PhD- Civil Engineering (2017), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
M. Tech. – Civil Engineering (2012), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Specialization: Transportation Systems Engineering
B. E - Civil Engineering (2010), Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India
Work Experiences
1. Assistant Professor (January, 2018- July 2022)
Department of Civil Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Hyderabad Campus
2. Assistant Professor (Aug, 2022- Present)
Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute Technology Durgapur
Research Interest
Travel behaviour and choice modelling
Non-motorized Transport
Sustainable Transportation
Transportation Safety
Road Traffic Crash Data Analysis and Evaluation
Traffic Engineering
Geometric design consistency
Teachings
Teaching at NIT Durgapur
UG Level: Transportation Engineering, Surveying, Numerical Methods
Teaching at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus:
PG Level: Transportation Systems Planning and Management, Traffic Engineering and Safety, Transportation Economics and Finance, Urban Mass Transit Planning, Operations and Management
UG Level: Airport, Railways and Waterways Engineering. Engineering Graphics; Highway Engineering Laboratory.
o Teaching Assistant at IIT Kharagpur: Traffic Engineering laboratory at undergraduate levels. Analysis and Evaluation of Transportation Systems at post-graduate level.
o Assistant Professor at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology: Engineering Drawing, Transportation Engineering, Building Material and Construction.
o Teaching Assistant at IIT Bombay: Traffic and Transportation Engineering courses at undergraduate levels. Urban Transport System Planning and Economic Evaluation and Analysis of Transportation Project at post-graduate level.
UG / PG Students
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Doctoral Students
Mallikarjun Patil
Research Associate Road Saefty
Transportation PlanningMode choice Behavior
Electric two-wheeler choice modelling in Indian
settings
Mallikarjun Patil
Research Associate Road Saefty
Transportation PlanningMode choice Behavior
Electric two-wheeler choice modelling in Indian
settings
SIDDARTHA KORAMATI
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Road Safety
Road Safety Assessment at Urban Roadways using advanced statistical tools
SIDDARTHA KORAMATI
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Road Safety
Road Safety Assessment at Urban Roadways using advanced statistical tools
Naveed Marazi
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Travel Behavior Analysis and Congestion Management
Congestion Pricing: Public Acceptance and Travel Behavior Implications in Urban Indian setting
Naveed Marazi
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Travel Behavior Analysis and Congestion Management
Congestion Pricing: Public Acceptance and Travel Behavior Implications in Urban Indian setting
Md. Zabiullah
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Electric Mobility; Sustainable Transportation
E-Mobility and its' Behavioral implications in India and Australia
Md. Zabiullah
PhD Student at BITS Pilani
Electric Mobility; Sustainable Transportation
E-Mobility and its' Behavioral implications in India and Australia
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
An investigation on factors influencing bicycling and walking in urban Indian context: A case study of Hyderabad, India
Electric-assist bicycle (e-Bike) mobility planning for smart cities: Fostering active transportation to improve public health, air-quality, sustainability, and efficiency during COVID-19
Electric-assist bicycle (e-Bike) mobility planning for smart cities: Fostering active transportation to improve public health, air-quality, sustainability, and efficiency during COVID-19
1. An
investigation on Travel mode preferences of university students travelling to
home during vacation: An Indian experience Sil G., Dutta A, Jena A, and Majumdar BB European Transport - Trasporti Europei
In press
SCOPUS
In press
Universita degli Studi di Trieste
2022
2022
2. Analysis
of Travel Satisfaction with Commuting in Developing Economy: A Case of New
Delhi, India. Jayakumar.M., Majumdar BB, Sahu PK and Pani A. Transportation in Developing Economies
In press
ESCI
Springer
2022
2022
3. Development
of crash prediction model using Artificial Neural Network (ANN): A case study
of Hyderabad, India Koramati S., Mukherjee A, Majumdar BB and Kar A J.
Inst. Eng. India Ser. A.
