Dr. Arvind Kumar

Designation

Assistant Professor

E-mail Id

arvind@nitt.edu

Specialization

Architectural Design, Urban and Rural Planning, System Thinking

Research Interest

Digital Twins; Energy Infrastructure; Urban Analytics; Circular Economy

Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
Assistant Professor NIT- Trichy March 2024 Till date
Assistant Professor NIT- Bhopal Aug. 2022 Feb. 2024
Architect & Planner Prof. Practice  May 2010 Aug. 2022

Academic Qualifications

Degree University Division Subjects
Ph.D IIT Roorkee First Class Energy & Infrastrcuture
Masters IIT Roorkee First Class Urban & Rural Planning
B. Arch NIT- Jaipur  First Class Architecture

Academic/ Administrative Responsibilities

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
MIS Coordinator Department of Architecture, NIT Trichy. April 2024 Till date
Assistant Warden Govind Bhawan, IIT Roorkee Aug. 2015  May 2020
Member Students Affair Council, IIT Roorkee Aug. 2015 May 2020

Award\Fellowship\ Scholarship

Year Award Awarding Organisation
2020 Best-Paper Presentation International Science Council-ICCUP-2020, Dubai
2015 Doctoral Fellowship  Ministry of Human Resource Development, India
2013 Masters Fellowship Ministry of Human Resource Development, India

Details of Academic Work

Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels

Subjects Level 
Architectural Design, Architectural Drawing-II UG-I year
Building Construction and Materials, Computer Applications, History of Architecture  UG-II year
Building Construction and Materials, Computer Applications, Specification and Valuations  UG-III year
Architectural Conservation, Rural Planning and Developments UG-IV year
Professional Practice, Project management, Valuation and Arbitrations UG-V year
Infrastructure planning, Planning Theory, Practices and Demography PG

Under Graduate projects guided

S.No Roll No Name Topic
2024-25 Batch (Jan 2025 Semester)
       

 

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia / Seminars/ Schools etc.

Date (s) Title of Activity Level of Event Role Event Organized by
Conferences
12-13.10.2024 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM-2023) International Paper presenter NIT-Warangal
17-18.12.2020 International Conference on Creative Urbanism and City Planning (ICCUCP 2020) International Paper presenter International Science Council, Dubai
11-13.12.2019 International Conference on Future Cities International Paper presenter IIT Roorkee
Faculty Development Program
09-14.05.2024 NEP- Orientation National Participant Teaching Learning Centre, IIT-Chennai.
AICTE\ CoA Approved Training\Development Program
24-28.09.2019 Sustainable Habitat National Participant NIT- Nagpur
30-03.02.2019  Provisions of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) National Participant Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai
Workshop
21- 22.11.2024 IES VE workshop National Participant IES academy Pune
09-11.08.2019 Foundation Workshop on Data Science National Participant Odin School, Hyderabad
10-18.01.2018 Annual School on Grassroots Innovations National Participant  NIAS- IISc Campus, Bengaluru
03-08.07.2008 Earthquake Resistant Practices for Architecture National Participant  NICEE, IIT Kanpur

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized 

Title of Activity Level of Event  Date (s) Role Venue
         

Invited Talks delivered

Topic Date Inviting Organization
Modelling and Simulation of Urban Systems 19.07.2024 NIT-Nagpur
Application of System Dynamics Technique in Planning. 09.12.2022 Atal Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis (AiGGPA-Bhopal)

Membership of Learned Societies

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) Organization Membership 
LifeTime Member Council of Architecture (COA), India 2010
Associate Member Institution of Town Planners, India [ITPI] 2019
Associate Member Indian Institute   2024

Publications

(A) Journals:

Author(s) Title of Paper Journal with DOI Volume (No.) Page numbers Year
Sharma,SN., Kumar; A., Kavita, D. The Precursors of Transit-oriented Development Economic and Political Weekly
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10939448
Vol LIX no. 14 Pg 16-20 2024
Kumar, A., Devadas, V. Analysis of Energy Consumption Based on Household Appliances in Jodhpur, India  Journal of World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology; Urban and Civil Engineering. ISSN:13076892 15(2), 2021 Pg. 126-128 2020
Kumar, A., Devadas, V. Solar Energy Generation-Based Urban Development: A Case of Jodhpur City Journal of World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology; Urban and Civil Engineering. ISSN:13076892 15(3), 2021 Pg. 152-154 2020

(B) Book Chapters

Author(s) Title of Book & Chapter Name of Publishers Year of Publication ISSN/ISBN Number
Kumar, A. Basics of Research Methodology- Writing and Publication: Qualitative: Book Chapter-Data Analysis Edupedia Publications Pvt Ltd 2024 9789392585937
Kumar, A. Basics of Research Methodology- Writing and Publication: Qualitative: Book Chapter-Academic Writing Style Edupedia Publications Pvt Ltd 2024 9789392585937