About

My work spans three interconnected areas: design and immersive media, including XR, 3D capture and digital twins, as tools for understanding; heritage and traditional knowledge, as foundations for sustainable design; and systems thinking, to uncover interdependencies, feedback loops and leverage points for systemic change. I also explore SDG localisation, translating global goals into locally grounded, place-based strategies for sustainable development.

I trained as an architect, practised in heritage conservation, and completed my PhD in Design at IIT Hyderabad. I now teach at MNIT Jaipur, where I am building a research group on immersive systems and knowledge-led design. Prospective PhD students and project staff: see Join My Group.

Education

• PhD, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (2021 to 2026)

  • Future Research Talent Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU, Canberra (2023)

• Master of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (2019 to 2021)

• PG Diploma in Urban Planning and Development, IGNOU, New Delhi (2017 to 2022)

• Bachelor of Architecture, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (2011 to 2016)