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Professor Tooran Alizadeh is a Professor of Urbanism and Infrastructure at the University of Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning. She holds an ARC Future Fellowship and specializes in smart urbanism, infrastructure governance, and Southern urbanism. Her work critically examines socio-spatial inequities, telecommunication infrastructure, and the intersection of technology with urban development in Global South contexts.
Education: PhD in Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Master of Urban Design and Planning, Master of Architecture, and Bachelor of Architecture.
Research Interests:
- Smart city policy and implementation challenges
- Infrastructure governance in crises
- Socio-economic impacts of telecommunication networks
- Urban resilience and disaster planning
- Epistemic silences in settler-colonial urbanism
Grants:
- 2023: Infrastructure governance beyond government at times of multiple crises (DVC Seed Funding)
- 2021: Socio-spatial implications of smart city development in India (ARC Future Fellowship)
Awards: ARC Future Fellowship (2020–present).
Labs/Teams: Member of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. Active in the Infrastructure Governance Incubator research network.
