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    Pritam Saha

    About


    Dr Pritam Saha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. He earned bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and master’s degree and Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering. His research interests involve studying traffic operational and safety analysis, influence of geometric design characteristics on safety, sustainable urban mobility and transport policies, performance of different pavement structures under various environmental and traffic conditions. He has experience working on sponsored research projects as Principal Investigator, industrial consultancy projects, and also, guiding doctoral and master’s theses. He is the member of different professional bodies. Currently, his research is focused on developing indigenous technology for safety assessment, effective transport planning for areas that have grown organically, and sustainable pavement structure. Before joining IIEST, Shibpur in 2013, he spent four years working at the National Institute of Technology Agartala as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and three years working in the transportation infrastructure development industries on planning, designing, and construction of projects.

    Academic Qualifications


    • B.E. (Civil Engineering, Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College - North Bengal University), 2004
    • M.E. (Highway and Traffic Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur), 2006
    • PhD (Transportation Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala), 2013

    Research Statement


    • Transportation planning
    • Traffic safety
    • Traffic operations and management
    • Pavement evaluation

    Latest Publications


  • 1 Tanjim Shariyar, Ayan Kumar Naskar, Pritam Saha, An investigative study on the impacts of visual angle, speed and reaction time on driving performance, 101, 1-15, European Transport / Trasporti Europei, 2025
  • 2 Kinkar Bhattacharjee, Soumen Mitra, Pritam Saha, Reliability Assessment of Himalayan Trekking Indicators Through Cronbach’s Alpha, 10(35s), 965-981, Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 2025
  • 3 Ayan Kumar Naskar, Pritam Saha, Controlled experiments for road safety assessment – A conceptual framework, 2(2), 100277, Next Research. Elsevier, 2025
  • 4 Pritam Saha, Sandip Chakraborty & Sudip Kumar Roy, Evaluating the Performance of Cell-Filled Concrete Pavement using Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 240, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 5 Ayan Kumar Naskar & Pritam Saha, Can Indigenous Driving Simulators Surpass the Limits of Automated Simulation Trials?, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 238, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 6 Asit Ghosh & Pritam Saha, Measuring Bitumen Consistency: A Journey through Penetration, Viscosity and Performance Grades, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 230-231, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 7 Nilay Mallick, Pritam Saha & Sudip Kumar Roy, Transport Sustainability in Extreme Weather Conditions: An Indian Perspective, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 116, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 8 Saha, P., Nayak, S., Mitra, S., Exploring Para-Transit Choice Behaviour in Peri-Urban Areas of Kolkata, India, Technology and Service Innovation in Transportation, 39-46, 28th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 2024
  • 9 Rupali Roy & Pritam Saha, Microscopic Analysis of Time Headway of Vehicles on Two-Lane Highways with Mixed Traffic, 4(3), 287:1-15, SN Computer Science, Springer, 2023
  • 10 Sujata Basu, Pritam Saha, Evaluation of risk factors for road accidents under mixed traffic: Case study on Indian highways, IATSS Research, Elsevier, 2022
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    Research Areas


    • Transportation planning
    • Traffic safety
    • Traffic operations and management
    • Pavement evaluation

