Dr. Sameer Patel
Designation: Head of Department and Assistant Professor
Dr. Sameer G. Patel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at Adani University, Ahmedabad, India. He is an accomplished academician, researcher, and practicing structural engineer with extensive experience spanning academics, applied research, and Civil & infrastructure industry practice.
Dr. Sameer Patel possesses over 16 years of cumulative professional experience, including more than nine years in teaching and four years in academic research, and three years of significant hands-on industry exposure in structural design, bridge engineering, construction execution, and quality assurance. His academic interests are firmly rooted in Structural Engineering, with a strong focus on bridging theory, experimentation, numerical modeling, and field applications.
Dr. Sameer Patel has authored and co-authored numerous research papers in reputed international journals and conferences and has contributed book chapters with leading international publishers such as CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) and Springer. He has also been actively involved in industry-sponsored research, CSR-driven infrastructure projects, and government-funded initiatives, including consultancy and applied research projects for Adani Power, Adani Foundation, GSRTC, and AICTE-sponsored national missions.
He is a Life Member of prominent professional bodies including the Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE) and the Indian Association for Computational Mechanics (IndACM), and an Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India).
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, 2018.
- M.E. in Civil Engineering (Structures), University of Pune, 2011.
- B.E. in Civil Engineering, University of Pune, 2008.
Academic Experience:
- Assistant Professor at Adani University (June 2016 – present).
Research/Non-Academic Experience:
- Research Scholar (Full Time Institute Scholar) at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (August 2012 – July 2016).
Industry Experience:
- Assistant Sub Inspection (Estate & TDO Department) at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad (April 2012 – July 2012).
- Bridge Design Engineer (Bridge Design Department) at SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad (July 2011 – April 2012).
- Execution Engineer (Jr. Engineer) at B. E. Billimoria Construction Co. Ltd, Mumbai (July 2008 – August 2009).
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Cementitious and sustainable materials for construction
- Strengthening & Rehabilitation of Existing Structures
- Patel S G, Vesmawala G R (2017), “Experimental Study on Concrete Box Girder Bridge under Traffic Induced Vibration” International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 504-511.
- Patel, S. G., and G. R. Vesmawala (2017), “Experimental Studies on Sabarmati Bridge Using Traffic Induced Vibration.” Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (BHRC) 18, no. 1: 39-48.
- Patel, Bhavya, Nisarg Patel, Akash Patel, and Sameer Patel. “4D Schedule Optimization for Project Monitoring of Existing Educational Building.” In ASPS Conference Proceedings, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 1671-1679. 2022.
- Patel, Sameer, and Manmeet Thacker. “Optimization of energy efficiency of educational building using green building rating system and cost analysis approach.” Advances in Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources (APGRES) (2019).
- Majumder R., De B., Mishra SK., Gupta AD., and Patel S., (2025), “Prediction of Safety Consistent Knockdown Factors (KDFs) and reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) in cylindrical shells via Non-Linear Support Vector Regression”, Proc. of the 10th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, December 17-19, 2025.
- Patel, Sameer, Ajay Kumar Vyas, and Kamal Kant Hiran. “Infrastructure health monitoring using signal processing based on an industry 4.0 System.” In Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0, pp. 249-260. Apple Academic Press, 2022.
- Mission Amrit Sarovar Jal Dharohar Sanraksha Internship offered by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India and implemented by AICTE from 1st July 2022 to 5th August 2022. Formulating a rejuvenation and reimagination strategy for Lambha Village Lake, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Efficiency exploration of repairing and Retrofitting Methods for Chloride induced corrosion of Reinforced Concrete Structures at Adani Power Project Sites, APTRI, Mundra, 2017.
- Structural Design of GSRTC’s pick-up bus stand at Vadnagar, GSRTC, Dist. Mahesana, Gujarat, 2022.
- One Week Refresher Program for Fresh Recruits of Adani Cement for Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) Business, 31st March – 5th April 2025.
