citiesabc interview: Kiran J Fernandes: Dean at Durham University, Vice-chair of UKNC for UNESCO

Professor Kiran J. Fernandes, Dean for Internationalisation at Durham University Business School and Vice-chair of UK National Commission for UNESCO - among others, joins Dinis Guarda in this interview for citiesabc interview series. Both experts talk extendedly about  major challenges worldwide including the Covid-19 pandemic, industry 2.0 and the role of technology in the industries and the economy, now and its impact in the future. As an academic in complex systems, Professor Kiran J. Fernandes believes today’s problems aren’t linear, and as such, there aren’t simple solutions.

Here are the topics the two expert go through in the interview:
1. Biography, academic background
2. Geopolitical and cultural challenges worldwide
3. Complex system perspective to provide solutions to today’s problems
4. Cities and connectivities. Trade corridors
5. Durham University career and ongoing research projects
6. Work with UNESCO

Professor Kiran Jude Fernandes is the Chair of the Operations Management Group and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute. He is also a Fellow of the interdisciplinary York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis (YCCSA). He holds a PhD in Operations Management and Systems from the University of Warwick; a Masters (MS) from the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) and a Bachelors of Engineering (Hons) degree in Production from Waltech. Prior to his current role, Professor Fernandes worked as the Pro-Dean for Research and Head of the Operations Management Group at The University of York. He started his academic career as an EPSRC Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. He worked as a sub-systems engineer at NASA - John C. Stennis Space Centre working for the Late Tom Cobb (Product Director for the Space Shuttle Main Engine Program). Working at NASA also allowed him to complete a professional program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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