NIT Patna, 19-21 December, 2018. (Presented)*.
7.	Darshan Mehta¹ and Dr. S. M. Yadav² (2018). “Analysis of long-term rainfall trends in Rajasthan, India”, *HYDRO 2018, 23^rdInternational Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, NIT Patna, 19-21 December, 2018. (Presented)*.
8.	Darshan J Mehta¹ and Sanjaykumar M. Yadav² (2018). “Hydrodynamic Simulation of River Ambica for Riverbed Assessment: A Case Study of Navsari Region”, *International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018),* Amity University, Uttar Pradesh 23-24 Aug 2018, ISBN No. 978-93-86238-00-9.
9.	Pradeepsinh Chauhan¹, Darshan Mehta² and Keyur Prajapati³ (2017). “Assessment of Ground Water Quality Index status in Surat City”, *HYDRO 2017, 22^ndInternational Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, 21-23 December, 2017. (Presented)*.
10.	Darshan Mehta¹ and Dr. S. M. Yadav² (2017). “Assessment of Urban flood area using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Ambica river”, *HYDRO 2017, 22^ndInternational Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, 21-23 December, 2017. (Presented)*.
11.	Darshan Mehta¹ and Keyur Prajapati² (2017). “Simulation of Existing Water Distribution Network at Punagam area of Surat City using WATERGEMS software”, *International Conference on ASCE India Conference 2017*, IIT, Delhi 12-14 Dec 2017.
12.	Darshan J. Mehta¹, Sanjay M. Yadav² and Sahita I. Waikhom³ (2017). “HEC-RAS Flow Analysis in the River Tapi”, *International Conference on 37^th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia* 13-18 Aug 2017, ISSN No. 2521-7178.
13.	Darshan J. Mehta¹, Vipin Yadav², Sahita I. Waikhom³ and Keyur J. Prajapati⁴ (2017). “Design of Optimal Water Distribution Systems using WATERGEMS: A Case Study of Surat City”, *International Conference on 37^th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia* 13-18 Aug 2017, ISSN No. 2521-7178.
14.	Darshan Mehta¹, Dr. S. M. Yadav², Sahita Waikhom³ and Keyur Prajapati⁴ (2016). “Stable Channel Design of Tapi River using HEC-RAS for Surat Region”, *HYDRO 2016, 21^st International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, CWPRS, Pune, 8-10 December, 2016. (Presented)*.
15.	Darshan Mehta¹, Sahita Waikhom² and Vipin Yadav³ (2016). “Simulation of Pressure Variations Within Punagam Water Distribution System using WATERGEMS”, *HYDRO 2016, 21^st International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, CWPRS, Pune, 8-10 December, 2016. (Presented)*.
16.	Darshan J. Mehta¹, Atul Dhola², Kavita Choksi³ and Mehul Bhavsar⁴ (2017). “An Experimental Study of different Design Parameters of Post Installed Rebar Connection in Concrete Structure”, *International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2016),* Amity University, Uttar Pradesh 11-12 Aug 2016. (Presented).
17.	Darshan Mehta¹, Sahita Waikhom², Vipin Yadav³ and Krunal Lakhani⁴ (2015). “Simulation of Hydraulic Parameters in Water Distribution Network using EPANET: A Case Study of Surat City”, *HYDRO 2015, 20^th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India, 17-19 December, 2015. (Presented)*.
18.	Vipin Yadav¹, Sahita Waikhom² and Darshan Mehta³ (2015). “Sensor Based Traffic Management System for Busy Intersections and Bridges”, *International Conference on Model of Governance: Lessons & Future Scope, G.T.U, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad 25-26 April 2015. (Best Paper Award Received)*
19.	Darshan Mehta¹, Krunal Lakhani², Divy Patel³ and Govind Patel⁴ (2015). “Analysis of Water Distribution Network using EPANET”, *International Conference on Engineering: Issues Opportunities and Challenges for Development (EIOCD' 15),* S.N.P.I.T & R. C, Umrakh, Bardoli, 11^th April, 2015. (Best Paper Award Received)
20.	Darshan Mehta¹, S. M. Yadav² and Sahita Waikhom³ (2014). “Assessing carrying capacity of river reach sing HEC-RAS” *HYDRO 2014, 19^th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal, India, 18-20 December, 2014. (Presented)*
21.	Darshan Mehta¹, S. M. Yadav² and Sahita Waikhom³ (2013). “Analysis of flood using HEC-RAS: A Case study of Surat City” *HYDRO 2013, 18^th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Madras, India, 4-6 December, 2013. (Presented)*
