Dr Prashant Anand is an Honorary Adjunct Faculty member at Curtin University, Australia, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. His research focuses on sustainable and energy-efficient buildings, indoor environmental quality, thermal comfort, building and urban data analytics, and digital approaches to building performance.

Dr Anand holds a PhD in Built Environment from the National University of Singapore (NUS), a Master of Technology in Civil Engineering, specialising in Building Technology and Construction Management, from IIT Madras, and a Bachelor of Architecture from NIT Patna. His academic and professional experience spans architecture, building technology, environmental performance and building systems. He is currently supervising a joint scholar undertaking collaborative research between Curtin University and IIT Kharagpur, further strengthening academic and research collaboration between the two institutions.

His research interests include building energy performance, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, building and urban data analytics, and the integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM), Building Energy Modelling (BEM) and Digital Twin technologies. He leads research through the AI & Human-Building Interaction Lab and is involved in projects focused on energy-aware urban infrastructure, sustainable building technologies, occupant-centric environmental controls and climate resilience.

Dr Anand has established a strong international research profile, with his work published in leading peer-reviewed journals including Nature Communications, Nature Cities, Energy and Buildings, Environmental Research and Renewable Energy. In addition to his academic research, he has contributed to applied policy and practice through the development of a guidebook on passive cooling strategies for sustainable buildings, commissioned by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India.

He also contributes to the international research community through editorial and scientific committee roles, including serving on the Early Career Board of Energy and Buildings and as Series Associate Editor for the World Scientific Series on the Built Environment.