Dr. Bibhu Kalyan Nayak is an academic researcher at Manipal University Jaipur. He completed his PhD at the Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur, India and has received distinctions such as the Ramdas Pai Award for Professional Excellence (2023 & 2024), along with national and institutional recognition for teaching and leadership. He has recently led projects on Net-Zero Campus Planning, immersive media learning facility development, Indoor Environmental Quality Benchmarking (ASHRAE-funded), and the creation of new transdisciplinary undergraduate design programmes. He has published research in reputed journals, along with conference papers and book chapters. His teaching areas include Sustainable Buildings, User Research, Digital Urbanism, and Design Research Methods. His research interests include data-driven design, energy-efficient buildings, immersive digital environments, AI and public policy, and sustainable urban futures.