22.	Vipinkumar Yadav¹, Darshan Mehta² and Sahita Waikhom³ (2015). “Simulation of HEC-RAS model on Prediction of Flood for Lower Tapi River Basin, Surat”, *International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR),* ISSN No. 2349 – 5162, 2(11), pp. 1-7 (I.F – 2.57).
23.	Vipinkumar Yadav¹, Darshan Mehta² and Sahita Waikhom³ (2015). “To assess the prevailing Water Distribution Network using EPANET”, *International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET),* ISSN No. 2395-0056, 2(8), pp. 777-781, (I.F – 2.518).
24.	Kavita Choksi¹, Margi Sheth² and Darshan Mehta³ (2015). “To assess the performance of Sewage Treatment Plant: A Case study of Surat city”, *International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET),* ISSN No. 2395-0056, 2(8), 1071-1075, (I.F – 2.518).
25.	Kavita Choksi¹, Margi Sheth² and Darshan Mehta³ (2015). “To evaluate the performance of Sewage Treatment Plant: A Case study”, *International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET),* ISSN No. 2395-0056, 2(8), pp. 1076-1080, (I.F – 2.518).
26.	Kavita Choksi¹, Jinal Jobanputra², Mehul Bhavsar³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2015). “Effectiveness of Metals to Control the Pathogens in Drinking Water”, *International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR),* ISSN No. 2349 – 5162, 2(12), pp. 24-29 (I.F – 2.57).
27.	Kavita Choksi¹, Sejal Bhatt² and Darshan Mehta³ (2015). “Study of Bio-Medical Waste Management in Surat City”, *International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR),* ISSN No. 2349 – 5162, 2(12), pp. 30-35 (I.F – 2.57).
28.	Sumit Patel¹, Darshan Mehta² and Sanjay M. Yadav³ (2018). “One Dimensional Hydrodynamic Flood Modeling for Ambica river, South Gujarat”, *International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR),* ISSN No. 2349 – 5162, 5(5), pp. 595-601 (I.F – 5.87).
29.	Darshan Mehta¹, Vivek Mishra², Harsh Vasoya³, Parth Desani⁴ and Nidhi Gandhi⁵ (2015). “Alternative Approaches for Sustainability of Slum: A Case Study of Surat City”, *International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR),* ISSN No. 2349 – 5162, 2(11), pp. 1-7 (I.F – 2.57).
30.	Sahita I. Waikhom¹ and Darshan Mehta² (2015). “Optimization of Limbayat Zone Water Distribution System Using EPANET”, *International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET),* ISSN No. 2395-0056, 2(4), pp. 1494-1498, (I.F – 2.518).
31.	Utkarsh Nigam¹, Kaoustubh Tiwari², Dr. S. M. Yadav³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2015). “Water Distribution Network Re-Design for SVNIT, Surat Campus”, *International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering Science and Technology (IJAREST),* ISSN No. 2393-9877, 2(5), pp. 329-337, (I.F – 2.125).
32.	Darshan Mehta¹, Raju Karkar² and Lalji Ahir³ (2015). “Geomorphic Effectiveness of Floods on Lower Tapi River Basin using 1-D Hydrodynamic Model, HEC-RAS”, *International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering, Science & Management (IJARESM),* ISSN No. 2394-1766, 1(7), pp. 1-7.
33.	D. J. Mehta¹, S. I. Waikhom² and V. G. Yadav³ (2015). “Suitability of Rubber Dam as a River Water Management Tool”, *International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD),* ISSN No. 2348-4470, Special Issue (Peer reviewed), pp. 1-4, (I.F – 3.134).
34.	Darshan Mehta¹, Manthan Ramani² and Maulik Joshi³ (2014). “Application of 1-D Model in Design of Channels”, *International Journal of Innovative Research in Advances Engineering (IJIRAE),* ISBN No. 2349-2163, 1(7), August, 2014, pp. 103-107, (Impact factor - 1.035).
35.	Darshan Mehta¹, Manthan Ramani² and Harsh Shah³(2013). “Geomorphic Channel Design and Analysis Using HEC-RAS”, *Journal of Civil Engineering Technology and Research,* ISSN No. 0976-6308, 2(1), September 2014, pp. 655-661, (I.F – 7.9290).
36.	Darshan Mehta¹, S. M. Yadav² and Sahita Waikhom³ (2013). “Geomorphic Channel Design and Analysis using HEC-RAS hydraulic design functions”, *Paripex- International Journal of Global Research Analysis, Ahmedabad,* ISSN No. 2277-8160, 4(2), pp. 90-93. (I.F – 3.1218).

