
Miss Larissa Arakawa Martins
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Larissa Arakawa Martins is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow based in the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, exploring the associations between thermal comfort in the built environment and people's health and wellbeing, as well as the applications of data analysis and machine learning for predictive modelling.
- My Research
- Career
- Publications
- Grants and Funding
- Teaching
- Supervision
- Professional Activities
- Contact
My research focuses on:
- Environmental monitoring
- Building performance simulation
- Human thermal comfort modelling
- Machine Learning applications for thermal comfort modelling
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow The University of Adelaide 2020 - 2022 Research Assistant The University of Adelaide 2018 - 2018 Associate França e Associados Projetos Estruturais 2017 - 2018 Business Analyst Accenture 2017 - 2017 Trainee Companhia City 2015 - 2016 Intern França e Associados Projetos Estruturais 2013 - 2014 Intern Produtime Gestão e Tecnologia -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2022 Award Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia - 2021 Award Adelaide Graduate Award The University of Adelaide Australia - 2020 Award Best Presentation (1st Runner Up) The Architectural Science Association Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Portuguese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish - Latin American Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2018 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Architecture 2016 - 2016 University of Mogi das Cruzes Brazil Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering 2012 - 2013 Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium Exchange Program in Architecture 2009 - 2015 University of Sao Paulo Brazil Bachelor's Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, with Double Qualification in Civil Engineering -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2022 Fellowship in the ARC-funded project "Developing resilient housing for low socio-economic older people" University of Adelaide Australia 2018 - 2018 Jóvenes Líderes Iberoamericanos 2018 Fundación Carolina Spain 2014 - 2014 SEAS/POLI-USP Collaborative Field Course - Urban Adaptation to Climate Change: Resilient Cities Harvard University United States -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2011 Certification in Building Accessibility City Department of People with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility Brazil -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2022 Nakajima, J., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2022). Manual de Boas Práticas - Montagem das Armaduras de Estruturas de Concreto Armado - Volume 2 (Vol. 2, 1 ed.). São Paulo, Brazil: França e Associados Projetos Estruturais. 2021 Nakajima, J., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2021). Manual de Boas Práticas - Montagem das Armaduras de Estruturas de Concreto Armado (Vol. 1, 1st ed.). Sao Paulo, Brazil: França e Associados Projetos Estruturais. -
Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Williamson, T., Soebarto, V., Bennetts, H., Arakawa Martins, L., Pisaniello, D., Hansen, A., . . . van Hoof, J. (2022). Assessing human resilience: A study of thermal comfort, wellbeing and health of older people. In F. Nicol, H. B. Rijal, & S. Roaf (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort (1 ed., pp. 108-127). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2020 Arakawa Martins, L., Williamson, T., Bennetts, H., Zuo, J., Visvanathan, R., Hansen, A., . . . Soebarto, V. (2020). Individualising thermal comfort models for older people: the effects of personal characteristics on comfort and wellbeing. In S. Roaf, F. Nicol, & W. Finlayson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th Windsor Conference on Thermal Comfort: Resilient Comfort (pp. 187-199). online: Windsor. 2020 Soebarto, V., Williamson, T., Bennetts, H., Arakawa Martins, L., Pisaniello, D., Hansen, A., . . . Carre, A. (2020). Development of an integrated data acquisition system for thermal comfort studies of older people. In S. Roaf, F. Nicol, & W. Finlayson (Eds.), Proceeding of the 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient comfort. (pp. 155-170). online: Windsor. 2020 Williamson, T., Soebarto, V., Bennetts, H., Arakawa Martins, L., & Pisaniello, D. (2020). Thermal comfort, well-being and health of older residents in South Australia. In S. Roaf, F. Nicol, & W. Finlayson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient comfort (pp. 171-186). online: Windsor, UK. 2020 Arakawa Martins, L., Soebarto, V., Williamson, T., & Pisaniello, D. (2020). A deep learning approach to personal thermal comfort models for an ageing population. In A. Ghaffarianhoseini (Ed.), Proceedings of the 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 2020. Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method Vol. 2020-November (pp. 71-80). online: Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). 2019 Soebarto, V., Williamson, T., Carre, A., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2019). Understanding indoor environmental conditions and occupant's responses in houses of older people. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 609 (pp. 1-7). online: IOP.
