Tilba Thomas

1. ISTE (LIFE MEMBER)

• Participated & completed AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Program on GIS and Remote Sensing Application in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Energy and Climate Management at BUDDHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY from 20/01/2025 to 25/01/2025.
• Participated & completed AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Program on Sustainable Materials for Future Technology at Chandigarh College of Engineering from 16/12/2024 to 21/12/2024.
• Participated & completed AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Program on ‘Energy, sustainability and climate resilience in the modern world’ at Vidya Academy of Science And Technology Technical Campus from 02/12/2024 to 07/12/2024
• Participated in CSIR sponsored 6 days Faculty Development Program on “Emerging Trends in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Toc H Institute of Science & Technology, Arakkunnam, held from 22 January 2024 to 27 January 2024
• Attended the three weeks ’Building Information Modeling Training for KTU Faculties’ organised by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and conducted by Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction (IIIC), Kollam from 27th November, 2023 to 18th December, 2023.
• One day National Level FDP (Skill Development Programme) on ‘Green Audit & Energy Audit in Higher Educational Institutions’ on 30 August, 2022 organized by IOT Academy through Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/wcz-hnve-ccf
• Six days  AICTE – ISTE sponsored online Faculty Development Program On “Approaches Towards Earthquake and Wind Resistant Structural Designs” 15th-20th March, 2021 organised by the Civil Engineering Department, Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering, Indus University, Ahmedabad
• Five day TEQIP PHASE II sponsored Online Faculty Development Programme on “Smart Materials and Technologies in Civil Engineering” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Kidangoor from 22-02-2021 to 26-02-2021.
• Five day online Faculty Development Program on Statistical and Simulation Modeling in Transportation Engineering organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, RIT, Kottayam 16th – 20th March 2021
• Five day online Faculty Development Programme on “Smart materials and technologies in civil engineering” organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Kidangoor from 22nd – 26th February 2021.
• Two Week Faculty Development Program on ‘Seismic Analysis and Design of RCC and Masonry Structures’ from 26^th April 2020 to 6^th May 2020 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, Tamil Nadu
• AICTE sponsored QIP short term course on ‘Professional Capacity Building in Structural Engineering’ from 4 to 16 December, 2017 at RIT Kottayam
• ‘Environmental Studies’ organized by IIT Bombay, 2nd June 2015 to 12th June 2015
• ‘Development Intervention, FEEL Teacher Learning’, 12th December 2014 to 14th December 2014, organized by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Palai,
• ‘Engineering Mechanics’, 26th November 2013 to 06th December 2013, organized by IIT Bombay
• ‘Creative Teaching’, 15th October 2013 to 15th October 2013 ,organized by AmalJyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally
• ‘Green Building Awareness’, 24th August 2013 to 24th August 2013, organized by IIT Bombay
• ‘Earthquake Resistant Design and Structural Rehabilitation’, 1st July 2013 to 5th July 2013, organized by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam
• ‘Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Solid Waste Management’, 4th February 2013 to 8th February 2013, organized by Government Engineering College, Thrissur
• Induction Training Programme on ‘Teaching Excellence and Methodologies for Teachers of Engineering Colleges’, 2nd July 2012 to 7th July 2012,  at Govt. Engineering College, Trichur
• ‘Introduction to Research Methodologies’, 25th June 2012 to 04th July 2012, organized by IIT Bombay
• ‘Institutionalizing Disaster Resistant Construction Practices’, 27th October 2010 to 29th October 2010, organized by Institute of Land and Disaster Management

Journal Publications

1. Divya V.S., Tilba Thomas; Proportioning of concrete mix using fuzzy logic. AIP Conf. Proc.; 3311 (1): 30004, May 2025, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0274064, (Scopus)
2. Thomas, T., Praveen, A. and Ajitha, T. ‘Assessment of carbon neutrality of building materials using emergy parameter’, J. Exergy, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp.451–466 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2023.130369., (2023) (SCIE)
3. Thomas, T., Praveen, A., Emergy parameters for ensuring sustainable use of building materials, Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, 122382., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122382, 2020 (Elsevier, SCIE indexed, IF 11.072)
4. Thomas, T., and A. Praveen, Regulating natural resource consumption in the construction sector using emergy model, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1114, 012033, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1114/1/012033, 2021 (Scopus Indexed)
5. Thomas, T., Praveen, A., 2020. Emergy parameters for ensuring sustainable use of building materials. Journal of Cleaner Production,276,122382., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122382 (Elsevier, SCIE indexed, IF 9.297)
6. Tilba Thomas and A. Praveen, 2021, Regulating natural resource consumption in the construction sector using emergy model, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1114, 012033, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1114/1/012033 (Scopus Indexed)

