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PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE

University Appointment:

  • Head of Civil Engineering Department: January 2021 to December 2023.
  • Departmental Research Committee of Civil Engineering (Jan 2023 to Dec 2024)
  • Director (Recruitment): 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024.
  • Dean Planning &Recruitment : 1St January 2025 to till date.

Internal Committees:

      Chariperson :

  • Human Resource Management (IDP).
  • Review Quality Policy and Objective.
  • Review and Revise Vision and Mission.
  • Increment in Salary of Junior Engineers (outsourced).
  • Sub-Committee to resolve the queries/ representation of bidders (TEC).
  • Work-Progress Committee 

     Member:

  • Revision of RRs of Technical Posts.
  • Tec Committee
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to academic activities.
  • Revision of Existing Remuneration
  • Coordination Committee (Convocation)
  • Upgrade or amend the existing APAR form.
  • Governance Committee (IDP)
  • Revision of RRs of JOA/OA.
  • Adjust of faculty position promoted under CAS.
  • PWD Committee
  • Screening Cum Result Declaration Committee for the post of Asst. Professor in the Various Disciplines (09)

External Committees:

  • Board Member of Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi.
  • Chairman of technical group for evaluation of proposal received under EPC funds, Central Pollution Control Board for Improving Air Quality in Delhi.
  • Member of Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG), Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
  • Vice President, Indian Association for Air Pollution Control, Delhi.

      Formerly:

  •      Member of Court, GGSIPU.
  •      Board Member, GGSIPU Delhi.

TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)

  • Environmental Engineering -I
  • Environmental Engineering -II 
  • Environmental Design
  • Hydro Informatics 
  • Introduction to A.I. Techniques 
  • Solid Waste Management and Air Pollution Control
  • Statistical Application in Civil Engineering.

MEMBERSHIPS

PUBLICATIONS

  • ASCE Journals : 28
  • Other Reputed International / National Journals 10
  • International /National (Conference/Seminars, Symposium/Workshops) 100+
  • Number of Monographs//Chapters 05

Published Papers in Journals: 

