Mr. Talkeshwar
Assistant Professor, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh, India
IMPARC ID: IMP-CMP-GE-AP-2026-2266
Profile Summary
Mr. Talkeshwar Ray is an academician and researcher in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor at Himalayan University. He holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from NERIST, Nirjuli (2026) and has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, securing Gold Medals in both M.Tech (Geotechnical Engineering) and Diploma in Civil Engineering.
His expertise includes Soil-Structure Interaction, Ground Response Analysis, Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (SBFEM), seismic analysis, retaining wall design, and advanced structural analysis using OpenSees and finite element techniques. He has published multiple peer-reviewed research articles, delivered special lectures, supervised M.Tech theses, undertaken consultancy work, and holds a registered design patent titled “Concrete Quality Testing AI Device” (Government of India, 2024).
Subject Matter Expertise
Subject Matter Expertise:
STEM
→ Engineering
→ Civil Engineering
– Geotechnical Engineering
– Structural Engineering
– Earthquake Engineering<br
STEM
→ Engineering
→ Civil Engineering
– Geotechnical Engineering
– Structural Engineering
– Earthquake Engineering<br
Mentorship Offered
Services Offered:
Consulting
– Scientific and Technical Consulting
– Operations Consulting
Research
– Scientific and Technical Research
Writing
– Technical Writing
Consulting
– Scientific and Technical Consulting
– Operations Consulting
Research
– Scientific and Technical Research
Writing
– Technical Writing
Work Experience Summary
Mr. Ray has academic and teaching experience since 2017 across reputed institutions including Himalayan University, NERIST, and ESA Itanagar. His roles include Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate, Lecturer, and Guest Assistant Professor. In addition to teaching, he actively contributes to research, consultancy, patent development, and postgraduate thesis supervision.
Professional Experience:
Company Name: Himalayan University
Position: Assistant Professor
Duration: January 2021 – Present
Company Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Position: Teaching Associate
Duration: January 2020 – January 2021
Company Name: ESA, Itanagar (A.P.)
Position: Lecturer (Part-Time), Civil Engineering
Duration: July 2018 – December 2019
Company Name: ESA, Itanagar (A.P.)
Position: Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Duration: January 2018 – July 2018
Company Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Position: Guest Assistant Professor
Duration: July 2017 – December 2017
Company Name: Himalayan University
Position: Assistant Professor
Duration: January 2021 – Present
Company Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Position: Teaching Associate
Duration: January 2020 – January 2021
Company Name: ESA, Itanagar (A.P.)
Position: Lecturer (Part-Time), Civil Engineering
Duration: July 2018 – December 2019
Company Name: ESA, Itanagar (A.P.)
Position: Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Duration: January 2018 – July 2018
Company Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Position: Guest Assistant Professor
Duration: July 2017 – December 2017
Educational Summary
Mr. Ray holds a Ph.D., M.Tech., B.Tech., and Diploma in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering. He secured First Position (Gold Medal) in M.Tech (2017) and Diploma (2013). His doctoral degree was completed in 2026 with 80.10%.
Education:
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: Ph.D.
Field/Description: Geotechnical Engineering
Year: 2026
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: M.Tech
Field/Description: Geotechnical Engineering
Year: 2017
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: B.Tech
Field/Description: Civil Engineering
Year: 2015
Institution Name: RGGP, Itanagar (A.P.)
Degree Title: Diploma
Field/Description: Civil Engineering
Year: 2012
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: Ph.D.
Field/Description: Geotechnical Engineering
Year: 2026
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: M.Tech
Field/Description: Geotechnical Engineering
Year: 2017
Institution Name: NERIST, Nirjuli (A.P.)
Degree Title: B.Tech
Field/Description: Civil Engineering
Year: 2015
Institution Name: RGGP, Itanagar (A.P.)
Degree Title: Diploma
Field/Description: Civil Engineering
Year: 2012
Certifications
Mr. Ray has completed multiple national-level training programs and faculty development programs related to disaster management, earthquake risk reduction, landslide management, sustainable hill development, microgrid system design, and IP awareness. He also holds NCC ‘B’ Certificate and is a Student Member of the Geotechnical Institute of ASCE (Membership ID: 12132421).
Certifications & Professional Memberships:
Certification: NCC ‘B’ Certificate
Membership: Student Member, Geotechnical Institute of ASCE
Membership ID: 12132421
Program: National Level Training Programme on Disaster Management
Organized By: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India
Year: 2020
Program: Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Mitigation in Arunachal Pradesh (TEQIP-III)
Year: 2020
Program: IP Awareness/Training Program
Organized By: National Intellectual Property Management (NIPM), Government of India
Year: 2022
Certification: NCC ‘B’ Certificate
Membership: Student Member, Geotechnical Institute of ASCE
Membership ID: 12132421
Program: National Level Training Programme on Disaster Management
Organized By: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India
Year: 2020
Program: Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Mitigation in Arunachal Pradesh (TEQIP-III)
Year: 2020
Program: IP Awareness/Training Program
Organized By: National Intellectual Property Management (NIPM), Government of India
Year: 2022
Publication Summary
Mr. Ray has authored and co-authored multiple research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings focusing on Geotechnical Engineering, Soil-Structure Interaction, Seismic Analysis, Retaining Wall Design, Steel Plate Shear Walls, and Finite Element Modeling. He has also contributed to conference proceedings including GeoNEst (IIT Guwahati), ICAESD-2024, and ICICMRP-2024.
