Dr. Benny Raphael

• 1992-1995  PhD, Civil Eng., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
• 1990-1992  MS, Structural Eng., IIT Madras
• 1986-1990    BTECH, Civil Eng., IIT Madras

• 2013-present: Professor, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
• 2006-2013: Assistant professor, Dept. of building, NUS.
• 2005: Visiting associate professor, IIT Madras.
• 1997-2005: Post doctoral fellow, Fonctionnaire scientifique, chargee de cours (Lecturer), EPFL, Switzerland
• 1996-1997 Senior Systems Analyst, Infosys Technologies, Bangalore

• Optimisation
• Machine learning
• Computer aided engineering
• BIM
• Building automation and control
• Sustainable and Green Buildings

See IITM Library portal

• Automated assembly of modular building structures, Funded by DST, 2016-present.
• 3D Printing and Construction Automation for Affordable Housing, Funded by DST IMPRINT, 2019-present.
• Condition assessment of railway bridges, 2019-present.
• Solar Protection for Residences and Public Spaces, 2019-present.
• Building Automation Laboratory at IIT Madras, 2013-2015.
• Performance evaluation of day lighting devices, Funded by CEFIPRA and SGRI, 2013-2015.
• BCA Zero Energy Building, 2007. Collaborator in the research project that involved the construction of a zero energy building at the BCA Academy, Singapore.
• Future Cities Laboratory in collaboration with ETH Zurich and EPFL, Switzerland.
• Integrated Control of Indoor Environment Quality, NUS Research Project, 2006-2010. Developed a methodology for the control of indoor environment using multi-objective optimization of several performance criteria.

Current research students

• Archana A.P. (PHD)
• Aparna Harichandran (PHD)
• Sundararaman S (PHD)
• Amit Prakash (MS)

Courses teaching at IIT Madras

• CAD in Civil Engineering
• Smart Buildings and Automation
• Construction Software Lab
  
• Building Services Lab
• Machine learning in Civil Engineering