मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Civil Engineering
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12

Journal Publications

4

Conference Publications

4

Research Projects

1

PhD Research Supervised

3

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Civil/Structural Engineering) from IIT Kanpur(2022)
    M. Tech.(Civil/Structural Engineering) from IIT Kanpur(2022)
    B .Tech.(Civil Engineering) from NIT Rourkela(2013)
Research Interests

Earthquake Engineering, Active and Semi-Active Vibration Control, Reinforcement Learning in Control Theory, Instrumentation and Seismic Diagnostic System, Soil-Structure Interaction, Structural analysis and design of steel and concrete structures.

Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor Grade-II at MNIT Jaipur [01 January 2024 - Present].
    Postdoctoral Fellow at KAUST: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology [15 November 2023 - 11 December 2023].
    Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Delhi [15 July 2022 - 05 November 2023].

  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Structural Design and Drawing Laboratory

    2025
  • Adarsh, S., Panda, J., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Development of a high-fidelity and optimal model for magneto-rheological damper by parametric sensitivity analysis" , International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (Elsevier) Volume :177 / 105128 / 2025 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2025.105128
  • Abhishek, S., Pilakkat, D., Panda, J., and Chakraborty, S., "Theoretical and experimental assessment of MaxwellBoltzmann type gain distribution for the vibration control of a generalized structural system" , European Journal of Control (Elsevier) Volume :83 / 101203 / 2025 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101203
  • Panda, J., Adarsh, S., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Seismic fragilities of Indian Standard Code designed ductile reinforced concrete frames with consideration of nonlinear soilstructure interaction" , Structures (Elsevier) Volume :74 / 108577 / 2025 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.108577
  • Panda, J., Chakraborty, S., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Experimental evaluation of a servomechanism-based PI controller for seismic response control in smart base-isolated steel building" , Journal of Constructional Steel Research (Elsevier) Volume :227 / 109349 / 2025 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2025.109349
    • 2024
  • Panda, J., Chopra, M., Matsagar, V., and Chakraborty, S., "Continuous control of structural vibrations using hybrid deep reinforcement learning policy" , Expert Systems With Applications (Elsevier) Volume :252 / / 2024 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.124075
    • 2023
  • Panda, J., Chopra, M., Matsagar, V., and Chakraborty, S., "An iterative gradient descent-based reinforcement learning policy for active control of structural vibrations" , Computers & Structures (Elsevier) Volume :290 / / 2023 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2023.107183
  • Panda, J., Singh, V., Jain, R., and Matsagar, V., "Seismic performance assessment and benefit-cost analysis of mid-rise reinforced concrete base-isolated building using double-curvature friction pendulum bearings" , Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (Taylor & Francis) Volume :0 / / 2023 DOI: doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2023.2275698
    • 2022
  • Panda, J., Raychowdhury P., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Estimation of response reduction factor for IS code designed reinforced concrete frames considering nonlinear soil-structure interaction effects" , Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (Taylor & Francis) Volume :0 / / 2022 DOI: doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2022.2147198
  • Panda, J., Chakraborty, S., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S. , "Development and performance evaluation of a robust suboptimal Hinf based PI controller observer system with target tracking for better control of seismic responses" , Structural Control and Health Monitoring (Wiley) Volume :29 / / 2022 DOI: doi.org/10.1002/stc.3084
  • Panda, J. and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "A novel optimization approach to enhance seismic performance of LRB-isolated steel moment-resisting frames under extreme events" , Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences) Volume :122 / / 2022 DOI: doi: 10.18520/cs/v122/i1/
    • 2021
  • Panda, J., Chakraborty, S., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "A novel servomechanism based proportionalintegral controller with Kalman Filter Estimator for seismic response control of structures using MR dampers" , Structural Control and Health Monitoring (Wiley) Volume :28 / / 2021 DOI: doi.org/10.1002/stc.2807
  • Panda, J., Chakraborty, S., and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Dynamic characterization of a 3-Storey steel moment-resisting building using experimental modal analysis" , Structural Engineering Digest (SED) (Indian Association of Structural Engineers) Volume :11 / / 2021 DOI: 0

    2023
  • Panda, J., Adarsh, S., and Chakraborty, S., "Decentralized H2 Based Active Control to Suppress the Transient Vibration of Structures" , XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics by :IOP Publishing at Delft, the Netherlands / / 2023
  • Adarsh, S., Panda, J. and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "Bayesian Updating of the Displacement-Strain Transformation Matrix" , XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics by :IOP Publishing at Delft, the Netherlands / / 2023
    • 2022
  • Adarsh, S., Panda, J. and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "H2 Based Acceleration-Strain Feedback Control of Structures Subjected to Seismic Input" , International Conference on Robotics Systems and Automation Engineering by :IEEE at Virtual / / 2022
    • 2019
  • Panda, J. and Ray-Chaudhuri, S., "An Effective Controller Observer Technique in Digital Domain for Vibration Control of Structures" , 2019 EMI International Conference by :ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute at INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France / / 2019

  • International level Conference on 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering at MICO Convention Centre, Milan, Italy from 30-06-2024 to 05-07-2024
  • International level Conference on 2019 EMI International Conference at INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France from 03-07-2019 to 05-07-2019

    Ongoing
  • Shah Nawaz Khan on Earthquake Resistant Design and Development of Tubular Section-Based Steel MRFs Year - 2025

    2025-2026
  • Riya on Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring of Structures Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
  • Uday Ravindra Patil on Finite Element Study of Tubular Section Beam-to-Column Moment Connections Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
  • Ansul Tak on Seismic Performance Assessment of New IS Code Designed RC and Steel Buildings Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
  • Ramgopal Meena on Seismic Retrofitting of Structurally Degraded Buildings Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
    • 2024-2025
  • Priyanshu Thumar on Influence of Precast Connections on Non-structural Components Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
  • Shubham Kumawat on Performance-based Design of Steel Frame Structures with Infill Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
  • Anubhav Kapur on Earthquake Resistant Design of Buildings as per Latest Revision of IS1893:2024 Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
  • Manish Sharma on Effect of Code Specified Spectral Matching Approach on the Earthquake Behavior of RC Structures Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
    • 2023-2024
  • Abhishek Verma on Estimation of Response Reduction Factor for AAC-block Infilled Precast RC Frames: A Parametric Study Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)

  • Topic: Dynamic Characterization of Beam Type Structures Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Validation Year - 2023-2024
    Chinmaya Singh (Completed)
    Garima Poonia (Completed)
    Gaurav Kumar Meena (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Earthquake Resistant Design and Development of Tubular Section-Based Steel Moment Resisting Frames 218.012025-2027Ministry of Steel, GoIPI
Flood and Earthquake Safety of Existing Dams in the State of Maharashtra489.262024-2027WRD, Govt of MaharasthraCo-PI
Potential Failure Mode Approach and Vibration Based Condition Assessment for Dam Safety Evaluation77.282024-2026SPARC-GoICo-PI
Earthquake Safety of Dams, Towards Implementation of the Dam Safety Act1000.002023-2028NDSA, Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoICo-PI

  • International Travel Grant for given by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST Year - 2024
  • Outstanding PhD thesis award for given by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Year - 2023
  • Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for given by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Year - 2023