{"id":886,"date":"2026-06-08T07:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/road-safety\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=886"},"modified":"2026-06-17T06:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:46:34","slug":"professor-vivek-kumar","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/road-safety\/speaker\/professor-vivek-kumar\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Vivek Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"886\" class=\"elementor elementor-886\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d3f59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5d3f59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96666f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96666f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1abdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc1abdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a452cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a452cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Vivek Kumar is a leading academic and systems thinker at the Centre for Rural Development &amp; Technology, IIT Delhi, known for translating deep research into large-scale, real-world impact. As a driving force behind the Abhay Saarthi initiative \u2014 supported by the Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways\u2014he is advancing a human-centric approach to road safety, integrating behavioural insights, field data, and grassroots interventions to improve driver wellbeing and reduce risk on India\u2019s roads.<br><br><\/p>\n<p>With over two decades of experience, Prof. Kumar has led 30+ national and industry projects and authored 180+ research publications across environmental systems, industrial sustainability, and public health-linked domains. His work stands out for bridging technology, policy, and last-mile execution\u2014from restoring the Ganga River Basin and advancing zero liquid discharge systems to designing scalable community-driven solutions.<br><br><\/p>\n<p>As National Coordinator of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, he has enabled nationwide academia\u2013community partnerships, bringing implementation depth across diverse geographies. 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