Dr. Darshana O


 

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 2014-2018

  • M.Tech in Transportation Engineering and Planning, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, 2012-2014

  • B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode, 2008-2012

Research Interests

  • User Perception Modelling

  • Vulnerable Road Users

  • Motorized Two-wheeler Safety

  • Inland Water Transportation

  • Sustainable Transportation Planning

Experience

From

To

Designation

Organisation

March 2024

Ongoing

Assistant Professor (Grade I)

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

May 2020

March 2024

Assistant Professor (Grade II)

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Oct 2019

May 2020

Post Doctoral Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Nov 2018

Oct 2019

Assistant Professor

MEA Engineering College, Perinthalmanna

 

Journal Publications

  1. B Anish Kini, Darshana Othayoth and Rameesha T. V. (2025). “Identifying Critical Factors Affecting Passenger Satisfaction in Inland Water Transit Integrating Best Worst Method and Ordered Probit Model.” Transport Policy, 103785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.103785

  2. Madurai Krishna Kishore and Darshana Othayoth (2025). “Exploring the impact of multiple factors on crash risk among Indian motorized two-wheeler riders: Insights from a Rider Behavior Questionnaire.” Traffic Injury Prevention, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2025.2537838

  3. Musharraf Khurshid and Darshana Othayoth (2024). “Modelling elderly users’ perceived level of satisfaction with bus transit service: A case study of Patna city.” Case Studies on Transport Policy, 101252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101252

  4. Buddiga Venkata Durga Prasad, Krishnakishore Madurai and Darshana Othayoth (2024). “Modelling Motorized Two-Wheeler Riders Risky Riding Behaviour.” Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 15, 2862-273.

  5. Abhinav Mishra, Mohan Rao and Darshana Othayoth (2024). “Comparative Study on Safety Effects of Differential Speed Limit and Uniform Speed Limit on Highways using Microsimulation.” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 9 (1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-023-01324-1

  6. Abhinav Mishra, Mohan Rao and Darshana Othayoth (2023). “Determining Safety Aspects of Differential Speed Limit on Indian Expressway.” Case Studies on Transport Policy, 13, p.101064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101064

  7. Vishal Devalalikar and Darshana Othayoth (2023). “Artificial Neural Network for Analyzing the Customer’s Perceived Service Quality and Satisfaction of Online Cab Services.” European Transport / Transporti Europei, 93(3), ISSN 1825-3997. https://doi.org/10.48295/ET.2023.93.3

  8. Krishnakishore Madurai and Darshana Othayoth (2022). “Motorised Two-wheeler Rider Behaviour Questionnaire: State of the Art.” European Transport / Transporti Europei, 89(4), ISSN 1825-3997. https://doi.org/10.48295/ET.2022.89.4

  9. Rameshwar Metage and Darshana Othayoth (2022). “Modeling User Perceived Service Quality of Indian Railway Platforms using Structural Equation Modeling.” Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 14, ISSN 1881-1124, pp. 341-353. https://doi.org/10.11175/easts.14.341

  10. Darshana Othayoth and K. V. Krishna Rao (2020). “Investigating the Relation between Level of Service and Volume-to-Capacity ratio at Signalized Intersections under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition.” Transportation Research Procedia, 48, pp.2929-2944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.190

  11. Darshana Othayoth, K. V. Krishna Rao and B. K. Bhavathrathan (2020). “Perceived Level of Service at Signalized Intersection under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions.” Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 16 (3), 1294-1309. https://doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2020.1737270

  12. Darshana Othayoth and K. V. Krishna Rao (2020). “Assessing the Relationship between Perceived Waiting Time and Level of Service at Signalized Intersection under Heterogeneous Traffic Condition.” Asian Transport Studies, 6, 10024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2020.100024

  13. Darshana Othayoth and K. V. Krishna Rao (2018). “Estimation of Stopped Delay to Control Delay Conversion Factor and Development of Delay Model for Heterogeneous Traffic.” European Transport / Transporti Europei, 69(3), ISSN 1825-3997.

  14. Darshana Othayoth and K. V. Krishna Rao (2017). “Factors Influencing Level of Service for Motorized Vehicles at Signalized Intersection under Mixed Traffic Condition.” Transportation in Developing Economies, 3(2), p.16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-017-0045-x

  15. Darshana Othayoth and B.K. Katti (2017). “Modeling Trip Distribution using Fuzzy Logic Approach.” Transportation in Developing Economies, 3(2), p.15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-017-0036-y

International/National Conference Proceedings

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Book Chapters

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Research Projects

  1. "Exploring Gender Differences in Safety Perceptions on Public Transportation in Asian Countries and its Comparison with the Global North with Particular Attention to the United Kingdom", funded by Eastern Asia Society of Transportation Studies, 2024 to 2029.
  2. "Development of Trip Generation Manual for Indian Cities", funded by CSIR-CRRI, 2021 to 2023.
  3. "Investigating Motorized Two-Wheeler Users’ Riding Pattern, Attitudes and Perception Towards Safety: A Step Towards Safer Road", funded by NIT Tiruchirappalli, 2021 to 2023.

Achievements

  1. Received the ‘ANRF International Travel Grant’ for attending the 104th Transportation Research Annual Board Meeting in Washington DC, USA, 2025.
  2. Lead (India) for the Eastern Asia Society or Transportation Studies International Research Group on “Exploring Gender Differences in Safety Perceptions on Public Transportation in Asian Countries and its Comparison with the Global North with Particular Attention to the United Kingdom”. IRG-52-2024.
  3. Received the “Young Women Engineer Award 2021” from Institution of Engineers (India), Tiruchirappalli Local Centre on 08th March 2021.
  4. Received best paper award in the theme of ‘Transportation Planning’ from the 7th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM-2020) for the paper “Modeling Customers Perceived Service Quality of Online Cab Services Using Structural Equation Modeling”.
  5. The outputs of the PhD work, especially the Level of Service (LOS) thresholds for heterogeneous traffic condition and the delay model proposed for the non-lane based heterogeneous traffic prevailing in India has been appropriately incorporated in the 12th Five Year research study sponsored by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) titled, “Indian Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM)”.
  6. Doctoral thesis has been nominated for the award of Excellence in Ph.D. Research 2019, from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay.
  7. Received best poster award for presenting the poster on “Modeling User Perceived LOS at Signalized Intersection using Fuzzy Logic Approach” in CODATU XVII and Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference (2017).
  8. Government of India scholarship for Ph.D. (2014-2018) and M. Tech (2012-2014).
  9. Full funding for attending the 96th Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference in the US, from IIT Bombay (2017).
  10. First rank holder in M. Tech in Transportation Engineering and Planning from SVNIT Surat (2012-14 batch).
  11. Received best paper award in Transportation Young Researchers Symposium (TYRES) from NIT Warangal for the paper “An Urban Rurban Comparative Trip Rate Analysis: A Case Study of Surat” (2014).
  12. Received best paper award in International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICRTET) for the paper “Urban Trip Distribution Modelling using Composite Fuzzy Logic Approach in Metropolitan City Background – A Case Study of Surat” (2014).
  13. Fourth rank holder in B. Tech in Civil Engineering from Calicut University (2008-12 batch).
  14. Received best paper award in technical paper presentation at National Level Technical Symposium organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University of Technology, Madurai, Dindigul campus on 29th March 2012.
  15. Received 1st place in ‘Grade an Engineer’ contest in National Level Technical Symposium organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University of Technology, Madurai, Dindigul campus on 29th March 2012.

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