• Dr. Bithin Ghorai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras, specializing in offshore geotechnics with a focus on foundation systems, soil-water-structure interaction, and seabed mobility. His research combines large-deformation numerical analysis with advanced laboratory-scale modeling to improve the understanding and design of offshore anchors, pipelines, and subsea infrastructure in soft marine sediments. With a strong interest in addressing geotechnical challenges for offshore renewables and deep-sea applications, Dr. Ghorai welcomes motivated PhD students and national/international collaborators to join his group in advancing next-generation offshore geotechnical solutions.

• Marine Geotechnical Engineering
• Offshore Foundation Systems
• Large Deformation Numerical Modelling
• Seabed Interacting Systems - Trawling, Ploughing, Mining

• DEC 2023 – CURRENT, Assistant Professor - Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 INDIA.
• SEPT 2023 – DEC 2023, Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India.
• AUG 2021 – NOV 2022, Postdoc Researcher - Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - Delft, The Netherlands.
• DEC 2020 – MAR 2021, Research Associate - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India.
• JUNE 2014 – JULY 2015, Executive Engineer - Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd., Mumbai, India.

Ph.D.

• Mrs. Vishalatchi Ramasamy (Supervisor) - Shared Suction Anchors for Offshore Renewables (Ongoing)
• Mr. Rohan Deb (Co-Supervisor) - Buried Pipeline-Reverse Fault-Ground Interaction (Ongoing)

M.Tech.

• Karra Koushik, Pullout Capacity of Suction Anchors in Clay, Graduated in 2025
• Mubashir Ali Firdaus E A, Response of Submarine Pipelines Buried in Clay Seabed, Graduated in 2025

• Courses taught:
• M.Tech/PhD Level:
• Odd Semester
• OE5545 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering - IIT Madras (India)
• ZOE5545 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering - IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus (Tanzania)
• OE6905 - Ocean Structures Thesis Project Phase I (shared)
• Even Semester
• OE6200 - Design of Fixed Offshore Structures - IIT Madras (India) (shared)
• ZOE6200 - Design of Fixed Offshore Structures - IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus (Tanzania) (shared)
• OE6906 - Ocean Structures Thesis Project Phase II (shared)