Kumar Biswajit Debnath

K. B. Debnath

Chancellor's Research Fellow
School of Architecture
Faculty of Design and Society
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Professional Experience

2024 - 2028
Chancellor's Research Fellow
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
  • Recipient of 2023 fellowship (5.56% global success rate).
Founder and Lead, Advanced Bio-Architecture Cluster (Bio-X)
  • Pioneering advanced bio-building materials (MBC, Bacterial Cellulose) and bio-intelligent systems.
  • Interdisciplinary hub combining lab experiments, numerical simulations, and bio-fabrication.
Founder and Organiser, ECR TrackLab
  • Faculty-wide biannual workshop supporting HDRs and ECRs in career planning and funding readiness.
2021 - 2024
Research Associate in Passive Building Design
Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE); Newcastle University, UK

Project: RESPIRE – Passive, Responsive, Variable Porosity Building Skins

Budget: £328,800 | Funding: The Leverhulme Trust, UK
2018 - 2021
Research Associate in Sustainable Building Design
Institute of Sustainable Building Design (ISBD); Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
  • CEDRI: Community-scale Energy Demand Reduction in India (£1.3M)
  • Cooling for All: Global Challenges Research Fund.
  • Power Forward Challenge: Smart energy systems innovation (UK/Canada).
2014 - 2018
Research & Teaching Assistant
School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
  • 2050.Welsh: Pathways modelling for Welsh Government.
  • BD2050: Bangladesh energy and emissions pathways (DECC, UK).
2012 - 2014
Lecturer in Architecture
Department of Architecture, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011
Research Assistant
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
  • Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction Strategies (UGC, Bangladesh).
  • Green Architecture Concept & Textile Sector implementation (GIZ, Bangladesh).