In press
SCOPUS
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-022-00696-4
Springer
2022
2022
4. Comparison of Parametric and Non-Parametric Methods for Modeling Establishment-Level Freight Generation BS Balla, PK Sahu, A Pani, S Sharma, BB Majumdar Transportation Research Record
SCI
2022
2022
5. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Electric Two-wheelers in India Context M Patil, BB Majumdar Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Others
2022
2022
6. An investigation on the key determinants influencing electric two-wheeler usage in urban Indian context M Patil, BB Majumdar Research in Transportation Business & Management
SCI/SCOPUS
2022
2022
7. Identifying large freight traffic generators and investigating the impacts on travel pattern: A decision tree approach for last-mile delivery management A Chandra, A Pani, PK Sahu, BB Majumdar, S Sharma Research in Transportation Business & Management
Research in Transportation Business & Management 43, 100695
SCI/SCOPUS
2022
2022
8. Drivers’ ability to distinguish consecutive horizontal curves G Sil, A Maji, BB Majumdar, AK Maurya Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
SCI
10. Investigation of Congestion Pricing
Acceptability Among Commuters: An Indian Perspective Marazi N, Majumdar BB, Sahu PK and Potoglou D. Research in Transportation Economics
SCI
2022
2021
11. Evaluation of prospective users’ choice decision toward electric two-wheelers using a stated preference survey: An Indian perspective M Patil, BB Majumdar, PK Sahu, LT Truong Sustainability
Sustainability 13 (6), 3035
SCI
2021
2021
12. Prioritizing key attributes influencing electric two-wheeler usage: A multi criteria decision making (MCDM) approach–A case study of Hyderabad, India M Patil, BB Majumdar Case Studies on Transport Policy
Case Studies on Transport Policy 9 (2), 913-929
SCOPUS
2021
2021
13. Evaluating pedestrian crash-prone locations to formulate policy interventions for improved safety and walkability at sidewalks and crosswalks M Patil, BB Majumdar, PK Sahu Transportation research record
Transportation research record 2675 (9), 675-689
SCI
2021
2021
14. Pedestrian Satisfaction-Based Methodology for Prioritization of Critical Sidewalk and Crosswalk Attributes Influencing Walkability BB Majumdar, PK Sahu, M Patil, N Vendotti Journal of Urban Planning and Development, ASCE
Journal of Urban Planning and Development 147 (3), 04021032
SCI
2021
2021
15. Identification of key determinants of travel satisfaction for developing policy instrument to improve quality of life: An analysis of commuting in Delhi BB Majumdar, M Jayakumar, PK Sahu, D Potoglou Transport Policy
Transport Policy 110, 281-292
SCI
2021
2020
16. Prioritizing metro service quality attributes to enhance commuter experience: TOPSIS ranking and importance satisfaction analysis methods BB Majumdar, D Dissanayake, AS Rajput, YQ Saw, PK Sahu Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record 2674 (6), 124-139
SCI
2020
2020
17. Designing freight traffic analysis zones for metropolitan areas: identification of optimal scale for macro-level freight travel analysis PK Sahu, A Chandra, A Pani, BB Majumdar Transportation Planning and Technology
Transportation Planning and Technology 43 (6), 620-637
SCI
2020
2020
18. On identification and prioritization of motivators and deterrents of bicycling BB Majumdar, S Mitra, P Pareekh Transportation letters
Transportation letters 12 (9), 591-603
SCI
2020
2019
19. Development of level of service criteria for evaluation of bicycle suitability BB Majumdar, S Mitra Journal of Urban Planning and Development, ASCE
Journal of Urban Planning and Development 144 (2), 04018012
SCI
2019
2019
20. A study on route choice preferences for commuter and non-commuter bicyclists: a case study of Kharagpur and Asansol, India BB Majumdar, S Mitra Transportation
Transportation 46 (5), 1839-1865
SCI
2019
2019
21. Expenditure-based segmentation of freight travel markets: Identifying the determinants of freight transport expenditure for developing marketing strategies A Pani, PK Sahu, BB Majumdar Research in Transportation Business & Management