Conference Publications:

1. Arathi S , Tilba Thomas, ‘Enhancing Structural Performance with Nanoparticle modified Epoxy Adhesives : A Review on Repair and Retrofitting Applications’, National Conference on Advancing Sustainability in Civil Engineering Practices – 2025 (ASCP’25) held on 02/05/2025 to 03/05/2025 at St.Thomas Institute for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram in association with INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
2. Neha Ann Chares, Lijo Joseph, Devika V V, Ann Mary Alex, Tilba Thomas,  “Experimental Study on Partial Replacement of Cement with Rubbish Ash” in the IETE Sponsored National Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (NCETSE—2025) held on 16.01.2025 to 17.01.2025 at Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala.
3. Divya VS, Tilba Thomas, “Proportioning of concrete mix using fuzzy logic”, International Conference on Innovative Practices in Sustainable Engineering and Technology (IC-IPSET’24) held during 29 to 31 July 2024, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam in collaboration with SERB and KSCSTE
4. Jeena Joshy, Tilba Thomas, Experimental investigations on fiber reinforced concrete beam with recycled rubber, 5th International Conference on “Recent Innovations in Science & Technology (RIST 2023)”, 07th & 08th April 2023, organized by Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, India in association with ISET Research, India.
5. Grinita M George, Tilba Thomas, Experimental Study on Light Transmitting Translucent concrete Panels, 5th International Conference on “Recent Innovations in Science & Technology (RIST 2023)”, 07th & 08th April 2023, organized by Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, India in association with ISET Research, India.
6. Tilba Thomas, A. Praveen, ‘Regulating natural resource consumption in the construction sector using emergy model’, 6^th Biennial International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur (ICETEST 2020) from 17^th to 19^th December 2020 (Received Best Paper Award)
7. Thomas, T., Lalu Mangal, Anitha Joseph, Performance evaluation of groynes for protecting coastlines – A case study of Alappad coast, Proc. of the Intl. Conf. on Advances in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering– ACSEE 2013, IRED, Switzerland, Indexed in SEEK Digital Library
8. Thomas, T., Lalu Mangal, Anitha Joseph, Performance Evaluation of Detached Breakwaters
   for Sustaining the Coastline of Alappad, 2012 International Conference on Green Technologies (ICGT), Thiruvananthapuram, December 2012, IEEE Xplore, DOI: 1109/ICGT.2012.6477944
9. Tilba Thomas, A. Praveen, ‘Regulating natural resource consumption in the construction sector using emergy model’, 6th Biennial International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur (ICETEST 2020) from 17th to 19th December 2020 (Received Best Paper Award)
10. Anitha Joseph, Lalu Mangal, Tilba Thomas (2013), Performance Evaluation of Groynes for Protecting Coastlines – A Case Study of Alappad Coast, Int. Conf. on Advances in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, organised by London Research Press at Zurich, Switzerland, Oct 12-13, 2013 (Indexed in SEEK Digital Library), DOI : 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-43,Page(s) : 125 – 129, Electronic ISBN : 978-981-07-7965-8
11. Thomas, T., Mangal, L., & Joseph, A. (2012, December). Performance evaluation of detached breakwaters for sustaining the coastline of Alappad. In 2012 International Conference on Green Technologies (ICGT) (pp. 037-040), (Jointly organized by Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology and University of Dayton), Thiruvananthapuram, India, Dec 18-20, 2012, IEEE, DOI :: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-43, Page(s) : 125 – 129, Electronic ISBN : 978-981-07-7965-8
12. Tilba Thomas, Neha Ann Chares, Lijo Joseph, Devika V V, Ann Mary Alex, “Experimental Study on Partial Replacement of Cement with Rubbish Ash” in the IETE Sponsored National Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (NCETSE—2025) held on 16.01.2025 to 17.01.2025 at Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala. The presented paper is published in the conference proceedings with the ISBN Number: 978-81-966538-1-1.
13. Divya VS, Tilba Thomas, “Proportioning of concrete mix using fuzzy logic”, International Conference on Innovative Practices in Sustainable Engineering and Technology (IC-IPSET’24) held during 29 to 31 July 2024, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam in collaboration with SERB and KSCSTE
14. Jeena Joshy, Tilba Thomas, Experimental investigations on fiber reinforced concrete beam with recycled rubber, 5th International Conference on “Recent Innovations in Science & Technology (RIST 2023)”, 07th & 08th April 2023, organized by Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, India in association with ISET Research, India.
15. Grinita M George, Tilba Thomas,Experimental Study on Light Transmitting Translucent concrete Panels, 5th International Conference on “Recent Innovations in Science & Technology (RIST 2023)”, 07th & 08th April 2023, organized by Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, India in association with ISET Research, India.

