Department of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela
Dr. Kishor Bhagwat
Bio
Dr. Kishor Sahebrao Bhagwat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India. He is a Lead Auditor (ISO 45001:2018) in Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and a Certified Professional (Green Belt) in Lean Six Sigma.
His research predominantly focuses on Construction Safety Management, Building Information Modelling, VR and AR applications in Construction Management, and Lean Construction.
Education
Assistant Professor (July 2024 - Till Date)
Department of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India.
​
Assistant Professor (January 2023 - July 2024)
School of Construction,
NICMAR University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
​
Post Doctoral Fellow (July 2022 - December 2022)
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
​
Research Associate (March 2022 - July 2022)
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
​
Doctoral of Philosophy (2022)
Construction Technology and Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
​
Master of Technology (2015)
Construction Management, Department of Civil Engineering,
College of Engineering Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
​
Bachelor of Engineering (2012)
Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering Karad,
Satara, Maharashtra, India.
​
Diploma in Civil Engineering (2009)
Department of Civil Engineering, Sanjivani K.B.P. Polytechnic, Kopargaon,
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
​
Research Interest
Building Information Modelling
Construction Safety Management
VR and AR applications in Construction Management
Lean Construction
Reviewer
International Journal Construction Management, Taylor and Francis
Journal of Civil Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers
Safety Science, Elsevier
Professional Membership
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (S.M.ASCE) 000011950651
Member of American Society of Safety Professionals (S.M.ASCE) 010198721
Awards and Honours
2013 Scholarship for M.Tech by College of Engineering Pune, Government of India
2016 Scholarship for Ph.D. by IIT Bombay, Government of India
2022 Fellowship for Post Doctoral Fellow (PDF) by IIT Bombay, Government of India