INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Dr. Geeta Mehta
Geeta Mehta is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She has worked on design projects in over 12 countries in Asia, Europe, South America and Africa. Geeta has also developed the concept of Social Capital Credits (SoCCs) inspired by carbon credits. This breakthrough virtual currency for social good is currently in use in India, Ghana, Kenya and in Washington, DC. SoCCs incentivise people to undertake projects in water and waste management, tree planting, neighbourhood improvements in their communities and earn SoCCs.
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Dr. Marc Aurel Schnabel
Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel is the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Professor in Architectural Technology at the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Visiting Professor at School of Architecture, Sheffield University. He is Principal Investigator of the National Science Challenge, Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities, researching in the fields of augmented- and virtual reality, digital heritage, parametric design learning and intelligent cities. He publishes extensively internationally about novel perspectives in digital architecture and urban design. He curated two digital architectural exhibitions, Disparallel Spaces at Tin Sheds- and 8448cubedat Gaffa-Galleries, and chaired several international conferences.
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Prof. Wong Nyuk Hien
Prof. Wong is currently the Deputy Head in charge of academic matters and professor in the Department of Building, School of Design and Environment. He graduated with a B.Sc (Building) (2nd Upper) in 1985 and a Master degree in Building Science in 1991 from National University of Singapore. Wong was the principal investigator of a number of research projects related to Urban Heat Island, urban climatic mapping and greenery, in collaboration with the various government agencies, such as Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), National Parks Board (NParks), Housing Development Board (HDB), National Environmental Agency (NEA) and Building Construction Authority (BCA). Prof. Wong was also one of the key Principle Investigator for the development of the first Zero Energy Building at BCA Academy. Prof. Wong has published more than 300 international referred journal and conference papers and was the co-author of 9 books and has been invited to deliver keynote papers and research findings in various conferences and symposiums
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Dr. Mohd Hamdan Bin Haji Ahmad
Prof Dr Mohd Hamdan Ahmad is currently the Dean of Faculty of Built Environment (FABulous), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the UTM Director of MIT UTM Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program (MIT UTM MSCP). His research expertise includes sustainable cities and architecture design, building climatology, smart cities and architecture education. He is also a green building promoter and consultant affiliated to GreenRE, Casbee Iskandar Malaysia, GBI and prominent judge for Green Accord Initiative Award (GAIA).
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Dr. Sandeep Agrawal
Dr. Sandeep Agrawal is an urban and rural planner and director of the Planning program in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Prior to this appointment, he was Graduate Program Director and Associate Director in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University, Toronto, where he taught for 14 years. Dr. Agrawal has published many refereed papers and professional reports, edited a journal and co-authored a forthcoming book “Planning in India”, to be published by Oxford University Press. His recent research works have focused on high density rural areas in India, funded by Indo-Shastri Foundation, where lack of water and rural to urban migration are the two key factors leading to high poverty and in some instances, modern-form of slavery, controlled through access to water.
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Prof.AR.Hans-Christian Wilhelm
AR.Hans-Christian Wilhelm is currently working as senior lecturer at School of Architecture, Victoria University of wellington. He is a graduate in Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur – from Technical University Darmstadt (Germany).In additions to varied projects across the globe, his research interest revolves around pre-fab construction concepts in architecture and furniture design. His intense research and study on housing deals with performance enhancements, energy efficiency, large scale housing complexes and innovation in housing typology
