Research Experience

• Doctoral Research:  Transportation Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati,  (Supervisors: Prof. C., Mallikarjuna, Dr. Anjan Kumar S.)

Publications

Journals

1.  Shallam, R. D. K., Bharat Kumar Anna, V.A., Chunchu, M., & Siddagangaiah, A. K. Safety and consistency assessment of a two-lane rural highway passing through mountainous terrain (2022). Journal of transportation engineering, Part A: Systems, 148(12), 04022110; https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000761 
2.  Shallam, R. D. K., Venthuruthiyil, S. P., Chunchu, M., & Siddagangaiah, A. K. Operating speed modeling for the rural highways passing through hilly terrain (2021). Journal of transportation engineering, Part A: Systems, 147(5), 04021015; https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000524
3.  Shallam, R. D. K., Venthuruthiyil, S. P., Chunchu, M., & Siddagangaiah, A. K. Empirical analysis of operating speed performance on undivided hilly roads (2019). Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 145(8), 04019034; https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000258
4.  Balusu, S. P. K., Iraganaboina, N. C., Shallam, R. D. K., & Chunchu, M. Speed-profile-based road segmentation for accident occurrence modelling for hilly terrains (2017). International journal of injury control and safety promotion, 24(4), 444-451; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17457300.2016.1178301
5.  Anna, V. B. K., Chunchu, M., & Shallam, R. D. K. (2025). Impact of On-Curve Speed Variability on the Safety and Consistency Assessment of a Two-Lane Rural Highway in Mountainous Terrain. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 151(7), 04025038. https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-8693
6.  Yadav, A. K., & Shallam, R. D. (2025). Investigating the predictors of speed limit violation intentions and behaviour of car drivers and motorbike riders during rainy weather in mountainous regions. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 10(9), 425. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41062-025-02220-6 

Conferences

1.  Kumar, A., & Shallam, R.D.K., Data-Driven Analysis of Risky Riding Behaviors and Crash Involvement among Powered Two-Wheeler Riders (2026). Presented in 12^th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2026), Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India.
2. Bharat Kumar Anna, V.A., Chunchu, M., &  Shallam, R. D. K.,  Exploratory Analysis of Driving Behavior on the Horizontal Curves of Two-lane Undivided Rural Highways Passing Through Mountainous Terrain (2024). Presented at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2024 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27126.98885
3.  Shallam, R.D.K., Venthuruthiyil, S. P., Mallikarjuna, C., & Siddagangaiah, A. K. Impact of the Direction of the Horizontal Curves on the Operating Speed Performance of the Vehicles on Hilly Terrain (2018). Presented at International Symposium of Transport Simulation (ISTS'18) and the International Workshop on Traffic Data Collection and its Standardization (IWTDCS'18), Ehime University, Japan.
4.  Shallam, R.D.K., Mallikarjuna, C., & Siddagangaiah, A. K. Applicability of the existing speed-models for the Indian highways passing through hilly terrain (2017). Presented at National Conference on Civil, Geotech and Transport Research, NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh.
5.  Shallam, R. D. K., & Ahmed, M. A. Operating speed models on horizontal curves for two-lane highways (2016). Transportation Research Procedia, 17, 445-451. In TPMDC 2014, IIT Bombay; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146516307013

Sponsored Projects

•  As Principal Investigator (PI), secured funding of Rs. 24,31,435/-  from the Government of India, ANRF (2026-2029) under the IRG scheme for the project titled “Development of Operating Speed Models using Continuous Speed Profiles for Geometric Design Consistency of Multi-Lane Rural Highways”.

Book Chapters

          1.  Sohlang, I. N., & Shallam, R. D. (2025). Contaminant reduction in stormwater infiltrated through pervious concrete pavements. In Pervious Concrete Pavements (pp. 191-219). Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21704-3.00011-5

Courses Taught

• Transportation Engg I,  Transportation Engg II, Road Safety Engg, Transportation Engg Laboratory at NIT Andhra Pradesh
• Highway Engg, Concrete Technology at SITM Guwahati, Assam
• Engg Mechanics, Engg Graphics, at Energy Engineering Department,  Northeastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
• Applied Mechanics, Strength of Material, Structural Design, Structural Analysis, Working Drawing, Building Construction, and Building Materials at the Department of Architecture, Northeastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
  

Administrative Work

1.      Transportation Engineering Laboratory In- charge, Department of Civil Engineering ( Jan 2025 - Present)
2.      Training and Placement, Faculty In-charge, Department of Civil Engineering (Jan 2025 - Present)
3.      Civil Engineering Association,  Faculty In-charge, Department of Civil Engineering (July 2025 - Present)
   

PhD students

•    Chennupati Sobha Rani - Ongoing (FT)
•    Bora Ganesh - Ongoing (FT)
•    Krosuru K. Lakshmi - Ongoing (PT)

Consultancy Works

•     Testing of coarse aggregates for "Construction of 980ML R.C.C SS Tank in Tadepalligudem" (Completed)
•     Vetting of structural drawings & Details checking and correction of Structural joinery details provided for CC Road and Ramp Area. (Completed)
•     Vetting of Longitudinal Gradient of road -  BT Road from R&B Road to Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in I.S. Jagannadhapuram (V) of Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal in Eluru District. (Completed)
•     Conversion of existing valley gutter type godowns (2-span and 3-span) into single-span godowns at FCI Tadepalligudem.  (Ongoing)

Outreach Activities

•      Invited Lectures delivered at NIT Nagaland.
•      Session Chair at 12th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2026), Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India.

Professional Experience 

1.  Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering,  SITM Guwahati, Assam; [after M.Tech]
2.  Guest Faculty in the Energy Engineering Department, &  Department of Architecture, Northeastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya; [after PhD.]