Shiva Ji

Dr Shiva Ji is Associate Professor of Design at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, with affiliate appointments in the Department of Climate Change (GreenKo School of Sustainability) and Department of Heritage Science & Technology. He also serves as Head of Design and Principal Investigator of the Design for Sustainability Lab and Digital Heritage Lab.

Education

• PhD in Design, IIT Guwahati (2015-2020) – MHRD Design Innovation Center Fellow
• Master of Design (PGDPD), National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2005-2007)
• Bachelor of Architecture, Government College of Architecture (now FoA, APJAKTU), Lucknow (1999-2004)
• MBA, Indira Gandhi National Open University (2011)
• Certificate Course in Sustainability in Practice, University of Pennsylvania (2014)
• Professional Certificate in Environment & Sustainable Development, CEPT University (2011)

Research Interests

Dr Ji’s work converges architecture, sustainability, and digital technologies. His major thrust areas include Design for Sustainability integrating Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and system-design thinking, Digital Heritage using AR/VR/MR for architectural documentation and immersive reconstruction, and Climate-Responsive Design Innovation addressing micro-habitation, urban sprawl, and sustainability in the face of climate change.

He also investigates vernacular and bio-architecture, leveraging indigenous knowledge for contemporary sustainable solutions, and explores industrial/product design for new-age services and circular-economy products.

Publication Trends

Since 2016 he has authored 25+ peer-reviewed works spanning urban analytics, digital heritage, sustainable architecture, and socio-cultural studies. Recent publications emphasize data-driven heritage documentation (photogrammetry, space-syntax, visibility graphs) and environmental performance evaluation of built environments, highlighting an interdisciplinary blend of design, computation, and sustainability science.

Scientific Awards & Recognition

• 3rd Winner – Click! Japan Photo Contest 2020 (Embassy of Japan & Japan Foundation)
• JICA Travel Grant for Japan Universities visit
• Ford Foundation Scholarship
• NID Scholarship
• MHRD Design Innovation Center Fellowship
• All-India Rank 36 – CEED 2005
• NASA Design Competition Citation 2002

Student Supervision & Funding

Currently supervising 5 ongoing PhD and 4 ongoing Master’s students, with 14 Masters theses/dissertations already completed. He is Principal Investigator on DST-Govt. of India funded project and India partner for EU LeNSin project (Politecnico di Milano), mobilising international collaborations on sustainable product-service systems.

Laboratories & Teams

Dr Ji leads two flagship labs:
• Design for Sustainability Lab – focuses on LCA, circular design, and strategic sustainable solutions for local to global challenges.
• Digital Heritage Lab – pioneers AR/VR/MR applications for immersive heritage visualization and digital twins of architectural assets.
Each lab runs multiple sponsored projects with interdisciplinary student teams, industry partners, and international collaborators.