National conference (33):

1.	Nirav D Parmar¹, Darshan J. Mehta², and Parth G. Tandel³(2020). “Modeling Congestion on Urban Arterial Roads and Assessing Level of Service in Free Flow Regime: An Innovative Approach Towards Traffic Congestion”, *National Conference on Start-up Ventures Technology Development and Future Strategies,* Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat, 15^th February, 2020
2.	Palak Maheta¹, Nital Doshi² and Darshan Mehta³ (2019). “Flood Hazard Modeling for Tapi River using Arc-GIS and HEC-RAS (5.0.6)”, *National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering,* VIER, Vadodara, 2^nd April 2019.
3.	Zalak Lukhi¹, Darshan Mehta² and Sanjay Yadav³ (2019). “Dam Break Analysis: A Case Study of Ukai Dam”, *National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering,* VIER, Vadodara, 2^nd April 2019.
4.	Hiran Dhola¹, Darshan J. Mehta² and Sanjay Yadav³ (2019). “Hydrologic Modelling of Semi-Arid River Basin”, *National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering,* VIER, Vadodara, 2^nd April 2019.
5.	Keyur J. Prajapati¹, Darshan J Mehta², Pradeepsinh N. Chauhan³ and Mehul J. Bhavsar⁴ (2019). “Study on Low-cost Concrete with Paper Industry Waste - Lime Sludge”, *National Conference on "Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE),* Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat, 15-16 February, 2019.
6.	Hiran Dhola¹, Darshan J. Mehta², Sahita Waikhom³and V.G. Yadav⁴ (2019). “Analysis of Rainfall Concentration and Seasonality Over a Semi-Arid City (Una) of Gujarat”, *National Conference on "Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE),* Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat, 15-16 February, 2019.
7.	MH. Mohammed Suhail¹, Rasenthiram Athavan² and Darshan J Mehta³ (2019). “Investigation of Fresh Water Cultivation from Vadamaradchy Lagoon: A Case Study of Jaffna District”, *National Conference on "Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE),* Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat, 15-16 February, 2019.
8.	Mehul Bhavsar¹, Darshan Mehta² and Rajen Dharia³ (2018). “Comparative analytical Study of RC building with structural wall against lateral force”, *National Conference on 'Role of innovation & Human values in Engineering & Technology,* SSASIT, Surat, 15^th December, 2018.
9.	Darshan Mehta¹and Keyur Prajapati² (2018). “Use of Design Thinking Tools to Promote Innovations in Engineering Students”, *National Conference on Emerging Start-up & Innovation in Engineering and Technology (ESIET),* Government Engineering College, Dahod, 5^th October, 2018. (Presented)
10.	Darshan Mehta¹, Pradeepsinh Chauhan² and Keyur Prajapati³ (2018). “Assessment of Ground Water Quality Index status in Surat City”, *Next Frontiers in Civil Engineering: Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure,* IIT Bombay, 30 Nov - 1 December, 2018.
11.	Desani Parth¹, Kanani Divyesh², Antaliya Vivek³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2017) “Modernization of Village under Vishwakarma Yojana: Kawas Village”, *National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies,* Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha, 27-28 May 2017, ISBN No. 978-81-825650-0-2.
12.	Laxman Pansuriya¹ and Darshan Mehta² (2017), “Hydrodynamic Simulation of Ambica River Bed Development using HEC-RAS”, *National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering,* VIER, Vadodara, 21-22 April 2017.
13.	Harshad Patel¹, Tirath Ramoliya², Dharam Savani³, Darshan Mehta⁴ (2017) “Sustainable Design Proposal for the Verakui Village Under the Vishwakarma Yojana”, *National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering,* VIER, Vadodara, 21-22 April 2017.
14.	Darshan Mehta¹, Sahita Waikhom², Vipin Yadav³ and Namrata Kathoriya⁴ (2016) “Computer Modeling of Water Distribution Network: A Case Study of Surat City, Punagam Area”, *National Conference on Water Resources and Flood Management with special reference to Flood Modelling (WRFM - 2016),* SVNIT, Surat, 14-15 Oct. 2016, ISBN No. 978-81-931162-4-1.
15.	Siddharth Siddhpuria¹, Aathira Das², Darshan Mehta³ and Haresh Golakiya⁴ (2016) “Urban Trip Rate Modelling for the Recently Expanded Areas: A Case Study of Surat”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
16.	Kavita Choksi¹, Darshan Mehta² and Manthan Ramani³ (2016) “Threats to Canada’s Transportation System”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
17.	Kajol Mevawala¹, Liza Hirpara², Kavita Choksi³and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2016). “Repair and Rehabilitation of RCC Structures: A Case Study”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
