(Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Pro-Vice-Rector) for Research at Chitkara University, India)

Saurav Dixit, PhD, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Pro-Vice-Rector) for Research at Chitkara University, India, is an accomplished academic and researcher with a strong focus on sustainable construction, green concrete, circular economy, project management, and automation in construction. He holds a Ph.D. and has completed two postdoctoral fellowships at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and Khalifa University, UAE. Dr. Dixit has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most highly cited scientists by Stanford University for 2022 and 2023. His impressive research portfolio includes 218 Scopus-indexed publications, 3,279 citations, and an h-index of 30. On Google Scholar, his metrics stand at an h-index of 40, an i10-index of 99, and 4,900+ citations. As an expert reviewer for prominent journals and a grant specialist, he has contributed to several international research projects, including those funded by the Russian Science Foundation, Qatar University, and Chile's National Research and Development Agency. Additionally, he holds a UAE Golden Visa in recognition of his scientific contributions. His research interests include a wide range of topics such as construction productivity, Project management studies, Sustainable construction, Lean construction, Architectural studies synthesis and development, self-healing concrete, chemical and physical properties of fly-ash, additive manufacturing, advanced concrete production, and surface modification.