About
I am an architect, urban consultant, and researcher, specialising in urban sustainability, with a focus on spatial analysis, urban morphology, and data-driven approaches to sustainability and resilience. My work integrates geospatial analytics, space syntax, fractal analysis, statistical modelling, and climate change to examine how urban forms influence resource use, accessibility, and environmental risk.
I have led and contributed to interdisciplinary research projects across Europe and South Asia, with publications in high-impact journals in WoS & Scopus. My research aims to translate complex spatial evidence into planning and design insights that support equitable and sustainable urban development.
Education
2020 - 2024
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
RCG School of Infrastructure Design & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
2017 - 2019
Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
in Urban Regeneration
F/O Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
2012 - 2017
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
F/O Engg. & Tech., ZHCET, Department of Architecture, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
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2025: Winner of Young Researchers Mobility Programme (MGR25): Awarded research grant (Application 16811) for travelling & conducting research at the University of Porto (Portugal). Funded by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia with funds from Regional Law no. 7 of 7 August 2007 “Promotion of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation in Sardinia”. Also recognised under the European 'HR Excellence in Research Award'.
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2024: Winner & awarded research grant: L. 30.12.10 N. 240 – Code 47A-24, DR 13.05.2024 n. 765, published on 15.05.2024 Area 08 - Civil Engineering and Architecture, SC 08/F1 - SSD ICAR/20 – funded by the Italian Ministry, Next Generation EU, and the University of Cagliari.
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2022: Commendable Performance was attained in the PMRF annual research review in December 2022. Classified as one of the top 8% of researchers by MHRD, Govt. of India (out of 2500 PMRF students).
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2021: Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) with a total grant of 40,000 USD. The PMRF, a highly competitive selection process based on professional skills and research proposals, selects only 500 students from 60 top public institutes in India and is considered the most prestigious research fellow award in the country.
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2020: Institute Assistantship (PhD Scholarship), 2020, with a total grant of 4,500 USD for doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
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2019-2020: Top 25 theses of the DAIDA Thesis Awards 2019-2020 by the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies of the European Union
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2019: Gold Medallist 2019, for securing the first position in M.Arch (Urban Regeneration) at Jamia Millia Islamia, India.
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2017: Silver Medallist 2017, for securing the second position in B.Arch (Architecture) at Aligarh Muslim University, India