Qualification

Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat
“Evaluation of Residential Location Preferences to Evolve an Integrated GIS Model for Development Plan” Jan 2012 – September 2017
M. Tech (Town and Country Planning)
Government College of Engineering Pune, Pune University, Maharashtra July 2003 – June 2005
B. Arch (Bachelor of Architecture)
S.P.S.M.B. H’s College of Architecture, Kolhapur, Shivaji University, Maharashtra July 1997 – June 2002

Experience

Academics Experience (16.5 years)
Assistant Professor, COEP Technological University, Pune Jan 2009 till date
Visiting Faculty, BKPS College of Architecture, Pune June 2019–May 2020
Lecturer, College of Engineering, Pune July 2008–Dec 2008
Core Faculty, Marathawada Mitramandal School of Interior Design, Pune
Two semesters
Visiting Faculty, MIT College of Engineering, Pune One semester

Professional Experience (2.5 years)
Jr. Town Planner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune Jan–June 2008
Senior Architect, Lotus Environments, Pune March–Sep 2006
Architect, Archland Architects, Kolhapur Jan 2002–May 2003

Publications

1. Raisoni H., Verma T., and Petkar A.S. (2024). “Navigating the Maze of Urban Voids: A Hybrid MCDM Approach for Site Selection for Urban Poor in PCMC, India”, Journal of Regional and City Planning, Vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 90-109, April 2024, ISSN 2502-6429, DOI: 10.5614/jpwk.2024.35.1.5.
2. Aarya Watane, Rutvik Belsare, Dr. Arati S. Petkar and Dr. S.G. Sonar (2023). “Achieving balanced development through industrial growth: A case of Ratnagiri region”, Proceedings of National Conference on Regional Development: Issues and Challenges-2023 organised by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, in collaboration with the Regional Science Association held on December 22 and 23, 2023, pp. 37.
3. Saloni Arbat, Ketan Tawale, Dr. Arati S. Petkar and Dr. S.G. Sonar (2023). “Infrastructure planning for balanced development: A case of Ratnagiri region”, Proceedings of National Conference on Regional Development: Issues and Challenges-2023 organised by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, in collaboration with the Regional Science Association held on December 22 and 23, 2023, pp. 36.
4. Misal S. R. and Petkar A.S. (2023). “Landfill Site Suitability Analysis and Assessment of its Effect on Surrounding Property Values” Tanz Research Journal, ISSN:1869-7720, DOI:10.6084/doi.24.10.1.TANZ21844, pp. 108-132.
5. Harshad Raisoni, K.L. Tungnung, Arati Petkar (2023). “Urban Void to Urban Catalyst’: Unlocking the potential of Public Lands in Pimpari-Chinchwad”, Book of Abstracts, Annual Research on Cities Summit (ARCS) 7.0, International Conference on Sustainable Urbanism in the Global South, School of Human Settlements, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, 10 – 11 February, 2023, pp.28.
6. Book chapter: Mawale, K., Chhabda, J.K., and Petkar, A.S. (2022). “Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Climate Change of Jalgaon District (M.S.), India, Using GIS Techniques”, Springer Climate – Ecological Footprints of Climate Change – Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability, ISBN 978-3-031-15500-0 ISBN 978-3-031-15501-7 (eBook), pp.179-200. available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15501-7
7. Nimbalkar K.C. and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Study and development approaches for creating Model Villages in Maharashtra: A case study from Pune”, Uttar Pradesh Geographical Journal, Vol. 27, ISSN:0975-4903, pp.49-56.
8. Lad, K.S. and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Assessing transformations in peri-urban areas using GIS: A case of Pune city, India”, GeoScape Journal, 16(1) – 2022, pp.80-92, Doi: 10.2478/geosc-2022-0007.
