Dr. Deepak Amaripadath is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University (ASU). He is involved in research activities at ASU's Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) and the Global KAITEKI Center. Before joining ASU, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liege, Belgium, in the framework of Project SurChauffe, and a doctoral student at the University Bourgogne Franche-Comte, France, in the framework of Project MEAN4SG. His scholarly agenda focuses on climate resilient building design through sustainable cooling strategies in warming climates. He is currently a member of the International Energy Agency Annex 80+ – Sustainable Cooling in Cities, which focuses on the physical effects of outdoor heat mitigation strategies for cities. Previously, he was a member of the International Energy Agency – Energy in Buildings and Communities Annex 80 – Resilient Cooling of Buildings, which focused on developing and evaluating resilient cooling strategies against building overheating.