18.	Nisha Gajjar¹, Amit Rana² and Darshan Mehta³ (2016). “Integrated Township Proposal for Fast Growing Industrial City, Surat”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
19.	Amit Rana¹, Nisha Gajjar² and Darshan Mehta³ (2016). “Assessment of Infrastructure in Center Zone of Surat City, Gujarat”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
20.	Vivek Mishra¹, Nidhi Gandhi², Parth Desani³and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2016). “Rehabilitation of Slum: An Innovative Approach to Urban Development”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
21.	Vivek Mishra¹, Nidhi Gandhi², Parth Desani³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2016). “Analysis of Water Supply in Urban Areas”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1
22.	Shital Kakadiya¹, Krunali Mavani², Darshan Mehta³and Vipin Yadav⁴ (2016). “Simulation of Existing Water Distribution Network by Using EPANET: A Case Study of Surat City”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
22.	Darshan Mehta¹, Payal Lungariya², Namrata Katharotiya³ and Sahita Waikhom⁴ (2016) “Analysis of Continuous Water Distribution in Surat City Using EPANET: A Case Study”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
23.	Vivek Mishra¹, Nidhi Gandhi², Darshan Mehta³ and Parth Desani⁴ (2016). “Smarter Material for Smart Cities”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
24.	Vivek Mishra¹, Nidhi Gandhi², Parth Desani³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2016). “Innovation in Construction Technology”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
25.	Kavita Choksi¹, Darshan Mehta² and Tarjani Chauhan³ (2016). “Comparison on Auto Aerated Concrete to Normal Concrete”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability (RACEGS - 2016),* SSASIT, Surat, 29-30 March 2016, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-74-1.
26.	Darshan Mehta¹, Patel Divy G.², Patel Govind N.³and Lakhani Krunal M.⁴ (2015) “Simulation of Water Distribution Network using Computer Aided Tool, EPANET 2.0”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering for Sustainability,* C.G.P.I.T, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, 29-30 May 2015, ISBN No. 978-93-83767-30-4.
27.	Darshan Mehta¹, Dr. S. M. Yadav² and Mrs. S. I. Waikhom³ (2015). “Computation of hydraulic parameters of the Lower Tapi River using 1-D hydrodynamic model HEC-RAS”, *National Conference on Transportation and Water Resource Engineering (NCTWE - 2015),* L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, 25-26 April 2015, ISBN No. 978-93-85056-39-0. (Presented).
28.	Utkarsh Nigam¹, Kaoustubh Tiwari², Dr. S. M. Yadav³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2015) “Revised Design of Water Distribution Network for SVNIT, Surat Campus with Co-ordinate mapping using Arc-GIS 10.2”, *National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies,* Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha, 17-18 April 2015, ISBN No. 978-81-925650-0-2.
29.	Darshan Mehta¹, Dr. S. M. Yadav² and Mrs. S. I. Waikhom³ (2015). “Prediction of Flood for Lower Tapi River using HEC-RAS”, *National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies,* Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha, 17-18 April 2015, ISBN No. 978-81-925650-0-2. (Presented).
30.	Darshan Mehta¹, Sahita Waikhom² and Vipin Yadav³ (2015). “Analysis of Water Distribution System: A Case Study of Surat, Limbayat Zone”, *National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies,* Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha, 17-18 April 2015, ISBN No. 978-81-925650-0-2. (Presented).
31.	Utkarsh Nigam¹, Koustubh Tiwari², Dr. S. M. Yadav³ and Darshan Mehta⁴ (2015). “Water Distribution Network Re-Design for SVNIT Campus”, *National Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering,* Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar, Mehsana, 30-31 March 2015.
32.	D. J. Mehta¹, Mrs. S. I. Waikhom² and V. G. Yadav³ (2015) “Suitability of Rubber Dam as River Management Tool”, *National Conference on Recent Research in Engineering and Technology,* Dr. Jivraj Mehta Institute of Technology, Mogar, Anand, 26-27 February 2015.
32.	Darshan Mehta¹, Dr. S. M. Yadav² and Mrs. S. I. Waikhom³ (2014). “1-D hydrodynamic modeling of flooding in the lower Tapi River Basin in Surat, Gujarat”, *National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil and Structure,* A.D.I.T, Vallabhbhai Vidyanagar, 25-26 April 2014, ISBN No. 978-81-9277554-1-0. (Presented).
33.	D. J. Mehta¹ and Mrs. S. I. Waikhom² (2014). “Analysis of flood using HEC-RAS: A Case study of Surat City”, *National Conference on Trends and Challenges of Civil Engineering in Today’s Transforming World, S.N.P.I.T & R. C, Umrakh, Bardoli, 29^th Mar 2014, ISBN No. 978-81-929339-1-0. (Presented)*.

