He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington, M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University at Buffalo, (SUNY) and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His research interests are in studying civil infrastructure systems through the lens of risk and life cycle analysis, to improve project outcomes such as project cost, long term performance and environmental impacts. In 2013, Amlan founded Trisight, LLC a start-up that focused on implementing research in infrastructure life cycle assessment using data mining technologies. He continues to be a part owner and serves as the CTO for the company.