TAY Yi Xuan

TAY Yi Xuan serves as a Researcher at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), contributing to the "Strengthening Urban Resilience in the age of Fragmentation (SURF)" project focused on Southeast Asian urban challenges. Her work integrates environmental sustainability with public health to enhance urban resilience through interdisciplinary research on governance, technology, and community dynamics.

Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Arts in Geography (Hons) from University College London (2021), complemented by two years of civil service experience in environmental public health. This background informs her applied research approach to real-world urban issues.

Yi Xuan's research centers on environmental sustainability and urban liveability, with specialized expertise in tropical urban heat adaptation, air conditioning reliance paradoxes, and consumer responses to food technologies. She examines how households navigate climate challenges while balancing comfort, health, and resource consumption in rapidly urbanizing Southeast Asian contexts.

Her 2025 conference presentations reveal consistent engagement with urban climate resilience themes, particularly heat vulnerability in tropical households and emerging food technologies. These contributions demonstrate her focus on practical solutions for sustainable urban living through behavioral, technological, and policy lenses.

As part of Harvey's SURF project team, she collaborates with multidisciplinary researchers including Sarah Hian May Chan and Samuel Chng, leveraging collective expertise to address complex urban fragmentation challenges across Southeast Asia.