Academic Projects

B.E. Project Guided

Sr. No.	Title	Year
1	Analysis of flood Using HEC-RAS : A Case Study of Surat City	2013-14
2	Geomorphic Effectiveness of floods on lower TAPI river basin, using 1-D Hydrodynamic Model	2014-15
3	Analysis of water Distribution network using EPANET Software	2014-15
4	Rural Infrastructure Development Projects under MGNREGA for Karala, Puni Village, Palsana Taluka	2014-15
5	Rural Infrastructure Development Projects under MGNREGA for Intalva Village, Palsana Taluka	2014-15
6	To predict the flood analysis of 1-D hydrodynamic model by flood of tapi river.	2015-16
7	Numerical & Experimental study of different design parameters of post installed rebar in concrete structure.	2015-16
8	Feasibility analysis and design of water distribution system for puna gam area using WATERGEMS and EPANET software.	2015-16
9	Assessment of Urban Flood area using HEC-RAS: Case of Ambika River	2016-17
10	Vishwakarma Yojana: An Approach Towards Rubranization Village: Anaval (Navsari)	2016-17
11	Vishwakarma Yojana: An Approach Towards Rubranization Village: Verakui (Mangrol)	2016-17
12	Vishwakarma Yojana: An Approach Towards Rubranization Village: Kawas (Surat)	2016-17
13	Exploration of Groundwater Recharge in Jaffna Peninsula	2018-19
14	Effect of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Runoff Over Ambica River Basin	2020-21
15	Vishwakarma Yojana: An Approach Towards Rubranization Village: Kosadi Village, Surat District	2020-21
16	Vishwakarma Yojana: An Approach Towards Rubranization Village: Vankal Village	2020-21

M.E. Dissertation Guided

Sr. No.	Name of Student	Title	Year
1	Sumit Patel	Hydrodynamic Flood Modelling for Ambica River Using HEC-RAS (5.0.3)	2017-18
2	Hiran Dhola	Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modelling of Semi-Arid River basin	2018-19
3	Zalak Lukhi	Dam Break Analysis: A Case Study of Ukai Dam	2018-19
4	Jay Dhabuwala	Rain Gauge Network Analysis for Flood Forecasting	2019-20
5	Ankita Patel	A Rainfall-Runoff Simulation Model for Estimation of Floods for Purna River Basin Part of Upper Tapi Basin	2019-20
6	Varun Yennam	Flooding Modelling of Purna River using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Navsari Region	2019-20
7	Ankit Chaudhari	Coupled Effect of Seawater Intrusion on Groundwater Quality: Study of South-West Zone of Surat City	2020-21
8	Chirag Ladavia	Prediction of Drought using GCM & Statistical Downscaling Technique	2020-21
9	Raj Jariwala	Predicting Flood Inundation and Risk Using Hydrodynamic Model and GIS Techniques.	2020-21
10	Priyank Patel	Vulnerability Assessment of Groundwater Quality using DRASTIC Model with a Geoinformatics Approach: A Case Study of Surat & its Surroundings	2021-22
11	Mrunali Mehta	Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Meteorological Drought in N-E Region of Rajasthan	2021-22
12	Kinjal Patel	Analysis of Existing Water Distribution Network Using WATERGEMS: A Case Study of Surat City	2021-22
13	Jinal Pastagia	Statistical Analysis for Trend Assessment and Change Point Detection of Precipitation Across S-W Region of Rajasthan	2021-22
14	Kajol Chauhan	Simulation of Rainfall-Runoff process using HEC-HMS model: A case study of Purna River Basin	2021-22
15	Fenil Rotliwala	Use of Hydrodynamic Model to Predict Flood of Tapi River: A Case Study of Surat City	2021-22
16	Parth Gangani	Flood Inundation Mapping using HEC-RAS & GIS Approach: A Case Study of Damanganga River Basin	2021-22
17	Shahid Patel	Assessment of Long-Term Trends of Precipitation and Drought Characteristics for the N-E Region of Rajasthan: A Statistical and Wavelet Analysis	2022-23
18	Divyang Baudhanwala	Precipitation forecasting models for Ambica Basin Using Machine Learning Techniques	2022-23
19	Jay Bhoraniya	Assessment of Changes in Extreme Rainfall Characteristics over Purna River Basin, Gujarat	2022-23
20	Jay Akbari	Developing Machine Learning based model for Streamflow Simulation	2022-23
21	Vrushti Kantharia	Development of Fuzzy-Logic Based Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Considering Soil Moisture	2022-23
22	Divya Patel	Assessment of Groundwater Quality using the Water Quality Index and Artificial Neural Network	2022-23
23	Jaini Umrigar	A Study of Sustainability through the Environmental Flow Assessment of River stretch at Tapi River	2022-23
24	Mausami Gohil	An Integration of Geospatial and Fuzzy-Logic Techniques for Multi-Hazard Mapping	2022-23