  1. Singh B.;Minocha Vijay K., (2025), An optimized boosting-based machine learning model for predicting maximum scour depth around spur dikes, Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, DOI:10.1080/1064119X.2025.2534968
  2. Kasera R.;Minocha Vijay K., (2025), Impact of El Niño onset timing on Indian Monsoon Rainfall patterns, Global and Planetary Change, Volume 245, DOI:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2024.104689
  3. Kasera R.;Minocha Vijay K.,(2025), Spatial variability of ENSO-based monsoon rainfall in the coastal region of southeastern India, Journal of Water and Climate Change, Volume 16, Pages 547-562, DOI:10.2166/wcc.2025.589  
  4. Singh B.;Minocha Vijay K., (2025), Hybrid ensemble models for scour depth prediction around spur dikes, Measurement Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Volume 256, Year 2025, DOI:10.1016/j.measurement.2025.118277
  5. Singh B.;Minocha Vijay K., (2024),  Approximation in scour depth around spur dikes using novel hybrid ensemble data-driven model, Water Science and Technology, Volume 89, Pages 962-975, DOI:10.2166/wst.2024.025  
  6. Kaushik V.;Naik B.;Kumar M.;Minocha Vijay K.,(2024), Prediction of the flow resistance in non-prismatic compound channels, Water Practice and Technology, Volume 19, Year 2024, Pages 1822-1835,DOI:10.2166/wpt.2024.117  
  7. Minocha Vijay K.;Singh B., (2023), Discussion of "prediction of Maximum Scour Depth near Spur Dikes in Uniform Bed Sediment Using Stacked Generalization Ensemble Tree-Based Frameworks" by Manish Pandey, Mehdi Jamei, Masoud Karbasi, Iman Ahmadianfar, and Xuefeng Chu, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 149, Year 2023, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001739
  8. Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K., Kaur, Arvinder., Vaidehi, A Dakwale., R, V Ralegaonkar. (2021). Reduction of embodied energy & construction cost of affordable houses through efficient architectural design: A case study in Indian Scenario, Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2021, Article ID 5693101, 11 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5693101. (SCIE Indexed).
  9. Bansal, Deepak., Minocha, Vijay K.,(2021), Arvinder, Kaur. (2021), Embodied Energy, CO2e, and Construction Cost of Indian Housing: Model of Low-Rise versus High-Rise Development, Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Year 2021, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE) AE.1943-5568.0000480. (ESCI Indexed).
  10. Bansal, Deepak; Minocha, Vijay K.; Kaur, Arvinder, (2020), Componentwise-embodied energy analysis of affordable houses in India, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 21, Year 2020, Pages 137-145, DOI:10.1007/s42107-019-00184-4 (SCIE Indexed).
  11. Minocha, Vijay K.,(2005), Discussion of “Impact Stops on Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Emissions” by Hesham Rakha and Yonglian Ding, Journal of Transportation
    Engineering, Volume 131, Year 2005, Pages 571, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:7(571) (SCIE Indexed).
  12. Minocha, Vijay K., Hegazy, Tarek, (2005), Discussion of "Reconstruction of the building infrastructure: Two performance prediction models" by Mohamed Attalla, Tarek Hegazy,
    and Ralph Haas, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 11, Year 2005, Pages 268-269, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2005)11:4(268) (SCIE Indexed).
  13. Minocha, Vijay K. (2004), Discussion of "Comparative analysis of event-based rainfall- runoff modeling techniques - Deterministic, statistical, and artificial neural networks" by Ashu Jain and S. K. V. Prasad Indurthy, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 9, Year 2004, Pages 550-553, DOI:10.1061/(asce)1084- 0699(2004)9:6(550) (SCIE Indexed).
  14. Minocha, Vijay K., (2004), Discussion of “performance of neural networks in daily streamflow forecasting” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 9, Year 2004, Pages 555-556, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2004)9:6(555) (SCIE Indexed).
  15. Minocha, Vijay K.,( 2004), Discussion of “effect of lane width on capacity under mixed traffic conditions in india”, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 130, Year 2004, Pages 402-403,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733- 947X(2004)130:3(402) (SCIE Indexed).
  16. Minocha, Vijay K.;Melhem, Hani G.;Cheng, Yousheng,(2004), Discussion of "prediction of remaining service life of bridge decks using machine learning" by Hani G. Melhem and Yousheng Cheng, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Volume 18, Year 2004, Pages 383-385,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887- 3801(2004)18:4(383.2) (SCIE Indexed).
  17. Minocha, Vijay K.,(2003), Discussion of “Neural Network Prediction of Air Stripping KLa” by Y. Djebbar and R. M. Narbaitz, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 780-781, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733- 9372(2003)129:8(780) (SCIE Indexed). Minocha, Vijay K.(2003), Discussion of “predicting chlorine residuals in drinking water:
  18. Second order model”, Journal of Water Resources Planning andManagement, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 437-439,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733- 9496(2003)129:5(437) (SCIE Indexed).
  19. Minocha, Vijay K.,(2003), Discussion of “Dimensional Analysis of Reaeration Rate in Streams” by Carlo Gualtieri, Paola Gualtieri, and Guelfo Pulci Doria, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 676-677, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:7(676) (SCIE Indexed).
  20. Minocha, Vijay K., (2003), Discussion of “probability distribution of low streamflow series in the united states”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 297, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:5(297) (SCIE Indexed).
