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Dr Vidhya

Dr Vidhya M S

Dr Vidhya M S

Educational Qualification

    PhD

Research Area

    Thermal Comfort, Green Building, Sustainable & Energy-Efficient Computing, Sustainable Development issues, Interior Architecture, Modeling and Simulations, Sustainability, post occupancy evaluation, indoor environmental quality, thermal performance, post occupancy evaluation;

Designation

  • Associate Professor

Department

  • Architecture and Planning

General Information

  • 912717241900

  • C-110, Faculty Office, Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University S.G. Highway, Chharodi (Near Vaishnodevi Circle), Ahmedabad – 382481, Gujarat, India

Specialisation

    Energy Efficiency and Sustainability , Sustainable Development , Thermal Comfort

About

  • Prof. Dr. Vidhya M. S. holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree from Anna University, Chennai, bringing over 25 years of combined experience across industry and academia. Her primary research expertise focuses on energy efficiency, envelope retrofits, thermal performance, thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and post-occupancy evaluation (POE), driving innovative, climate-responsive solutions for the built environment. An active scholar and dedicated mentor, Dr. Vidhya serves as a peer reviewer for Scopus Q1 and Q2 journals and was awarded a book co-authorship for architectural research methodology under the Council of Architecture (CoA) ARDS scheme. Through her mentorship of postgraduate students and junior faculty, she facilitated the publication of 11 journal articles (Scopus Q4, UGC CARE, and ISSN indexed) and 7 international conference papers within two years. Her own work is widely published across high-impact Scopus Q1, Q4, and UGC CARE indexed journals. Beyond institutional academic roles, which include serving on curriculum committees, academic councils, and acting as Session Co-Chair and reviewer for SRBE (2022), Dr. Vidhya is deeply committed to research capacity building. She authors the LinkedIn newsletter series #EarlyResearchInsights (500+ subscribers, 100+ resources), supporting early-career researchers and advising Ph.D. scholars across premier institutions such as NITs, Anna University, Periyar Maniammai, and NICMAR. She was featured on an international YouTube platform to share her scholarly publishing journey and regularly delivers keynote addresses, including invited talks at GCINFRACON (2025), CIVILENG (2026, Dubai), and CoA TRC Faculty Development Programs.
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