Patent Filled

Patent filed and published (202321064717A) on "Real-Time Rainfall Monitoring and Flood Prediction System". (2023).

Patent filed and published (202321064039) on "Drought Prediction and Early Warning System using Remote Sensing". (2023).

Patent filed and published (202321062995) on "IoT based Smart Farming for Automatic Weather Forecasting and Monitoring Moisture Levels to prevent Crop Damaging for Higher Crop Yield". (2023)

Patent filed & published (202341062447) on "Artificial Intelligence Based Smart Detection System for Rainfall Prediction Time-Series Forecasting and modern Machine Learning Algorithms" (2023).

Patent filed & published (202221000435) with Early Publication on "Flexible Beton for Slab" (2021).

Patent filed & published (202021049788) with Early Publication on "PENCIL" (2020).

Professional Institution Memberships

1. Life time membership in Indian Society of Technical Education (LM-95894).

2. Life time membership in Institution of Engineers (M-1738903).

3. Life time membership in Indian Society for Hydraulics (LM-1202).

4. Life time membership in American Society of Civil Engineers (SM-11083454).

5. Life time membership in IAHR (LM-51460).

Expert Lectures

Expert Lecture Delivered

Sr. No.	Title of lecture	Organization	Details of Programme	Date
1.	HEC-RAS Modelling	Marwadi Education Foundation Group of Institution, Rajkot	Workshop on Advanced Strategies for Sustainable Water & Waste-Water Management	12/01/2016
2.	Basics of Fluid Mechanics – Hydraulic	Shree Dhanvantary College of Diploma Engineering, Kim, Surat	Subject: Hydraulics	24/08/2017
3.	Assessment of Urban Flood area using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Ambica River	DGGEC, Surat	STTP on Application of Modelling Tools & Techniques in Civil Engineering	16/07/2018
4.	Application of Hydrodynamic Modelling in Water Resource Engineering	SSASIT, Surat	Workshop on River Hydraulics and Water Resource Management	19/10/2018
5.	HEC-RAS - Hydrodynamic Model	SSASIT, Surat	Workshop on River Hydraulics and Water Resource Management	19/10/2018
6.	Modelling of River Reach using HEC-RAS to Assess Carrying Capacity	Vadodara Institute of Engineering, Vadodara	Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering	02/04/2019
7.	Recent Advances in Flood Modelling	DGGEC, Surat	STTP on Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability	11/06/2019
8.	1-D Modelling of River Reach using HEC-RAS to Assess Carrying Capacity: A Case Study of Surat City	C. K. Pithawala College of Engineering and Technology, Surat	STTP on Research Methodology and Soft Computing Techniques in Civil Engineering	02/10/2019
9.	Flood Analysis using HEC-RAS: Case Study of Tapi River	Engineering College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan	Online webinar	07/05/2020
10.	Modelling of River Reach using HEC-RAS to Assess Carrying Capacity: Case Study	CiC3 and DIC, Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda	Online webinar	19/05/2020
11.	Flood Analysis using HEC-RAS: Case Study of Ambica River, Navsari Region	Sagar Group of Institution (SIRTE), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	Online webinar	23/05/2020
12.	Use of Hydrodynamic Models in Water Resources Engineering	R. N. G. Patel Institute of Technology (RNGPIT), Isroli, Bardoli	Online webinar	24/05/2020
13.	Investigation of Hydrological Data	Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy College of Engineering and Technology, Surat	Online webinar	05/06/2020
14.	Application of Hydrodynamic Model in Water Resource Engineering: Case Study	Easwari Engineering College, Tamilnadu	Online Webinar on Water Resource Applications	10/07/2020
15.	Demo on HEC-RAS Software	Easwari Engineering College, Tamilnadu	Online Webinar on Water Resource Applications	11/07/2020
16.	Application of Hydrodynamic Models in Water Resource Engineering	DGGEC, Surat	FDP on Recent Advances in Civil and Structural Engineering	23/11/2020