    Publications


    1 Tanjim Shariyar, Ayan Kumar Naskar, Pritam Saha, An investigative study on the impacts of visual angle, speed and reaction time on driving performance, 101, 1-15, European Transport / Trasporti Europei, 2025 2 Kinkar Bhattacharjee, Soumen Mitra, Pritam Saha, Reliability Assessment of Himalayan Trekking Indicators Through Cronbach’s Alpha, 10(35s), 965-981, Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 2025 3 Ayan Kumar Naskar, Pritam Saha, Controlled experiments for road safety assessment – A conceptual framework, 2(2), 100277, Next Research. Elsevier, 2025 4 Rupali Roy & Pritam Saha, Microscopic Analysis of Time Headway of Vehicles on Two-Lane Highways with Mixed Traffic, 4(3), 287:1-15, SN Computer Science, Springer, 2023 5 Sujata Basu, Pritam Saha, Evaluation of risk factors for road accidents under mixed traffic: Case study on Indian highways, IATSS Research, Elsevier, 2022 6 Pritam Saha, Rupali Roy, A Descriptive Study of Vehicle Classwise Headways using Mixed Traffic Data, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Springer, 2022 7 Deotima Mukherjee and Pritam Saha, Walking behaviour and safety of pedestrians at different types of facilities: a review of recent research and future research needs, 2:76, 1-16, SN Social Sciences, Springer, 2022 8 Pritam Saha, Nabanita Roy, Sujata Basu, Influence of Safety in Performance Assessment of Two-Lane Highways: A Critical Review, 44, 35-39, Transportation Research Procedia, Elsevier, 2020 9 Mondal, S., Saha, P., Passing Behaviour on Two-Lane Suburban Arterials: An Observation under Mixed Traffic with a Significant Fraction of Battery-Run E-Rickshaws, 5, 22, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer, 2020 10 Roy, R., Saha, P., Analysis of vehicle-type-specific headways on two-lane roads with mixed traffic, 35(6), 588–604, Transport, 2020 11 Saha, P., Roy, R., Sarkar, A.K., Pal, M., Preferred time headway of drivers on two-lane highways with heterogeneous traffic, 11 (4), 200-207, Transportation Letters, Taylor and Francis, 2019 12 Das, S., Mukherjee, D., Saha, P., Roy, S. K,, Pedestrian Flow Characteristics at Signalized Intersections in Mixed Traffic Situations: A Case Study in Kolkata, India, 130, 150-156, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 2018 13 Roy, R., Saha, P., Headway Distribution Models of Two-lane Roads under Mixed Traffic Conditions: A Case Study from India, 10 (3), 1-12, European Transport Research Review, Springer, 2018 14 Roy, R., Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Speed Distributional Trends on Two-lane Roads with Mixed Traffic under Heavy Flow, 187, 465-470, Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, 2017 15 Roy, N., Roy, R., Talukdar, H., Saha, P., Effect of Mixed Traffic on Capacity of Two-Lane Roads: Case Study on Indian Highways, 187, 53-58, Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, 2017 16 Basu, S., Saha, P., Regression Models of Highway Traffic Crashes: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs, 187, 59-66, Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, 2017 17 Saha, P., Roy, N., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Speed Distribution on Two-Lane Rural Highways with Mixed Traffic: A Case Study in North East India, 98 (1-2), 107-113, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India):Series A, Springer, 2017 18 Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Evaluation of speed–flow characteristics on two-lane highways with mixed traffic, 32 (4), 331-339, Transport, Taylor and Francis, 2017 19 Saha, P., Roy, N., Mukherjee, D., Sarkar, A. K., Application of Principal Component Analysis for Outlier Detection in Heterogeneous Traffic Data, 83, 107-114, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 2016 20 Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Evaluation of performance measures of two-lane highways under heterogeneous traffic, 23 (2), 223-239, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, 2015 21 Saha, P., Bhadra, A., Reddy, N. S., Sarkar, A. K., Method of Identifying Low Performance Vehicles in Heterogeneous Traffic on Two-Lane Highways, 104, 526-532, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, 2013
  • 1 Pritam Saha, Sandip Chakraborty & Sudip Kumar Roy, Evaluating the Performance of Cell-Filled Concrete Pavement using Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 240, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 2 Ayan Kumar Naskar & Pritam Saha, Can Indigenous Driving Simulators Surpass the Limits of Automated Simulation Trials?, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 238, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 3 Asit Ghosh & Pritam Saha, Measuring Bitumen Consistency: A Journey through Penetration, Viscosity and Performance Grades, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 230-231, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 4 Nilay Mallick, Pritam Saha & Sudip Kumar Roy, Transport Sustainability in Extreme Weather Conditions: An Indian Perspective, Irresistible India: A Global Engineering Powerhouse, 116, 39th Indian Engineering Congress, 2024
  • 5 Saha, P., Nayak, S., Mitra, S., Exploring Para-Transit Choice Behaviour in Peri-Urban Areas of Kolkata, India, Technology and Service Innovation in Transportation, 39-46, 28th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 2024
  • 6 Dutta, R., Biswas, S., Mondal, S., Basu, S., Saha, P.,, Backcasting Historical Traffic Data on Rural Highways Using Different Techniques, ISBN 978-93-5396-500-6, 25-26, Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies, ASCE, 2020
  • 7 Basu, S., Roy, N., Saha, P., Assessment of Safety Performance on Two-Lane Roads under Mixed Traffic: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs, 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Transportation Research Board of the National Academics, Washington, D.C., 2018