Research in Transportation Business & Management 33, 100437
SCI/SCOPUS
2019
2019
22. Identification and evaluation of key determinants of two-wheeler ownership model in the context of developing countries: a case study of Pune City, India A Guahroy, BB Majumdar, PK Sahoo, A Majid Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 13, 120-131
Others
2019
2018
23. Analysis of bicycle route-related improvement strategies for two Indian cities using a stated preference survey BB Majumdar, S Mitra Transport policy
Transport policy 63, 176-188
SCI
2018
2017
24. Valuing factors influencing bicycle route choice using a stated-preference survey BB Majumdar, S Mitra Journal of urban planning and development, ASCE
Journal of urban planning and development, ASCE
SCI
2017
2015
25. Methodological framework to obtain key factors influencing choice of bicycle as a mode BB Majumdar, S Mitra, P Pareekh Transportation research record
Transportation research record 2512 (1), 110-121
SCI
2015
2015
26. Identification of factors influencing bicycling in small sized cities: A case study of Kharagpur, India BB Majumdar, S Mitra Case Studies on Transport Policy
Case Studies on Transport Policy 3 (3), 331-346
SCOPUS
2015
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
2022
1.Patil, M., Majumdar, B., and Sahu, P., “Assessment
of Total Cost Ownership of Electric Two-wheelers in India: A Linear Equation
Modelling Approach for Forecasting the Total Cost of Ownership”
101st Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board
(TRB), Washington D.C., USA
2022
2022
2.Marazi, N. Majumdar, B., and Sahu, P. “Analyzing
Commuters’ Preferences Towards Major Motivators for Congestion Pricing
Implementation in Indian Cities”
101st Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board
(TRB), Washington D.C., USA
2022
2022
3.Joshi, A., Pani, A., Sahu, P., Majumdar, B., and
Tavasszy, L., “Factors Affecting Omnichannel Shopping Travel Decisions in the
Aftermath of COVID-19: What Drives Consumer Choices to Pick up In-store or Ship
Direct?”
101st Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board
(TRB), Washington D.C., USA
2022
2021
4.Patil M, Majumdar BB, and Sahu PK. (2021). Life
Cycle Cost Analysis of Electric Two-wheelers in India Context.
14th Conference of EASTS, Hiroshima University,
Japan
2021
2021
5.Patil M., Majumdar BB, and Sahu P.K. (2021)
Evaluating Pedestrian Crash Prone Locations to Formulate Policy Interventions
towards Improved Safety and Walkability at Sidewalks and Crosswalks.
100TH Annual meeting of Transportation
Research Board Washington DC, USA
2021
2021
6.Chandra A, Pani A, Sahu PK and Majumdar BB. (2021).
Identifying Large Freight Traffic Generators and Investigating the Impacts on
Travel Characteristics and Expenditure Patterns: A Decision Tree Approach.
100TH Annual meeting of Transportation
Research Board Washington DC, USA
2021
2021
7.Patil M*, Koramati S. and Majumdar BB. (2021). Investigations
on the attributes influencing the users’ Willingness To Purchase Electric
Two-Wheelers in India
6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of
India, NIT Trichy
2021
2021
8.Ahmed S, Ravekar V,
Majumdar BB and Koramati S. (2021). Road safety investigations: Case
study Wardha, Nagpur.
6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of
India, NIT Trichy
2021
2021
9.Marazi N*, Majumdar BB and Sahu PK. (2021).
Prioritization of major motivators of Congestion pricing: A case study of
Hyderabad, India.
6th Conference of Transportation Research Group of
India, NIT Trichy
2021
2021
10.Patil M., Majumdar BB, and Koremati S. (2021)
Analysis of User Perception for Electric Two-wheeler Attribute Prioritization
and Market Segment Evaluation in Indian Context.
13TH TPMDC, IIT Bombay
2021
2020
11.Majumdar B.B., Dissanayake D, Rajput AS, Saw Y and
Sahu P.K. (2020) Prioritizing Metro Service Quality Attributes to Facilitate
Transit Agency Interventions Leading to Enhanced Commuter Experience- TOPSIS
Ranking and Importance-Satisfaction Analysis methods.
