मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Architecture and Planning
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Conference Publications

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Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Architecture) from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli(2025)
    M. Arch.(Energy Efficient & Sustainable Architecture) from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli(2018)
    B. Arch.(Architecture) from Malaviya National Institute of Technology(2016)
Research Interests

Occupant Behaviour, Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Building Simulation, Daylighting and Visual Comfort.

Brief Research Profile

Research interests include energy-efficient building design, occupant behaviour modelling, and the evaluation of indoor environmental quality and outdoor comfort within the built environment.

Professional Background
  • Doctoral Assistant at Smart Living Lab, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland [01 September 2024 - 29 February 2024].
    Assistant Professor at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur [15 January 2024 - Present].

    2025
  • Tarun Verma and Padmanaban Gopalakrishnan, "Quantifying the effect of irradiance-based blind control occupant behaviour models (BC-OBMs) on daylighting performance and energy consumption in office buildings" , Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier) Volume :103 / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112067
  • Tarun Verma, Padmanaban Gopalakrishnan, Andrew Sonta, "Development of a blind control occupant behaviour model (BC-OBM) based on contextual and time-related factors through supervised machine learning approaches" , Building and Environment (Elsevier) Volume :277 / / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112932
    • 2023
  • Tarun Verma and Padmanaban Gopalakrishnan, "Categorising the existing irradiance based blind control occupant behavior models (BC-OBMs) using unsupervised machine learning approach: A case of office building in India" , Energy and Buildings (Elsevier) Volume :279 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112700

    2020
  • Tarun Verma and Padmanaban Gopalakrishnan, "Occupants Perception Versus Daylighting Simulations -a Field Study on Lecture Halls to Correlate the Occupants Subjective Responses and Climate-Based Daylight Metrics" , 35th Plea Conference Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design by :PLEA at A Coruna, Spain / / 2020 ISBN: 978-84-9749-794-7
    • 2019
  • Tarun Verma and Bellatrix Valdaris, "Evaluating the Daylighting Performance of Lecture Halls: A Simulation-Based Approach" , 53rd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association by :Architectural Science Association at IIT Roorkee, India / / 2019 ISBN: 978-0-9923835-6-5

  • Book Chapter, "Daylighting Evaluation and Retrofit Strategies: A Simulation-Based Approach to Optimise the Artificial Lighting Consumption" ISBN:978-981-16-0119-4 published by - Springer International Publishing Year: 2021 authors- Tarun Verma and Padmanaban Gopalakrishnan

Level Area of Assignment Organization Designation/Assignment Duration
InternationalResearch CollaborationEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland (Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)Swiss Excellence Research Scholarship Fellow[01 Sep 2023 - 29 Feb 2024]

Level Type Collaborator Organization Year
InternationalPublication: Published a paper (Q1-SCI Journal) on a novel Blind Control Occupant Behaviour Model (BC-OBM) that utilizes supervised machine learning to predict blind usage based solely on contextual and time-related factors. Validated through a longitudinal study in Indian offices, the model achieves high predictive accuracy and identifies unprecedented relationships between context and user behavior. This approach empowers architects to make informed, energy-efficient design decisions.Andrew SontaETHOS, Smart Living Lab, EPFL, Switzerlanld2025

  • National level Workshop on Urban Fire Resilience: Strategic Frameworks for Fire-Risk Mitigation in Indian Context at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India from 21-11-2025 to 25-11-2025
  • International level Workshop on Net Zero Buildings in India: Decarbonizing the Built Environment at MNIT, Jaipur, India from 20-01-2025 to 24-01-2025

  • Member of Council of Architecture, India
  • Associate Member of Indian Institute of Architects
  • Accredited Professional of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

  • Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for conducting research on "Blind Use Behavior in Office Buildings" given by The Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), Switzerland Year - 2023
  • Academic Proficiency Award for M.Arch given by National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Year - 2018