Hariharan N.

Hariharan n.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Construction Educator and Researcher | Technology and BIM Enthusiast | Passionate in Sustainable Construction

  • Education

    • Arizona state university

      2014 - 2017
      Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) civil engineering 3.65/4.00

      ► Civil Engineering emphasizing on Sustainable Engineering and Infrastructure Data Analytics► Dissertation: Cybernetic Energy Analytics for Infrastructure: Application to Institutional Buildings

    • The university of kansas

      2011 - 2013
      Master of science - ms civil engineering 3.5/4.0

      ► Emphasis on Construction Management and Transportation Engineering► Thesis: Preliminary Analysis Framework for State Sustainable Transportation System► Contribution: Developed an Comprehensive Analysis Framework to Evaluate the Sustainability of States’ Transportation System in the United States

    • Easwari engineering college

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of engineering - be civil engineering 3.80/4.0

      Activities and Societies: Treasurer of the department, Member of Symposium committee, NSS member, Event coordinator. ► Thesis: Effect of gradation of coarse and fine aggregates on the physical properties of the concrete► Contribution: Determined an Optimal Mix Design Through the Proportion of Coarse and Fine Aggregates to achieve High Compressive Strength of 66.94 Mpa (National Average: 45 Mpa)

  • Experience

    • Srm civil works - india

      Jan 2011 - May 2011
      Project engineering intern

      ► Initiated a project to determine the best proportion of coarse and fine aggregates to elevate the strength of the concrete mix and highlight the cementing techniques► Collaborated with the research group to develop a study analysis of drastic changes in the strength of concrete on alternative dry and wet cycles► Major Projects: Residential Town Construction

    • The university of kansas

      Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
      Graduate research assistant

      BRECE Sustainable Transportation Model► Led research team in the development of analysis framework to analyze the sustainability of state transportation system► Evaluated Sustainability of 50 states’ transportation systems based on several sustainable indicators with GDP and population as real time adjusters ► Ranked based on the results and performed statistical analysis to correlate the sustainable indicators

    • Arizona state university

      Jan 2014 - Jul 2017
      Graduate research associate

      Cybernetic Energy Analytics for Infrastructure: Applications to Institutional buildings► Developed Semi-Supervised Energy Model (SSEM) to analyze energy demand-supply characteristics through data analytics and machine learning algorithms► Collected energy data for 200 buildings at ASU including electricity, heating, cooling, and heat index data totaling 250 million data points► Implemented data analytics to track, pre-process, analyze trends, detect anomalies, predict and visualize consumption and production, and to estimate technical and non-technical losses► Benefits of the research includes approximately 30% energy savings through energy balancing and strategic zoningPatterning Human Behavior (PHB) on Building Energy Consumption► Validated human occupancy and behavioral patterns found in various focus groups using reverse engineering algorithms► Conducted one cause variable analysis with Occupancy as parent variable and performed clustering of buildings with respect to their consumption pattern► Considered human behavior as one object variable and selected seven relational variables to develop the analysis model for Human behavior on buildings► Leveraged big data analytics and reverse engineering algorithms to overcome traditional data analysis setbacksDigitizing Trash: Automated Sorting Prototype (ASP) for Solid Waste through Image Analytics► Improved the effectiveness and efficiency of waste sorting using novel image analytics technology ► Developed a prototype which can sort, analyze and visualize the imaging data autogenously► Modified object-oriented algorithms that identify the type of material from the trash to improve waste sorting► Systemized an automated trash model to differentiate landfills and recyclables through image analytics and machine learning algorithms Show less

    • Protex the pt xperts

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      Field and lab technician

      ► Tested different types of soils on commercial and residential projects to determine the strength and stability of soils in major Arizona cities► Inspected soil characteristics through various field and laboratory tests, and prepared project reports and proposals► Major Projects: City of Phoenix Tunneling Project

    • Central arizona project

      May 2016 - Aug 2016
      Maintenance planning and analyst

      ► Developed summer outage master schedule using Microsoft Project► Visited various sites to review the work locations collected field data for analytical purpose► Interfaced field maintenance and construction personnel to plan and schedule man-hours► Major Projects: Summer Outage Scheduling and Maintenance (5 Pumping Plants)

    • Missouri state university

      Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
      Visiting assistant professor
    • University of central missouri

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
      Assistant professor
    • Wentworth institute of technology

      Jun 2020 - now
      Assistant professor
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Hariharan N.
      Design Contest - Feb 2009 Won Second Prize in Inter college Design contest by modeling an innovative “Eco-Friendly Brick Manufacturing Unit”.
    • Awarded to Hariharan N.
      Technical Symposium - May 2008 Won first prize on Paper titled “Autogenously healing of ECC” at Technical Symposium in 2008.
    • Awarded to Hariharan N.
      National conference - Jun 2007 Presented a paper titled “Impact on climatic change” at National Conference in 2007.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Member

      Issued by Associated General Contractors of America Inc., Arizona Chapter on Aug 2014
      Associated General Contractors of America Inc., Arizona ChapterAssociated with Hariharan N.