Researchers

Researchers
	Dr Thomas Longden - Senior Research Fellow Dr Thomas Longden is a Senior Researcher who works on applied econometrics, environmental economics, energy economics and health economics. He is the Secretary of the NSW Branch of the Economic Society of Australia and a member of the ACT Climate Change Council.
	Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad - Senior Research Fellow Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi is the Resilient Construction and Infrastructure Senior Research Fellow. His areas of expertise include resilience-based design of structures, automation in construction, innovative structural systems, and data-centric engineering. He has been the founding director of the Resilient Structures Research Cluster (RSRC). Ehsan also serves as an Editor for esteemed journals in the field.
	Professor Pejman Sharafi — Principal Research Academic Co-Lead on Net-Zero Construction Platforms with the School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment Associate Professor Pejman Sharafi is a principal research academic, leading Modular Prefab Design Laboratory (MPD-Lab). His areas of expertise are structural systems, offsite manufacturing, industrialised construction platforms, prefabricated systems, modular design, and optimisation. He has led several national and international research projects in collaboration with a number of leading universities and major industries, and has been the chief investigator of over $5.8M research projects in this area.
	Dr Vanita Yadav - Senior Research Fellow Dr Vanita Yadav is a sustainable management and business model innovation expert with a passion for entrepreneurial thinking and problem-solving. She is the recipient of prestigious awards like the Fulbright Fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA and a Research Affiliate with the South Asia Institute, Harvard University. Vanita has served in academic and research leadership roles in her interdisciplinary experience spanning Australia, USA, and India. She has published her research extensively and serves on the editorial boards of journals.