Dr. P. Ravi Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur and an Affiliate Faculty at the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences. His research focuses on structural fire engineering, computational mechanics, and building information modeling (BIM).

His research group works on fire-induced progressive collapse, discontinuum modeling of materials and structures, BIM-driven sustainable building design, and virtual twins.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2018)
• B.Tech. – Acharya Nagarjuna University (2013)

Work Experience

• Visiting Researcher – Michigan State University, USA (September 2023 – February 2024)
• Assistant Professor – Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (March 2021 – Present)
• Assistant Professor – National Institute of Technology Warangal (January 2020 – February 2021)
• Postdoctoral Fellow – Universidade do Minho, Portugal (December 2018 – December 2019)

Research Grants & Awards

Dr. Prakash has been awarded the Extramural Research Grant from the DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India (Armaments Research Board) and the Start-up Research Grant from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). He is also a recipient of the prestigious SIRE Fellowship from ANRF.

Key Publications

His research has been published in leading journals, including Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Fire Safety Journal, Computers & Structures, and Engineering Structures.

His expertise continues to contribute to advancements in fire safety, computational modeling, and sustainable infrastructure design.