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Saptarshi Kolay
Assistant Professor
saptarshi.kolay[at]ar.iitr.ac.in
Flat no A-902 Riverview Apartment
7439979147
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Visual Communication Design, User Experience Design, Industrial Design, Architecture
BioSketch
Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
2013
Master of Design, Industrial Design
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
2024
Ph.D., Architecture and User Experience Design
Jadavpur University
2011
Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture
Aalto University, Helsinki
2013
Exchange Student, Industrial Design
Escola de Arte e Superior de Deseño, Ourense
2010
Exchange Student, Architecture and Design
Professional Background
Assistant Professor (Contract)
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2017
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Connecting Third Age and Childhood through Indian Cultural Roots and Contemporary Technology 01 Jan 2015 10 lakh FIG N.A.
Orthographic Projections Made Easy 01 Jan 2015 30,000 QIP Centre, IIT Roorkee Dr. A. Aggarwal




Publications
Fixation Data Analysis for Complex High-Resolution Satellite Images
2021
Ashu Sharma , Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Saptarshi Kolay | Taylor & Francis
Journal: Geocarto International Volumes: 36 ,
Reference Data Preparation for Complex Satellite Image Segmentation
2020
Ashu Sharma, Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Saptarshi Kolay | Wiley
Journal: IET Image Processing
Ways of Seeing: an Eye-tracking Study of Natural Viewing Behavior Towards Paintings
2023
Saptarshi Kolay, Bhavya Sihmar, Mahua Mukherjee | AHFE International
Journal: Human Factors in Communication of Design, Volumes: 90 ,
Spatial Heuristic Evaluation Through Wayfinding: A Tale of Two Indian Cities
2019
Aditi Bhatt & Saptarshi Kolay | Springer
Journal: Advances in Usability and User Experience
Gerontology and Urban Public Spaces of Global South: Case of China
2020
Saptarshi Kolay | Springer
Journal: Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment Pages: 473–486 ,
Shaping a New Shopping Experience for the Post COVID-Era
2023
Ankit Pal & Saptarshi Kolay | Springer
Journal: Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing Pages: 409-420 ,
Cultural Heritage Preservation of Traditional Indian Art through Virtual New-media
2016
Saptarshi Kolay | Elsevier
Journal: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Honors And Awards
Honors
Birla White
2010
Yuva Ratna Award
Samsung
2012
1st prize in Samsung Smart TV App challenge
Shatotto, Dhaka
2011
Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary
MemberShips
Council of Architecture
07 Jul 2020 - Present
member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
User Experience Design ( IDN-533 )
Autumn
Interaction Design ( IDN-534 )
Spring
Architectural Graphics ( AR-105 )
Autumn
Design Methodology ( ARN-618 )
Spring
Contemporary Architecture: Theory and Trends ( ARN-603 )
Autumn
Miscellaneous
Events
"Design Innovation Workshop" by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab (India Initiative)
01 Jan 2013 - Present
IIT Kanpur
Short Term Course "Research Techniques in Art, Architecture and Design"
01 Jan 2018 - Present
QIP Centre, IIT Roorkee
Gurukul workshop by USID Foundation
01 Jan 2012 - Present
IIT Kanpur
online course "Contemporary Architecture and Design"
01 Jan 2018 - Present
NPTEL
Typography Day, at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
01 Jan 2013 - Present
IIT Kanpur
online course "User Interface Design"
01 Jan 2019 - Present
NPTEL
online course "Visual Communication Design for Digital Media"
01 Jan 2017 - Present
NPTEL
Visits
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
2017-01-01
Guest Speaker for Short Term Training Programme "Design Perception and Evaluate Methods"
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2015-01-01
Mentor of 'JUGAAD: an International Design workshop'
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata
2015-01-01
Guest Lecture on "Virtual Cultural Heritage Conservation"
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
2017-01-01
Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
2016-01-01
Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
2015-01-01
Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
2015-01-01
Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch seminar
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
2014-01-01
Invited as an External Examiner of Viva-voce of B.Arch Design Course
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
2019-01-01
Guest Lecture at the workshop on “Design Thinking for Innovative Products”"
Administrative Positions
O.C. Art Laboratory
01 Jan 2014 - Present
IIT-R
Department Placement Coordinator,
01 Aug 2022 - Present
DoD, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, ROORKEE, Uttarakhand, India
Refereed Journal Papers

 

REFEREED JOURNAL RESEARCH PAPERS

  1. Kolay, S. (2016). Cultural Heritage Preservation of Traditional Indian Art through Virtual New Media, Science Direct- Procedia, Elsevier.
  2. Sharma, A, Ghosh, J. & Kolay, S. (2019). Fixation data analysis for complex high-resolution satellite images. In Geocarto International, Taylor and Francis
  3. Sharma, A, Ghosh, J. & Kolay, S. (2019). Reference data preparation for complex satellite image segmentation. In IET Image Processing

REFEREED CONFERENCE RESEARCH PAPERS

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Kolay, S. & Mukherjee, M. (2015) Effective Communication Design for Elderly for Disaster Mitigation In TIFAC IDRiM International Conference. Delhi
  4. 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
  5. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Khan, I.H. & Kolay, S. (2017) Study of Wayfinding Behaviours in an Outdoor Environment. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 35, Springer.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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