国籍：印度

入学时间：2018年9月

预计毕业时间：2022年7月

专业：城乡规划学

预计获得学位：建筑学（含城乡规划学）博士

印度喀拉拉邦人。在印度卡尔卡特国家技术学院（National Institute of Technology Calicut）和克勒格布尔印度理工学院（Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur）分别获得本科和硕士学位，之后在马尼帕尔高等教育学院担任助理教授（Assistant Professor），并曾在金奈（Chennai，印度第6大都市、第4大都会区）担任城市规划师，制定地区发展规划和城市出行规划（urban mobility plans）。2018年秋进入浙江大学城乡规划学专业攻读博士学位。

曾研究区域分析、交通连通性和印度的公平发展。目前博士阶段的研究课题为中印城市主义尤其是城市过程及政策的比较分析。Ajay对亚洲的城市化进程、发展中国家城市化的成效，以及大数据在城市研究中的应用都抱有浓厚的兴趣。个人爱好为观察和学习不同的文化及其语言和物质遗产。

Ajay Sudhakaran

Admission time: September 2018

Estimated graduation time: March 2022

I am a Ph.D. student in the Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theories and Technologies in Zhejiang University. Hailing from Kerala, India, I have obtained my Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.) degree from the National Institute of Technology Calicut (India) and my Master of City Planning (MCP) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India).

Before joining Zhejiang University under the Chinese Government Scholarship programme, I have been working as Assistant Professor in Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India for over five years, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. I also have experience working briefly as Urban Planner in Chennai, India preparing proposals for district development plans and urban mobility plans.

I have previously researched on areas like regional analysis, transport connectivity and equitable development in India. My current research includes comparative study of Chinese and Indian urbanism with focus on urban processes and policies. I am interested in studies of urbanisation in Asia, effects of urbanisation in developing countries, and the application of big data in urban studies.

I enjoy observing and learning from different cultures, their language and built heritage.