Vikas Chand SharmaVikas Chand Sharma , is an Associate Professor at Chandigarh University and a researcher at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, with 13 years of experience in architectural design, urban planning, and research. He specializes in sustainable urban deign for historic cities, developing implementable frameworks for resilient, inclusive, and culturally responsive development. His methodological approach synthesizes phenomenological inquiry with digital mapping to address complex urban challenges. His foundational research on religious spatial patterns and new urbanism was established in 2016, with more recent work appearing in the International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Journal of Architecture & Urbanism, and Landscape Research. He serves on the Scientific Committees for Contesti. Città, Territori, Progetti (University of Florence, Italy) and Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura (Universidad ORT Uruguay) and is an Editorial Board Member for several journals, including Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cities (WSSET, UK) and Urbanie and Urbanus (U+U) of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD). Read More Read Less