17.	Use of Hydro-dynamic Modelling in Water Resources Engineering	L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad	STTP on Application of optimization & computing techniques in engineering	21/01/2021
18.	Application of Hydraulic and Hydrological modelling: Case study	Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar	Advances in urban water and sewerage management practice	12/02/2021
19.	Training on HEC-RAS modelling	TGIS, Ahmedabad	Online webinar	13/02/2021
20.	Basic of Hydrology and Flood occurrence by HEC-RAS modelling	Growmore faculty of engineering	Online webinar	05/05/2021
21.	Hydrological modelling using HEC-RAS: A case study	P.G. Department of Geography & Department of Botany M.J.K. college, Bettiah, West Champaran, Bihar, India	Recent environmental and challenges and sustainable Measures for their Mitigation	28/05/2021
22	Investigation of Hydrological Data	Parul University (Diploma)	Online Expert Talk	01/06/2021
23	Recent Trends in the Field of Water Resource Engineering for Research	SNPIT&RC, Umrakh, Bardoli	Two Days Online National Workshop Challenges & Opportunities in the Research field of Civil Engineering	30/07/2021
24	Hydraulic Modeling Using HEC - RAS: A Case Study	Parul University (Degree)	Online Webinar	26/08/2021
25	Hydrodynamic Modelling using HEC-RAS: A Case Study"	MVPS’s KBT College of Engineering, Nashik	One-Week Online Short-Term Training Programme on “Hydrological Modelling, Climate Change and Soft Computing Applications in Water Resources Engineering	26/08/2021
26	Flood Modeling using Hydraulic Design Function HEC-RAS: A Case Study	Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar	Two Days National Workshop on Application of 1D-2D Hydraulic Modelling in Water Resource Engineering	17/09/2021
27	Flood Modelling of Purna River Using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Navsari Region	L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad	STTP on Application of Optimization, Soft Computing, Modeling with GIS in Engineering and Technology	08.03.2022

Awards

Secured 1^st Rank G.P.S.C Civil (Assistant Professor – Class – II) Interviews among all over Gujarat

Best Paper Award for the paper entitled "Prediction of Drought Using GCM and Statistical Downscaling Techniques for Jalore District" presented in 1^st Virtual International Conference on Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (ERICE'21) organized by DGGEC, Surat. (Dt.: 15^th May, 2021).

National Eminent Academic Leader Award 2020 from International Institute of Organized Research (I2OR) on 25^th December, 2020.

Best Pedagogical Award from Gujarat Technological University on 14^th February, 2020 on occasion GTU Innovation Sankul Day.

Best Paper Award for the paper entitled "Sensor Based Traffic Management System for Busy Intersections and Bridges" presented in International Conference on Gujarat Model of Governance: Lesson & Future Scope (ICGS-2015) organized by Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda. (Dt.: 25^th April 2015).
Best Paper Award for the paper entitled "Analysis of Water Distribution Network using EPANET" presented in International Conference on Engineering Issues Opportunities and Challenges for Development (EIOCD'15) organized by S.N.P.I.T & R.C, Umrakh, Bardoli. (Dt.: 11^th April, 2015)

Book Published

Published Book on "1-D Hydrodynamic Modeling to Identify Flood Prone area", Lambert Academic Publisher. (ISBN Number: 978-620-2-01387-1)

Published Book on "Civil Engineering Interview Questions and Answers", Dotcom Publications. (ISBN Number: 978-938-7-86128-2)

Reviewer/Editorial Board Member

Reviewers International Journals

1. Journal of Sustainability – MDPI (SCIE Journal)

2. Journal of Remote Sensing – MDPI (SCIE Journal)

3. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information – MDPI (SCIE Journal)

4. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering – MDPI (SCIE Journal)

5. Journal of Agriculture – MDPI (SCIE Journal)

6. Water Resources Management – Springer (SCI Journal).

7. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering – Springer (SCI Journal).

