Dr. Kamalesh Bhowmik

• Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from NIT Silchar
• M.Tech in Structural Engineering from KIIT University
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology)

• Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering & Technology, The Assam Kaziranga University.
• Worked as Junior Research Fellow under DST-SERB project in Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Silchar.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Department, Sanaka Educational Trusts Group of Institutions, Durgapur, West Bengal.

PUBLICATIONS

• K. Bhowmik, N. Debnath (2024), ‘Semi-active Vibration Control of Soft-Storey Building with Magnetorheological Damper Under Seismic Excitation’. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 12, 6943-6961 (SCI Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, N. Debnath (2022), ‘Stochastic design of multiple tuned mass damper system under seismic excitation’. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 92, 383–404 (SCI Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, N. Debnath (2022), ‘Semi-Active Control for Seismic Vibration Mitigation of Building System with Magnetorheological Damping Device’, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, 1088 (Scopus Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, N. Debnath (2021), ‘On Stochastic Design of Negative Stiffness Integrated Tuned Mass Damper (NS TMD)’. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 9, 2197–2211 (SCI Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, N. Debnath (2019), ‘Stochastic structural optimization of multiple tuned mass damper (MTMD) system’, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, 81 (Scopus Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, P. Saha (2017), ‘Seismic response control of benchmark highway bridge using passive hybrid control systems’, International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, 11(4), 155-174 (Scopus Indexed)
• K. Bhowmik, P. Saha (2016), ‘Review of control strategies used for seismic control of Benchmark Highway Bridge’, International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanics and Materials (ICRAMM-2016), Department of Civil Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India
• N. Tarafder, K. Bhowmik, K. V. N. Kumar (2015), ‘Earthquake Resistant Techniques and Analysis of Tall Buildings’, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (IJRET), 4(13), 99-104

COURSE / PROJECT / TRAINING
• Structural Dynamics, Aerodynamics and Vibration Control of Wind Turbines (GIAN Course)
• Effective Engineering Teaching In Practice (NPTEL Course)
• Matlab Programming For Numerical Computation (NPTEL Course)
• Vocational Training at Mejia Thermal Power Station, Damodar Valley Corporation, Bankura, West Bengal (Vocational Training)
• A Study on Determination of Pavement Condition of TAKI Road, Barasat, Kolkata (Project)
• Performance of Passive Hybrid Control Strategies on Benchmark Highway Bridge (Project)

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• “Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering: Challenges and Future Perspectives” – Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women in collaboration with Indian Concrete Institute Student Chapter. 22–27 June 2020

• “Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering” – CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. 24–26 June 2020

• “E-Governance during Pandemic: Transformation in Higher Education” – Association of Principals of Colleges of Bharathiar University & Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu. 24 June 2020

• “Modeling and Optimization of Engineering Systems” – GMR Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh. 23–25 June 2020

• “Emerging Technologies in Civil Engineering and Applications” – Vaageswari College of Engineering, Telangana. 22–26 June 2020

• “Advancements in Science and its Applications in Engineering” – Hyderabad Institute of Technology & Management. 22–26 June 2020

• “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering” – S.A. Engineering College, Chennai. 22–24 June 2020

• “e-Learning: Creating & Managing e-Content” – V.V.P. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Solapur. 22–24 June 2020

• “Higher Education in New Norm: How to Cater for Students’ Needs and Enjoy Great Benefits?” – Association of Principals of Colleges of Bharathiar University & Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu. 22 June 2020

• “Advanced Materials for Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage” – MLR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. 19–23 June 2020

• “Applications of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Dynamics (CFD) using ANSYS” – Government College of Engineering, Maharashtra & Rajkiya Engineering College, U.P. 13–17 June 2020

• “Renewable Energy Systems” – The Institute of Green Engineers (IGEN) in collaboration with Panimalar Institute of Technology. 8–12 June 2020

• “Transforms and Differential Equations” – Department of Science and Humanities, Dr. NGP Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu. 8–11 June 2020

WORKSHOP / SEMINAR

• “Essence of Rehabilitation of Structures” – PERI Institute of Technology. 5 July 2020
• “Advanced Post Tensioning System for Building Construction” – Chandubhai S. Patel Institute of Technology. 4 July 2020
• “Tunneling in the Himalayas” – Indian Geotechnical Society Silchar Student Chapter. 27 June 2020
• “Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering: Challenges and Future Perspectives” – Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai. 27 June 2020
• “Recent Developments in Steel Structural Systems” – CIT Coimbatore in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. 24 June 2020
• “Awarness on Non-Destructive Testing and Certifications” – Lakshmi Ammal Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu. 24 June 2020
• “Studies on Corrosion Behaviour of Ternary Blended Concrete” – CIT Coimbatore in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. 22 June 2020
• “Necessity of Seismic Response Assessment for Geotechnical Sites” – Indian Geotechnical Society Silchar Student Chapter. 14 June 2020
• “Civil Engineering Softwares” – Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore (M.P.). 13 June 2020
• “The Bridges” – Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, Chennai. 13 June 2020
• “What is rockfall? How is it mitigated?” – Indian Geotechnical Society Silchar Student Chapter. 12 June 2020
• “Smartening of Vandalised Structures” – SSM Institute of Engineering and Technology, Civil Engineers Welfare Association, Dindigul and Ultratech Cement Limited. 12 June 2020
• “Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures and Significance of NDT Tests” – Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. 11 June 2020
• “Challenges and Opportunities in Civil Engineering” – Vaageswari College of Engineering, Telangana. 11 June 2020
• “Digital Literacy for Improving Classroom Dynamics” – Vignan’s Institute of Management & Technology for Women, Hyderabad. 10 June 2020
• “Recent Advances in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering” – IIT Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar. 30 Nov 2016

REVIEWER OF JOURNAL
Reviewed papers for the following journals:
• Structures (SCI)
• Current Science (SCI)
• Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems (Scopus)
• OPSEARCH (Scopus)
• International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) [ID: 000010329438]
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (ISE) [ID: 088417027]

ACHIEVEMENT & RECOGNITION

• Recognized as Editorial Board Member for the Abstract Book of 2nd International Conference on Data-Driven AI (ICDDA 2025), The Assam Kaziranga University (7–9 May 2025)

• Served as a Member of Judges Panel in the Poster Presentation Competition organized by the School of Engineering and Technology and the School of Computing Science, The Assam Kaziranga University, on the occasion of National Science Day, 28th February 2025

• Appointed as External Moderator for End Semester Examinations, Department of Civil Engineering, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal

EXTRA-CURRICULAR RECOGNITION

• Folk Singer (APD-0370) – Affiliated by Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal, India.