Aya Chehab is a Lecturer, and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment at Beirut Arab University (BAU). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and an MSc in Urban Design and Planning. Her academic work focuses on architectural and urban design, with particular interests in sustainable urban development and resilience, as well as climate-responsive planning. As for her PhD topic, it focuses on the application of Digital Twin technology in urban planning, particularly as a decision-support tool for implementing Sponge City principles, improving urban water management, and enhancing the resilience of urban spaces to climate-related and social challenges.

Her academic interests focus on sustainable urban development, climate-responsive design, and environmental resilience. Her doctoral research explores the use of Digital Twin technology as a decision-support tool for applying the Sponge City concept to urban spaces. Her aim to integrate digital innovation with nature-based solutions, allows for the advancement of effective water management strategies and strengthen cities’ capacity to respond to climate-related challenges in post-crisis cities.

Ph.D. in Urban Design and Planning (current candidate) Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment, Debbieh, Lebanon ▪ PhD title: Developing Digital Twin Technology to Apply the Sponge City Concept in Urban Spaces Master of Science (MSc.) in Urban Design and Planning (graduated in 2023) Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment, Debbieh, Lebanon ▪Cumulative GPA: 3.9 ▪Thesis title: Urban Resilience as an Approach to Improve the Open Public Space in the Post-Disaster Cities Bachelor of Architecture (graduated in 2020) Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment, Debbieh, Lebanon

▪Coordinating and participating in several teaching courses, and engaging in advanced research in Urban design and planning. ▪Courses involved in: -Architectural Design VII (5th Level) -Graduation Project (5th Level) -Execution Design III (4th Level) -Specifications and Quantities (4th level) -City and Town Planning (3rd Level) -History of Architecture II (2nd Level) -Introduction to Painting (2nd Level) -Computer-Aided Design (1st level) -Computer Graphics (1st level)

▪Selected as a presenter at the 8th, 9th, and 10th Graduate Studies Open House at BAU. ▪Faculty Council Secretary, Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment, academic year 2024–2025. ▪Participated in the Summer School, “Kassel Reloaded: Design-Build Workshop”, Kassel, Germany, 2024. ▪Participated in the “Urban Insights: A Space Syntax Exploration Workshop” remotely, 2024. ▪Participated in the “Resilient Urban Transformation" held in Cairo, Egypt and Hamburg, Germany, 2023.