Saptarshi Kolay
Saptarshi Kolay
Assistant professor
saptarshi.kolay@ar.iitr.ac.in
Areas of Interest
- Visual Communication Design, User Experience Design, Industrial Design, Architecture
Professional Background
| From | Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Ongoing | Assistant Professor | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
| 2014-01-01 | 3 years | Assistant Professor (Contract) | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
Multiple Posts
| From | Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Ongoing | O.C. Art Laboratory | IIT-R |
Honors and Awards
| Award | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Yuva Ratna Award | Birla White | 2010 |
| 1st prize in Samsung Smart TV App challenge | Samsung | 2012 |
| Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary | Shatotto, Dhaka | 2011 |
Educational Details
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Design | Industrial Design | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 2013 |
| Bachelor of Architecture | Architecture | Jadavpur University | 2011 |
| Exchange Student | Industrial Design | Aalto University, Helsinki | 2013 |
| Exchange Student | Architecture and Design | Escola de Arte e Superior de Deseño, Ourense | 2010 |
Sponsored Research Projects
| Topic | Funding Agency | Start Date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecting Third Age and Childhood through Indian Cultural Roots and Contemporary Technology | FIG | 2015-01 | Ongoing |
| Orthographic Projections Made Easy | QIP Centre, IIT Roorkee | 2015-01 | 5 years 6 months |
Memberships
- Council of Architecture, member
Teaching Engagements
| Title | Course Code | Class Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Graphics | AR-105 | B.Arch. - Ist year | Autumn |
| Design Methodology | ARN-618 | M.Arch. - 2nd year | Spring |
| Contemporary Architecture: Theory and Trends | ARN-603 | M.Arch. - 1st year | Autumn |
Visits to outside institutions
| Institute Visited | Purpose of Visit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Guest Speaker for Short Term Training Programme "Design Perception and Evaluate Methods" | 2017-01-01 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Mentor of 'JUGAAD: an International Design workshop' | 2015-01-01 |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata | Guest Lecture on "Virtual Cultural Heritage Conservation" | 2015-01-01 |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar | 2017-01-01 |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar | 2016-01-01 |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar | 2015-01-01 |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar | 2015-01-01 |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch Design Course | 2014-01-01 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | Guest Lecture at the workshop on “Design Thinking for Innovative Products”" | 2019-01-01 |
Participation in short term courses
| Couse Name | Sponsored By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Design Innovation Workshop" by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab (India Initiative) | IIT Kanpur | 2013-01 |
| Gurukul workshop by USID Foundation | IIT Kanpur | 2012-01 |
| Typography Day, at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | IIT Kanpur | 2013-01 |
Courses or Conferences Organised
| Conference Name | Sponsored By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Course "Research Techniques in Art, Architecture and Design" | QIP Centre, IIT Roorkee | 2018-01 |
| online course "Contemporary Architecture and Design" | NPTEL | 2018-01 |
| online course "User Interface Design" | NPTEL | 2019-01 |
| online course "Visual Communication Design for Digital Media" | NPTEL | 2017-01 |
Refereed Journal Papers
REFEREED JOURNAL RESEARCH PAPERS
- Kolay, S. (2016). Cultural Heritage Preservation of Traditional Indian Art through Virtual New Media, Science Direct- Procedia, Elsevier.
- Sharma, A, Ghosh, J. & Kolay, S. (2019). Fixation data analysis for complex high-resolution satellite images. In Geocarto International, Taylor and Francis
- Sharma, A, Ghosh, J. & Kolay, S. (2019). Reference data preparation for complex satellite image segmentation. In IET Image Processing
REFEREED CONFERENCE RESEARCH PAPERS
- Kolay, S., Ghosh, M. & Kolay, S. (2016). A Visual Semiotic Study of Physical Design Parameters of Urban Node: case study of Kolkata; In: Spaces and Flows International Conference on Urban and Extra-urban Spaces. Philadelphia: Common Ground Publisher
- Kolay, S. & Ghosh, M. (2017). Hermeneutics of Art as a Driver of Urban Socio-cultural Sustenance Spatially: Kalighat to Kolkata; In: Spaces and Flows International Conference on Urban and Extra-urban Spaces. Rio de Janeiro: Common Ground Publisher
- Kolay, S. & Mukherjee, M. (2015) Effective Communication Design for Elderly for Disaster Mitigation In TIFAC IDRiM International Conference. Delhi
- Khan, I.H. & Kolay, S. (2016) Thermal Performance of Vegetated Facades – What India Can Learn. In Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Green Buildings, Civil and Architecture Engineering. Dubai
- Sharma, A, Ghosh, J. & Kolay, S. (2018). Dominance of Perceptual Grouping over Functional Category: An Eye Tracking Study of High Resolution Satellite Images. In ECCV European Conference on Computer Vision.
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Kolay, S. & Roy, S.T. (2015). Designing Alternative Paradigm for Traditional Visual Storytelling. In Howlett, R.J. & Jain, L.C. (Eds.), Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 34, (pp. 145-158), Springer.
- Khan, I.H. & Kolay, S. (2017) Study of Wayfinding Behaviours in an Outdoor Environment. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 35, Springer.
- Singh, P. & Kolay, S. (2017) Bollywood on Television: A backbone for creating social connect with Indian Audience. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 35, Springer.
- Mishra, S. and Kolay, S. (2018) Visual Perception of the Street Façade of a Historic Town: Case Study of the Walled City of Jaipur, India. In Smart Innovations, Systems and Technologies, vol-135; Springer
- Bhardwaj, A. and Kolay, S. (2018) Elderly Friendly Visual Communication Design: A User-Centric Approach for Guideline Formulation. In Smart Innovations, Systems and Technologies, vol-135; Springer
- Bhatt, A. and Kolay, S. (2019) Spatial Heuristic Evaluation Through Wayfinding: A Tale of Two Indian Cities. In Advances in Usability and User Experience; Springer. pp- 598-610
- Kolay, S. (2020) Gerontology and Urban Public Spaces of Global South: Case of China. In Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment: a Focus on the Global South; Springer. pp- 473-486
