Bhavani Shankar Balla
Interdisciplinary Transport Researcher
Interdisciplinary Transport Researcher
Doctorate of Philosophy (Freight Transportation Planning), Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, 2024
Master of Engineering (Infrastructure Engg.), Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2018
Nov 2024 to Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Università degli studi Roma TRE, Rome, Italy
Sep 2023 to Sep 2024: Project Engineer, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad, India
Jun 2018 to Feb 2019: Assistant Professor, Methodist College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India
Young Achiever Alumni Award, CMR College of Engineering & Technology - 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pre-feasibility Analysis for Urban Logistics Solutions based on Eco-friendly vehicles (PULSe), funded by European Union - Next Generation EU - 2024-2025
Best Reviewer, International Journal of Construction Management - 2023
Best Poster Presentation, Vidwanostav 2023 (Technical fest for PhD Scholars), Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad - 2023.
Institute Fellowship, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus - 2020-2023
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Scholarship, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India - 2015–2017
Bronze Medal for Academic Excellence, CMR College of Engineering and Technology, India - 2016
Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, CMR College of Engineering and Technology, India - 2013
SERB International Travel Support, 2024
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2024
Fund: ₹ 200,000 ($ 2350)
To attend: 103rd Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 2024
UMI-RS Travel Grant, 2022
Funding Agency: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India
To attend: Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo, Kochi, India