Publications & Conference Proceedings:
1. Title: Use of Rayleigh Damping in Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis: An Evaluation
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar & Baishya Sukumar
Event: Indian Geotechnical Conference “GeoNEst”
Organized By: IIT Guwahati, India
Date: 14–16 December 2017
2. Title: Seismic Ground Response Analysis Using FE Model
Author: Ray Talkeshwar
Event: National Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering Science, Technology and Management (NCRTESTM)
Organized By: Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 8–9 November 2017
Category: Special Lecture Delivered
3. Title: Rational Use of Rayleigh Damping for Ground Response Analysis
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar & Baishya Sukumar
Event: National Conference on Civil, Geo-tech and Transport Research
Organized By: Department of Civil Engineering, NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 14–15 October 2017
4. Title: Soil-Structure Interaction: A Critical Review
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar, Baishya Sukumar & Devi Dipika
Journal: IJAEM, Volume 3, Issue 12
ISSN: 2395-5252
Year: 2021
5. Title: A State-of-the-Art Review on Soil-Structure Interaction
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Journal: International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology (IJSRST)
ISSN: 2395-602X (Online), 2395-6011 (Print)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST22911
6. Title: A Critical Review on Design of RCC Cantilever Retaining Wall
Authors: Taring Sanjay & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJSRST, Volume 9, Issue 1
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229126
7. Title: State-of-the-Art Review on Seismic Design of Retaining Wall
Authors: Nakia Nabam & Ray Talkeshwar
Journal: International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35940/ijese.g2534.0510622
8. Title: State-of-the-Art Review on Performance of RC Shear Wall
Authors: Rumak Jomoh & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA)
ISSN: 2248-9622
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/9622-1205015053
9. Title: Design and Planning of Energy Efficient Building: A Critical Review
Authors: Nabam Tanang & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJERA
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/9622-1202012831
10. Title: State of the Art Review on Design of Steel Plate Shear Wall
Authors: Durba Lego & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJSRST, Volume 9, Issue 4
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229480
11. Title: Performance Evaluation of Steel Plate Shear Wall Using FEA Techniques
Authors: Durba Lego & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/1684-1905021014
12. Title: Unleashing the Power of OpenSees: A Versatile Framework for SBFEM Analysis
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Journal: International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering
Year: 2024
13. Title: Advancing Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis for Agricultural Warehouse Using Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Event: International Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development (ICAESD – 2024)
Organized By: Department of Horticulture, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 20–21 March 2024
14. Title: Streamlining Structural Analysis: The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method Approach
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Event: International Conference on Innovation Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICICMRP – 2024)
Organized By: Department of Computer Science, Regional College, Imphal (in collaboration with Naorem Birahari College)
Date: 4–5 March 2024
1. Title: Use of Rayleigh Damping in Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis: An Evaluation
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar & Baishya Sukumar
Event: Indian Geotechnical Conference “GeoNEst”
Organized By: IIT Guwahati, India
Date: 14–16 December 2017
2. Title: Seismic Ground Response Analysis Using FE Model
Author: Ray Talkeshwar
Event: National Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering Science, Technology and Management (NCRTESTM)
Organized By: Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 8–9 November 2017
Category: Special Lecture Delivered
3. Title: Rational Use of Rayleigh Damping for Ground Response Analysis
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar & Baishya Sukumar
Event: National Conference on Civil, Geo-tech and Transport Research
Organized By: Department of Civil Engineering, NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 14–15 October 2017
4. Title: Soil-Structure Interaction: A Critical Review
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar, Baishya Sukumar & Devi Dipika
Journal: IJAEM, Volume 3, Issue 12
ISSN: 2395-5252
Year: 2021
5. Title: A State-of-the-Art Review on Soil-Structure Interaction
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Journal: International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology (IJSRST)
ISSN: 2395-602X (Online), 2395-6011 (Print)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST22911
6. Title: A Critical Review on Design of RCC Cantilever Retaining Wall
Authors: Taring Sanjay & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJSRST, Volume 9, Issue 1
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229126
7. Title: State-of-the-Art Review on Seismic Design of Retaining Wall
Authors: Nakia Nabam & Ray Talkeshwar
Journal: International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35940/ijese.g2534.0510622
8. Title: State-of-the-Art Review on Performance of RC Shear Wall
Authors: Rumak Jomoh & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA)
ISSN: 2248-9622
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/9622-1205015053
9. Title: Design and Planning of Energy Efficient Building: A Critical Review
Authors: Nabam Tanang & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJERA
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/9622-1202012831
10. Title: State of the Art Review on Design of Steel Plate Shear Wall
Authors: Durba Lego & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IJSRST, Volume 9, Issue 4
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229480
11. Title: Performance Evaluation of Steel Plate Shear Wall Using FEA Techniques
Authors: Durba Lego & Talkeshwar Ray
Journal: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)
Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/1684-1905021014
12. Title: Unleashing the Power of OpenSees: A Versatile Framework for SBFEM Analysis
Authors: Ray Talkeshwar, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Journal: International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering
Year: 2024
13. Title: Advancing Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis for Agricultural Warehouse Using Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Event: International Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development (ICAESD – 2024)
Organized By: Department of Horticulture, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh
Date: 20–21 March 2024
14. Title: Streamlining Structural Analysis: The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method Approach
Authors: Talkeshwar Ray, Sukumar Baishya & Dipika Devi
Event: International Conference on Innovation Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICICMRP – 2024)
Organized By: Department of Computer Science, Regional College, Imphal (in collaboration with Naorem Birahari College)
Date: 4–5 March 2024