Samit Ray Chaudhuri

Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India
Office: WLE 303G
Phone: +91 512 2597267
Email: samitrc@iitk.ac.in
Alt: samitrc@gmail.com
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I joined the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) in September 2009. Prior to joining IITK, I was working as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Masanobu Shinozuka in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.

I have received my Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California at Irvine, Master of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), and Bachelor of Engineering degree from Bengal Engineering College, currently known as Bengal Engineering and Science University, all majored in Civil Engineering.

Broad Research Interests

  • Estimating and reducing vulnerability of nonstructural components
  • Soil-structure interaction
  • Performance-based design
  • Stochastic modeling
  • Nondestructive evaluation
  • Large-scale structural testing
  • Structural control
  • Health monitoring and system identification
  • Application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitations
  • Enhancement of sustainability of infrastructure systems under extreme events