8. Journal of Water Supply – IWA Publishing (SCI Journal).

9. Journal of Water and Climate Change – IWA Publishing (SCI Journal).

10. Journal of Water Practice and Technology – IWA Publishing (SCI Journal).

11. Journal of Hydro informatics - IWA Publishing (SCI Journal).

12. Journal of Earth System Science - Springer (SCI Journal).

13. Journal of Hydrology – Elsevier (SCI Journal).

14. Journal of Alexandria Engineering – Elsevier (SCI Journal).

15. Natural Hazards – Springer (SCI Journal).

16. Theoretical and Applied Climatology – Springer (SCI Journal).

17. International Journal of Alexandria Engineering (SCI Journal).

18. Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research (Scopus Indexed).

19. Journal of Hydrology, Science and Technology – Inderscience Publishers (Scopus Indexed).

20. Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (JESTEC (Web of Science Indexed).

21. Journal of Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering System (Scopus Indexed).

22. Journal of Global Research and Development.

23. Multidisciplinary International Research Journal of GTU.

Reviewers in National/International Conference

Sr. No.	Name of Conference with date	Name of Organization
1	1^st Virtual International Conference on Emerging Research and Innovation in Civil Engineering (15th May 2021)	DGGEC, Surat
2	Virtual International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (15-20, March 2021)	National Institute of Technology, Karnataka.
3	International Conference on "Climate Change 020: Adaptation and Mitigation Practices with Local and Global Level Innovations (28-29, February 2020)	Sankalchand University, Visnagar.
4	National Conference on Start-up Ventures Technology Development and Future Strategies (15^th February 2020)	DGGEC, Surat
5	1^st National Conference on Emerging Research and Innovation in Civil Engineering (15-16, February 2019)	DGGEC, Surat
6	National Conference on Recent Research & Development in Core Disciplines of Engineering (2^nd April 2019)	VIER, Vadodara
7	Multi-Disciplinary International Conference GTU ICON 2019 (14-16, March 2019)	GTU, Chandkheda
8	National Conference on 'Role of innovation & Human values in Engineering & Technology (15th December, 2018).	SSASIT, Surat,
9	International Conference Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering TRACE-2018 (23-24, August, 2018)	Amity University Noida
10	4th National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies (2-3, June 2016)	Smt. S. R. Patel College of Engineering, Dabhi, Unjha

Editor/Editorial Team

Sr. No.	Title of Journal	Duration
1	LARHYSS Journal (Associate Editor)	20.11.2022 to till date
2	LARHYSS Journal	30/09/2021 to till date
3	Journal of Global Research and Development	11/02/2021 to till date
4	Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (JCCEE)	30/11/2020 to till date
5	Special Issue Title: Computational Methods in Geotechnical Engineering in American Journal of Civil Engineering (Guest Editor)	01/07/2019 to 30/03/2021
6	International Journal of Civil Engineering , Architecture, and Design	24/12/2016 to till date

Conference Organized

National & International Conference Organized

Sr. No.	Name of course	Sponsoring agency	Date	Duration	Role
1.	Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Global Sustainability	GUJCOST	29^th – 30^th March 2016	2 Days	Co-ordinator
2.	Two Days National Conference on Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering ERICE 2019	GUJCOST	15^th -16^th Feb 2019	2 Days	Organizing Secretary
3.	One National Conference on Start-up Ventures Technology Development and Future Strategies (SVTDFS 2020)	GUJCOST & SSIP	15th Feb, 2020	1 Day	Organizing Secretary
4.	One Day International Conference Emerging Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering ERICE 2021 (Virtual Mode)	GUJCOST	15^th May, 2021	1 Day	Organizing Secretary

Administrative Responsibility Undertaken

Sr. No.	Name of the Assignment	Duration	Name of responsibility shared/service offered
1	Nodal Officer Zone – 5 Vishwakarma Yojana Project GTU	17.09.2021 to till date	To decide Processes, collect the details to implement as a pilot project, for VY allocated villages from PHASE-I to PHASE-VIII. Contact / Organize Internal / Online meetings with respective Colleges Nodal Officers, Village Sarpanch Shri, Talati Shri, and students wherein the village’s designs have been implemented
2	GTU Zonal Officer Zone – 5	29.07.2021 to 18.11.2021	Smooth conduction of Exam (Summer 2021 & Winter 2021).
3	Joint Secretary, Institution of Engineers (IEI), South Gujarat Local Centre, Surat	23.10.2018 to 23.10.2021	For organizing events (Offline/Online) under the banner of IEI(I).