Mr. Akshay Kumar Sutariya

Mr. Akshay Kumar Sutariya is a Doctoral Researcher in the Transportation Engineering and Planning section under the guidance of Dr. Rakesh Kumar at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India. Before joining SVNIT, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Swarnim Startup and Innovation University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He obtained a Master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the Tatva Institute of Technological Studies, Modasa, Gujarat, India. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Government Engineering College, Modasa, Gujarat, India.

His research lies at the intersection of investigating pavement performance characteristics under the influence of varying filler types and proportions, as well as economic assessment. He is working in various areas of pavement engineering, including reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and sustainable development, advanced characterisation of pavement filler materials, pavement design and construction materials, such as warm mix additives in binders, and pavement durability and the impact of climate change on performance. For the last four-plus years, he has been involved in several consultancy projects that focused on the fundamental characterisation of cement, concrete, and asphalt pavement materials, as well as the circularity assessment of roadway technologies. He is also working in close collaboration with several professional experts from different government organisations on various studies that aim at minimising the lifecycle cost of road construction and maintenance to meet the goals of sustainable development and transitioning to net-zero emissions using industrial waste materials.

He is also a lifetime associate member of the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI). He has authored / co-authored, as well as contributed to, three research papers in international conferences and three research papers in peer-reviewed journals (under review) to date. Furthermore, he has delivered multiple presentations and invited talks at various educational institutions in India on topics related to pavement analysis and design, as well as sustainable infrastructure development utilising industrial waste.