Scopus92019 Arakawa Martins, L., Soebarto, V., & Williamson, T. (2019). Towards an understanding of comfort and wellbeing of older people using occupant centric models. In XV Encontro Nacional de Conforto no Ambiente Construído (ENCAC) (pp. 3175-3180). Porto Alegre, Brazil: ANTAC. 2019 Arakawa Martins, L., Soebarto, V., Williamson, T., & Pisaniello, D. (2019). Developing occupant centric models to better understand the thermal comfort and wellbeing of older Australians. In Proceedings of the 53rd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA): Revisiting the Role of Architecture for 'Surviving’ Development Vol. 2019-November (pp. 595-604). online: Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
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Theses
Year Citation 2022 Arakawa Martins, L. (2022). Understanding thermal comfort and wellbeing of older South Australians using occupant-centric models. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). 2015 Arakawa Martins, L. (2015). The importance of sidewalk design in the urban requalification of Bom Retiro. (Undergraduate Dissertation, University of Sao Paulo). 2012 Arakawa Martins, L. (2012). Performance evaluation of the green-infrastructure typologies of Dolores Ibarruri Square, in Sao Paulo, SP. (Undergraduate Dissertation, University of Sao Paulo). -
Working Paper
Year Citation 2023 Sharifi, E., Mehdipour, A., Hill, K., Hayter, J., Soebarto, V., Bartesaghi Koc, C., . . . Arakawa Martins, L. (2023). Trees for Urban Streets: A multi-criteria guide to select street trees in Greater Metropolitan Adelaide.
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Internet Publications
Year Citation 2021 Fortes, G. L., Arakawa Martins, L., & Nakajima, J. (2021). Boas Práticas de Projeto - Posição Ideal. Revista Estrutura, ed. 10, ano 5, pp 34-39. 2021 Soebarto, V., Bennetts, H., Arakawa Martins, L., van Hoof., Visvanathan, R., Hansen, A., . . . Zuo, J. (2021). Thermal Comfort at Home: A guide for older South Australians. The University of Adelaide.
2020 Nakajima, J., Arakawa Martins, L., & Fortes, G. L. (2020). Montagem correta de armação em laje plana. Revista Estrutura, ed. 9, ano 4, pp. 56-61.
- 2023-2025 Sustainability FAME Strategy Internal Grant 2023 - Initiate Scheme, with Adj/Professor D. Pisaniello, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 19,905)
- 2022-2024 Healthy Societies FAME Strategy Internal Grant 2022 - Initiate Scheme, with A/Professor S. Gaskin, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 19,685)
- 2022-2023 University of Adelaide Research Small Equipment Support Scheme, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 10,076)
- 2020-2021 AHURI Postgraduate Scholarship Top-up, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Australia (AUD 7,000/year)
- 2019 School of Architecture and Built Environment HDR Support, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 1,500)
- 2018-2022 Faculty of the Professions Divisional Scholarship, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 28,000/year)
- 2018 Jovenes Lideres Iberoamericanos Scholarship, Fundacion Carolina and Banco Santander, Spain (EUR 3,000)
- 2014 SEAS/POLI-USP Collaborative Field Course Scholarship, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, USA (USD 3,000)
- 2012-2013 International Exchange Program Scholarship - Graduacao Sanduiche - Ciencias sem Fronteiras, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq, Belgium (EUR 10,600)
- 2010-2012 Undergraduate Research Scholarship - Iniciacao Cientifica, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq, Brazil (BRL 9,000)
- 2022-present Course Coordinator and Lecturer in DESST 2517 - Environment II - School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- 2019-present Tutor in DESST 2517 - Environment II - School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- 2020-2022 Tutor in ARCH 7041 - Advanced Architecture Technologies - School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- 2014 Tutor in PHD2412 - Urban Sanitation II (Saneamento II) - Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2010 Tutor in PRO2315 - Ergonomics I (Ergonomia I) - Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Enhancing Natural Ventilation to Improve Indoor Air Quality: An Investigation of Occupants’ Window Opening Behaviour in Aged Care Facilities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Malekpour 2022 Co-Supervisor Finding the Most Suitable Machine Learning Method to Anticipate Actual Occupancy Adaptive Behaviours in Older People with Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds Concerning Wellbeing and Comfort Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shadi Jamialahmadi
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2019 - 2021 Representative School of Architecture and Built Environment - Student Representative - Higher Degree by Research The University of Adelaide Australia 2014 - 2015 Representative Polytechnic School (EPUSP) - Student Representative - Double Qualification Program in Civil Engineering University of Sao Paulo Brazil -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2022 - ongoing Member Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide Australia
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