Dr. Darshana O

Dr.O.Darshana

Name

Dr. Darshana O

Designation

Assistant Professor

Landline

0431-2503163

Mobile

8129941687

E-mail Id

darshana@nitt.edu, darshanavyshnavam@gmail.com

Specialization: Transportation Engineering

Academic Qualifications:

Examination

Board / University

Year

Division/ Grade

Subjects

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

 

2018

 

 

M. Tech in Civil Engineering

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat

2014

First rank

Transportation Engineering and Planning

B. Tech in Civil Engineering

Government Engineering College, Kozhikode

2012

Fourth rank in Calicut University

 

Employment Profile

Job Title

Employer

From

To

Assistant Professor

 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

May 2020

Till date

Post-Doctoral Fellow

 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

October 2019

May 2020

Assistant Professor

MEA Engineering College, Perinthalmanna

November 2018

October 2019

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University:

Position

Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution

From

To

Faculty Advisor

Fine arts club

August 2021

Till date

Member

Transport Advisory Committee

December 2020

Till date

Awards, Associateships etc: 

Year of Award

Name of the Award

Awarding Organization

2021

Young Women Engineer Award

Institution of Engineers (India), Tiruchirappalli Local Centre

2020

Best Paper Award

7th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM-2020)

2017

Best Poster Award

Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference

2014

First rank in M. Tech in Transportation Engineering and Planning

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat

2014

Best Paper Award

Transportation Young Researchers Symposium (TYRES) from NIT Warangal

2014

Best Paper Award

International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICRTET)

2012

Fourth rank in B. Tech in Civil Engineering

Calicut University

2012

Best Paper Award

National Level Technical Symposium, Anna University

Fellowships:

Year of Award

Name of the Fellowship

Awarding Organization

From

(Month/Year)

To

(Month/Year)

2020

Institute Post Doctoral Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

 

October 2019

May 2020

Details of Academic Work:

  • Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels

       Postgraduate level:

  • CE604 Transportation Planning
  • CE616 Waterway Transportation

      Undergraduate level

  • CEPC28 Railway, Airport and Harbour Engineering
  • CEPE21 Transportation Planning
  • CEIR11 Basic Civil Engineering
  • CELR12 Survey Laboratory

Projects guided at the Postgraduate level

Sl. No.

Name

Title

Year

1.

Banavathu Nagu Naik

Modelling pedestrian perceived level of service of sidewalks: A structural equation approach

2020-21

2.

Metage Rameshwar Manikrao

Modelling user perceived service quality of Indian railway platforms using structural equation modelling

and artificial neural network

2020-21

3.

Devalalikar Vishal Sanjay

Modelling customer’s perceived service quality and satisfaction of online cab services in India

2020-21

4.

Abhinav Mishra

Determining safety aspects of differential speed limits on Indian roads

2021-22

5.

Buddiga Venkata Durga Prasad

Modelling risky riding behaviour of motorized two-wheeler riders

2021-22

6.

Dindigala Prem

Mode choice modelling of shopping trips considering heterogeneity among individuals

2021-22

7.

Keloth Akhil Chowhan

Modelling in-vehicle distracting activities and crash risk among car drivers

2021-22

8.

Matavalam Uttej

Modelling the speeding behaviour of motorized two-wheeler riders using the structural equation approach

2021-22

9.

T Sai Kiran Goud

Modelling the effect of safety attitudes and risk perceptions on pedestrian behaviour

2021-22

Details of Major R&D Projects: 

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Duration

Status

From

To

Ongoing/ Completed

Development of Trip Generation Manual

CSIR-CRRI

December 2021

January 2024

Ongoing

Investigating Motorized Two-Wheeler Users’ Riding Pattern, Attitudes and Perception Towards Safety: A Step Towards Safer Road

NIT Tiruchirappalli

March 2021

March 2023

Completed

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc:

Date (s)

Title of Activity

Level of Event

(International/ National/ Local)

Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other)

Event Organized by

Venue

17-21 Dec 2021

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India

International

Organizing committee member, Presenter

NIT Trichy and TRG India

Trichy

26,27 August 2021

8th International Conference on

Transportation Systems Engineering & Management

(CTSEM 2021)

