Dr. Santhosh L

PRESENT PROFILE

  • Assistant Professor - Construction Project Management (March 2024 – Present), Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy.
    • ​Teach construction project management subjects to B.Tech Civil Engineering and M.Tech Construction Technology and Management Students
    • Research in the areas of construction productivity, lean construction, human-robot collaboration in construction (construction automation), construction planning and control and construction workforce development and capacity building
    • Research and development of construction project management case studies on large and mega infrastructure projects executed by construction organisations
    • Involved with leading organisations such as Larsen & Toubro Ltd., TATA Projects, Afcons Infrastructure in their learning & development, corporate training and capacity-building initiatives in the area of project management

 

Google Scholar | LinkedIn 

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Philosophy – Construction Project Management, 8.54/10 CGPA – Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India & School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney, Australia [Joint PhD program].
  • Master of Engineering – Construction Engineering and Management, 8.8/10 CGPA – Anna University, India. University Rank Holder (2nd Rank).
  • Bachelor of Engineering – Civil Engineering, 86% – Anna University, India. University Rank Holder (25th Rank).

 

AREAS OF RESEARCH

  • Construction Productivity Improvement Through Technologies such as UAVs/Drones
  • Lean Construction
  • Construction Automation, including Human-Robot Collaboration
  • Construction Workforce Management and Capacity Building
  • Sustainability in Project Management

 

TEACHING

Presently, I am teaching the following subjects for the July-Dec 2024 Semester

  • CE 755 Lean Construction Concepts, Tools & Practices (MTech Construction Technology and Management, 1st year)
  • CEPE13 Construction Management (BTech Civil Engineering, 4th year)
  • HSIR14 Professional Ethics (BTech Civil Engineering, 3rd year)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Faculty Member – Construction Project Management (July 2020 – March 2024; ~4 years), Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Institute of Project Management, India.
    • Taught construction project management courses to project personnel of varying experience levels – from graduate engineer trainees to 20 years experienced project professionals (engineers & managers) of L&T
    • Conduct industry-oriented research to co-solve construction project management issues in collaboration with practicing engineers and managers.
    • Research and development of construction project management case studies on large and mega infrastructure projects executed by the organisation; co-developed and co-managed L&T Case Centre
    • Understanding training needs, design & development of teaching programs; collaborate with premier institutions (India/abroad) for long-term teaching/executive programs
    • Design and operationalisation of project management competency framework for the organization
    • Program managed a corporate-level talent development initiative of training 2500+ project site/planning engineers in the area of project planning and control
    • Editorial team lead of PRISM – A project management magazine within the organisation.
  • Casual Teacher (FEB 2017 – AUG 2018), School of Built Environment, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
    • Taught construction project management subjects to under-graduate and post-graduate students – preparation of teaching material, teaching, and evaluation
    • Subject taught – Site establishment and management; design team management; engineering project preparation & reflection
    • Research project on productivity evaluation of multi-storey mass timber construction projects – productivity data collection and analysis, assisted in case study writing
  • Junior Engineer (JUN 2010 – MAY 2011), Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd., Hyderabad, India
    • Worked as a site planning engineer. Involved in onsite construction planning and coordination activities of a mass housing construction project.

 

COLLABORATIVE AND SPONSORED RESEARCH (GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY) ACTIVITIES

  • Enabling prefabricated construction to improve mass housing delivery, funded by the Australia- India Council, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Govt. of Australia.
    • ​Co-organised a housing roundtable and study tours to raise awareness of the key issues and opportunities specific to mass customisation of housing in India
    • Lead author of an Industry report on mass housing delivery challenges in India
  • Co-Investigator and Action Team Member, Construction Industry Institute India (Ci3) – An initiative driven by large construction clients to improve Indian construction industry (https://ci3.co.in/)
    • Co-investigator of an initiative that was focused to develop and drive sustainable construction industry improvements by actively involving major stakeholders
    • Co-authored two scientific Journal articles & two working papers on Indian construction industry issues
  • Core Member of the Organising and Working Committee of the Launch and Regional Roundtables of Construction Industry Institute India (Ci3)
    • Co-organised the conduction of four regional roundtables that focused on understanding Indian construction industry issues
    • Co-authored the regional roundtable reports
  • Technical Organising Committee of the First Indian Lean Construction Conference (2015), co-organised by the Institute for Lean Construction Excellence (ILCE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Godrej and Boyce Ltd. Mumbai
  • Involved in the organisation of the workshop on curriculum development for construction engineering and management by the Project Management Institute (PMI) India and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2014), Chennai.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Journal papers

•Yousefi, E., Ahmadian Fard Fini, A., & Loganathan, S. (2024). Production-oriented approach for optimal mass-customisation of floor panel layouts in cross-laminated timber (CLT) buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2023-1064

•Manivannan, J., Loganathan, S., Kamalanabhan, T.J. and Kalidindi, S.N. (2022). “Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Work-Life Balance among Indian Construction Professionals”. Construction Economics and Building, 22(2).

•Loganathan, S., and Forsythe, P. (2020). “Unravelling the influence of teamwork on trade crew productivity: a review and a proposed framework.” Construction Management and Economics, 38 (11), pp.1040-1060.

