Hemant Gehlot

Hemant Gehlot is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), specializing in transportation engineering and related fields.

Education:

• PhD, Purdue University, 2021
• BTech-MTech (dual degree), IIT Kanpur, 2015

Dr. Gehlot's research focuses on transportation network modeling, combinatorial optimization, intelligent transportation systems, and disaster management. His work addresses critical challenges in transportation systems, particularly in the areas of network resilience, congestion management, and emergency response planning. He employs advanced modeling techniques including optimal control approaches, stochastic network analysis, and agent-based simulation to develop solutions for complex transportation problems. His research bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in transportation systems engineering.

Dr. Gehlot has received several prestigious awards throughout his academic career:

• Best Student Paper Award Finalist, IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems 2019
• Purdue Civil Engineering Awards: Essam and Wendy Radwan Graduate Fellowship 2019-20
• STV Civil Engineering Graduate Assistantship Endowment 2018-19
• Academic Excellence Awards 2012-13 and 2011-12, IIT Kanpur
• CBSE Merit Scholarship for Professional Studies 2010
• National Talent Search Examination Scholarship 2008

His publications demonstrate expertise in developing innovative approaches to transportation network management, disaster response, and infrastructure resilience, with work appearing in leading journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Transportation.