Dr. Makrand Mahadev Wagale

Bio

Dr. Makrand Wagale is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, MIT World Peace University in Pune. He completed his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, and his M.E. and Ph. D in Transportation Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Dr. Wagale specializes in Transportation Planning, Public Transportation, Rural Road Assessment and Design, Artificial Intelligence, soft computing, Computational Intelligence, Augmented Reality Applications for Civil Engineering Design, and Transportation Safety.

He has authored several research papers in international journals and conferences and actively reviews journals of international repute, such as the Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and the Transportation Research Board. Dr. Wagale is proficient in software such as HDM-4, VISSIM, MX ROAD, GIS, and computing tools like SPPS and R-Programming. He has over three years of combined experience in teaching and industry.

Dr. Wagale also worked as a road safety auditor for the Bikaner to Phalodi section of NH-15 for four-laning from km 4.200 to 55.250 and two-laning with paved shoulder from km 55.250 to 163.500 in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Qualification : Ph.D. (Transportation Engineering), M.E. (Transportation Engineering), B.E. (Civil Engineering)

Subjects taught

Transportation Engineering I, Transportation Engineering II, Transportation Planning and Management

Research Paper

1. Singh A. P., Wagale M., Dhadse, K., Singh A. “Socioeconomic impacts of low-volume roads using a GIS-based multidimensional impact assessment approach”. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01723-3.

2. Tirth V., Wagale M., Singh A. P., Sarkar A.K. Singh R. K., Algahtani A., Islam, S. “Exploring Negative Impacts of Rural Roads Using Fuzzy Multicriteria Approach”. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 2021, 27(6): 441-453. https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2021.15264.

3. Wagale M., Singh A. P., Sarkar A. K. “Socio-economic impacts of Low-volume roads using mixed-method approach of PCA and Fuzzy-TOPSIS”. International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. 2021, 9(2): 112-133. https://doi.org/10.14246/irspsda.9.2_112. Wagale M., Singh A. P.,Sarkar A. K. “The application of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and fuzzy delphi technique to assess socio-economic impacts of construction of rural roads”. Journal of Transport and Telecommunication. 2019, 20: 325-345. https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2019-0027. Wagale M., Singh A. P., Sarkar A. K. “Impact of rural road construction on the local livelihood diversification: Evidence from Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Jhunjhunu district, India”. Geo Journal. 2019, 85:961-978. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10007- 3