Farzaneh Aliakbari

Farzaneh Aliakbari is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban and Regional Development (2021-2024) at Politecnico di Torino, concurrently serving as a teaching collaborator (Docente esterno) in the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) and the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD). Her research focuses on cultural resilience, digital heritage, sustainability, and urban planning, informed by ERC sectors like computational cultural modeling and GIS spatial analysis.

Teaching engagements include collaborative roles in courses like History of Architecture and Cities Lab B (2022–2025), emphasizing historical and contemporary architectural studies. She contributes to projects such as the EU-funded RURITAGE (2020–) and MNEMONIC_Atlante (2020–), advancing cultural memory and resilience initiatives. Her publications address pandemic-era adaptations in cultural heritage preservation, ethical challenges in digital platforms, and indoor environmental quality assessments in educational spaces.

Aliakbari’s work aligns with UN SDGs 3 (Health), 4 (Education), and 11 (Sustainable Cities), reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to urban and cultural challenges.