Profile
Name Dr. M. Selva Kumar
Designation Associate Professor
Areas of Interest Modal Shift Analysis; Travel Demand Modelling
Room No. 14-106
Intercom No. 477
Mobile +91-9566066024
Email Id (Official) msk@svce.ac.in
Email Id (Personal) selva1002001@gmail.com
Qualification
  • Ph.D. (Transportation Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Madras: 2002-2007
  • M.E. (Urban Engineering), College of Engineering, Guindy: 2000-2002
  • Diploma in Transportation Economics and Management, Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi (Correspondence): 2000-2002
  • B.E. (Civil Engineering), Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering & Technology (ACGCET)-Karaikudi: 1996-2000
Academic Experience
  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering-Sriperumbudur (June 2013 to till date)
  • Senior Engineering Consultant, L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineers Limited-Chennai (Oct 2008-May 2013)
  • Traffic Engineer, Electro-mechanical Co. LLC-Abu Dhabi (May-Oct 2008)
  • Lecturer, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Feb 2007 – May 2008)
Courses Handled
  • Railways, Airports & Harbour Engineering
  • Traffic Engineering & Management
  • Highway Engineering
  • Pavement Engineering
  • Urban Planning & Development
  • Engineering Economics and Cost Analysis
  • Surveying II
  • Principles of Management
  • Construction Materials
  • Concrete & Highway Lab
  • Hydraulic Engineering Lab
Research & Consultancy
  • Recognized Research Supervisor by the Centre for Research, Anna University (ID: 2710023)
  • M. Selvakumar, G. Dharshini, R. Keerthi & H. Nancy. (2024). Modal Shift Analysis of Bus Passengers towards Metro Rail: A Mathematical Approach. Indian Highways (IRC), Vol. 52 (4), pp.28 – 37.
  • M. Selvakumar, D. Siddi Ramulu & K. Sankar. (2023). A Unique Metro Choice Behaviour of Suburban Rail Passengers in India. Urban Rail Transit, Issue 9, pp.31 – 41.
  • D. Siddi Ramulu, K. Sankar & M. Selva Kumar. (2022). Trip-based Modal Shift Behaviour of Mode Users along the Proposed Extension Metro Corridor in Chennai (India). European Transport\Transporti Europei, Vol. 89 (4).
  • M. Selvakumar, Penna Dheeren & Ponlinga Ramsingh. (2020). Impact of Bus Fare in Reducing Traffic Congestion on Roads: A Case Study of Chennai. Indian Highways (IRC), Vol. 48 (11), pp.41 – 48.
  • Thamizharasan Venkatachalam, Karthik K. Srinivasan, Nivetha Nithiyanandam, Sivaranjani Rajakamangalam Sivathanupillai, Sivasankari Rajendran, Sree Swathi Jayasankar, Selvakumar Muthusamy. (2020). an Iterative Modal Shift Model of Long Distance Rail Passengers towards Air Transport in India. International Journal for Traffic and Transport Engineering, Vol. 10(4), pp. 449 – 455.
  • Nivetha Nithiyanandam, Sivaranjani Rajakamangalam Sivathanupillai, Sivasankari Rajendran, Sree Swathi Jayasankar, Selvakumar Muthusamy. (2020). Impact of Low Cost Airlines on Upper Class Rail Transport for Long-Haul Travel in India. International Journal for Traffic and Transport Engineering, Vol. 10(1), pp. 61 – 68.
  • M. Selvakumar, Abishek Reddy, V. Sathish and R. Venkatesh. (2018). Potential Influence of Metro on Bus: A Case Study. Journal of Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Vol. 99(2).
  • D. Siddi Ramulu and M. Selvakumar. (2014). Impact of High Speed Rail on Road Passenger Traffic in India. Highway Research Journal (IRC), Vol. 7(1).
  • V. Thamizh Arasan and M. Selva Kumar. (2006). Demand Forecasting for Long-Haul Intercity Rail Travel: A Case Study. Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 87.
Conference / Workshop / FDP
  • Oct/2023 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2023), NIT Warangal [3 days]
  • Jan/2023 FDP on the Art of Living (Capacity Building for Productivity Enhancement)-SVCE [3 days]
  • Mar/2022 FDP on Mathematical Foundations for Data Science-NIT, Warangal [5 days, online]
  • Nov/2019 FDP on Moral Values & Ethics for Engineering College Teachers-Art of Living, Bengaluru [10 days]
  • Aug/2018 Academic Leadership Training, CIT Coimbatore [3 days]
  • Jun/2016 TEQIP II – Recent Trends in Transportation Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli [6 days]
  • Dec/2015 Training on Outcome Based Education, SVCE [3 days]
  • Jun/2012 Leadership Skills, L&T Rambo ll Consulting Engineers Ltd. [15 week-ends]
  • Nov/2011 Training in VISSIM , L&T Rambo ll Consulting Engineers Ltd. [10 days]
  • Apr 2008 Office Training on Sitraffic , SIEMENS AG, Augsburg, Germany [15 days]
Laboratory Handled
Training Attended
Additional Responsibilities
  • Assistant Head of the Department/CE
  • Industrial Objective coordinator/CE
Achievements
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