Kumar Biswajit DebnathProfile page
(He/Him)
Chancellor's Research Fellow
School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Chancellor's Research FellowSchool of Architecture and Built Environment
- University of Technology Sydney, School of Architecture, 15 Broadway, ULTIMO, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
BIO
As a building physicist, I pioneer Bio-Intelligent Building Systems—an interdisciplinary approach that harnesses living materials, AI-driven design, biotechnology, vernacular design practices, and building physics to engineer passive, self-regulating structures for extreme climates, from arid deserts and polar outposts to space habitats. I integrate biomimetics, bioclimatic strategies, and time-tested vernacular techniques to create adaptive architectures that both mitigate and help cushion against climate change. With extensive expertise in engineered living material, such as Mycelium-based composites (MBC), Bacterial Cellulose and Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP), bio-fabrication and characterisation, AI-driven design and bio-digital fabrication, and building systems instrumentation, prototyping, testing, and simulation, I advance active and passive cooling/heating, natural ventilation, and daylight optimisation, pushing the frontiers of sustainable, circular, net-zero building technologies.
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Chancellor's Research FellowUniversity of Technology Sydney, School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia15 May 2024 - present
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY ORGANISATIONAL UNITS MEMBERSHIP
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research Associate in Passive Building DesignNewcastle University, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom1 Nov 2021 - 31 May 2024
- Research Associate in Sustainable Building DesignHeriot-Watt University, School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society, Edinburgh, United Kingdom23 Jul 2018 - 31 Oct 2021
- Lecturer in ArchitectureSoutheast University, Department of Architecture, Dhaka, Bangladesh27 May 2012 - 31 Mar 2014
DEGREES
- PhD, Civil and Environment EngineeringCardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom11 Apr 2014 - 27 Jun 2018
- Master of Architecture (M. Arch), ArchitectureBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh29 May 2012 - 23 Jul 2014
- Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), ArchitectureBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh28 Jan 2006 - 7 Apr 2012
CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)Advance HE, York, United Kingdom21 Jun 2023 - presentUK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) CPD Scheme
- Associate MemberInstitute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh2013 - present
LANGUAGES
- BengaliCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- HindiCan read, write, speak and understand
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 13 Climate Action
PROFILE TYPE
- Academic
AVAILABILITY
- Collaborative projects
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Industry Projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision