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KARTHIKEYAN KUPPU
MCP, BARCH, LEED AP BD+C, COA

Experience
umlaut
Detroit Metro Area
Associate Consultant, Business Technology and Strategy | Apr 2019 - present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant, International Development Group | Sep 2017 - Jan 2019
Research Assistant, MBTA+MIT DUSP Transit Subsidy Project | Dec 2017 - May 2018
Windward
Tel Aviv, Israel
Business Strategy Intern | Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
City of Veracruz, Urban Development

Veracruz, Mexico
Policy Advisory Intern | Jun 2018 - July 2018
Todd Jersey Architecture

Berkeley, CA
Architectural and Project Management Intern | Dec 2015 - May 2016
Karthikeyan Kuppu
36385 Grand River Ave,
Education Farmington, MI, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology cell: +1 (857) 272-9040
Master in City Planning | International Development Group | MIT Urban Mobility Lab email: [email protected]
Cross Registered at Harvard SEAS, MIT Media Lab and MIT Sloan LinkedIn: karthikeyankuppu
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor of Architecture | Civil Engineering
Institute Silver Medal
Affiliations and Certifications

Member, American Planning Association (APA)
Accredited Professional, LEED for Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
Licensed Architect, Council of Architecture (CoA), India
Skills
R, Tableau, Python, Rhinoceres, Autocad, Sketchup, Revit, ArcGIS, QGIS, Adobe Cre-
ative Suite, Lumion
Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Tamil (native)
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Contents
1. HUBWAY: DOCKED BIKESHARE INDEX Big Data Analytics | Machine Learning
2. REDEFINING RURBAN MOBILITY Geospatial Analytics
3. LA RUTA DE LA MEMORIA Geospatial Analytics
4. PRAGATI MAIDAN: TOD Architectural Design
5. THESIS: KOCHI TRANSIT HUB Architectural Design
6. β-WHEEL UX Design | Product Design
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Big Data Analytics | Machine Learning
Hubway Bikeshare, Boston | Graduate Research Project
2018
HUBWAY: DOCKED
BIKESHARE INDEX
GREATER BOSTON AREA
Link to full report

Project Scope: Ridership forecast models, big data pat-
tern analysis, station usage indicator, socio-economic
equity enhancement Recommendations to the client:
This applies data mining and GIS techniques using 1. Emphasis on expanding existing stations rather
publicly available trip data for Boston’s bikeshare than constructing new ones.
program, and spatial and socio-demographic data to 2. Provide strategic ‘stress relieving’ stations in
develop a model that predicts Hubway demand at each Cambridge along Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard
station. Square, Kendall Square and in the Downtown
Boston area.
Trips_Per_Bike, a variable developed by our team that 3. Proximity to universities and businesses tend to
indicates the trips per bike dock in each station for the yield very high usage. Subsidy scheme in part-
given year, was predicted through Regression Trees, nership with businesses in addition to the current
Linear Regression and Neural Nets. student subsidies will help boost ridership.
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Trips Per Dock and Average Birth Year per Station Location of Hubway Stations Sized by Trips per Bike
Stations by Performance Classes: Validation Data Predicted Performance (Discriminant Analysis): Validation Data
Regression Pathways
Neural Nets Decision Trees
Random Forest
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Geospatial Analytics
Research Associate | Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)
2017
REDEFINING RURBAN
MOBILITY
WEST INDIA
Project Scope: Transportation service network plan- tion. The project proposed economically viable transit
ning, rural-urban economic link creation, infrastructure routes, recycling pathways and flooding corridors to
planning boost economic growth by analyzing spatial/traffic
distribution among neighboring towns. The client was
Sangodra and Haripur are villages along the edge guided towards focusing efforts on developing recy-
of the Gir Lion Sanctuary. They are infrastructurally cling contracts with the city of Junagadh and strength-
isolated with Tier III cities in the district in terms of en three secondary public transit (bus) arteries con-
public transport, water infrastructure and waste collec- necting Haripur and Sangodra.
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Solid Waste Recycling - Pathway
Commodity Health Benchmarking and Distribution (Milk) - Pathway
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Geospatial Analytics
Policy Advisory | City of Veracruz, Mexico
2018
LA RUTA DE LA
MEMORIA
VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Link to full report

Project Scope: Urban trail planning, economic feasibil-
ity analysis, projected tangible and intangible returns,
collective memory geospatial analytics Economic leverage from the trail (after one year of
operation):
La Ruta de la Memoria is a urban trail proposed to 1. $8000 increase in net revenue (average) per year
run through the heart of the Veracruz. The trail aims to restaurants within 200m of the trail (network
to resolve local and touristic pain points when taking distance)
bikeshare or pedestrian mobility modes. The trail runs 2. An increase of 1% in the pedestrian flow crossing
through several POIs that are identified through collec- from the Artisenial Market along the Malecon to the
tive memory conducted in several major barrios. Zocalo
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Ratio of block population without cell phones Population density per block
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Architectural Design
Student Competition Entry | Ethos, India
2014
PRAGATI MAIDAN: TRANSIT-

ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
DELHI METROPOLITAN REGION
Project Scope: Multi-modal functional integration (metro,

Link to full project
bus, paratransit), auxilliary commercial complex design,
user-flow analysis
The newly constructed metro station at Pragati Maidan

in New Delhi needed a multimodal interchange with an
auxiliary TOD as a bridge between three modes of transit:
metro-rail, bus and paratransit. The design of the complex
was approached through a user-based approach - rider flux
between the modes at different levels of the interchange was
mapped and analyzed to find commercial space placement.
The approach to the spatial planning guided by the vertical

plane inspired a sharded facade formed by the superimpo-
sition of three grids at 30° intervals. The trapezoidal solids
reflected the form of Raj Rewal’s Hall of Nations, an archi-
tectural icon of Pragati Maidan near the metro, which was to
be demolished in 2017. The uneven facade provides ample
ventilation to spaces lacking air-conditioning and internal
shading in Delhi’s hot and dry climate.
The competition entry was a finalist in Transparence 14.0, a

student design competition held by Ethos India.
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Architectural Design
Conceptual Framework Development
2015
THESIS: KOCHI
TRANSIT HUB
KOCHI, SOUTH INDIA
Project Scope: Architectural design, multimodal interchange

functional design, transportation feasibility study
Kochi’s metro rail is slated to begin operation in 2017 to

provide a respite to the saturated road and strained public
transit system. However, to provide a seamless experience
while transiting between modes (ferry, bus and metro), the
metro demands a functional integration where a rider can
transfer despite poor weather conditions.
The proposed structure accounts for the tropical monsoon

and the humid climate through the year. Traditional Keralite
functional elements of rains chains are a pleasant surprise in
a building of large architectural scale.
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UX Design | Product Design
Finalists | City Robotics: Design for People Centric Mobility
2018
Link to prototype video
β-WHEEL
GREATER BOSTON AREA
A three day hackathon resulted in the design of an autono-

mous foldable bike-cart. Existing generic foldable bikes can
receive a “β-wheel“ which guides the bike in a folded position
- a camera couple follows you when you reach an apartment
or the supermarket. The design was put to test through pro-
type development and user stories enactment.
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AWARDS AND
LEADERSHIP
Presented at MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing Exhi-

bition, 2019
Housing+ exhibition, LCAU MIT, 2018
Presented 2 research topics at the American Planning Association

Annual Conference 2018, New Orleans
MIT-India conference, 2017
MIT - MISTI India, MISTI Israel and MISTI Mexico Fellow, 2017-18
Ram Gopal Khabre Memorial Award for leadership in architecture at IIT

Kharagpur. 2015
JC Ghosh Endowment, IIT Kharagpur, 2014
Sixth Grade Violin, Trinity College, London, 2015
Unit Lead, National Service Scheme, India, 2013
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KARTHIKEYAN KUPPU

MCP, BARCH, LEED AP BD+C, COA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

City of Veracruz, Urban Development

Todd Jersey Architecture

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Affiliations and Certifications

1. HUBWAY: DOCKED BIKESHARE INDEX Big Data Analytics | Machine Learning

2. REDEFINING RURBAN MOBILITY Geospatial Analytics

3. LA RUTA DE LA MEMORIA Geospatial Analytics

4. PRAGATI MAIDAN: TOD Architectural Design

5. THESIS: KOCHI TRANSIT HUB Architectural Design

6. β-WHEEL UX Design | Product Design

Link to full report

Commodity Health Benchmarking and Distribution (Milk) - Pathway

Link to full report

PRAGATI MAIDAN: TRANSIT-

Project Scope: Multi-modal functional integration (metro,

The newly constructed metro station at Pragati Maidan

The approach to the spatial planning guided by the vertical

The competition entry was a finalist in Transparence 14.0, a

Project Scope: Architectural design, multimodal interchange

Kochi’s metro rail is slated to begin operation in 2017 to

The proposed structure accounts for the tropical monsoon

Link to prototype video

A three day hackathon resulted in the design of an autono-

Presented at MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing Exhi-

Housing+ exhibition, LCAU MIT, 2018

Presented 2 research topics at the American Planning Association

MIT-India conference, 2017

Ram Gopal Khabre Memorial Award for leadership in architecture at IIT

JC Ghosh Endowment, IIT Kharagpur, 2014

Sixth Grade Violin, Trinity College, London, 2015

Unit Lead, National Service Scheme, India, 2013

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