Dr. Pradeep Kumar is currently working as Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He has done his PhD from IIT Roorkee and Post-Doctoral Fellow from University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Dr. Kumar has awarded 2 PhD degrees and 20 PG degrees. At present 3 PhD Scholars and 2 PG students are undergoing research projects. He has successfully completed Rs. 70 Lakhs projects and Rs. 30 Lakhs (in progress). He has published 35 research articles and participated 14 international conferences. He is also working on the socioeconomic dynamics governing urban energy and urban land use in secondary cities of India.