Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

Dr. Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering. Before KU, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan. Her research addresses questions pertaining to energy, water, environment and climate change. The key themes of her research include national modelling and scenarios (energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture, GHG emissions, air pollution, water, land, SDGs); socio-technological transitions (energy, industry, urban systems); and climate justice (energy, coal, power, industry). She co-chairs the Scientific Working Group (SWG) on National Scenarios under Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium (IAMC) along with Prof. Shinichiro Fujimori (KU) and Prof. Roberto Scheffer (COPPE/URFJ, Brazil).

Anjali Sharma
Assistant Professor, Centre of Policy Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Dr. Anjali Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Policy Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in India, currently visiting Kyoto University. The aim of Anjali’s work is to inform just transition pathways for low-carbon transitions. She is particularly interested in exploring how developing countries can meet their development goals while pursuing ambitious climate action.