9. Salgude Patil D. B. and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Bridging the gap between housing supply and demand: A case of Malshiras, Solapur”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2022 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 06-07 May 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5583-037-1, pp. 67-75.
10. Bhalekar Sanket Balasaheb and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Identifying Different Parameters of Pedestrian Infrastructure under Smart City Mission”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2022 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 06-07 May 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5583-037-1, pp. 301-310.
11. Bhandari Shivani Surendra and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Identifying Parameters of City Planning for Crime Prevention”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2022 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 06-07 May 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5583-037-1, pp. 131-143.
12. Nitish Zurmure and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Spatio-temporal analysis of Urban sprawl- Pune Municipal Region”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2022 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 06-07 May 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5583-037-1, pp. 500-510.
13. Sreekar Maddala and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Location Intelligence and its applications in Smart City Management”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2022 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 06-07 May 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5583-037-1, pp. 493-499.
14. Sonar S.G. and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Analyzing Issues Pertaining to Cantonment Areas in Indian Context”, Proceedings of 70th National Town & Country Planners Conference held at Bhopal on 15-17 April 2022, pp.382-390.
15. Pal I. and Petkar A.S. (2022). “Evaluating healthcare access in informal settlements using satellites and neural networks”, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Smart Infrastructure and Construction, E-ISSN 2397-8759, Vol. 175 Issue 3, pp.116-126, https://doi.org/10.1680/jsmic.21.00006
16. Patil H. V., Mawale K.V., Petkar A.S, Chhabda J.K (2021). “A Study of Settlement Pattern of Nashik District for Regional Planning”, Proceedings of National Conference on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Building Design and Urban Infrastructure” Organized by the Department of Architecture and Planning MANIT, Bhopal on 26- 27 June 2021.
17. Dhadiwal S.L., Darandale S. R., Chhabda J.K, Petkar A.S. (2021). “Analyzing Settlement Pattern in Aurangabad Region”, Presented at National Conference on Innovative Global Trends in Technology, Architecture and Management organized by MIT-ADT, Pune on 4-5 May 2021, DOI : 10.35291/2454-9150.2021.0495, Published in International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management (IJREAM) ISSN : 2454-9150 Special Issue – NCITTATME’21, pp.137-142.
18. Badrike N. and Petkar A.S. (2021). “Assessing the Potential of Development along Metro Corridor—A Case of Pune”, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2021, held online on 8-10 June 2021, pp.259-273, Sponsored by The Transportation & Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Edited by Chandra R. Bhat.
19. Patil H. and Petkar A.S. (2021). “Performance Evaluation of Intracity Traffic Flow Using Macro simulation Tool – A Case Study from India”, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2021, held online on 8-10 June 2021, Sponsored by The Transportation & Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Presented paper in On Demand category.
20. Yeole U., Petkar A.S., Labde S. (2021). “Assessment of Efficiency of Urban Road Network- Case Study of Pune City”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2021 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 26-27 Feb.2021, pp.445-463, ISBN: 978-93-90904-44-0.
