Regular biography
Aruna Sivakumar is a Professor of Consumer Demand Modelling and Urban Systems, Chair of the at Imperial College London, Department of CE. Her work focuses on consumer demand modelling and urban systems. She can be contacted via email at a.sivakumar@imperial.ac.uk or through her profile page at https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.sivakumar.
Scholar-generated biography
Aruna Sivakumar is a researcher at Imperial College London, focusing on Urban Systems, Consumption Behaviour, and Transport. Her work explores the integration of advanced modeling techniques to understand and predict human behavior in urban environments. Key areas include the development of econometric microsimulators for activity-travel patterns, the impact of information and communication technologies on consumer behavior, and the modeling of electric vehicle (EV) charging and usage. She also investigates the role of social influence in technology adoption, such as bike sharing, and the implications of smart charging services. Her research contributes to sustainable urban mobility and equitable transport planning.