Previous Experience/Positions held

• 2025 February to till date - Professor at College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram
• 2021-February to 2025 February - Registrar, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
• 2012 November to 2021 February - Professor at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam
• 2006 September to 2012 November - Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam
• 2000 October to 2006 September - Assistant Professor /Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Government Engineering College Thrissur
• 1998 August to 2000 September - Project Coordinator, Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), Bangalore

Areas of Interest:

• Thermodynamics in Environmental Systems
• Emergy analysis and Sustainability
• Data driven design towards circularity and sustainability
• Adaptive Pedagogy.

Courses Handled

• Environmental Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects
• Digital Signal Processing (Geo Informatics)
• GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Engineering

Publications:

P Products

Patent:

• A System To Reduce Organic Load Of The Wastewater Treatment Plants, Patent No 330401 dated 27 January 2020 Filing done on 01-12-2011

Design:

• Cross corrugated decking panel - Design registration no 290617 issued on 07 March 2019 filed on 6 February 2017

Research Publications

1. Rejivas, V. A,. Praveen, A., and Ajitha, T., Utility of Synthetic Datasets to Refine the Particular Matter Source Profiles for Chemical Mass Balance Analysis, Current science Journal, Vol 128, No 10, 2025.
2. Babu, R and Praveen A, Need for strengthening the transferability skills in undergraduate civil engineering students, ASEE Annual Conference, The Future of Engineering Education, Oregon, Portland , 2024 .
3. Rejivas, V. A., Praveen, A., and Ajitha, T. Eliminating collinearity observed in chemical mass balance analysis using multi linear regression and synthetic receptor source profile dataset. Sadhana., 49(1), 42, 2024
4. Koshy, Soorya, Praveen, A. and Ajitha, T. "Structural performance assessment of lateritic subgrade under varying moisture conditions", Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12 (1), 2024.
5. Rejivas, V. A., Praveen, A., and Ajitha, T. Determination of Collinearity Developed in the CMB Model with the Concepts of Multi Linear Regression Analysis. AIJR Proceedings, 102-109, 2023.
6. Tila Thomas, A. Praveen and Ajitha T, Assessment of carbon neutrality of building materials using emergy parameter, International Journal of. Exergy, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2023.
7. Rejivas, V. A., Praveen, A. and Ajitha, T. Determination of collinearity developed in the CMB model with the concepts of Multi Linear Regression Analysis, Proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Trends in Engineering Technology and Management(ICMEM 2023), SNIT Adoor, May-04-06, 2023
8. Koshy, Soorya , Praveen A. and Ajitha, T., . Resilient Modulus Prediction of Laterite Soils Under Variable Moisture Levels Using Fuzzy Logic Model. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 9(5), 2021.
9. Soorya Ann Koshy, Praveen A, Ajitha.T., Evaluation of adequacy of pavement design practice of using CBR to capture resilient responses of lateritic subgrade soil, International Conference Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, 10 - 11 December 2020
10. Tila Thomas, A. and Praveen, Emergy parameters for ensuring sustainable use of building materials, Journal of Cleaner Production, 276 , 2020. 
11. Rejivas, V. A., Praveen, A., and Ajitha, T. Emission exposure assessment using realtime traffic flow information, Proceedings of the International Conference on Modelling and Simulation in Civil Engineering(ICMSC 2019),TKM College of Engineering, Dec-11-13, 2019.
12. Sivan, P. P., Praveen, A., and Gajendran, C. (2019). Cognitive issues observed in the adoption of guidelines for earthquake resistant masonry construction, Current Science Journal, 117(4), 2019.
13. A Praveen, S Chandrakaran and K Prabhakaran Nair, Significance of incorporating Thermo-Concentration effects in Chloride diffusivity functions for fine sand, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol 41(2), 2011, pp 76-85 (SCI Indexed Journal)
14. Praveen A, Sreelekshmy P B and Gopan M, Need for strengthening the transferability skills in, undergraduate civil engineering students, Current Science, 10(56):9322-9328, 2008. (SCI Indexed Journal)
15. Praveen , A, (2009), Reply to the discussion on " Experimental investigation into concentration dependent chloride diffusivity in glass beads and fine sand, Journal of Porous Media , 12(1), 2009,
16. Nair, K.P , Praveen, A., and Chandrakaran.S, Experimental investigation into concentration dependent chloride diffusivity in glass beads and fine sand, Journal of Porous Media , 10(3), 2007, pp 287-296.
17. Nair, K.P and Praveen, A.,, Finite element modeling and simulation of contaminant transport in porous media, AMSE Journal on Modeling, Simulation & Control , 2007.
18. Nair, K.P and Praveen, A., Numerical and experimental investigation on solute transport through porous media, Journal of Porous Media , 9 (1), 2006. pp 83-92
19. Praveen.A, Coir Geotextile Based Treatment Systems For On-Site Disposal Of Domestic Wastewater, International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources conference , ASCE - EWRI, New Delhi, December 2006

Other Responsibilities held:

• Dean (Corporate and International Affairs), College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

Other Academic Activities:

PhD Thesis Supervised

• Rejivas V A, Enhancing PM2.5 source apportionment results using synthetic source profile datasets for chemical mass balance analysis (PhD Thesis - 2025)
• Soorya Ann Koshy , Environmental modification factor to capture moisture content influence on resilient modulus of compacted laterite soils, (PhD Thesis - 2024)
• Tilba Thomas, 'Emergy based approaches for assessing sustainable use of building materials (PhD Thesis - 2023)
• Sivan P P, Decision support system for the implementation of earthquake resistant load bearing masonry construction (PhD Thesis - 2021)
• Radhakrishan K R, Environmental performance evaluation of wastewater treatment units using fuzzy logic (PhD Thesis - 2016)