Larissa Arakawa Martins

Dr Larissa Arakawa Martins

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Larissa Arakawa Martins is an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, exploring the associations between indoor environmental quality and people's health and wellbeing, as well as the applications of data analysis and machine learning for predictive modelling in the built environment.

My research and teaching focuses on:

  • Building physics
  • Building performance simulation
  • Indoor environmental quality
  • Human thermal comfort modelling
  • Machine Learning applications for thermal comfort modelling
  • Building life-cycle analysis
  • Circular economy
  • Sustainable and passive design and practice

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - ongoing McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow University of Melbourne
    2025 - ongoing Adjunct Lecturer The University of Adelaide
    2022 - 2025 ARC-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
    2020 - 2022 ARC-funded 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
    2023 Award Best Paper and Presentation Award - Co-authored with V Soebarto, T Williamson, D Pisaniello, R Visvanathan Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Australia -
    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
    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
    Architectural Design Architectural Science and Technology Architecture Built Environment and Design Civil Engineering Energy Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning Neural, Evolutionary and Fuzzy Computation Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks Structural Engineering Urban Design
  • 2025 McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Melbourne, Australia (AUD 487,831)
  • 2025 ACE Research Equipment Grant for High Speed Camera, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 19,000)
  • 2024 Graduate Women SA Trust Postdoctoral Grant, Australia (AUD 5,000)
  • 2024 ACE Research Growth Scheme Grant, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia (AUD 3,000)
  • 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-present  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

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Impact of Artificial Light for Plant Growth on Human Mood, Emotion and Task Performance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Tika Ardina Hanjani
    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

  • 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

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Representative School of ACE Research Committee The University of Adelaide Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2022 - ongoing Member Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide Australia
  • Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Phone: 83131106
  • Email: larissa.arakawamartins@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Horace Lamb, floor 3
  • Org Unit: Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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