Research Scientist, Robert Bosch (South East Asia) Pte Ltd, Singapore (Oct 2018-Oct 2020):

Worked on developing city-wide traffic simulation models to implement control strategies for reducing traffic congestion in cities. The aim is to find solutions to enable new mobility models based on shared assets and traffic flow optimization. The work involved analyzing large datasets and feeding processed data into the simulation for better decision-making. 

• Institute Nodal officer: PM Gatishakti,  National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity

• Institute Nodal officer member: India Universities and Institutions Network for Disaster Risk Reduction

• Member, Informs

Selected Journals Publications: 

• Eshwar Dayal, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Agnivesh P, Lakshay (2024) Optimal Location and Capacity Planning for Parcel Lockers: A Bilevel Optimization Model Considering Planners' and Customers' Perspectives. Transportation Research Record. Under R2

• Harsh Shah, Ravi Gadepalli, Lakshay, Oded Cats (2024) Integrated charging facility planning and charging scheduling for a rural battery electric bus system. Working paper

• Triapthi, G. & Lakshay (2024). Optimizing Strategic Placement of Railroad Accident Relief Equipment: A Simulation-Based Decision Tool: Simulation based placement of railroad relief equipment. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (JSIR), 83(7), 761-771.

• Gopi, R., Pathak, D. V., & Pratap, S., Lakshay (2024). Barriers and drivers for sustainable public transportation in Indian context. Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, 3(1), 100141.

• Singh, S., Lakshay, Pratap, S., & Jauhar, S. K. (2024). Unveiling barriers to IoT adoption in the maritime freight industry. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 1-11.

• Prajapati, D., Pratap, S., Zhang, M., Lakshay, & Huang, G. Q. (2022). Sustainable forward-reverse logistics for multi-product delivery and pickup in B2C E-commerce towards the circular economy. International Journal of Production Economics, 108606.

• Lakshay, Bolia, N. B. (2022). Efficient evacuation strategies for emergency response management. Journal of Emergency Management (Weston, Mass.), 20(2), 175-196.

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2020). "Robust Scheduling for Bus Based Evacuation Planning.” Socioeconomic planning journal,71,100756, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.100756

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2019). "Operating Strategies of Buses for Mass Evacuation” Safety Sciences. 111, 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2018.07.007

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2018). "Network redesign for efficient crowd flow and evacuation during mass gatherings" Applied Mathematical Modelling. 53, 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2017.08.030

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2018). "Pedestrian Control Measures for Efficient Emergency Response Management in Mass Gatherings" International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 9(3):18. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-07-2017-0045

• Lakshay, Agarwal A., & Bolia N. B. (2016). “Route Guidance Map for Emergency Evacuation” Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response (JRACR). 6(3), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.2991/jrarc.2016.6.3.3

Conferences (Presented/Delegate):

• International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management (2021): Paper presented 

• World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (2019): Congress theme, “Smart Mobility, Empowering Cities”

• Thredbo 16 (2019): International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport Singapore, September 2019 (as a Delegate).

• 15th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR, 2019) Mumbai, India May 2019 (as a Delegate).

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2017). “Operating Strategies for Bus-Based Evacuation Planning” IFORS 2017 held in Quebec, Canada July 2017 (Abstract accepted)

• Lakshay, Bolia N. B. (2015). “Risk management strategies to avoid stampede at Mass gatherings” Presented in Second World Congress on Disaster Management (2nd WCDM), held in Visakhapatnam, India, 19-22th November 2015

Courses at IIT(BHU) Varanasi: 

Post-Graduate Level

• Network Flows and Graphs (ME-DSE 526)
• Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms (ME-DSE 513)
• Stochastic Decision Modeling (DSE 521)
• Probability and Statistics for decision making (ME-DSE-512)

Under-Graduate Level

• Introduction to Industrial Management (MIM 478)
• Quantitative Methods for Decision making (MIM 572)
• Industrial Management (ME-471)

• Bus Schedule Optimisation and Optimum E-Bus Schedule for BMTC funded by GIZ, Germany (with Dr. Hemant K Suman, IIT Roorkee): 30.68 Lacs
• Technology Intervention for creative Economy funded by Mindshare: 10.35 lacs 
• Decision support system for crowd related incidents funded by Seed (IIT BHU): 9.5 lacs

• Techniques for Increasing the Capacity of the Road and Marine Transportation Systems. Funded by IIT BHU IDAPT under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (IM-ICPS) from Feb 6th to Feb 11th,2024

• Improvement Strategies for Urban Freight Transportation System funded by IDAPT, IIT (BHU) Feb 28th to March 4th,2023 

• Data-Driven Supply Chain Transformation funded by IDAPT IIT (BHU) & NITIE Mumbai from July 16th to August 21st,2022

• Deliverd a lecture on Logistics Network Planning: Models of Optimization under PM Gati Shakti Scheme sponsored by AICTE ATAL on the theme of "Transportation & Logistics Industry" between 20th Feb to 3rd March 2023. T

• Operating Strategies of buses for Mass Evacuation, at Institute of Engineers for Prof B.B. Bansal Memorial Lectures, April 19, 2022.

• Quantitative Techniques for Decision Making, at Textile Institiute of Technology and Sciences Bhiwani, Haryana Value Addition Program of the institute, June 6, 2022.

• Syncing Education with Industrial Demands,  FDP sponsored by Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow. September 2-7, 2021.  

• Data Analytics and Predictive Techniques for Urban Freight Transportation System, IIT BHU IDAPT under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (IM-ICPS) November 11-14, 2021.

Reviewed manuscripts from:

• OPSEARCH The journal of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI)
• Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Computers & Industrial Engineering
• Operations Management Research

PhD

• Mr Gyanesh Tripathi (Thesis Submitted), Supervisor: Working in the area of optimal allocation of accident relief facilities for a resilient railway network.
• Mr Gopi R. (Ongoing, PhD), Supervisor - Working in area of E-mobility 
• Mr. Eshwar Dayal (Ongoing), Supervisor: Working in area of sustainable last mile logistics
• Ms. Suneet Singh (Ongoing, PhD), Co-supervisor: Working in area of maritime freight

MTech

• Mr. Eshwar (completed), Supervisor 
• Mr. Dev Vrat Pathak (completed), Supervisor 
• Mr Bukkehathi Ramji (completed) Supervisor 
• Dev Vrat Pathak (completed) Supervisor 
• Sanjeeb Gouda (completed) Co-Supervisor 
• Harsh H. Shah (completed) Supervisor 
• Sankalp Jain (completed) Supervisor 
• Lisa Khuntia (completed) Supervisor 
• Bhavish Barak (completed) Supervisor 
• Lavesh Agrawal (completed) Co-Supervisor 
• Shikha (ongoing) Supervisor 
• Shubham (ongoing) Supervisor