  21. Minocha, Vijay K.;Saini, Gaurav, (2003), Discussion of “estimating vehicle fuel consumption and emissions based on instantaneous speed and acceleration levels”, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 129, Year 2003, Pages 578- 579,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2003)129:5(578) (SCIE Indexed).
  22. Minocha, Vijay K.;Malhotra, Gaurav, (2003), Discussion of “testing hydrologic time series for stationarity”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 298- 299,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:5(298) (SCIE Indexed).
  23. Minocha, Vijay K.;Upadhyaya, Prakash C., (2003), Discussion of “finite fourier probability distribution and applications”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 231, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084- 0699(2003)8:4(231) (SCIE Indexed).
  24. Minocha, Vijay K.;Zayed, Tarek M.;Chang, Luh Maan, (2003)Discussion of "statewide performance function for steel bridge protection systems" by Tarek M. Zayed, Luh-Maan Chang, and Jon D. Fricker, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Volume 17, Year 2003, Pages 62-64, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887- 3828(2002)16:2(46) (SCIE Indexed).
  25. Minocha, Vijay K., (2003), Discussion of “classification of river basins using artificial neural network”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 105, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:2(105) (SCIE Indexed).
  26. Minocha, Vijay K.;Upadhyaya, Prakash C., (2003), Discussion of “uncertainty assessment of regionalized flood frequency estimates”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 8, Year 2003, Pages 107, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2003)8:2(107) (SCIE Indexed.
  27. Minocha, Vijay K., (2002), Discussion of “model for determining optimum bus-stop spacing in urban areas”, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 128, Year 2002, Pages 596, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733947X(2002)128:6(596) (SCIE Indexed).
  28.  Minocha, Vijay K., (2002), Discussion of “comparison of ANNss and empirical approaches for predicting watershed runoff”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Volume 128, Year 2002, Pages 379-381,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2002)128:5(379) (SCIE Indexed).
  29. Geeta Arora., M. L. Kansal., Vijay K. Minocha., James C. Powell ., John R. West., Nicholas B. Hallam ., Christopher F. Forster ., John Simms ., (2001), Performance of various kinetic models for chlorine decay, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 349-351,DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733- 9496(2001)127:5(349) (SCIE Indexed).
  30. Kumar, Arun; Minocha, Vijay K.; Abdelhamid, Tariq S.;Everett, John G., (2001), Time series analysis for construction productivity experiments, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 252, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2001)127:3(252) (SCIE Indexed).
  31. Kumar, Arun., Minocha, Vijay K., (2001), Rainfall runoff modeling using artificial neural networks, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 6, Year 2001, Pages 176-177, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2001)6:2(176) (SCIE Indexed).
  32. Kumar, Arun., Minocha, Vijay K., (2001), Back-propagation neural network in tidal-level forecasting, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Volume 127, Year 2001, Pages 54-55, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-
    950X(2001)127:1(54) (SCIE Indexed).
  33. Kumar, Rakesh;Singh, R. D.;Seth, S. M., Minocha, Vijay K., (2000), Discussion of Regional flood formulas for seven subzones of zone 3 of India, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 5, Year 2000, Pages 436-437, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1084- 0699(2000)5:4(436) (SCIE Indexed).
  34. Sasikumar K., Mujumdar P.P., Minocha, Vijay K., (1998), Discussion of Fuzzy optimization model for water quality management of a river system, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Volume 124, Year 1998, Pages 79- 87,DOI:10.1061/(asce)0733-9496(1998)124:2(79) (SCIE Indexed).
  35. Minocha, Vijay K.,Prasad,B.M., Kumar, Arun, Kansal, M. L., Arora, Geeta., (1997), Discussion of Identification of monitoring stations in water distribution system, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Volume 123, Year 1997, Pages 746-752, DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1997)123:8(746) (SCIE Indexed).
  36. Minocha, Vijay K.;Rao, A. V.S.Prabhakar,( 1988), Ammonia removal and recovery from urea fertilizer plant waste, Environmental Technology Letters, Volume 9, Year 1988, Pages 655-664, DOI:10.1080/09593338809384616 (SCIE Indexed).

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS (IF ANY)

Total of 06 chapters have been published in various books. 

PATENTS (IF ANY)

HONOURS AND AWARDS (IF ANY)

SPONSORED/CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

START-UPS (IF ANY)

MOOC COURSES DEVELOPED (IF ANY)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ADVISEES

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

As Dean Planning & Recruitment, involved in following assignments:

  • Recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professor in the disciplines of CSE, SE, IT, Bio, Mechanical Engg., Mgmt USME, Economics USME, Design, Env. Engg.
  • Recruitment to the post of Registrar, COE & COF.
  • Recruitment to the posts of Rolling Positions.
  • Recruitment to the posts of Professor of Practice.
  • Recruitment to the posts of Assistant Registrar & Deputy Registrar (on deputation).
  • Recruitment to the post of Non-Teaching Ministerial Posts (OA, SOA, SO) on deputation.
  • Initiated recruitment process of Non-Teaching Post of JOA & OA.