•Loganathan, S., Forsythe, P., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2018). “Work practices of onsite construction crews and their influence on productivity.” Construction Economics and Building, 18:3, 18-39.

•Kumaraswamy, M., Mahesh, G., Mahalingam, A., Loganathan, S., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2017). “Developing a clients’ charter and construction project KPIs to direct and drive industry improvements.” Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 7(3), pp.253-270.

•Loganathan, S., Srinath, P., Kumaraswamy, M., Kalidindi., S. N. and Varghese, K. (2017). “Identifying and addressing critical issues in the Indian construction industry: Perspectives of large building construction clients.” Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 22(Supp.1):121– 144.

Edited Book

•Rao, VTCS., Loganathan, S. and Roy, D. (2023).  “L&T Body of Knowledge Case Studies: Volume-1”. Taylor & Francis. (ISBN: 9781032790183). 

Book Chapters

•Loganathan, S., C. S. Bahinipati, K. S. Ram, and S. N. Kalidindi. (2021). “Policies and Priorities for Developing Capacity to Build High-Quality Infrastructure.” In the book, Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development, 510-525. Asian Development Bank Institute. https://www.adb.org/publications/frontiers-high-speed-rail-development.

•Kalirajan, S. and Loganathan, S. (2021). “Impact of Digitalization in Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management”. In the book, Innovations in Teaching and Learning in the Covid-19 Crisis, p. 102.

Conference papers

•Jagannathan, M., Loganathan, S. and Delhi, Venkata Santosh Kumar. (2023). “Adopting and Sustaining Lean Construction – Carrot or Stick?”, Indian Lean Construction Conference (ILCC) 2023, 27-30 December 2023, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, pp. 10-18.

•Rastogi, A., Loganathan, S. and Kalirajan, S. (2021). “Digitalising lean construction approach with Construction 4.0 solutions” in Indian Lean Construction Conference (ILCC) 2021, 1-4 December 2021, CEPT University Ahmedabad, pp. 529-538.

•Kaliyan, Loganathan, S., Kalirajan, S. and Kalidindi, S.N. (2021). “Implementation of last planner system in an Airport construction project”, in Indian Lean Construction Conference (ILCC) 2021, 1-4 December 2021, CEPT University Ahmedabad.

•Harshendu, S., Priya, S., Loganathan, S. and Purushothaman, S. (2020). “On-site Labour Productivity Challenges in Indian Construction projects”. In International Conference on Triple Helix Ecosystem for Earth, Environment and Energy THE3E 2020 (ISBN: 978-93-89515-17-6).

•Prakash T, A., Priya, S., Purushothaman, S. and Loganathan, S. (2020). “Utility of Schedules in Large Indian Construction Projects”. In International Conference on Triple Helix Ecosystem for Earth, Environment and Energy THE3E 2020 (ISBN: 978-93-89515-17-6).

•Loganathan, S., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2017). “Labor sub-contracting issues in the Indian construction industry.” In Proc., PMI Research and Academic Conference, 145-152. IIT Delhi, Delhi: PMI India. [Won Best Jury Paper Award].

•Loganathan, S., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2016). “Absenteeism and turnover of migrant construction workers in Indian projects—A survey-based study.” In Proc., Construction Research Congress: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, 1793-1802, San Juan: ASCE.

•Doloi, H. K., Loganathan, S., Kalidindi, S. N., and Mahalingam, A. (2016). “Assessment of Stakeholders’ Management Practice in Infrastructure Projects—An Indian Case Project.” In Proc., Construction Research Congress: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic , San Juan, 1465-1474, San Juan: ASCE.

•Loganathan, S., and Rengaraju, V. R. (2016). “A study on risk management practices in a metro rail project.” In Proc., International Conference covering the fields of Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Project, NICMAR, Pune, India.

•Loganathan, S., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2015). “A review of labor productivity research in construction.” In Proc., Industry Academia Conference on Construction Management, Hyderabad, India.

•Loganathan, S., and Kalidindi, S. N. (2015). “Masonry labor productivity variation: an Indian case study.” In Proc., Indian Lean Construction Conference, 175-185, Mumbai, India.

Industry white papers

Loganathan, S., Balasubramanian, M., Ram, V. G., Mahalingam, A., Kalidindi, S.N., Newton, S., Forsythe, P. (2019), “How to deliver quality Housing for All by 2020?”, https://masshousing.online/files/Research/AustraliaIndiaCouncil_Roundtables_2019/Report_Chennai.pdf

Loganathan, S., Kumaraswamy, M. and Mahesh, G. (2016). “Construction Industry Institute India (Ci3) working paper on identification and formulation of key performance indicators for Indian construction”, http://ci3.in/working_papers.html

Loganathan, S., Chakravarthy, K., Kalidindi, S. N. (2016). “Construction Industry Institute India (Ci3) working paper on human capital and productivity”, http://ci3.in/working_papers.html

 

CONTACT

Room no. 303, Second Floor, Annex Building, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Trichy

Email id: lsanthosh@nitt.edu; Phone number: +919840068351

Google Scholar | LinkedIn