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Freelance Researcher and Urban Planner | Senior Research Scholar | Ph.D Candidate | Academician

Profile Summary

Currently pursuing Ph.D in Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Worked as a Research Assistant for two and half year, in a interdisciplinary mega project SandHI (Science and Heritage Initiative) funded by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (Govt. of India), initiated by IIT Kharagpur. The project was focused on the creative economy regeneration  and innovation assessments and contributed in number of publications and reports. The project titled- 'A creative economy regeneration & urban design revival project: Boipara, College Street, Kolkata’, and ‘A creative economic & urban design-based pilot project of Kumartuli area, Kolkata, W.B’.

I also have six months of teaching experience, worked as a Faculty for planning as well as architecture students. Interested in Research & Development, Socio-Economic Planning, Sustainable Development Goals/programs, Heritage & Cultural development, Creative Economy regeneration and Academics, guided with strong passion for teaching, managing, learning and sharing knowledge.

Subject Matter Expertise

Services

Writing
Research
Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Business Development & Project Associate

All India Institute of Local Self Government (AIILSG)

February 2021 - May 2021

Research Assistant

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

July 2014 - December 2016

Assistant Professor

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

January 2014 - June 2014

Education

Senior Research Scholar (Ph.D Candidate) (Architecture and Regional Planning)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

July 2014 - Present

M.Tech in Infrastructure Design and Managment (Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

July 2011 - May 2013

Bachelors of Planning (Architecture and Planning)

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

July 2007 - May 2011

Certifications

Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Prerna Mandal and Joy Sen(2018). The Inclusive Role of Ekistics Elements in Earmarking Innovation Zones through a Balanced Distribution of Smart Development and Local Expression: Case of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) . REAL CORP 2018--EXPANDING CITIES--DIMINISHING SPACE. Are “Smart Cities” the solution or part of the problem of continuous urbanisation around the globe? Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information. p. 461--470. CORP ? Compentence Center of Urban and Regional Planning

Kushwaha, Avantika and Chatterjee, Debanjana and Mandal, Prerna(2011). Potentials of GIS in Heritage & Tourism . Geospatial world forum. p. 18--21.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Paul, Arpan and Mandal, Prerna and Banerjee, Ankhi and Goswami, Arkopal and Sen, Joy(2017). Factors Effecting Innovation Driven Livability: Case of Kolkata Metropolitan Area. ITPI. 14. (2). p. 82--89. New Delhi