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Kumar Biswajit Debnath

(He/Him)

Chancellor's Research Fellow

School of Architecture and Built Environment

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  • Chancellor's Research Fellow
    School 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 Fellow
    University of Technology Sydney, School of Architecture, Sydney, Australia15 May 2024 - present

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Associate in Passive Building Design
    Newcastle University, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom1 Nov 2021 - 31 May 2024
  • Research Associate in Sustainable Building Design
    Heriot-Watt University, School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society, Edinburgh, United Kingdom23 Jul 2018 - 31 Oct 2021
  • Lecturer in Architecture
    Southeast University, Department of Architecture, Dhaka, Bangladesh27 May 2012 - 31 Mar 2014

DEGREES

  • PhD, Civil and Environment Engineering
    Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom11 Apr 2014 - 27 Jun 2018
  • Master of Architecture (M. Arch), Architecture
    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh29 May 2012 - 23 Jul 2014
  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), Architecture
    Bangladesh 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 - present
    UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) CPD Scheme
  • Associate Member
    Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh2013 - present

LANGUAGES

  • Bengali
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Hindi
    Can 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

DISCIPLINES