Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh

Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh

Academic Profile

Designation: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

Research Interests: Resilience of civil infrastructure networks, Risk and reliability, Earthquake engineering, Structural steel, Membranes and shells, Software development, Life-cycle management, Optimisation

Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (1999-2003)

Experience: Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh has vast experience in civil engineering and earthquake engineering. He has served in multiple roles at IIT Bombay and worked as a visiting professor at ETH Zürich. He has also held leadership positions and led several important research projects in seismic resilience and structural reliability.

Achievements
  • Published numerous research papers in renowned journals on earthquake engineering, structural reliability, and performance-based design.
  • Worked on seismic risk assessment, resilience quantification, and optimisation of civil infrastructure systems.
  • Has been involved in several large-scale research projects, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake resilience study.
  • Key player in developing methodologies for structural safety and resilience of infrastructure networks.
Contact Information

Phone: +91 22 25767309, +91 22 25767006

Fax: +91 22 25767302

Email: sghosh@civil.iitb.ac.in

Office Address: Structural Safety, Risk & Reliability Lab., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India

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