21. Baldi A. and Petkar A.S. (2021). “Remodeling The Pedestrian Congested Area: Pune City”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2021 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 26-27 Feb.2021, pp.432-444, ISBN: 978-93-90904-44-0.
22. Maske A., Honap V., Petkar. A. S. (2021). “Local Area Planning: A Case Study of Navi Peth Ward, Pune”, Proceedings of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management–2021 organized by College of Engineering Pune held on 26-27 Feb.2021, pp.221-231, ISBN: 978-93-90904-44-0.
23. Jaipuria S. and Petkar A.S. (2020). “Analyzing Urban Voids in Indian Context Using Cartographic Modeling: A Case of Pimpri Chinchwad”, Indian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. LII/2, ISSN: 0046-9017 (Print), ISSN: 2456-6519 (Online), pp. 6-18.
24. Raisoni H., Singh J. and Petkar A.S. (2019). “An Introspection of formulation of Urban Voids in highly urbanized Indian Cities”, Proceedings of 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference (AUC) held on 27-30November 2019 hosted by Vietnamese-German University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
25. Vakil R.M. and Petkar A.S. (2019). “Evaluation of Townships from Sustainability Perspective: a case from India”, Proceedings of 7th Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2019) organized at Singapore on 27-28 May 2019 indexed by Scopus, ISSN:2301-394X, DOI:10.5176/2301-394X_ACE19.640
26. Mhetre A. S. and Petkar A. S. (2018). “Integrated Approach for Planning and Management of Solid Waste: A case of Chakan city”, Shelter Journal, HUDCO-HSMI Publication, Oct.2018, Vol.:19, No.:2, pp.75-83, ISSN: 2347-4912.
27. Petkar, A.S., and Macwan, J. (2018). ‘Criteria Analysis of Residential Location Preferences: An Urban Dwellers’ Perspective’. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 133, International Journal of Urban and Civil Engineering, Vol: 12, No: 1, pp.49-55.
28. Gandhile P. and Petkar A. S. (2017). “Spatial Analysis of Education Facility”, Proceedings of ASCE India conference 2017 on Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies, organized by ASCE in collaboration with IIT Delhi and IEI India at IIT Delhi during 12/12/2017 to 14/12/2017.
29. Petkar, A. S. and Macwan, J.E.M. (2017). “Identifying Urban Zonal Preferences: Planners’ Perspective”, ICE-Urban Design and Planning, Vol. 170, Issue 1, pp 1-22, ISSN:1755-0793, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.15.00041(Scopus indexed, SJR ranking 0.320)
30. Ukirde Akshay and Petkar A.S. (2016). “Grade separated Pedestrian Crossing Facilities: A case of Pune” Proceedings of National conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, organized by S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat on 5/3/2016 and 6/3/2016
31. Petkar A. S. and Macwan J.E.M. and Takkekar D.L. (2015). “Residential Development Trend Analysis in a fast-growing Indian City”. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, ISSN: 2278-0181, Vol. 4 Issue 07, pp. 675-681.
32. Bhide H. and Petkar A.S. (2015). “A study of Land use Planning and optimization” Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology organized by SNJB’s Jain College of Engineering, Nashik on 2/7/2015 to 4/7/2015, pp 407-414.
33. Sharma Sneha S., Diwan Ganesh R., Petkar A.S. (2015). “Evaluation of Special Township Policy: Case Study of Pune Metropolitan Region”, Indian Journal of Regional Science, Volume XLVII, No.1, ISSN: 0046-9017, pp95-106.
34. Shete S. B. and Petkar A.S. (2015). “Regulating Street Vending as an Integral Part of Urban Planning”, Proceedings of National Conference on “Sustainable and Smart Cities” organized by Urban Planning Section, Civil engineering Department, SVNIT, Surat on 10/04/2015 to 11/04/2015, pp144-152.
