International Journals

1. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods of Kerala traditional architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: A comparative investigation during winter and summer, Building and Environment, 45, May 2010, 1134-1143.

2. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive environment control system of Kerala vernacular residential architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: A qualitative and quantitative analyses, Energy and Buildings, 42, June 2010, 917-927.

3. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Climate Responsive Design for Comfortable Living in Warm-Humid Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture and its present Status, International Journal of Design Principles and Practice (USA), 4, June 2010, 29-38.

4.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods of Kerala traditional architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: Comparative investigation during various periods of rainy season, Building and Environment, 45, October 2010, 2218-2230.

5. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Thermal comfort study of Kerala traditional residential buildings based on questionnaire survey among occupants of traditional and modern buildings, Energy and Buildings, 42, June 2010, 2139- 2150.

6. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods for a comfortable indoor environment: Comparative investigation of traditional and modern architecture of Kerala in summer, Energy and Buildings, 43, November 2011, 653- 664.

Indian Journals

1. Naseer M.A. and R N Datta, “Ranking of Urban Truck Terminal Locations Using Analytic Hierarchy Process”, Indian Highways – A Review journal of Indian Road Congress, September 2005

2. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Investigation on indoor air temperature control of vernacular residential buildings of Kerala in summer, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) - AR, 91, April 2010, 17-19.

1. Naseer M.A. and Safa A., Natural ventilation for thermal comfort in warm-humid climate: Experimental study on Kerala traditional buildings, 10th International Green Energy Conference 2015, Taichung, Taiwan, 24th to 27th May 2015, Paper No. IGEC-2015-1488. 

2. Naseer M A., Energy Efficient Building Design: Revisiting Traditional Architecture,Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2013, Osaka, Japan, 6th to 9th June 2013. Paper No. 0526.

3. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Climate Responsive Design for Comfortable Living in Warm-Humid Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture and its present Status, Design Conference 2010, 13th to 15th February 2010, Illinois University, Chicago, USA.

4.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, The Passive Environment Control System for Tropical Climate: An Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture, Building Science and Engineering 2009 International Conference, 14th - 15th December 2009, Johor, Malaysia, BSE03/002, 78.

Comfort Studies in Built Environment
Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban and Regional Planning
Transportation Planning
Building Construction/Technology

•  Guided a PhD on “Experimental Investigation on the Passive Environment Control System of the Traditional Residential Architecture of Kerala for Indoor Thermal Comfort”. The PhD was awarded in the year 2011.
• Presently guiding THREE PhD theses on the following a. “Monitoring of Landuse Change in Kerala in the context of Urbanization and Conversion of Agricultural land” b. “Methodology for Assessment of Walkability to Public Transport in the Urban Neighbourhoods in India” c. “Model for optimizing the location for Port based Container Transit Hub in the Southern part of India”
• Guided about 35 B Arch. Theses on topics that are wide varied – from Habitat Centre to Design of Triangular Railway Station.

IN-HOUSE

EXTERNAL

Urban Planning, Urban Transportation Planning, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Urban Planning, Sustainable Development, Comfort Studies in Built Environment, Building Technology

Courses Conducted/LECTURES DELIVERED

 1. Conducted a Summer Term Course on “Architectural Photography” in May 2005.

 2. Delivered Expert Lecture for the National Workshop on “Energy Efficient Buildings” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Calicut in October 2011.

 3. Delivered Expert Lecture for the Short Term Course on “Interior Design with special emphasis on   Indoor Landscaping” conducted in January 2003. 

MAJOR AREAS

Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning

Sustainable Urban Transportation Planning

Sustainable Habitat

Environmental Impact Assessment of Development Projects

Intelligent and Green Building Design

Seismic Resistant Building Design and Seismic Evaluation                 

Geosynthetic Construction

Ferrocement and Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete

New Building Materials

Ekistics

Research Methodology

Computer Aided Design and Modelling

Software Engineering

Pedagogy

Life Member, Institution of Engineers (India) (AM 086144/0)

Life Member, Institution of Town Planners India (AITP 97-51)

Life Member, Indian Society of Technical Education (LM 27569 )

Life Member, Indian Road Congress (29768/2004)

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

LINGUISTIC SKILLS

• United States of America (Chicago and Syracuse)
• Japan (Osaka and Kyoto)
• Taiwan (Taichung and Taipei)
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru)
• Nepal

• Second Rank in Master of City Planning at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• First Rank in B. Tech in Calicut University
• Awarded Merit cum Means Scholarship during the Under-graduate studies

Administrative And Academic Responsibilities

DEVELOPMENT/modernization of laboratory      

Modernization of CAAD Laboratory for the Department of Architecture involving about 30 Lakhs on CAAD Terminals and related Software.

Modernization of Building Science Laboratory in the Department of Architecture by   procuring Equipment especially in the field of Non-Destructive Testing

DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC COURSES

Courses at the Post Graduate /PhD level:

Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning and

Remote Sensing and its application in Urban Planning

DEVELOPMENT OF manuals/course material

Manual for Building Science Laboratory and 

Exercise Book for Architectural Graphics

DEVELOPMENT OF academic Record files

Developed a system of Academic Record Files for easy maintenance and monitoring of    Academic Progress of Students