Regular biography
Claudia R. Binder is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of CE. Her research focuses on transition research, urban metabolism, energy, sustainability assessment, regulatory mechanisms in human-environment systems, systems science, inter- and transdisciplinarity. She established the Laboratory on Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems (HERUS) at EPFL. Binder's work examines the dynamics of urban metabolism, sustainable cities, and transformation processes through interdisciplinary approaches combining social, natural, and data science. She has held academic positions at ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Graz, and University of Munich. At EPFL, she has served as Dean of the ENAC School and is currently involved in various academic and research committees.