PhD Candidate · IIT Jodhpur · SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
I am a doctoral researcher examining the digital mediation of Kerala mural paintings — how meaning, aura, and conditions of viewing transform when sacred visual art moves from architectural space to screen. My work combines archival practice, interface theory, and audience evaluation, and is supported by a Ministry of Education Research Fellowship at IIT Jodhpur
Suresh, R., & Pillai, S. (2026). Digital Arts and Humanities With and For Society: Building Infrastructures of Engagement (DARIAH), Rome, Italy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20283045
Suresh, R., & Pillai, S. (2026). DARIAH Annual Event 2026: Digital Arts and Humanities With and For Society: Building Infrastructures of Engagement (DARIAH AE 2026), Rome, Italy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20304585
Suresh, R. (2021). Trauma, history, and young adult fiction: A study of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. Sahityasetu, 11(2), Issue 62. [UGC-CARE Listed]
Suresh, R., & Pillai, S. (2026). Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.
Suresh, R., & Pillai, S. (2026). Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief
Suresh, R., & Pillai, S. (2026). Journal of Visual Art Practice.
Suresh, R. (2026). Quarterly Review of Film and Video.
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations Annual Conference (DH2026) · Daejeon, South Korea
July 2026 . Research Paper
Canadian Society for Digital Humanities / Société Canadienne des Humanités Numériques (CSDH/SCHN) Annual Conference. Montreal, Canada. June 2026. Research Paper
Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) Annual Event. Rome, Italy. May 2026. Research Poster
Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) Annual Event. Rome, Italy. May 2026. Demo
Culture and Performance International Conference, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, India. January 2026. Research Paper.
Spectres of the Past: Gothic Legacies and Contemporary Critique International Conference. St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam, December 2025. Research Paper.
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
2021 – present · Ministry of Education Research Fellowship · Thesis: Murals and Digitality
Sree Sankara College, Kalady · Mahatma Gandhi University
2017 – 2019
Union Christian College, Aluva · Mahatma Gandhi University
2014– 2017
Creator and lead researcher. A born-digital archive of Kerala mural paintings with multilingual access (8 Indian languages). https://keralamuralarchive.in/
Development of a reproducible workflow for immersive documentation and audience engagement evaluation of sacred Kerala temple murals. Piloted at Chemmanthatta Mahadeva Temple. Soon to be presented at DARIAH 2026 and ADHO 2026. https://keralamuralarchive.in/virtualtour/index.html
Selected Participant and Scholarship holder of summer school at Oxford University
2026
Ministry of Education sponsered fellow for recieving financial assistantship for conducting Research
2021 – Present
National competitive examination; qualifies candidates for research fellowships and PhD admissions across India
2021
Conducted by University Grants Commission; qualifies candidates for college and university teaching positions in India
2019
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
2021 - Present
SNM College Maliankara, Moothakunnam
2021
SVAHUB Media
2021