Academic Qualifications
- PhD (Urban & Rural Planning),
- Master of City Planning,
- Diploma in Higher Education (Continuing),
- BSc (Civil Engineering)
Biography
Prof Dillip Kumar Das is a Civil Engineer and Planner with expertise In Urban and Transportation Engineering and Planning. He is adept in Applied System Analysis. He holds a PhD degree in Urban and Regional planning and has Civil Engineering and City Planning background. Prof Das is a well proficient teacher with over 19 years’ experience in the field.
He has published more than 130 research publications articles that includes peer reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters and articles in conference proceedings. He was a recipient of a number of Teaching and Research awards in his previous university.
Research Interests
- Sustainable urban and infrastructure development planning.
- Transportation planning
- Applied systems analysis and system dynamics modeling.
Research Profiles

Prof Dillip Das
Head of Teaching and Learning
Discipline
Civil Engineering
dasd@ukzn.ac.za
Telephone
031-260-2092
Campus
hcc