Hiwot is a Doctoral Researcher at UNU Resource Nexus, jointly affiliated with TU Dresden and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) under the NEXtra Scholarship Programme. Her research focuses on optimizing the land, space, and materials nexus in gray and green urban infrastructure in the Global South.
Hiwot is currently a Doctoral Researcher at UNU Resource Nexus, jointly affiliated with Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), under the NEXtra Scholarship Programme. Her research focuses on optimizing the land, space, and materials resource nexus in the gray and green infrastructures of cities in the Global South. Before joining UNU Resource Nexus, Hiwot served as a Lecturer at the School of Built Environment, Addis Ababa University, where she also held leadership roles as Head of the Sustainable Structures Lab and College-Level E-Learning Coordinator. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Assistant Project Coordinator and Office Engineer at B and C Aluminum PLC, gaining practical experience in project planning, monitoring, evaluation of infrastructure development.
Hiwot's research interests include sustainable urban development, urban resource management, geospatial technologies, resilient infrastructure, and resource-efficient construction.
UNU Resource Nexus Focus Areas:
Appointments:
- Doctoral Researcher, UNU Resource Nexus, TU Dresden, Germany: 2026 – present
- College-Level E-Learning Coordinator- 2025 – 2026
- Head of Sustainable Structures Lab (SSL) -2024-2026
- Lecturer 2025-2026
- Assistant Lecturer 2017-2025
- Organizing Committee for UU-A Student Summit 2024
- Office Engineer and Assistant Project Coordinator 2016- 2017
Research Interests:
- Sustainable Urban Development
- Geospatial Technologies
- Urban Resource Management