Dr. Amruta Garud

Designation: Assistant Professor

Experience:

About

INSTITUTIONAL ROLES – Head of BHUMI: BNCA’s GIS Research Lab 

BRIEF INTRODUCTION-   

Introducing Dr. Amruta Garud, an Assistant Professor whose expertise lies at the intersection of Urban and Regional Studies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). As the head of the GIS Research Lab, Dr. Amruta Garud leads innovative research initiatives that leverage cutting-edge spatial analysis techniques in the field of built environment. With a passion for exploring the interconnectedness of spatial data and societal challenges, Dr. Amruta Garud is committed to nurturing the next generation of architects and planners in the field.  

Dr. Amruta Garud also engaged in research brainstorming short visit to the University of California Santa Cruz, California, USA, in May 2018, as well as a Postgraduate Exchange Program under the IIT-DAAD Sandwich Scholarship Program at Karlsruhe University of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany, from September 2014 to April 2015. 

Dr. Amruta Garud, who joined BNCA in 2022, has been teaching a diverse range of courses to B.Arch students, which include Urban Studies, Architectural Design, Communication Skills, Fundamentals of Architecture, Geographic Information System and Research in Architecture. 

Additionally, Dr. Amruta Garud served as the Conference Convener of the National Conference on Built Environment and Beyond: Theory and Practice in October 2022 at MKSSS’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture Pune. 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE-  

RESEARCH/ DESIGN PROJECT IN AREAS OF EXPERTISE–  

1. Third Party Assessment for the City Beauty Competition by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in December 2023 | Responsibility- Urban Planning Expert 

2. RURBAN mission in Maharashtra – Evaluation of clusters for spatial planning in December 2020 by SDG lab- IIT Bombay | Responsibility- Research Associate 

3. IIT Bombay’s project on the COVID Awareness in Villages- a project for the MHRD in June 2020 | Responsibility- Online survey platform management and data analysis 

4. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) roadmap preparation for the IRCTC in Dec 2018 | Responsibility- Project coordinator 

5. Video-based training of frontline health workers- CTARA- Dhamtari district administration project in 2017 | Responsibility- Research support and examiner 

6. DPR for the capacity building institute for the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA), Govt. of Maharashtra in 2017 | Responsibility- Research Associate 

Invited Talks 

• An expert talk on “Research Design for an Exploratory Research in Architecture and Planning” National level Faculty Development Program in collaboration with COA-TRC Bhopal (Council of Architecture Training & Research Centre, Bhopal) 1st August 2022 at 02.00 PM in online mode. 

• A talk on “Regional land use planning framework for optimum food security: A case of Pune Metropolitan Region, India.” Symposium on Sustainable Developments in Local Land and Food Systems: Socioeconomic, Technological, and Environmental Aspects jointly organized by IIT Bombay and UBC Canada scheduled on 22nd March 2022 at 11.30 AM in online mode.