Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN)

BITS Pilani – La Trobe Joint Project  

Title: Advanced Geometric Algorithms For Network Optimisation And Architectural Layout Design

PI: Myself, Marcel Jackson; Co-PI: Manjanna Basappa, Michael Payne

Duration:  July 2021-2025 

SERB-DST Early Career Research Award

Title: Mathematics-aided Architectural Design Layouts

Role: Principal Investigator 

Duration:  July 2017-2020 

RIG Grant, BITS-Pilani

Title: Rectilinear Arrangement Of Rectangles

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: August 2016-2018 

International Workshop

Organized at 25th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (https://caadria2020.org/workshops/)

Workshop Title: Graph Theoretic algorithms for Building Architectural Floorplans 

Research Area

Planar Graph Drawings, Algorithms, Floorplanning, Computational Geometry

PhD Students 

1. Vinod Kumar (Thesis Submitted)

Thesis Title: Rectangularly Dualizable Graphs and Rectangular Partitions 

2. Pinki (Ongoing)

 Thesis Title: A Graph-theoretic and An Algorithmic Approach to Floorplanning

3. Raveena (Ongoing)

Thesis Title: A Study of Non-rectangular Floorplans: Graph Theoretic Approach

SCI Journal Articles

Shekhawat, K., Jain, RN., Bisht, S., Kondaveeti, A., Goswami, D. (2021) Graph-based Approach for Enumerating Floorplans Based on User Specifications, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, accepted (IF: 1.67).

Kumar, V., Shekhawat, K., (2021) A Transformation Algorithm to Construct a Rectangular Floorplan, Theoretical Computer Science, 871:94-106 (IF: .827).

Shekhawat, K., Upasani, N., Bisht, S., Jain, RN. (2021) A Tool for Computer-Generated Dimensioned Floorplans based on given Adjacencies, Automation in Construction, Vol. 127 (IF: 7.7).

Upasani, N., Shekhawat, K., Sachdeva, G. (2020) Automated generation of dimensioned rectangular floorplans, Automation in Construction, Vol. 113, Article 103149 (IF: 7.7).

Shekhawat, K., (2018). Enumerating generic rectangular floorplans, Automation in Construction 92: 151-165 (IF: 7.7).

Shekhawat, K., Duarte, J.P. (2018). Introduction to generic rectangular floor plans, AIEDAM: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 32(3): 331-350 (IF: 1.67).

Shekhawat, K. (2017). Mathematical propositions associated with the connectivity of architectural designs. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 8(4): 653-661 (IF: 3.18). 

Shekhawat K. (2017). A computer-generated plus-shaped arrangement and its architectural     applications. Journal of Computational Design and Engineering 4(4): 318-329 (IF: 5.86). 

Shekhawat, K. (2016). Best connected rectangular arrangements. Alexandria Engineering Journal 55: 445-449 (IF: 3.73). 

Shekhawat, K. (2015). Computer-aided architectural designs and associated covariants. Journal of Building Engineering 3: 127-134 (IF: 5.32). 

Shekhawat, K. (2015). Why golden rectangle is used so often by architects: A mathematical approach. Alexandria Engineering Journal 54: 213-222 (IF: 3.73). 

Shekhawat, K. (2015). Automated space allocation using mathematical techniques. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 6: 795–802 (IF: 3.18). 

Scopus-Indexed/Web of Science Journal Articles/Conference Papers

Kumar, V., Shekhawat, K., (2021) Rectangularly Dualizable Graphs: Area-Universality, Advances and Applications in Discrete Mathematics, 28(1): 75-91.

Shekhawat, K. (2021) A Graph Theoretic Approach for the Automated Generation of Dimensioned Floorplans. PROJECTIONS, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2021, Volume 1, 141-150.

Shekhawat K., Pinki (2020). Construction of architectural floor plans for given adjacency requirements. RE: Anthropocene, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2020, Volume 1, 315-323.

Shekhawat K., Pinki, Duarte J.P. (2019). A Graph Theoretical Approach for Creating Building Floor Plans. Communications in Computer and Information Science 1028: 3-14 (In: Lee JH. (eds) Computer-Aided Architectural Design. "Hello, Culture". CAAD Futures 2019).

Shekhawat K., Duarte J.P. (2017). Rectilinear Floor Plans. Communications in Computer and Information Science 724: 395-411 (In: Çagdas G., Özkar M., Gül L., Gürer E. (eds) Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Future Trajectories. CAADFutures 2017).

Shekhawat, K. (2014). Algorithm for Constructing an Optimally Connected Rectangular Floor Plan. Frontiers of Architectural Research 3: 324-330. 

Refereed Conference Papers

Shekhawat, K. (2020). A Mathematical Approach for Generating a Floor Plan for given Adjacency Requirements. In: Gero J. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition ’20 (accepted).

Shekhawat, K., Duarte J.P. (2018). A compositional schema for the automated generation of best connected rectangular floor plans. Formal Methods in Architecture and Urbanism, Chapter 17, 259 - 273, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Shekhawat, K., Duarte J.P. (2017). Automated best connected rectangular floorplans. In: Gero J. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition ’16, Chapter 27, Springer International Publishing.