- Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
Professor Tooran Alizadeh is an ARC Future Fellow, investigating the socio-spatial implications of smart city development in India. She is also the co-convener of Smart Urbanism (Research) Lab at the University of Sydney, the lead investigator on the Infrastructure Governance Incubator funded by the Henry Halloran Research Trust, and the Associate Editor of Telematics and Informatics - an interdisciplinary high impact journal (IF: 8.5) on the social impacts of new technologies.
Prior to academia, Tooran had several years of professional practice and project management experience in metropolitan planning, new town development, urban design, and disaster management.
Experience
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2022–presentARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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2025–presentProfessor, University of Sydney
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2020–2025Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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2017–2020Senior Lecturer, Director of Urban Design, University of Sydney
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2018–2019Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) Fellow, University of Sydney
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2016–2017Senior Lecturer, Griffith University
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2011–2016Lecturer, Griffith University
Education
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2013Griffith University, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
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2010University of Syndey, PhD, Urban and Regional Planning and Policy
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2005Shahid Beheshti University, Master of Urban Design
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2002Shahid Beheshti University, Master of Architecture
Grants and Contracts
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2022Future Fellowship: Socio-Spatial Implications of Smart City Development in India
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
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2020Infrastructure Governance Incubator
- Role:
- Lead Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Henry Halloran Research Trust
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2017Enabling Participatory Local Government in Smart Cities
- Role:
- Lead Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Smart Cities and Suburbs Program
Research Areas
- Urban And Regional Planning (1205)
- Urban Policy (160514)
Contact Tooran for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @DrTooran
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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- Joined
