Members
Lead
Dr. Ronita Bardhan
Educator | Urban Scientist| Architect-Planner
Webpage
https://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-ronita-bardhan/
PhD researchers
Jiayu Pan
(University of Cambridge)
PhD Thesis title: Redesigning interior spaces to accommodate social distancing for the rare events
I-Dec Goh
(University of Cambridge)
PhD Thesis title: Objectification of Design Through Machine Learning-An unbiased deep generative framework for architectural design
Haiwei (Flora) Li
(University of Cambridge)
PhD Thesis title: Roles of trees and nature-inspired engineering solutions in urban heat mitigation for current and future climate scenarios
Maoran Sun
(University of Cambridge)
PhD Thesis title: Scenario-based strategies for decarbonizing Hard-to-Decarbonize housing
Andrés
Zúñiga-González
(University of Cambridge)
PhD Thesis title:
The Role of Green Spaces in a Warming Planet: An AI-informed Framework for Urban Planning in the Global South
Visiting Scholar
Lei (Leon) Xu
(Natioanl University of Signapore)
Research Interest: climate-responsive building, urban heat island, and urban resilience
Alumni
2022 - Dr Nikhil Kumar (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Passive Design Strategies for Improving Natural Ventilation in Affordable Housing of Global South: A Case of Mumbai
2021 - Dr Kshetrimayum Bangkim Singh (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Well-being in low-income affordable housing of India
2021-Dr Jeetika Malik (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Thermal comfort and occupant behaviour in climate zones of India
2021-Dr Solanki Ghosh (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Effects of urban form design on cognitive image and travel behavior
2020-Dr Ahana Sarkar (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Indoor design heuristics for better indoor air quality in low-income housing
2020-Dr Sathya Kumar V (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Integrating Remote Sensing and Social Science- Evaluation of Quality of Life in Mumbai City
2018-Dr Surabhi Mehrotra (IIT Bombay) - PhD Thesis title: Thermal profile variation in heterogeneous Urban Forms: Empirical evidence from Mumbai - Current position: Assistant Professor, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India
2019-Justin Lueker (MIT) - MTech - Exploring Mechanisms for Improved Air Quality in Mumbai Resettlement Dwellings: Evidence from Fieldwork and Simulation - Current position: Sustainability Consultant · Arup
2019-Chetana Kothari (IIT Bombay) - Research Assistant - CINEGENUS Project
2018-Upadhi Vijay (IIT Bombay) - Research Assistant - Research title: Energy demand management in to-be build cities - Current position: Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley, USA
2017-Subhajit Bandopadhyay (IIT Bombay) - Research Assitant - Research title: Climate resilient urban forms concerning flood and urban greening - Current position: PhD Candidate, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland