M.Des, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 2009
B.Arch, Government College of Architecture, Lucknow, 2007
LEED AP, United States Green Building Council, 2015
Wayfinding Systems and Signage Design
User Experience Research with Eye-Tracking Technologies
Sustainable and Green Building Design
Design Thinking and Innovation Methodologies
Product Design and Development
Social Innovation and Design for Social Impact
Interior Architecture and Spatial Design
Granted Indian Patent No. 489628 for Container Lifting System with 4 additional patents published (2023)
Distinguished Paper Award at ICoRD 2025 IIT Hyderabad for Passenger-Centric Navigation research
Nine-Box Awardee for MUJ Excellence Award 2022
Dr Ramdas M pai Award for Professional Excellence 18 Sep 2023
Design Excellence award by IIT Kanpur alumni Association 2009
All India CEED (common entrance examination for Design) rank 61 in year 2007
Audit Committee Member (2024 onwards)
Member of Academic Council (Dec 2019)
Co-convenor of organizing committee ICCF 2022
Member Curriculum conclave Committee
Member Annual Report 2021 Committee
Head of Department Interior Design (Jan 2018 - Jan 2024)
Department Audit Coordinator
Research Coordinator.
Registered member of Council of Architecture
LEED Accredited Professional ID+C (U.S. Green Building Council), Professional Member of Design Society
Professional Member of Association of Designers of India
IIID (Institute of Indian Interior Designers)
Singh, S., Roy, S., & Walia, S. (2025). Finding the way: enhancing user experience through effective signages at crowded railway stations in India. Facilities (Q1).
Singh, S., Roy, S., & Walia, S. (2025, January). Passenger-Centric Navigation at Railway Stations: Unveiling Trends and Strategies. In International Conference on Research into Design (pp. 41-55). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore
Singh, S., Roy, S., & Walia, S. (2023, January). A comprehensive evaluation of Indian railway station signage design. In International Conference on Research into Design (pp. 409-421). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Walia, S., Singh, S., & Upadhyaya, A. (2025). Public sector bank branches in India: a mixed-method analysis of corporate real estate decision-making. Journal of Corporate Real Estate (Q1).
Walia, S., Singh, S., & Pareek, S. (2025). The role of professional judgment in Indian real estate valuation: insights from lending industry experts. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 43(3), 320-339 (Q1).