Krupali Uplekar Krusche is the Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work and Director of DHARMA (Digital Historic Architectural Research and Material Analysis) research team. She teaches urban and architectural design and digital documentation at the School of Architecture. Since 2007, she has founded and directed DHARMA research specializing in 3D documentation of World Heritage Sites using advanced mapping techniques. Since 2008, the team started its first major project by documenting four renaissance age major tomb monuments in India, one of them being Taj Mahal in partnership with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). In 2010, she and her team started documenting the world renowned Roman Forum in partnership with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma (now known as P.AR.Co), Ministry of Heritage and Culture and the Archeological Service, Rome. A 3D Exhibit and International Conference, ‘The Digital Future of World Heritage’ was conducted in partnership with the United States Embassy to Italy, NASA, UNESCO and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage in 2014. Both projects are part of the four year agreement with the World Heritage Center of UNESCO.
