Anugrah Anilkumar Nagaich

Assistant Professor,
Department of Architecture and Planning,
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh, India- 462003

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Research Interests

◦ Geoinformatics
◦ Natural Resources Engineering and Management
◦ Smart Cities
◦ Urban and Regional Planning
◦ Machine Learning and Urban Informatics
◦ Indian Knowledge System in Planning & Architecture
◦ Intellectual Property Rights in Planning & Architecture

Academic Credentials

M.Tech. [2014 - 2016]
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Specialization: Geoinformatics and Natural Resources Engineering

CitiesX [2019 - 2020]
HarvardX, Harvard University, USA

with Certificate of Achievement

Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights [2016 - 2018]
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management [2013 - 2014]
Institute of Environmental Studies, Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (E.P.C.O.), Bhopal, India

B. Planning [2009 - 2013]
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

Achievements and Awards

Completed the course of ‘Generative A.I. for Everyone’ by DeepLearning.AI (offered by Prof. Andrew Ng, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University, USA). [2023]

Completed Online National Level Short Term Course on 'Heritage of Nagara Style Temples (from Earliest Times to 21st Century)' offered by the ‘Heritage Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra’. [2021]

Completed the TEQIP-III sponsored e-Training Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on 'Machine Learning Techniques for Cross-Domain Applications' organized by ‘IIT Indore, India’. [2020]

Completed the online course of ‘Elements of Artificial Intelligence’ offered by ‘Reaktor’ and the University of Helsinki (Finland). [2020]

Completed the online course of ‘Indian Models of Economy, Business and Management’ by Centre of Indic Studies, India. [2020]

Completed the course of ‘Artificial Intelligence for Everyone’ by DeepLearning.AI (offered by Prof. Andrew Ng, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University, USA). [2020]

Completed the course of ‘CitiesX’ from HarvardX (initiative of Harvard University, USA) with a Certificate of Achievement. [2019]

Completed the course (under Faculty Development Programme) of ‘Introduction to Ancient Indian Technology’ offered by IIT Kanpur and N.P.T.E.L., Government of India. [2019]

Completed the ‘Climate Change Appreciation Course’ organized by Madhya Pradesh Clean Development Mechanism Agency, Government of Madhya Pradesh. [2017]

Completed the course of ‘Sustainable Cities’ offered by the SDG Academy (online education platform of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nations) and obtained Certificate of Proficiency with Distinction. [2017]

Recipient of Prof. R.C. Singh Prize in the 31st Indian Engineering Congress by the Institution of Engineers (India) for my paper having the ‘Greatest Practical Importance’. [2016]

Completed the IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programme on Geospatial Technologies for Urban Planning. [2016]

Completed National Professional Training Certificate Course on Smart Cities Development. [2015]

Secured All India Rank 73 in G.A.T.E. 2013 in the Architecture & Planning stream. [2013]

Graduation Thesis shortlisted by I.T.P.I. (Institute of Town Planners, India) Madhya Pradesh Regional Chapter for the intercollegiate ‘Best Thesis Award’. [2013]

Publications

As Patents

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Nagaich, A. A., et al. (2024). Self-Adapting Rotor Blade Mechanism for Increased Wind Energy Capture Efficiency. Design No. 410710-001. The Patent Office, Government of India.

Nagaich, A. A., et al. (2024). Chemical Separator Device in Water Purification System. Design No. 414285-001. The Patent Office, Government of India.

In Journals

Munoth N., Nagaich A. A., Gehlot S. (2022). “Transitioning from Wired City to Super City: a review of selected ‘Smart City’ case studies.” GeoJournal 87 (Suppl 4), 999-1016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10704-6 [Access it here]

Munoth N., Nagaich A. A. (2015). “Planning Interventions for Lake Conservation: A Case of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, India.” Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) Series A 96, 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-015-0127-x [Access it here]

Munoth N., Nagaich A. (2013). “Reflections on Education and its Purpose: Implications for Teacher Education.” Indian Journal of Higher Education, India, ISSN: 0976-1314, Vol. 4 Issue 2: 110-117. [Access it here]

As Book Chapters

Parmar V., Nagaich A. A. (2023). “Understanding the Dynamics of the City through Crowdsourced Datasets: A Case Study of Indore City.” In: Durbha, S.S., Sanyal, J., Yang, L., S Chaudhari, S., Bhangale, U., Bharambe, U., & Kurte, K. (Eds.). Advances in Scalable and Intelligent Geospatial Analytics: Challenges and Applications (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003270928 [Access it here]

Bhattacharya A., Munoth N., Nagaich A. A. (2022). “The Consequences of Population Growth on Climate Change: A Case of Urbanization Effects vis-à-vis Air Pollutants in Bengaluru, India.” In: Hassan, M.I., Sen Roy, S., Chatterjee, U., Chakraborty, S., Singh, U. (eds) Social Morphology, Human Welfare, and Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96760-4_20 [Access it here]

Jaiswal A., Nagaich A. (2011).“Urban Parking Concepts and Management: An Approach towards the Greener Side.” In: Jain, R., Dhote, K.K., Munoth, N. (eds). Green Cities: Design, Planning and Management. India: MacMillan Advanced Research Series, MacMillan Publishers, ISBN 13: 978-0230-33241-6, pp. 313-328.

In Conferences/Conference Proceedings

Patel U., Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. “Spatial Planning for Conservation and Restoration of Urban Water Bodies: A Case of Jabalpur, India”; accepted, presented and published at the Twentieth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, January 24-26, 2024, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Dabral R., Nagaich A. A. “Planning for Mitigating Flash Flood Events a Case of Almora District in Uttarakhand”; accepted, presented and published at the 2021 IEEE International India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS), 2021, pp. 14-18, doi: 10.1109/InGARSS51564.2021.9792115. [Access it here]

Parmar V., Nagaich A. A. “Understanding the Dynamic of the City through Crowdsourced Datasets: A Case Study of Indore City”; accepted and presented at the National Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) for Building Design and Urban Infrastructure 2021, June 26th-27th, 2021 at M.A.N.I.T., Bhopal, India.

Jaiswal S., Singh G., Nagaich A. A. “Disaster Damage Assessment using Polarimetric SAR Image Analysis: Case of Nepal Earthquake”; accepted at the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2019), July 28th-August 2nd, 2019 in Yokohama, Japan.

Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. “Planning for Reducing Environmental Impacts in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Gaya, India”; accepted and presented at the 2nd Asian Regional Conference on Peri-Urbanization (2nd ARCP), November 08-10, 2018, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea.

Maloo N., Nagaich A. “A Regional Planning Approach towards Sustainable Development: A Case of Sikandra Region.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Urbanism and Green Architecture, October 30-31, 2010. India: N.I.T. Hamirpur, 2010.

In Magazines/Newspapers

Ancient Indian Town Planning and Architectural Paradigms [January, 2017] (Access it here)

Climate Change and Ancient Indian Town Planning [May, 2017] (Access it here)

Chanakya’s View on City Planning – ‘A Model for the Future’? [October, 2017] (Access it here)

As Copyrighted Work

Manual for Bachelor of Planning Thesis; Written by Dr. Navneet Munoth & Anugrah Anilkumar Nagaich.
ROC No.: L-85737/2019; ROC Date: 30 Septmeber 2019; Diary No.: 5450/2019-CO/L (Retrieve it here)

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