Shirish Joshi is a Senior Lecturer at De Montfort University, a position held since August 2023, bringing extensive academic experience from KRVIA where Shirish served as an Assistant Professor and Project Coordinator/Researcher from June 2010 to July 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Research Assistant at TerreformUR and an Urban Planning Trainee at Sam Schwartz, as well as an Architecture Consultant at Suzlon Group and Architect at Ahmedabad Heritage Cell. Shirish holds a Master's degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from The City College of New York and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from CEPT University.