International

Reviewer, Presenter

NIT Calicut

Online

17-17 August 2020

Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering Research (RACER 2020)

National

Chairman of Review Panel

MEA Engineering College, Malappuram, Kerala

Online

 Invited Talks delivered: 

Topic

Date

Inviting Organization

Road Safety: Issues and Challenges 14/09/2021 Konganadu College of Engineering and Technology, Tholurpatti, Tamil Nadu
Are motorized two-wheeler users safe on Indian roads? 13/09/2021 MEA Engineering College, Malappuram, Kerala

Tools for Transportation Data Analysis & Modelling (TTDAM) – Ordered Probit Modelling

1/06/2021

NIT Calicut

Tools for Transportation Data Analysis & Modelling (TTDAM) – Ordered Probit Modelling

23/03/2021

NIT Calicut

Incorporating User Perception into Level of Service of Signalized Intersection

17/08/2020

MEA Engineering College, Malappuram, Kerala

 

Membership in Learned Societies: 

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member )

Organization

Membership No. with date

Life Member

Transportation Research Group of India (TRG)

20145, 28/11/2021

Member

Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)

RM-21-20-0194, 07/09/2021

Life Member

Indian Road Congress (IRC)

102738, 25/01/2021

Associate Member

Institution of Engineers India (IEI)

AM1975415, 10/10/2021

Member

International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

230820, 04/02/2019

Academic Foreign Visits: 

Country

Duration of Visit

Programme

Sri Lanka

1 week

Conference

USA

1 week

Conference

Publications: 

 (A) Refereed Research Journals: 

Author(s)

Title of Paper

Journal

Volume  (No.)

Page numbers

 

Year

Impact Factor of the Journal

(Optional)

Rameshwar Metage  and Darshana Othayoth

Modeling User Perceived Service Quality of Indian Railway Platforms Using Structural Equation Modeling

Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

14

341-353

2022

 

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Investigating the Relation between Level of Service and Volume-to-Capacity ratio at Signalized Intersections under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition

Transportation Research Procedia

48

2929-2944

2020

 

Darshana Othayoth, K.V. Krishna Rao, and B.K.Bhavathrathan

Modeling User Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection

Transpometrica Part A: Transport Science

16(3)

1294-1309

2020

 

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Assessing the Relationship between Perceived Waiting Time and Level of Service at Signalized Intersection under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition

Journal of Asian  Transport Studies

10024

 

2020

 

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Estimation of Stopped Delay to Control Delay Conversion Factor and Development of Delay Model for Heterogeneous Traffic

Journal of European Transport/ Transport Europei

69(3)

 

2018

 

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Factors Influencing Level of Service for Motorized Vehicles at Signalized Intersection under Mixed Traffic Condition

Transportation in Developing Economies

3(2)

 

2017

 

Darshana Othayoth and B. K. Katti

Modeling Trip Distribution using Fuzzy Logic Approach

Transportation in Developing Economies

3(2)     

 

2017

 

(B)  Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings:

Author(s)

Title of Abstract/ Paper

Title of the Proceedings

Conference Theme

Venue

Year

Teena Roy, Darshana Othayoth, and B. K. Bhavathrathan

Age and gender differences in motorized two-wheeler safety perceptions

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

Trichy

2021

Banavathu Nagu Naik and Darshana Othayoth

Modeling pedestrian perceived level of service of sidewalks using structural equation approach

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

Trichy

2021

Vishal Devalalikar and Darshana Othayoth

User perceived service quality and satisfaction of Indian Railway platforms: A case study of Tiruchirappalli Railway Junction

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2021)

Trichy

2021

Rameshwar Metage and Darshana Othayoth

Modeling User Perceived Service Quality of Indian Railway Platforms Using Structural Equation Modeling

14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS 2021)

14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS 2021)

Online

2021

Vishal Devalalikar and Darshana Othayoth

Modeling Customer’s Perceived Service Quality and Customer behavior towards Online Cab Services in India

14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS 2021)

14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS 2021)

