Information
- Designation : Professor
- Email : akarim@civil.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 9864371354
Key Notes
- Conference: International - 8 , National - 5
- Journals: 31
- Conferences: 13
- PhD: Guided: 7
- Post Graduates: Guided: 26
- Under Graduates: Guided: 11
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PUBLICATIONS7
DOCTORAL STUDENTS12
PROJECTSIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Born in Katigorah of Cachar District in the year 1966. Completed Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) in 1990 from Regional Engineering College (REC) Silchar. Did Master of Engineering in Water Resources Engineering (first position) from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati in 1992. Joined as Lecturer in Applied Mechanics Department of REC Silchar in 1994. Completed Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in 2003.
- Visited Denmark Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark from 01-06-06 to 21-06-06 and Participated in a joint research project “Experimental investigation of flow around a bottom seated full sphere or partially buried sphere with special emphasis on the bed shear stress”. Attended the program focusing on Higher Education Leadership organized on behalf of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) during December 09-13, 2013 in the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA. Attended Study in India Expo 2022: Sri Lanka organized by Study in India, held at Colombo during March 26-28, 2022. Represented NIT Silchar at NAFSA 2022 from May 31-June 3, 2022 at Denver, Colorado, USA. Participated in Indian Higher Education Meet: 2023 Bangladesh on 18-19 March 2023 at Dhaka & 21 March 2023 at Chittagong. Presently holding the post of Professor in Civil Engineering Department and Professor In-Charge (PIC), Training and Placement cell of NIT Silchar.
- ## Held Various positions in the Administrative and Institute Support work:
- - Professor in-charge of T & P 24-04-2023 and Continuing : Training and Placement of students
- - Dean, Academics 22-04-2020 to 15-04-2023 Academic affairs
- - Registrar 01-01-2016 to 31-12-2019 Administrative
- - Registrar i/c 16-04-2015 to 31-12-2015 Administrative
- - Dean Students welfare 14-02-2013 to 30-04-2015 Students affairs
- - Registrar(I/C) May 2013 - Aug 2013 Administrative
- - B. Tech. Admission Incharge and CCB Centre Incharge 2012 Administrative
- - Co-ordinator, NIT Nagaland 2010 - 2012 Both administrative and Academic
- - Secretary, Board of Post Graduate Studies July 2009 - July 2011 Academic
- - Secretary, Board of Under Graduate Studies July 2009 - July 2011 Academic
- - Associate Dean, Academic and Admission June 2009 - January 2013 Both administrative and Academic
- - Associate Dean, Sponsored Research and Consultancy Oct. 2006 - April 2009 Both administrative and Academic
- - Admission In charge, NIT Silchar, 2009 - 2009 Administrative
- - Center In charge, IIT Guwahati, AIEEE Admission-2008 (CCB) - 2008 Administrative
- - Center In charge, NIT Silchar, AIEEE Admission-2007 (CCB) - 2007 Administrative
- - Hostel Warden 2003 - 2006 Administrative
- - Hostel Warden 1995 - 1998 Administrative
- ## Academic Outreach Activities: (in last 11 yrs)
- - Ph.D Thesis Evaluation, Jadavpur University 2024
- - Expert member, Scruiteny Committee, NERIST Itanagar 2024
- - Expert member, Faculty recruitment, NIT Nagaland 2023
- - Expert member, Faculty recruitment, Jadavpur University 2022
- - Expert lecture on “Academic reforms with reference to NEP2020” AICTE sponsored Five-Day Faculty Development Program On Model Curriculum. Organised by NIT Mizoram, March 15 - 19, 2021
- - Expert lecture on “Riverbank Erosion and its Counter Measures” Five Days International Virtual Workshop on Climate Change Impact on Water Resources Systems (CCIWRS-2020) Sponsored by TEQIP – III In Association with IIC, NIT Silchar September 28- October 02, 2020.
