Dr. Maryam Hosseini

Biography

Maryam Hosseini is an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the College of Environmental Design, specializing in City and Regional Planning. Her central research focuses on how the built environment shapes urban experiences, integrating urban systems with computer vision and economics to improve walkability and equity in cities. She develops machine learning-driven, open-source tools to assist planners in designing inclusive and resilient urban environments. Prior to joining Berkeley, Hosseini was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after earning her PhD in Urban Systems from Rutgers University. Her dissertation research was conducted at the New York University’s VIDA Lab. Hosseini addresses critical challenges at the intersection of technology, environment, and urban design, specifically enhancing disability access and mitigating pedestrian exposure to extreme heat and flooding.

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