Dr. B. K. Bhavathrathan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Palakkad. He graduated B. Tech. in Civil Engineering from Government Engineering College, Thrissur and his post-graduated M. Tech. in Transportation Systems Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology–Guwahati (IIT–Guwahati). His doctorate degree PhD in Transportation Systems Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. His research areas such as Road Networks; Road Safety; Traffic Flow; Network Disruption.