35. Petkar A. S. and Dr. J.E.M. Macwan (2014). “Urban Housing and Policies in India: Review and Research Challenges”, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, Vol.79, Issue 12, ISSN: 0019-4913, pp 26-31.
36. Deshmukh, R. Jogalekar M.N. and Petkar A. S. (2014). “Urban Design Guidelines and Development Control Regulations for Rapid Transit Systems (A Case Study of Aundh–Ravet B.R.T. Route, PCMC, Pune.), Indian Journal of Regional Science, Volume XLVI, No.2, ISSN:0046-9017, pp135-142.
37. Petkar A. S. and Macwan J.E.M. (2014). “G.W. Weights and L.W. Weights of parameters for Residential Location Preferences from Planners perspective in Indian context”, Technical Journal of The Institute of Engineers (India) Pune Local Centre, Vol.38, ISBN: 978-81-924990-2-4, pp 41-46.
38. Nistane N. S. and Petkar A. S. (2014). “Local Weights of Parameters for Green Residential Development from Consultants Perspectives in Indian Context”, Technical Journal of the Institute of Engineers (India) Pune Local Centre, Vol.38, ISBN: 978-81-924990-2-4, pp 85-92.
39. Petkar A. S. and Dr. J.E.M. Macwan (2014). “Framework of Analytical Hierarchy Process based on Residential Location Preferences” Proceeding of the Neo International Conference on Habitable Environments held on 31Oct to 2 Nov, 2014 organized by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India and Indian Institute of Architects, pp 513-518.
40. Nistane N. S. and Petkar A. S. (2014). “Comparative Study of Green Rating Systems for Large Scale Residential Development in Developing and Developed Countries”, Proceeding of the Neo International Conference on Habitable Environments held on 31Oct to 2 Nov, 2014 organized by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India and Indian Institute of Architects, pp 303-311.
41. Deshmukh R.R., Joglekar M.N. and Petkar A.S. (2014). “Image of City changes with the socio-economic background of the people (A case study of Pune city)”, Proceeding of the Neo International Conference on Habitable Environments held on 31Oct to 2 Nov, 2014 organized by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India and Indian Institute of Architects, pp 67-71.
42. Takkekar, D. Petkar A. S. and Diwan, G.R. (Dec 2013) “Settlement Pattern in Regional Plan: Case Study of Pune District”, Regional Science Association of India, Calcutta, pp.127-138.
43. Tatiya A. and Petkar A. S. (2013). “Slum Redevelopment with Special emphasis on Low Cost Construction Techniques and material: Case Study from Pune City”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advance Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICATET-2013), 19-20 Dec, 2013, Jaipur, India, ISBN: 978-81-925882-5-4, pp. 362-367.
44. Nistane N. S. and Petkar A. S. (2013). “Green Rating System: A Review and Research Avenues”,International Conference on Advance Trends in Engineering and Technology(ICATET-2013), 19-20 Dec, 2013, Jaipur, India.ISBN: 978-81-925882-5-4, pp. 346-349.
45. Petkar A. S. and Dr. J.E.M. Macwan (2013). “Residential Location Preferences: Approaches and Research Avenues”,Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, AETACE, Elsevier 2013, 13-14 Dec, 2013, NCR, India, pp. 903-909.
46. Petkar A. S. and Hamand S. (2013). “A Study of Transit Oriented Development in Indian Context”, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, AETACE, Elsevier 2013, 13-14 Dec, 2013, NCR, India, pp. 910-918.
47. Petkar A. S. and Prabhune, S. (2013). “Shift of City Centre: a case study of JangaliMaharaj Road, Pune”, Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects (JIIA), Mumbai, Volume-78, Issue-11, November 2013, pp 15-18, ISSN: 0019-4913.
48. Petkar A. S; Dr. J.E.M. Macwan and Takkekar D. (2012). “Urbanization and its Impact on Housing”, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol.I, Issue 8(I), pp.116-121, ISSN: 2277-9302.
49. Petkar A. S. and Hamand S. (2012). “Transit Oriented Development”, Technical Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Pune Local Centre, Vol. 36 Nov.2012, ISBN: 978-81-924990-0-0, pp 13-17.
