The PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Sustainability Engineering and Smart Cities will be delivered by IISc’s Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) in collaboration with TalentSprint. CCE offers courses suitably designed to meet the requirements of various target groups - aspiring research scientists, graduate engineers, and young professionals, enabling them to grow into competent managers of technology-intensive organisations. For more information, visit http://cce.iisc.ac.in.
The PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Sustainability Engineering and Smart Cities equips individuals with essential knowledge and capabilities crucial for sustainable development, a pivotal concept shaping the world today.
The programme places a strong emphasis on integrating interdisciplinary knowledge from engineering, environmental science, policy, design, and safety engineering. This is a 9-month hands-on programme, where participants delve into diverse topics like renewable energy, smart city data analytics, waste management, low-carbon infrastructure, and more.
You will build expertise by leveraging an immersive learning format packed with faculty-led interactive sessions, hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, campus immersion, Assignment & Mini Projects.
A comprehensive curriculum that gives practical insights into sustainability engineering.
A high-impact format perfected for aspirants
Classes starting from April 2024
The programme will be delivered on TalentSprint’s digital platform ipearl.ai
You will learn from a dynamic faculty group of IISc Professors who have been recognised globally for their research and innovation at the forefront of sustainable development.
Prof. G L Sivakumar Babu Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering) IISc 
Ph.D. (Energy, Environment, Sustainable Development) IISc
Chief Research Scientist, Department of Management Studies, IISc
Associate Faculty, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Associate Faculty, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc
Research Expertise: Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy, Energy System Planning and Modelling, Sustainability Transition, Sustainable Energy Access, Technology Management, Urban Planning, Sustainable Mobility
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Ph.D. (Sustainability Studies) IIT Madras
Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Associate Faculty, Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing, IISc
Research Expertise: Sustainable Architecture and Design, Climate-responsive Architecture/Green Buildings (BiPV), Design/Technology Sustainability Evaluation and Forecasting
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Ph.D. (Computer Science), Indiana University, USA
Associate Professor, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, IISc
Associate Faculty, Robert Bosch Center for Cyber-Physical Systems
Research Expertise: Distributed & Scalable data platforms to support Big Data, IOT, UAV. Computer vision applications on novel computing infrastructures (Clouds & Edge Devices)
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Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) McGill University, Montreal - Quebec, Canada
Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Associate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research, IISc
Research Expertise: Plasma Technology, Plasma Gasification, Syngas Cleaning and Enrichment
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Dr.-Ing. Civil Engineering (Waste Water Treatment), Hamburg University of Technology - Germany
Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Research Expertise: Sustainable and fit-for-purpose technologies for wastewater treatment; Sanitation and drinking water; Water reclamation and nutrient recovery
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Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Principal Investigator, Sustainable Separation Solutions (S3) Laboratory, IIScc
Associate Editor, Sadhana – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences
Research Expertise: Separation Technologies with Specialization in Membrane Separations
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Ph.D. (Sustainable Materials) National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Group Leader, Material Engineering Research Innovation and Applications Lab, IISc
Co-Founder, Biochar Innovations Pte. Ltd (BIPL), Singapore
Research Expertise: Low-carbon Building Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Bio-based Materials, Lightweight Concrete, High-performing Concrete, Self-Healing Composites
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Ph.D. (Chemistry (Catalysis)) Technical University of Munich, Germany
Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc
Principal Investigator, Green and Sustainable Catalysis Laboratory - (CST), IISc
Research Expertise: Catalyst Development, Transient Kinetics, Rapid Spectroscopy, Biomass Conversions, Waste Recycling
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Ph.D. (Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering) Texas A&M University, USA
Research Professor, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning, IISc
Research Expertise: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Engineering, Road Safety, Public Transport Systems, Road User Behaviours
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Ph.D. (Civil Engineering (Transportation)) University of Texas, Austin - USA
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IISc
Assistant Professor, Center for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc
Research Expertise: Shared Ride and Transit Systems, Applications of Reinforcement Learning, Traffic Network Optimization
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Ph.D.(ML, IOT, Big Data Mining), The University of Melbourne, Australia
Assistant Professor, CiSTUP and Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems (RBCCPS)
Research Expertise: Big Data Analytics, Un/Semi/Self-supervised Learning, Visual Analytics using DL, Explainable AI/ML, Data driven analytics for Autonoums Systems & Transportation, Spatio-temporal Data Mining, Streaming Data Analytics.
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Ph.D.(Computer Engineering), IIIT Delhi
Assistant Professor, Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems (RBCCPS)
Research Expertise: Energy Informatics, Urban Informatics, Time Series Analysis, Applied Machine Learning and AI,Energy Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart Buildings, and Energy Sustainability
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Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) University of Texas at Austin, USA
Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems Engineering), IISc
Chairman, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc
Research Expertise: Transportation Planning, Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting, Choice Modeling and Econometric Analysis of User Behavior in Urban Systems, Travel Behavior Analysis, Freight Mobility, Trade and Logistics, Land-use and Transportation Interactions, Sustainable Transportation, Energy and Environment, Transportation Surveys and Data Collection, Transportation Safety
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As evidenced by Gartner and Deloitte in their recent studies, sustainability has emerged as a top priority for organisations today, and this focus is driven by the belief that sustainable development practices can create greater efficiencies, save money, and meet the expectations of stakeholders, including investors.
Further, the impact sustainability can have on professionals within organizations is substantial. Organizations are encouraged to embed climate considerations into their cultures. This requires professionals to actively contribute to creating a culture of sustainability across hierarchical levels of the organization. They must adapt to new working ways that prioritize environmental and social responsibility.
The PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Sustainability Engineering and Smart Cities is designed to help professionals navigate the green transition.
"Sustainability engineering" and "green engineering" are related concepts that share common goals but are not necessarily interchangeable. Both focus on designing and implementing solutions that minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable practices, but their emphasis has subtle differences.
Sustainability Engineering and Smart Cities has a broader focus beyond the environment, encompassing social and economic dimensions. It aims to create solutions - minimising waste, using renewable energy sources, reducing pollution, and building long-lasting, efficient systems that future generations can enjoy.
On the other hand, green engineering is more specifically focused on environmental aspects - designing and implementing engineering solutions that minimize harm to the environment and promote the use of renewable and sustainable resources. It involves the application of environment-friendly technology, materials, and processes to enhance energy efficiency, reduce waste reduction, and prevent pollution.
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The programme is ideal for professionals practicing or aspiring to be urban planners, landscape architects, environmental engineers, consultants, policymakers, etc.
