Samit Ray Chaudhuri
Professional
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India
Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions
- Excellence-in-Teaching Award, IIT Kanpur, 2021
- IIT Kanpur Senate’s Commendation for Excellence in Teaching (multiple courses)
- Recipient of PK Kelkar Fellowship, IIT Kanpur (2013-2016)
- Recipient of PEER Center Research Fellowship (2002-2004)
- Recipient of UC Regents Fellowship (2001-2002)
- Recipient of CAL-(IT)2 Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, CA (2002)
- First Rank within Structures Group for MTech at IIT Kanpur
- National Merit Certificates (X & XII)
Keynote Lectures and Invited Talks
- Invited Talk, ISET Varanasi Chapter on Seismic Performance Assessment of Existing Structures Based on Condition-Informed Updated Model to Support Retrofitting Decisions, November 13, 2025, at IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
- Keynote Lecture, The International Conference on Futuristic Technologies, Jan 22-24, 2021, IIT Delhi.
- Invited Speaker, TEQIP-III sponsored Webinar on “Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring for Civil Structures”, IIEST, Shibpur, Jan 27 and 28, 2021.
- Invited speaker for expert lecture in workshop on “Computational Technologies (CT-2018)”, NIT, Silchar, August 16-20, 2018.
- Invited speaker 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP-2017), Nov 29-Dec 2, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
Conference Leadership and Committees
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference EURODYN, September 2026, Germany.
- Member, Technical Advisory Committee, 1st International Conference on Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Himalayas (ICCDRH), June 23-25, 2026, IIT Mandi, India.
- Member, International Technical Committee (Delhi), Workshop on “Computational Technologies (CT-2018)”, August 16-20, 2021, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India.
- Member, Technical Committee, SECON’21, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Kerala, May 12-15, 2021.
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference EURODYN, June 22-24, 2020, Athens, Greece.
- Session Chair, 2nd International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices, November 5-8, 2025, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Session Chair, 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices, June 19-21, 2024, Oslo, Norway.
- Session Chair, 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP-2017), November 29 - December 2, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
- Session Chair, 7th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures, July 12-14, 2017, San Diego, California, USA.
- Session Chair, Third International Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems (ACODS), March 13-15, 2014, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference EURODYN, September 10-13, 2017, Rome, Italy.
- Convener, 8th ISSS National Conference on MEMS, Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, September 28-30, 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
- Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ICSEM 2013), December 20-22, 2013, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India.
- Session Co-Chair, International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management, January 3-5, 2012, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India.
- Selected participant, Tri-center (PEER, MAE, and MCEER) Field Trip, October 5-12, 2003, Italy.
Reviewer for Journals
- Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE
- Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
- Earthquake Spectra
- Engineering Structures
- Shock and Vibration
- Journal of Vibration and Control
- Journal of Sound and Vibration
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
- Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Applied Mathematical Modelling
- International Journal of Lifecycle Performance Engineering (IJLCPE)
- ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, India
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A
- Journal of the Indian Road Congress
- Sādhanā - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences
- Journal of ISSS
- And many others
Thesis and Book Reviews
- Ph.D. Thesis Reviewer: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, NIT Rourkela, VNIT Nagpur
- Book Reviews: Structural Analysis, Mechanics of Solids (R.C. Hibbeler)