Prof. Keerti Manisha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She is an experienced environmental planner pursuing a Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. She graduated with honors in Architecture from Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) Lucknow in 2014. She completed the Master's in Planning (Environmental Planning) from the School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPAB) in 2016. She was honored with the gold medal for the highest academic performance in Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) by the Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 2014. She received a certificate of merit for the Best Thesis Award 2016 for the thesis on Development Regulations for the Catchment area of an Urban Water Body: Upper Lake Bhopal - ITPI MP Regional Chapter. She held first place in the Annual Rainbow Cities Summit and Annual Urban Research Awards 2016 organized by Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).
She is an optimistic, determined, confident, and dedicated professional. She yearns to work pragmatically and to have opportunities to showcase her knowledge and professional skills in the field of architecture and planning. She aspires to engross in professional responsibilities with complete integrity and enthusiasm to meet the goals and objectives of the organization. She has extensive experience in various areas such as sustainable tourism planning, urban and rural planning, infrastructure planning, timeseries forecasting, green economy, bibliometric analysis, systematic literature review, inter-causality analysis climate change study, environmental management plans, infrastructure planning and gap assessment, GIS mapping, development regulations, watershed management. She is proficient in software such as EViews, VOSviewer, InVEST, IBM SPSS, ArcGIS, QGIS, Erdas Imagine, InDesign, Google Earth, and AutoCAD.
| Name | Keerti Manisha |
|---|---|
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Office Address |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India - 620 015 |
| keerti@nitt.edu | |
| Field(s) of Specialization | Sustainable Tourism Planning, Urban and Rural Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Timeseries Forecasting, Green Economy, Bibliometric Analysis, Systematic Literature Review, Inter-Causality Analysis Climate Change Study, Environmental Management Plans, Infrastructure Planning and Gap Assessment, GIS Mapping, Development Regulations, Watershed Management. |
Employment Profile
| Job Title | Employer | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) | 08 April 2024 | Present |
| Assistant Professor | CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore | 01 August 2022 | 05 April 2024 |
| Environmental Planner | IPE Global Ltd., New Delhi | 16 April 2018 | 30 June 2020 |
| Project Associate | School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPAB), Madhya Pradesh | 03 October 2016 | 09 April 2018 |
Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School):
| Examination | Board / University | Year | Division/ Grade | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh | 2020- Ongoing | - | Mitigating the impacts of tourism on the environment toward sustainable tourism in hilly region |
| Master of Environmental Planning (M. Plan) | School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPA-B), Madhya Pradesh | 2016 | Ist - Hons | Environmental Planning |
| Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) | Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) Lucknow | 2014 | Ist - Hons (Gold Medalist) | Architecture |
| XII | CBSE New Delhi | 2009 | Ist | English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Work Experience, Physical & Health Education, General Studies |
| X | CBSE New Delhi | 2007 | Ist | English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science & Technology, Social science |
Awards, Associateships etc.
| Year of Award | Name of the Award | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gold Medal | Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) Lucknow |
| 2016 | Best Thesis - PG (M. Plan) | Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI) Madhya Pradesh Regional Chapter |
| 2017 | ARC Urban Research Awards | Xavier University Bhubaneswar |
Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc. (mentioning the role)
| Date (s) | Title of Activity |
Level of Event (International/National/ Local) |
Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) | Event Organized by | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-28 November 2024 | MedGU 2024 | International | Presenter | University of Barcelona, Spain | Virtual Presentation |
| 16-18 November 2024 |
3rd International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (CoMSO 2024) |
International | Presenter | NIT Silchar | Online |
| 02-07 May 2024 | 6-day FDP IIT Madras | National | Participant | IIT Madras, Chennai | Teaching Learning Center (TLC) IIT Madras, Chennai |
| December 2022 |
2nd International Conference on Sustainable Resilient Built Environments (SRBE) 2022 Manipal |
International | Presenter | Manipal School of Architecture and Planning - MAHE Manipal | Online |
| December 2022 |
2nd International Conference on Sustainable Resilient Built Environments (SRBE) 2022, Manipal |
International | Presenter | Manipal School of Architecture and Planning - MAHE Manipal | Online |
| 16-18, December 2021 |
2nd International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (CoMSO 2021) |
International | Presenter | NIT Silchar | Online |
| 9-10 October 2017 | UPPD Conference, Singapore | International | Presenter | UPPD Singapore | Hotel Fort Canning (HFC), Singapore |
Publications:
Refereed Research Journals:
| Author(s) | Title of Paper | Journal | Volume (No.) |
Page numbers |
Year |
Impact Factor of the Journal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keerti Manisha, Inderpal Singh | Forecasting of Indian and foreign tourist arrivals to Himachal Pradesh using Decomposition, Box–Jenkins, and Holt–Winters exponential smoothing methods | Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science (AJRS) | - | 1-31 | 2024 | 1.9 (2023) |
| Keerti Manisha, Inderpal Singh | Investigating Green Economy Studies Using a Bibliometric Analysis | Journal of the Knowledge Economy (JKEC) [Q1-Econometrics] | Volume 15, Issue 2 | 1-33 | 2024 | 4.0 (2023) |
| Keerti Manisha, Inderpal Singh, Vishal Chettry | Investigating and analyzing the causality amid tourism, environment, economy, energy consumption, and carbon emissions using Toda–Yamamoto approach for Himachal Pradesh, India | Environment, Development and Sustainability (EDS) [Q1] | - | 1-36 | 2023 | 4.6 (2023) |
Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings
| Author(s) | Title of Abstract/ Paper | Title of the Proceedings | Page numbers | Conference Theme | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keerti Manisha, Vishal Chettry | Mapping Cyclone and Flood Hazard Vulnerability in Puri District, Odisha, India, Using Geoinformatics |
Sustainable Resilient Built Environments (SRBE 2022) |
595-603 | Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements (ACHS) | Online | 2024 |
| Keerti Manisha, Rama U Pandey | Developmental Regulations to Conserve Catchment Area of an Urban Water Body: A Case of Upper Lake in the City of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Sustainable Resilient Built Environments (SRBE 2022) |
17-27 | Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements (ACHS) | Online | 2024 |
| Vishal Chettry, Keerti Manisha | Assessing and Predicting Urban Growth Patterns Using ANN-MLP and CA Model in Jammu Urban Agglomeration, India | Modeling, Simulation and Optimization | 387–397 | Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ((SIST, volume 292)) | Online | 2022 |
