Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
Room 225, Building Sciences Block,
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT-Madras, Chennai 600036, India
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT-Madras, Chennai 600036, India
Email ID :mash@iitm.ac.in
+91-44-22574318
Alternative Email ID :mash@civil.iitm.ac.in
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam joined the faculty in the Building Technology and Construction Management division of the Civil engineering department at IIT-Madras in 2006. Ashwin received his B.Tech in Civil engineering from IIT-Madras and then proceeded to Stanford University for a Masters in Construction Engineering and Management. He then helped start up an internet based company in the USA called All Star Fleet, aimed at providing asset management services for construction companies. Following this he returned to Stanford University to pursue a PhD in the area of Infrastructure Project Management. Ashwin's research interests are in the areas of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Infrastructure planning and management, the management and governance of large engineering projects and the use of technology in infrastructure development. Ashwin is also a co-founder of Okapi Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd and serves as a Director on the Board. He is the Editor of the Engineering Project Organization Journal (EPOJ) and has served on many national committees.
Earned Degrees
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2006
Stanford University, CA 94305, United States
M.S. in Civil Engineering, 2000
Stanford University, CA 94305, United States
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, 1998
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036
Awards and Honours
Young Faculty Recognition Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Best Paper Award, Engineering Project Organizational Journal,
Distinguished Service Award, Engineering Project Organization Society,
Key Technology Partner Visiting Fellow, University of Technology, Sydney
Research Areas
| Infrastructure and Construction Management |
| Public Private Partnerships (PPP) |
| Urbanization and Sustainable Development |
| Building Information Modeling and Integrated Project Delivery |
| Cross Cultural Issues in large engineering projects |
Professional Experiences
| 2020 – Present | : | Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2015 – 2020 | : | Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2007 – 2015 | : | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2006 – 2007 | : | Visiting Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India |
| 2000 – 2001 | : | Product Development Lead, GlobeRanger Corporation, Dallas, TX |