Online

2021

Rameshwar Metage and Darshana Othayoth

User perceived service quality of Indian Railway platform using Structural Equation Modeling and importance-performance map analysis: A case study of Tiruchirappalli Railway junction

8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2021)

8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2021)

Online

2021

Vishal Devalalikar and Darshana Othayoth

Artificial Neural Network for analyzing the customer's perceived service quality and satisfaction with online cab services

8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2021)

8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2021)

Online

2021

Vishal Devalalikar and Darshana Othayoth

Modeling Customers Perceived Service Quality of Online Cab Services Using Structural Equation Modelling

7th Conference of Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2020)

7th Conference of Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2020)

Online

2020

Anisha Biswal and Darshana Othayoth

Mode Choice Modeling and Analysis of Influencing Factors in the Wake of COVID-19

13th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC 2020)

13th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC 2020)

Online

2020

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Assessing the Relationship between Perceived Waiting Time and Level of Service at Signalized Intersection

13th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)

13th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

2019

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Modeling User Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection using Fuzzy Logic Approach

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

Mumbai, India

2019

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Investigating the Relation between Level of Service and Volume-to-Capacity Ratio at Signalized Intersection

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

Mumbai, India

2019

Yogeshwar V. Navandar, Darshana Othayoth, Ashish Dhamaniya, and D. A. Patel

Analysis of Level of Service at Manually Operated Toll Plaza using Fuzzy Logic Approach

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

World Conference on Transport Research-WCTR 2019

Mumbai, India

2019

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Modeling User Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition

98th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

98th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Washington D.C., USA

2019

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Modified Delay Model for Heterogeneous Traffic at Signalized Intersection

4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)

4th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)

Mumbai, India

2017

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Importance-Satisfaction Analysis of the Determinants of Users’ Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection

National Conference on Roads and Transport (NCORT-2017)

National Conference on Roads and Transport (NCORT-2017)

Roorkee, India

2017

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Modeling User Perceived Level of Service of Signalized Intersection using Fuzzy Logic

Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference

Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference

Hyderabad, India

2017

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Statistical Analysis of User Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection

96th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

96th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Colombo, Sri Lanka

2017

Darshana Othayoth and K.V. Krishna Rao

Factors Influencing User Perception of LOS at Signalized Intersection under Mixed Traffic Condition

12th Conference of Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC)

12th Conference of Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC)

Mumbai, India

2016

Darshana Othayoth and B. K. Katti

Trip Distribution using Fuzzy Logic Approach

3rd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)

3rd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)

West Bengal, India

2015

Darshana Othayoth and B. K. Katti

Modeling Trip Distribution using Fuzzy Logic in a Fast Developing Metropolitan City, Surat

Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM)

Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM)

Calicut, India

2014

Darshana Othayoth, Ashu S. Kedia, and  B. K. Katti

A Comparative Trip Rate Analysis and Modelling Under Urban and Rurban Environment: A Case Study

Transportation Young Researchers Symposium (TYRES)

Transportation Young Researchers Symposium (TYRES)

Warangal, India

2014

Darshana Othayoth and B. K. Katti

Urban Trip Distribution Modelling using Composite Fuzzy Logic Approach in Metropolitan City Background – A Case Study of Surat

International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICRTET)

International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICRTET)

Cochin, India

2014

Darshana Othayoth, D and Kumkuma, I. P.

Traffic Forecasting and Estimation of Facilities at Beypore Port

National Level Technical Symposium

National Level Technical Symposium

Dindigul, India

2012

Project Details List: ( Ongoing Projects & Past Projects)

Ongoing Projects:

Sl. No

Project Title

Project Invigilator & Co-PI

Project Area

Funding Agency

1.

Development of Trip Generation Manual

Darshana O (PI), Marisamynathan S (Co-PI)

Transportation

CSIR-CRRI

2.

Investigating Motorized Two-Wheeler Users’ Riding Pattern, Attitudes and Perception Towards Safety: A Step Towards Safer Road

Darshana O (PI),

Transportation

NIT Tiruchirappalli

Links

Contact Address

Dr. Darshana O
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu, India. 620015
Email : darshana[at]nitt[dot]edu