Dr. Mohammad Arif Kamal is an Architect having 20 years of Teaching, Research and
Professional experience in the field of Architecture, Building Technology and Interior
Design. He did his Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.) with Honors from Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh, India in 2000, and secured a Master of Architecture (M. Arch.) on an
MHRD GATE Fellowship from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, in 2002
and Ph.D. in ‘Energy Responsiveness in Traditional Residential Buildings of Lucknow’ on
MHRD Fellowship, from IIT, Roorkee in 2007. His major fields of interest are
Environmental Design, Sustainable Architecture, Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Climate
Responsive Architecture, and Traditional Architecture etc. Dr. Kamal is presently working
as an Associate Professor at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He has published 5
books and edited 4 Special Topic Volumes related to Sustainable Building Materials,
published by Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. He has published extensively around
120 papers in International Journals and Conferences. Dr. Kamal has an h-index of 13
and i10 index of 20 with around 883 Citations (Highest in Architecture in India). Dr.
Kamal is an Editorial Board Member of many International Journals (including Scopus
indexed Journals) and Conferences related to the Field of Architectural Engineering and
Building Technology. He has evaluated research theses for several universities in India
and abroad. He is a lifetime member of the Council of Architecture, India, and an
Associate member of the Indian Institute of Architects, India. He is also a panel member
of several International Research Organizations and Professional Bodies.