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Ajar Sharma

PhD Candidate, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Ajar Sharma is aÌýPh.D. student in Systems Design Engineering. He has a Masters in Water Management and background in hydrology and is currently working with Vanessa Schweiser (Knowledge Integration), and Keith Hipel (Systems Design Engineering). His research interests includeÌýclimate change, water, Cross Impact Balances (CIB), conflict resolution, and sustainability.Ìý

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Julia Goyal

PhD Candidate -School of Public Health and Health Systems and Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering

Julia Goyal is pursuing a Joint Interdisciplinary PhD at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ between the School of Public Health and Health Systems and Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Ellen MacEachen and Dr. Arash Arami respectively.

Alex Petric

Alex Petric

PhD Candidate, Urban Planning

AlexÌýPetricÌýis a PhD Candidate in Urban Planning at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, working under the supervision of Dr. Dawn Parker. His previous work includes master’s degrees in Rural Planning & Development (2019) and Applied Mathematics (2016).

Alex’s research explores how urban environments affect social capital, which refers to the density and quality of social connections and the benefits that flow from them. His studies focus in particular on missing middle housing (higher-density low-rise developments) and their potential community benefits. Alex's work uses agent-based modelling alongside in-field research to study how housing type and housing mix affect social capital formation, with an aim to help planning practice to support social connections and increase well-being for urban residents.

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Ellie Sanoubari

PhD Candidate, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Elaheh (Ellie) SanoubariÌýis a PhD candidate in Systems Design Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, affiliated with Social & Intelligent Robotics Research Lab (SIRRL), Games Institute (GI) as well as À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI).Ìý
Ellie's PhD work revolves around the design and development of REMind, an educational robot game that uses role-playing with social robots in an immersive environment to teach children how to intervene in bullying situations. Players watch a scenario where one robot is bullying another robot, and their avatar robot remains a passive bystander. Then, they teach the avatar robot how to intervene against bullying, and watch how the story unfolds based on their intervention. REMind is informed by research on peer bullying and it harnesses the power of games and storytelling to not only increase children's knowledge about bullying and bystander intervention, but also equip them with skills by guiding them through playful activities that promote emotional perspective-taking and practice defending strategies in a safe space.
Natalya Siddhantakar

Natalya Siddhantakar

PhD Candidate, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development

Natalya Siddhantakar is a PhD Candidate in Sustainability Management at the School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, working under the supervision of Dr. Vanessa Schweizer. Her research interests include just and equitable transition to sustainable low-carbon economic practices, systems thinking, sustainability accounting, and cross-impact balances (CIB) analysis.

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Kwaku Owusu Twum

PhD Candidate

Kwaku OwusuÌýTwumÌýis aÌýsustainability managementÌýPhD candidate with almost a decade of multidisciplinary research experience at the intersection of digital innovation, spatial planning, climate resilience, and sustainable food systems.