50. Petkar A. S. and Takkekar, D. (2012). “Redevelopment of Pune old core”, Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects(JIIA), Mumbai, Volume-77, Issue-06, June 2012, pp 06-09, ISSN: 0019-4913.
51. Petkar A. S. and Deshmukh, R. (2012). “Urban Design Guidelines along BRT Route”, Proceedings of International conference on Advances in Architecture and Civil Engineering, 21-23 June2012, organized by School of Architecture & Department of Civil Engineering, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore, India. Paper ID AR10UD, Vol. 2, pp 620-625, ISBN 978-93-82338-01-7.
52. Petkar A. S., Diwan, G.R., and Tikhe, T. (2012). “Urban Renewal of the Sadar Bazaar area in Pune Cantonment”, Proceedings of International conference on Advances in Architecture and Civil Engineering, 21-23 June, organized by School of Architecture & Department of Civil Engineering, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore, India. Paper ID AR09UD, Vol.2, pp 613-619, ISBN 978-93-82338-01-7.
53. Petkar A. S. and Deshmukh, R. (2012). “Urbanization& traffic growth trends in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Area”, Proceedings of National conference and workshop on Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering, 7-9 June, organized by P.G. Section in Transportation Engineering and Planning, Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India. pp 41-46, ISBN: 978-93-82062-33-2.
54. Petkar A. S. and Wani, K. (2012). “All for Sustainable Development: Utopian theories are needed for Urban planning”, ARCHITECTURE: Time Space People, Council of Architecture, New Delhi, India, Volume-12, Issue-5, May 2012, pp 26-31.
55. Petkar A. S. and Bahirat E. (2012). “Assessing the Sustainability of an Urban Form – case study of Kothrud area in Pune city”, Journal of Institute of Town Planners India, Volume-9, Number-1, January-March 2012, pp 65-75, ISSN: 0537-9679.
56. Petkar A. S. and Unde, D. (2012) “Urban Design Guidelines as Planning Strategy for Old Core: A Case Study of Pune City”, 60th National Town & Country Planners Congress, ‘Planning and Development, 2025: Challenges and reforms’, 6-8 January, Mysore, India, pp 105-112.
57. Petkar A. S. and Deshmukh, R. (2012). “Need of Development Control Rules and Regulations along BRT route”, Proceedings of National Conference on ‘Science and Technology’ organized by S. B. Patil College of Engineering, Vanagali, Pune, sponsored by University of Pune, 6-7 January, pp.55.
58. Borade, S. and Petkar A. S. (2011). “Recycling of Construction Waste”, Annual Technical Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Pune Local Centre, pp 11-15.
59. Petkar A. S. and Bahirat, E. (2011). “GIS: As a Necessary Tool for Urban Planning”, Proceedings of National conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE-11) organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 14-16 October, 2011 Varanasi, India, pp 181-186.
60. Petkar A. S. and Unde, D. (2011). “Urbanization and its impact on Pune City”, Accepted for National conference on ‘Sustainable Urban & Transportation Planning: Issues & Management Strategies’ organized by PG Section in Urban Planning & PG Section in Transportation Engineering and Planning, Civil Engineering Dept., 8-10 July, SVNIT Surat, India.
61. Petkar A. S. and Borade, S. (2011). “Green Buildings: An Approach towards Sustainable Development”, Proceedings National conference on ‘Recent Developments in Civil Engineering’ organized by Department of Civil Engineering, VidyaVikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), 8 & 9 April, Mysore, India, pp 19-25.
62. Petkar A. S. (2011). “Services: an integral part of town and country planning studio”, Proceedings State conference on ‘Teaching of Building Technology and Services in Architecture’ organized by B.K.P.S. College of Architecture, 25-26 February, Pune, India, pp 47.

