Monto Mani
Principal Investigator
Monto’s research deals with Sustainability science, an interdisciplinary domain, focusing both on its theoretical basis, and application in architecture (buildings) and design. His Sustainability and Design lab (SuDesi) comprises multi-disciplinary researchers working on diverse areas of sustainability dealing with buildings, renewables, product design and manufacturing. He is an Architect, with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and doctoral specialization in Sustainability, wherein he developed a systems-framework identifying societal attitude as a critical determinant of sustainability.
Current Students
Doctoral researchers / MTech (research)
Bysani Sathwik
Doctoral Researcher
Sathwik's research deals with the performance of the building and its resilience for climate change.
Yash Indane
Master's (Research) student
Ragavi Saravanan
Master's student
Venkat Sai Mohan Doki
Master's student
M.Tech / M.Des
Postdoctoral Fellows
Alums
Graduated Doctoral Researchers
Pramod Ratnakar Khadilkar
Graduated Master’s Students
Hridhik Ranjan Jha
Master's student (2024-26)
Hridhik, a Gold Medalist from CST, developed an examination framework to assess the long-term ecological and socio-economic sustainability of renewable energy projects.
Shreya S Upadhya
Master's student (2024-26)
Shreya's research dealt with assessing building's vulnerability for climate change leveraging AI/ML.
Visiting Students