New doctor interviews 2025

Thomas Harbøll Schrøder's thesis provides a sample of the history of modern wind energy by focusing on two small countries. Denmark was a pioneer of wind energy. In the Asia Pacific region outside of China, Taiwan is a first mover in the area of offshore wind.

Despite the geographical distance, there is a strong link between the two countries as the Danish wind industry was crucial for enabling Taiwan’s offshore wind development. The history is also global because wind technology in both countries enabled and was enabled by a dramatic rise of this energy source around the world.

In her dissertation, Chero Eliassi examines renovations and transformations as well as the production of spatial cultures in the Million Programme's multi-family housing areas in Holma, Norrliden, and Järvafältet from their construction start to the present day.

Using ethnographic and landscape-based research methods, she investigates case studies through research that explores spatial practices, transnationalism, diasporic cultures, and how people understand their rights to these Swedish residential environments.

The topic of Vishal Parekh’s thesis is essentially how to make sustainable consumption – especially food consumption – the new normal in Sweden. More specifically, the thesis focuses on how sustainable (food) consumption can be understood as well as the perspectives and roles of households and societal actors like food provisioning companies and nonprofits in making it the mainstream in Sweden.

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Amirmohammad Behzadi's project aimed to investigate the potential of smart control, adaptive operation, and machine learning-based optimization to enhance the efficiency, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness of ultra-efficient buildings. The improved system resulted in a reduction of annual operational costs by up to 15% through forecast-based real-time optimization.

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Asterios Papageorgiou's thesis studies approaches to monitor and assess progress toward the circular economy in urban areas. It investigates how indicator-based frameworks and urban metabolism assessment methods can support informed decision-making within the context of the circular economy. He advocates for a novel framework that integrates methods to provide enhanced insights into material and energy flows, environmental impacts and urban circularity.

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In his thesis, Hampus Berg Mårtensson explores transport system futures that align with societal goals, with a special focus on climate targets. It considers the transport system in a broad sense, but also investigates potential future roles for new mobility services. He also examines the potential role of the services in avoiding transport, enabling a shift from car use to other modes of transport, and improving the environmental performance of cars when they are used.

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In her doctoral thesis, Amani Jaafer has has a focus on leveraging novel data sources, such as GPS records and mobile network data, for travel behavior modeling. It explores urban mobility patterns in a European context, with an emphasis on policy implications and sustainability. Insights from the thesis support the design of infrastructure that promotes cycling and addresses critical issues related to system resilience and equity. 

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