• Translated the lectures of the SWAYAM course ‘Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication in Malayalam language’, June 2023
• Received the prestigious AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) Award 2020 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for her research story entitled “The Never Ending Life – an ‘Emerging’ Promise” based on the research, “Emergy approach for sustainable building material choices”.
• Received Best Paper Award for the paper, ‘Regulating natural resource consumption in the construction sector using emergy model’, presented in the 6^th Biennial International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology, organized by Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur (ICETEST 2020) from 17^th to 19^th December 2020
• Received 1^st rank in Civil Engineering for the state level Ph.D. Entrance conducted by APJAKTU during the June 2017 intake and received the CERD FELLOWSHIP for pursuing Ph.D. by APJAKTU, Govt. of Kerala (2018-21)
• Academic expert in the technical committee for remediation of Legacy Waste Dumpsites Through Bio Remediation of Erattupetta Municipality, March 2023
• Working group member of KTU Centre of Excellence in Sustainability Engineering & Carbon Neutrality
• Working group member of KTU Centre of Excellence in Emerging Materials and Infrastructure

• National Conference on Advancing Sustainability in Civil Engineering Practices – 2025 (ASCP’25) held on 02/05/2025 to 03/05/2025 at St.Thomas Institute for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram in association with INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
• IETE Sponsored National Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Engineering (NCETSE—2025) held on 16.01.2025 to 17.01.2025 at Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala.
• International Conference on Innovative Practices in Sustainable Engineering and Technology (IC-IPSET’24) held during 29 to 31 July 2024, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam in collaboration with SERB and KSCSTE
• 5th International Conference on “Recent Innovations in Science & Technology (RIST 2023)”, 07th & 08th April 2023, organized by Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, India in association with ISET Research, India.
• 6^th Biennial International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Science and Technology, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur (ICETEST 2020) from 17^th to 19^th December 2020 (Received Best Paper Award)
• Conf. on Advances in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering– ACSEE 2013, IRED, Switzerland, Indexed in SEEK Digital Library
• 2012 International Conference on Green Technologies (ICGT), Thiruvananthapuram, December 2012, IEEE Xplore, DOI: 1109/ICGT.2012.6477944
• SERB-sponsored High End Workshop on ‘Methods for Creating a Quality Research Article: Software and writing perspective’ organized by IIIT Kottayam from 18th to 24th July, 2022 (7 days)
• Residential Workshop on ‘Essentials of Research” at APJAKTU, Thiruvananthapuram during 9^th to 13^th July 2018
• Workshop on ‘Computer Aided design on Highways and Traffic Simulation’ at RIT, Kottayam sponsored by TEQIP, Phase II during 16^th to 18^th May 2018

• Participated in webinar on Empowering Engineering Excellence through MATLAB And Simulink held on 4th Aug 2023 organized by CoreEL Technologies
• Attended the Webinar on “Blockchain – Powering The Future” on 9th July 2020 hosted by Department of Electronics and Computer Maintenance, Union Christian College Aluva,Kerala
• Participated in the webinar on the Importance of DGPS in Construction Engineering organised by Department of Civil Engineering, Marian Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram on 10th August 2020

• Attended the ‘2022 International Summer Course on Environmental Accounting and Management’ online course via ZOOM from 4^th to 8^th July 2022, organized by the School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, China and  the International Society for the Advancement of Emergy Research

• Material Tests