Dr. Bhargava Rama Chilukuri
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai - TN 600036, India
Earned Degrees
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2015
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Dissertation title: Optimal Ramp Metering of Freeway Corridors
M.S. in Civil Engineering, 2004
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Dissertation title: SCOOT and Incidents: Performance Evaluation in a Simulated Environment
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, 2000
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Dissertation title: Finite Element Analysis of Warping in Concrete Pavements
Awards and Honours
Best Paper, 4th National Conference on RATE, 2022, Rashmi Dokuburra, B Chilukuri, and Lelitha Devi Vanajakshi. “Bandwidth Maximization of Split Phase Traffic Signalsâ€,
Best paper, CTRG, 2021, Nandan Maiti and B Chilukuri. “Effect of vehicle composition on Fundamental Diagramsâ€,
Star Performer, Klotz AssociatesTexas, USA, 2007
Jack Alder Scholarship, University of Utah , 2002
Research Areas
 Traffic Flow Theory of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Traffic |
 Optimal control of arterials, highways, and networks |
 Numerical methods and Simulation |
Professional Experiences
2022 – Present | : | Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, |
2016 – 2022 | : | Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, |
2020 – 2020 | : | Co-chair, 6th Annual ITS Workshop, COMSNETS, |
2017 – till date | : | Faculty co-in charge for the Transportation Departmental Computing Facility, Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, |
2015 – 2016 | : | Post Doctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA , USA |
2002 – 2008 | : | Traffic Engineer, multiple companies, , USA |