99TH Annual meeting of Transportation Research
Board Washington DC, USA
2020
2020
12.Majumdar B.B, Vendotti N, Patil M., and Sahu PK
(2020). A Pedestrian Satisfaction Based Methodology for Prioritization of
Critical Sidewalk and Crosswalk Elements influencing Safety and Walkability
99TH Annual meeting of Transportation Research
Board Washington DC, USA
2020
2019
13.Basu, D., Roy, S., Roy, S.M, and Majumdar, B.B. (2019).
An assessment towards identifying improvement needs of urban bus stop
infrastructure: Knowledge gained from Bhubaneswar.
Transportation research proceedia (Vol 48, I , pp.
3802-3813), Paper presented in WCTR conference, IIT Bombay
2019
2019
14.Nikitha V, Patil M, Majumdar B.B. and Sahu P.
(2019) An analysis of factors influencing safety and walkability of pedestrian
facilities in Indian urban settings.
CTRG-5TH conference, MANIT Bhopal
2019
2019
15.Patil M and Majumdar B.B. (2019). Analysis on the
key determinants of electric two wheeler use in Indian context.
CTRG-5TH conference, MANIT Bhopal
2019
2019
16.Srivastava A, Pani A, Majumdar B.B and Sahu P.
(2019) Development of Speed Management Measures at Uncontrolled Intersections:
A Case Study of Hyderabad, India.
CTRG-5TH conference, MANIT Bhopal
2019
2019
17.Agarwal. P., Mitra S., Majumdar B.B., Akkelagunta
P. and Sahu P. (2019). Investigation on Risk Factors Influencing Crash
Occurrence in Urban Context: A Case Study of Hyderabad, India.
EASTS, Sri Lanka
2019
2019
18.Panchal J., Majumdar B.B., Ram. VV and Basu D. (2019).
“Analysis of user perception towards a key set of attributes related to
Bicycle-Metro integration: A case study of Hyderabad, India.
WCTR conference, IIT Bombay
2019
2019
19.Majumdar B.B. and Sahu P. (2019). Identification
and prioritization of operational requirements related to battery-electric-bus
(BEB) operation in Indian setting
WCTR-Young conference, IIT Bombay
2019
2017
20.Majumdar, B,B. ,and Mitra , S. (2017). A Stated
Preference Approach for Evaluation of Bicycling Attributes: A case study of
Kharagpur and Asansol, India
TRB 96th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research
Board of National Academics, Washington, D.C
2017
2016
21.Majumdar B.B. and Mitra. S. (2016). Perception of
bicycle users towards key route-related attributes influencing bicycling using
the concept of Willingness to Pay.
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14th World Conference of Transport Research Society Shanghai, China.
2016
2016
22.Pareekh, P, Mitra, S., and Majumdar B.B. (2016).
Quantifying dimensions of Transportation Diversity: A City-Based Comparative
Approach.
Transport Research Proceedia, 14th World
Conference of Transport Research Society Shanghai, China
2016
2016
23.Majumdar B.B. and Mitra. S. (2016). Investigating
the influence of age towards bicyclist’s route and mode choice: A case study of
Asansol city, India.
12th conference on Transportation Planning and
Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), IIT Bombay,
India
2016
2015
24.Majumdar, B,B. ,and Mitra , S. and Pareekh, P.
(2015) A methodological framework to obtain key factors influencing choice of
bicycle as a mode.
TRB 94th Annual Meeting, Transportation
Research Board of National Academics, Washington, D.C.
2015
2015
25.Mandal, S, Mitra, S., and Majumdar B.B. (2015). Investigating
the influence of Trip Distance on Travel Behaviour of Non-Motorized Transport
(NMT) users
CTRG, 3rd Meeting, Transportation Research Group,
India. Kolkata, India
2015
2015
26.Majumdar B.B. and Mitra. S. (2015). What affects
longer bicycle travel: An investigation across two small sized Indian cities.