- - AICTE Expert visit 2017
- - AICTE Expert visit 2017
- - Paper Reviewer, Sadhana, Springer 2015
- - Paper Reviewer, Journal of Hydraulic Engg.(ASCE) 2015
Areas of Interest
- Water Resources Engineering: Sediment transport, Fluvial Hydraulics, Hydraulic structures, River bank erosion
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Engineering College Silchar | 1990 | B.E. (Civil) |
| Assam Engineering College, Guwahati | 1992 | M.E. ( Water Resources and Flood Control Engineering) |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | 2003 | Ph.D. (Water Resources Engineering) |
Teaching Experience
NIT Silchar
NIT Silchar
NIT Silchar
REC Silchar/NIT Silchar
REC Silchar
Dutta J., Prasad R. K, and Barbhuiya A. K., “Embankment as a Disaster Reduction Measures: A Case Study of Hailaandi District of Barak Valley, Assam, March 2024.”, In Proceedings International Conference on Natural Disaster: Risk Analysis, Management and Mitigation, March 22nd 2024, 2024, NIT Silchar
Afrooz H. and Barbhuiya, A. K., “Protection of River Bank Scour Using Porcupines”, In Proceedings National Conference on EMERGING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (E R I C E 2 0 1 9), Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. S & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat - 395 001, 15 - 16 Feb., 2019
Chakraborty P. and Barbhuiya, A. K, “Study of Submerged vane as a bank protection measure”, In Proceedings National Conference on EMERGING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (E R I C E 2 0 1 9), Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. S & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat - 395 001., 15 - 16 Feb, 2019
| Sl.No | Certification Name | Documents | Certification Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIT Silchar | Management Capacity Development Training | |
| 2 | NIT Silchar | Spiritual Intelligence for Managerial Excellence | |
| 3 | IIM Lucknow (Noida campus) | Management Capacity Enhancement for Administrators |
Effect of seepage on critical velocity of sand bed particles
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2023-2024
Development of 2D hydrodynamic model of Barak river for flood inundation mapping
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2022-2023
Analysis and design of a G+4 multi-storied residential building
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Use of polymer treated recycled concrete aggregate in partial replacement of natural aggregate in paver block
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Analysis and design of a five storied hospital building
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Control of Irrigation/Flood water in river bank using permeable spur
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Retrofitting of beam column joint with epoxy bonding agent
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2019-2020
Analysis and design of G+4 residential Building with 3bhk flats
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2019-2020
Design of a gravity dam
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2017-2018
Study of hydrodynamic pressure on vertical wall
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Seepage analysis and stability analysis of upstream and downstream side of an earth dam
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Rainfall-runoff modeling of Sonai river basin using HEC HMS
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2023-2024
Integrated urban drainage network design for flood prevention in Silchar, Assam
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2022-2023
Flood inundation modelling and hazard mapping by integrating HEC-RAS with GIS techniques: a case study of lower Tungabhadra basin
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Modelling of soil erosion and sediment transport processes in Indravati river watershed
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Application of Quasi-unsteady and Unsteady Flow Modelling Approaches to Analyze Sediment Transport in the Barak River Reach
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Morphology and Sediment Transport Modeling for the Barak river using MIKE 21C
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2019-2020
Protection of Scour at 1800 flume bend by using Hockey Shape spurs dyke
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2018-2019
Effect of Kinetic Energy of Precipitation and Slope of Watershed on Soil Loss
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2018-2019
Analysis of Flow past a Submerged Vane Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2017-2018
Study Of Submerged Vanes As Bank Protection Measures
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2016-2017
Protection of river bank scour Using Porcupines
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2016-2017
Study of Flow Field Including Discharge at River Barak (Assam) Using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2015-2016
Comparison of Sediment Rating Curve and Artificial Neural Network in Simulation of Suspended Load
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2015-2016
Use of RUSLE-MUSLE and GIS to Assess the Soil Lose for Rukni River Watershed
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Watershed Management Of Rushikulya River Using GIS
Completed :
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Land use suitability analysis of agricultural crop land using GIS and AHP technique in Cachar district ,Assam
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Application of remote sensing and GIS in groundwater prospect mapping of Ujjain district (M.P.)
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Study of effects of a pier on the flow pattern using ANSYS(FLUENT)
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2013-2014
Estimation of Sediment Yield from Sonai River Basin
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2013-2014
Study of Submerged Vane as Channel Bank Protection Measure at 180° Bend
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2013-2014
Planning , analysis and design of five-storied earthquake resistant RCC building
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Design of vertical drop weir on pervious soil
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Design of six story RCC buildings
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Study of Scour At 90º Horizontal Bend and Its Protection Using Riprap
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Flow Analysis Around a Semi-Circular Abutment Using Fluent Software
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Study of Collar as Countermeasure Against Local Scour In Cohesive Soils
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2012-2013
Study of local scour at abutment under vertical and side seepage condition
Panchali Chakraborty
Completed :
28 March 2025
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Study of Meander Characteristics and its Effect on the Flow of River
Sayed Sadulla Ahmed
Completed :
8 November 2024
Supervisor : Susmita Gosh
Co Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2023-2024
Scour Countermeasures on Cylindrical piers using Downscaled and Modified Downscaled W weirs
Ramu Karthik
Completed :
Supervisor : U Kumar
Co Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Riverbank Erosion and Its Counter Measures
Piya Biswas
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Flow forecasting in river system
Joseph Tripura
Completed :
Supervisor : P Roy
Co Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2019-2020
Soft Computing Methodologies and its Applications to Estimate Local Scour at Bridge Abutment
A K Fujail
Completed :
Supervisor : S A Begum
Co Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2015-2016
Live bed Scour at Abutment
M H Mazumdar
Completed :
Supervisor : A K Barbhuiya
Academic Year : 2014-2015
