Aviral Marwal

Research Interests

Urban Economics, Urban Policy, Spatial Analysis using GIS and R, Geo-Computational Simulations using Agent Based and Cellular Automata Based Models, Residential Location Choice and Travel Demand Modelling

BioSketch

Educational Details

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

2023

PhD, Land Economics

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai

2016

MSc, Public Policy

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

2014

B.Tech, Engineering Physics

Professional Background

Assistant Professor (Economics)

11 Nov 2024 - Present

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee, India

Research Scientist

01 Apr 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

CiSTUP, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India

Senior Research Associate

02 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024

Sankala Foundation, Delhi

Research Assistant

01 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2020

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore

Research

Projects

TOPIC	START DATE	FIELD	DESCRIPTION	FINANCIAL OUTLAY	FUNDING AGENCY	OTHER OFFICERS
Assessment of Financial Resources of Local Self-Governing Institutions (PRIs and ULBs) in Uttarakhand.	01 May 2025	Local Body Financing	The study aims to assess and analyze the financial resources and the financial position of PRIs and ULBs to determine the divisible pool at the disposal of the State for financial devolution and matters related thereto.	27 Lakhs	SETU Aayog, Govt. of Uttarakhand (Co-PI)
Neighbourhood Accessibility and Gentrification	13 Sep 2025	Urban Studies		13 Lakhs	SRIC, IIT Roorkee (PI)

Publications

Aggregate-M3DM: A City-Scale Multi-Modal Mobility Demand Modelling Tool for Indian Cities

2025

Abdul Rawoof Pinjari, Tarun Rambha, Anil Koushik, Aviral Marwal, et al. | 8th CTRG 2025 held in IIT Guwahati

Journal: CTRG 2025

Simulating built-up expansion in west Delhi using a neural network coupled agent based prioritised growth model.

2024

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. A. | Springer

Journal: Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences

Analysing Inequity in Accessibility to Services with Neighbourhood Location and Socio-Economic Characteristics in Delhi.

2024

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. A. | Wiley

Journal: Geographical Analysis

Exploring residential built-up form typologies in delhi: a grid-based k-means clustering approach mapping sustainable urbanization

2023

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. A. | Springer Nature

Journal: npj Urban Sustainability

City affordability and residential location choice: A demonstration using agent-based model.

2022

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. A. | Elsevier

Journal: Habitat International

Literature review of accessibility measures and models used in land use and transportation planning in last 5 years.

2022

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. A. | Springer

Journal: Geographical Sciences

Case Study: The Saboo Foundation Model of Philanthropy: How a Self-Made Man Created Thousands More.

2020

Marwal, A., Naik, G., & Dalhia, M. | Harvard Buisness Publishing (IMB 844)

Journal: Harvard Buisness Review

Commuting behaviour, built environment and travel attitude: insights from a field survey in Delhi.

2024

Marwal, A., & Silva, E. | SSRN

Journal: Working Paper

Collaborations

Population Synthesis for Agent based Travel Demand Models

Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation, and Urban Planning. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Mapping opportunities for healthy and sustainable urban transitions in post-industrial cities

Urban Studies Foundation, United Kingdom

Honors And Awards

Honors

Government of Rajasthan

2020

Swami Vivekanand Fellowship for Academic Excellence

MemberShips

Regional Science Association International, United Kingdom

01 Jul 2021 - Present

Member

International Association of Mathematical Geosciences, Norway

01 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

Member

Teaching Engagements

Institutional Economics ( HS 508 )

Spring

Urban Economics ( HS-535 )

Autumn

Spatial Data Analysis ( HS-659 )

Spring

Welfare Economics ( HS-601 )

Autumn

Students

SuperVisions

Firm Agglomeration and Urbanisation

13 Jan 2025 - Present

Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Nikhil Mishra

Urban Land Use Policy

01 Jul 2025 - Present

Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms. Ankita Dey

Miscellaneous

Events

RSA Annual Conference - Regions as Arenas in a Changing World, Sweden

14 Jun 2026 - 18 Jun 2026

IIT Roorkee

Conference on Cities and Urban Planning in Ancient India

23 Dec 2025 - 25 Dec 2025

IIT Indore

Seminar on Mapping New Directions in Urbanisation: Challenges and Emerging Futures

09 Dec 2025 - 09 Dec 2025

Urban Studies Foundation

Conference - International Association of Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)., Norway

01 Aug 2023 - 04 Aug 2023

University of Cambridge

Visits

OP Jindal University, India

2024-04-10

Open Lecture

IISc Bangalore, India

2023-10-17

Talk on "An analytical framework to study urbanisation using spatial data"

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

2023-09-11

Paper presentation

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2022-07-11

Guest lecturer in a summer program

Administrative Positions

DFSC Convenor

01 Jan 2026 - Present

HSS

Faculty Advisor

01 Jun 2026 - Present

Economics Circle, IITR

Research Lab - City Experiments and Learning