Recent Teachings

M. Tech (Town & Country Planning) / M.Planning
 Rural Development and Inclusive Planning
 History and Theory of Planning,
 Environment& Land use planning,
 Urban Design and Landscape Design
 Housing and Social Aspects in Planning
 Planning Studio I,II,III
 Liberal Learning – Fine Arts
 Planning Theories
 Intellectual Property Rights and Research Methodology
 Housing and Policy Planning

B. Tech Planning / B. Planning
 Planning for Regions
 Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning
 Urban Governance and Management
 Rural Development and Management
 Planning and Management of Informal Sector
 Housing and Community Planning
 Introduction to Regional Planning
 Technical Report Writing
 Planning and Design Lab -II (Graphics and Presentation Techniques)
 Planning and Design Lab – IV (Traffic and Transportation Studio)
 Planning and Design Lab – V (Local Area Plan)
 Planning and Design Lab – VI (Development Plan)
 Planning and Design Lab – VII (Regional Plan)

Current Advises

Ph. D. Supervisor – Four ongoing
Co-Supervisor at Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Jaipur, Rajasthan
M. Tech. (Town & Country Planning) – Thirty-Five completed & Four ongoing
– Evaluation of Township from Sustainability perspective
– Rationalization of Annual Statement of Rates using Micro-planning.
– Inclusive Planning for Informal Sector with Special Emphasis on Hawkers
– Land Use Planning and Optimization through Floor Space Index
– Green Rating Systems for Large scale development
– Urban design Guidelines and Development Control Regulation along B.R.T. route
B. Tech. Planning – Twenty-Five completed
– Analyzing Urban Voids in Indian Context: a case of PCMC
– Modelling of Informal settlement growth using Spatio-temporal Imagery
– Volumetric Analysis along Pune Metro Corridor
– A study of Recreational Open Spaces in Jalgaon City
– Grade separated Pedestrian Crossing Facilities: A case of Pune
B. Tech. Civil – Two groups
– Redevelopment of Slum with Special Emphasis on Low-Cost Construction Techniques and Materials: Case Study of Pune City
– A study of Development Control Rules and Regulations: Special Emphasis on Cluster Approach

Affiliation

Member of Council of Architecture, India CA/2004/33177
Associate member of Institute of Town Planners, India ITPI/2008-064
Associate member of Indian Institute of Architects 17103
Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education LM 73723
Life member of Regional Science Association, Calcutta 325
Recognition as a Post Graduate Teacher & Ph.D.
Research Guide of Savitribai Phule Pune University 25/03/2022 – 01/11/2039

Award and Recognition

Board of Studies Member at Department of Planning, MIT School of Architecture, Pune – till 31 August 2025

Advisory Board Member for International Conference on “Architecture and Planning – Education, Research & Profession: Past Present & Future” hosted by PCET’s S.B. Patil College of Architecture and Design on 17th and 18th July 2023.
Coordinator of Online Training Program for MPSC Entrance Exam of Assistant Town Planner, Maharashtra Town Planning & Valuation Service, (Grade-1) Gr-B, conducted in August-Sept. 2022.
PG thesis entitled “Crime Prevention Through City Planning: Case Study of Pune City” under my guidance received the second prize of Best Thesis Award-2022 by Maharashtra Regional Chapter (Nagpur) of the Institute of Town Planners India.
UG thesis entitled “Optimizing Urban Water Supply System Using Water GEMS” under my guidance received the Late Mr. M.B. Gharpuray Prize for Innovative Project by Civil Engineering students in June 2022.
Convener of National Online Conference on Planning, Design and Management 2022 (NOCPDM-2022) scheduled on 5-6 May 2022; (NOCPDM-2021) sponsored by TEQIP-III conducted on 26-27 February 2021.
Keynote Speaker for Virtual National Conference on ‘Rural Architecture and Regional Planning’ organized by Pravara Rural College of Architecture, Loni, Ahmednagar on 3-4 February 2022.

Working as Project Review Committee member for Construction of Additional Incubation facility at Software Technology Parks of India, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India, P-1, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune from May 2021.
Worked as Technical Advisory Committee member on “Harit Setu – Connected Greens initiative” project by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation in Jan 2021.
Coordinator of TEQIP-III Sponsored One Week (Online) Faculty Development Programme on “Research Approaches in Architecture and Urban Planning” from 14-18 Dec 2020.
Worked as research paper reviewer/session chair for “National Students Conference – Research in Architecture” organized by D Y Patil School of Architecture, Pune on 9-10 April 2021 (3rd edition); 28-29 February 2020 (2nd edition); 02 March 2019(1st edition).
Coordinator of five-day Webinar Series on “Practical Approach to Aspects of Urban Planning” from 27-31 May 2020.
Wipro-Earthian 2020 (Three Groups), Wipro-Earthian 2019 (Two Groups) won the competition under my guidance organized by Wipro Foundation, India.
Worked as a research paper reviewer for 7th Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2019) organized in Singapore on 27-28 May 2019.
Conducted Accelerator Program – Design Studio in collaboration with Columbia University and Pune Municipal Corporation under 100 RESILIENT CITIES initiative funded by ‘The Rockefeller Foundation’ from 14/01/2019 to 19/01/2019 at College of Engineering Pune.
Worked as External Expert on Research & Development Cell of Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Architecture, Pune for the period of three years with effect from 22/06/2018.

Funded Projects

Principal investigator for “Smart cities and Academia towards Action & Research (SAAR), a project in collaboration with the Smart City Mission and National Institute of Urban Affairs, GOI 2021-22.