  • 8 Mondal, S., Saha, P.,, Battery-Run and Traditional Fuel Vehicle Mix: Perspectives of Road Traffic Environment and Operations, ISBN978-81-938404-9-8, 321-325, 33rdIndian Engineering Congress, The Institution of Engineers (India), 2018
  • 9 Kolay, P. K., Talukdar, H., Saha, P., LOS assessment of two-lane roads with mixed traffic: What really matters to analysts?, 75-76, Research Scholars’ Colloquium (RSC)-2016, IIEST Shibpur, 2016
  • 10 Roy, R., Saha, P., Exponential Distribution of Headways: A Misnomer on Two-Lane Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic, 43-44, Research Scholars’ Colloquium (RSC)-2016, IIEST Shibpur, 2016
  • 11 Basu, S., Saha, P., A comparison of poisson and negative binomial regression in accident data analysis, 96-97, Research Scholars’ Colloquium (RSC)-2016, IIEST Shibpur, 2016
  • 12 De, D., Ray, S. & Saha, P., Analysis of pedestrian Movement at Intersection: A case study in Kolkata Metropoils, National Conf. on Engineering problems and Application of Mathematics (EPAM-2016), NIT Agartala., 2016
  • 13 Mukherjee, D., Das, S., Saha, P., Walking speeds on Sidewalks: A comparison of Recreational and Residedential Zones in Kolkata, National Conf. on Engineering problems and Application of Mathematics (EPAM-2016), NIT Agartala., 2016
  • 14 Roy, N., Roy, R., Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Modelling of vehicular speeds on Two-Lane Roads under Heavy Traffic Flow Condition, National Conf. on Engineering problems and Application of Mathematics (EPAM-2016), NIT Agartala., 2016
  • 15 Roy, R., Roy, N., Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Analysis of Time Headways under Heavy Traffic Flow Conditions on Two-lane Roads: Case Study from North-East India, 12th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, 2016, (TPMDC) in IIT Bombay, 2016
  • 16 Mukherjee D., Das, S., Saha, P., Roy, S.K.,, Evaluation of pedestrian Speeds on Sidewalks: A Comparative Study at the Commercial Hubs in the Twin Cities of Kolkata and Howrah, 12th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, 2016, (TPMDC) in IIT Bombay, 2016
  • 17 Basu, S., Saha, P., A critical review of regression models for analysing highway crash data, 12th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, 2016, (TPMDC) in IIT Bombay, 2016
  • 18 Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Preferred Time Headway of Drivers on Two-Lane Highways with Heterogeneous Traffic, National Conf. on Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering SVNIT Surat, 2015
  • 19 Das, S., Mukherjee, D., Saha, P., Roy, S. K.,, Characteristics of Pedestrian Traffic on Sidewalks: a case study in Kolkata Metropolis, 3rd Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (3rd CTRG), Kolkata., 2015
  • 20 Roy, R., Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Time Headway Modeling of Mixed Traffic on Two-Lane Highways, 3rd Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (3rd CTRG), Kolkata., 2015
    • 21 Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Assessment of Level-of-Service of Two-Lane Highways with Heterogeneous Traffic, 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Transportation Research Board of the National Academics, Washington, D.C., 2015
  • 22 Saha, P., Sarkar, A. K., Pal, M., Study of traffic characteristic on a National Highway passing through peri-urban area in Agartala, Tripura, 84-86, National Conf. on Urban Mobility-Challenges, Solutions and Prospects, IIT Madras, 2012
    • 1 Ayan Kumar Naskar & Pritam Saha, Assessment of Traffic Sign Occlusion-Induced Crash Risk, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer,Vol 2, 41–52, , 2025 2 Nilay Mallick, Pritam Saha & Sudip Kumar Roy, An Experimental Framework Towards Assessing Impacts of Commuters’ Choice Perception on Transport Sustainability, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, Springer338–351, , 2025 3 Nilay Mallick, Pritam Saha & Sudip Kumar Roy, A Conceptual Framework to Assess the Influence of Weather on Transport Sustainability in the Indian Context, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, Springer91-104, , 2025 4 Pankaj Kumar, Sabyasachi Mondal, Pritam Saha & Sudip K. Roy, Characteristics of e-rickshaw Dominated Mixed-Mode Traffic in Suburban Arterial Corridors, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer347, , 2023 5 Basu, S., Datta, A., Mondal, S, Saha, P., Reliability-based safety assessment of mixed vehicular traffic under the influence of time-of-day, Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-44610-9117, 197-210, , 2020 6 Basu, S., Saha, P., Assessment of Crash Risks at Highway Access Points with Restricted Sight Visibility, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, SpringerISBN 978-3-030-38665-8, 76-88, , 2020 7 Mukherjee, D., Das, S., Saha, P., Roy, S. K., Analysis of Pedestrian Movements on Sidewalks: a Case Study in Kolkata, India, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, SpringerISBN 978-3-030-38665-8, 99-111, , 2020 8 Mondal, S., Saha, P., Rising growth of e-rickshaws in Indian traffic context: A challenge in efficient traffic operation, Technical volume, 32nd Indian Engineering Congress, Excel India publishersISBN978-93-86724-29-8, 153-160, , 2017 9 Roy, R., Saha, P., An Empirical Analysis of Time Headways on Two-lane Roads with Mixed Traffic, Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication, SpringerISBN9783319744544, 192-203, , 2017 10 Saha, P., Pal. M., Sarkar, A. K., Study on percent time-spent following: a performance measure for two-lane highways, Advances in Civil Engineering and Building Materials, Taylor & Francis Group, LondonISBN9780429220661, 899-902, , 2012

