The IHS Academic Staff are urban professionals with very diverse backgrounds and expertise. Their knowledge covers multiple areas, including urban planning, housing, land governance, urban finance, urban heritage, climate change, green cities and infrastructure and others.
Academic Director
Dr Lasse Gerrits
IHS Academic Director
Professor
Programme Manager
Dr Merav Kaddar
Educational Programme Manager
Heads of Academic Department
Dr Maartje van Eerd
Head of Academic Staff
Assistant Professor
Dr Sofia Pagliarin
Head of Academic Staff
Researcher in Urban Transitions and Digitisation
Academic Department
Dr Alberto Gianoli
Lead Specialist Urban Sustainability and Climate Resilience
Associate Professor
Dr Alexander Los
Senior Specialist in Urban Environment and Climate Change
Assistant Professor
Dr Alonso Ayala
Senior Specialist in Housing and Human Settlement Planning
Assistant Professor
Dr Anitra Baliga
Specialist in Urban Development
Dr Arseni Doyennel
Junior Scientist
Dr Bahar Sakizlioglu
Senior Specialist in Housing and Urban Sociologist
Assistant Professor
Dr Beatriz Calzada Olvera
Specialist in Economics and Innovation
Carolina Lunetta
Specialist in Spatial Planning and Gender
Charmae Pyl Wissink-Nercua
Specialist in Urban Land, Housing Development and Capacity-Building
Elena Marie Enseñado
Specialist in Nature-based Climate Change Adaptation Planning
PhD Candidate
Hector Steenbergen-Cockerton
Academic Assistant
Dr Jan Fransen
Lead Specialist in Urban Economic Development and Resilience
Assistant Professor
Laura Quadros Aniche
Specialist in Urban Sustainability and Climate Change
PhD Candidate
Dr Leon van den Dool
Lead Specialist in Urban Governance
Assistant Professor
Malek Al Jebaie
Junior Researcher
Mariya Khan
Academic Assistant
Ore Fika
Senior Specialist in Urban Land and Housing Development
PhD Candidate
Dr Pamela Duran Diaz
Senior Planning Specialist
Assistant Professor
Dr Paul Rabé
Lead Specialist in Urban Land Governance
Assistant Professor
Dr Paula Nagler
Economic Researcher
Assistant Professor
Dr Peter Scholten
Senior Specialist in Governance of Sustainable Urban Resources
Assistant Professor
Dr Qian Ke
Specialist in Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
Dr Satya Maia Patchineelam
SPARK Network Coordinator, Project Assistant
Somesh Sharma
Specialist in Environment and Sustainable Development Planning
PhD Candidate