CTRG, 3rd Meeting, Transportation Research Group,
India. Kolkata, India
2015
2014
27.Majumdar, B,B. ,and Mitra , S. (2014). Application
of Distance Decay to Investigate Bicycle Trip Lengths in Small sized Indian
Cities.
Transportation Research Board of National Academics,
Washington, D.C
2014
2013
28.Majumdar, B,B. and Mitra , S. (2013). Investigating
the relative influence of various factors in bicycle mode choice
Proceedia social and behavioral sciences, Elsevier ,
1120-1129. CTRG 2ND Conference, Agra, UP, India.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.Majumdar BB, Sahu PK, Potoglou D and
Santos G. (2022). What Drives the Battery-Electric-Bus Introduction in Indian
Setting: Operators Perspective and Way Forward. Springer Transactions in Civil
and Environmental Engineering: Transportation Research in India,
978-981-16-9635-0, 514867_1_En, (Chapter 14)
2.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.Majumdar BB, Sahu PK, Potoglou D and
Santos G. (2022). What Drives the Battery-Electric-Bus Introduction in Indian
Setting: Operators Perspective and Way Forward. Springer Transactions in Civil
and Environmental Engineering: Transportation Research in India,
978-981-16-9635-0, 514867_1_En, (Chapter 14)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Srivastava A, Majumdar BB, Pani A and
Sahu PK. (2022) Development of Speed Management Measures at Uncontrolled
Intersection; Case Study of Hyderabad, India. Lecture notes in Civil
Engineering, Vol 219 Chapter 21 (In press)
3.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Srivastava A, Majumdar BB, Pani A and
Sahu PK. (2022) Development of Speed Management Measures at Uncontrolled
Intersection; Case Study of Hyderabad, India. Lecture notes in Civil
Engineering, Vol 219 Chapter 21 (In press)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Patil M, and Majumdar BB (2022) Analysis
of the Key Determinants of Electric Two-Wheeler Use in the Indian Context. Lecture
notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 219 Chapter 3 (In press)
4.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Patil M, and Majumdar BB (2022) Analysis
of the Key Determinants of Electric Two-Wheeler Use in the Indian Context. Lecture
notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 219 Chapter 3 (In press)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Panchal J., Majumdar B.B., Ram. V and
Raju. S. (2020) Methodology to identify a key set of elements influencing
bicycle-metro integration: A case study of Hyderabad, India. Lecture notes in
Civil Engineering (vol 69. Springer, Singapore pp 563-575)
5.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Panchal J., Majumdar B.B., Ram. V and
Raju. S. (2020) Methodology to identify a key set of elements influencing
bicycle-metro integration: A case study of Hyderabad, India. Lecture notes in
Civil Engineering (vol 69. Springer, Singapore pp 563-575)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Nikitha V., Majumdar B.B., Ram. V and
Raju. S. (2020). A User Perception Based Prioritization of Determinants
Walkability Of Pedestrian Infrastructure Based On Multi-Attribute Decision
Making (MADM) Approach: An Indian Experience. Lecture notes in Civil
Engineering (vol 69. Springer, Singapore pp 551-562)
6.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<!--[endif]-->Nikitha V., Majumdar B.B., Ram. V and
Raju. S. (2020). A User Perception Based Prioritization of Determinants
Walkability Of Pedestrian Infrastructure Based On Multi-Attribute Decision
Making (MADM) Approach: An Indian Experience. Lecture notes in Civil
Engineering (vol 69. Springer, Singapore pp 551-562)
Patents
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Awards and Recognitions
o DST-SERB International Travel Support award for attending 99TH Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, USA (2020)
o MHRD Scholarship for pursuing M.Tech and PhD from IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur respectively. (2010-2017)
o Awarded international travel grant to attend TRB and WCTRS conference in USA (2014) and China (2016) from Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India.
o Awarded best paper award in the 4th National Civil Engineering Students Symposium in IIT Bombay (2012)
o National Merit scholarship from West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (2006)
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