Research Interests
Community Resilience, Social Capital, Disaster Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Urban Isolation, Urban Mobility, Computational Design, Generative design in Architecture, ML/AI in Architecture, Quantitative techniques, Street safety perception
BioSketch
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India
2023
Postdoc, Contextualizing and Measuring Bias in Crowdsourced Street Safety Ratings
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, India
2015
B.Arch, Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi, India
2018
M.Plan, Environmental Planning
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
2022
PhD, Modelling a Community Resilience Index for urban Flood-prone areas (CRIF)
Assistant Professor
28 Aug 2024 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Assistant Professor
01 Aug 2023 - 27 Aug 2024
Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi, India
Ad-Hoc Faculty
09 Jul 2018 - 28 Dec 2018
National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
Assistant Professor
22 Jul 2015 - 22 Jul 2016
MTC School of Architecture Ernakulam, India
Trainee Architect
26 May 2014 - 07 Nov 2014
BURO DAP Trivandrum, India
Research
Feasibility assessment of last-mile connectivity options for metro stations accessibility in Dwarka Sub-city, New Delhi
2025
Mohd. Umair, Sadaf Faridi, Sameer Ali | Taylor & Francis
Journal: Sustainable Transport and Livability Pages: 1-13 , Volumes: 2(1) ,
Pathways to enhanced microscale coastal flood risk assessment amid changing climate
2025
Avinash Kaur, Harshit Sosan Lakra, Rajib Shaw, Sameer Ali | Springer
Journal: Natural Hazards Pages: 1-51 ,
Redressing Urban isolation: A multi-city case study in India
2022
Sameer Ali, Abraham George | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Urban Management Pages: 338-352 , Volumes: 11(3) ,
Modelling a community resilience index for urban flood‑prone areas of Kerala, India (CRIF)
2022
Sameer Ali, Abraham George | Springer
Journal: Natural Hazards Pages: 261-286 , Volumes: 113 ,
Fostering disaster mitigation through community participation- case of Kochi residents following the Kerala floods of 2018 and 2019
2022
Sameer Ali, Abraham George | Springer
Journal: Natural Hazards Pages: 389-410 , Volumes: 111 ,
Community resilience for urban flood-prone areas: a methods paper on criteria selection using the Fuzzy Delphi method
2021
Sameer Ali, Abraham George | emerald
Journal: Continuity & Resilience Review Pages: 166-191 , Volumes: 3(2) ,
Social Inclusivity: A Case Study on Community Resilience on Kerala Flood-2018
2021
Sameer Ali, Abraham George | Springer
Journal: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Pages: 109-131 , Volumes: 114 ,
Honors And Awards
Teaching Engagements
Students
Sustainable Urban Mobility, India
15 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mohd Umair
Integrating Climate Responsive Design and Planning for Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities, India
15 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sonali Rana
Public Health and Urban Planning, India
10 Feb 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: Harshit Sosan Lakra, Scholar: Avinash Kaur
Investigating the Impact of Urbanization Variables on Heavy Rainfall Events, India
07 Feb 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: Harshit Sosan Lakra, Scholar: Boorla Venkataramana
Miscellaneous
Paper presentation at the World Symposium on Sustainable Transport and Livability, India
25 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025
IIT Roorkee
Paper presentation at the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS), United Arab Emirates
17 Jun 2025 - 18 Jun 2025
IIT Roorkee
Paper Presentation at the International Conference on Sustainability and Morphology of Built Environment, India
12 Apr 2025 - 13 Apr 2025
AMU, Aligarh
Paper Presentation at Roorkee Urban Symposium 2025- A Bienniel Conference, India
28 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025
IIT Roorkee
Special invitee for the event Gender-oriented Adaptive Transformation for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Resilience (GOAL), India
07 Jan 2025 - 13 Jan 2025
Asia Pacific Network for Global Research (APN) and Gap funded by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Organiser at International Seminar on Architecture for Masses: Climate Change and Resilience in Architecture (CCRA2024), India
24 Jul 2024 - 26 Jul 2024
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Special lecture for the event 'Integrating Simulation Software for Optimal Building and Urban Built Environment', India
17 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023
COA-TRC
Paper presentation at Mindshare Yuva Research Conclave, India
19 Jul 2021 - 23 Jul 2021
Mindshare Yuva, New Delhi
Paper presentation at ICCAEE 2020 Conference: 3rd International Conference on Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, New Zealand
23 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020
ICCAEE, China
Paper presentation at Value 2020 Conference: An International conference on Visionary Action towards Liveable Urban Environments, India
20 Feb 2020 - 21 Feb 2020
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
Paper presentation at The 3rd Asian Regional Conference on Peri-Urbanization, India
17 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India
Member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee (DInC)
04 Jun 2025 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Member of Departmental Administrative Committee (DAC)
02 Sep 2025 - 01 Sep 2027
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Professor in charge of Council of Architecture (COA)
11 Feb 2025 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Professor in charge of Annual Reports
11 Feb 2025 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
DRC Member
27 May 2025 - Present
IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Council of Architecture (COA) Co Professor-in-charge
13 Sep 2024 - 10 Feb 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
PhD program Co-Coordinator
05 Sep 2023 - 27 Aug 2024
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
Departmental Anti Ragging and Disciplinary Committee member
05 Sep 2023 - 27 Aug 2024
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Co-Nodal officer
05 Sep 2023 - 27 Aug 2024
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