    Patents


    # Patents Year

    Member


    Membership of professional bodies
    • Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India), F-1304670
    • Member, Indian Roads Congress, M-35295

    Responsibilities


    Faculty-in-charge

    Computational Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department

    Warden

    A. C. Roy Hall [Hostel-7]

    Projects


    • Development of a low-cost indigenous driving simulator to evaluate the safety performance of roadways at critical visibility conditions [Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)-DST, Government of India, sponsored research project], Sponsored
      Ongoing
    • Performance Evaluation of Cell Filled Concrete, Roller Compacted Cement Concrete and Panelled Concrete Roads [National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), Government of India sponsored research project], Sponsored
      Ongoing
    • Development of Operational Strategies for E-Rickshaws for Improving Air Quality on Roads in Urban Areas of West Bengal [Science & Technology and Biotechnology Department, Government of West Bengal sponsored research project], Sponsored
      Ongoing
    • Development of a Reliability Framework for Studying the Role of Exogenous and Endogenous Factors in Limiting Sight Visibility on Roads Using Driving Simulator [Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme-III (TEQIP-III), IIEST Shibpur], Sponsored
      Completed
    • Study of Level-of-Safety on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Indian Traffic Conditions [IEI R & D Grant-in-Aid scheme, The Institution of Engineers (India)], Sponsored
      Completed

    Awards


    • The IATSS Best Paper Award: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Japan, Year: 2024
    • Recipient of International Travel Support from CSIR to attend the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., USA, Year: 2018
    • Recipient of International Travel Support from SERB-DST to attend ‘Transbaltica 2017’ in Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, Year: 2017
    • Best paper presenter: National conference - Engineering Problems and Application of Mathematics (EPAM)-2016, Year: 2016
    • Employee of the Month, Urban Transportation Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Year: 2008
    • GATE Scholarship: Post Graduation Level, Year: 2004
    • National Scholarship: Graduation Level, Year: 2000

    Research Groups


    Ayan Kumar Naskar
    M. Tech.
    8337062143
    annaskarayan@gmail.com

    Research:
    Road safety under critical driving conditions

    Nilay Mallick
    Ph. D.
    nilaymallickcivil@gmail.com

    Research:
    Effects of Weather on Commuters’ Mode Choice Preference in Urban Areas of the Indian Subcontinent

    Citations


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    Created: 23 November 2019