Maéva has a background in civil engineering and spatial planning and works as a Program Developer at AMS Institute. She focuses on connecting academic research on urban energy with practical innovation, guiding research projects from concept and prototyping to real-world testing and policy-relevant insights for Amsterdam.
In her role, she explores, initiates, and develops energy projects across the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Her work aims to develop knowledge and practical approaches that help citizens, policymakers, and entrepreneurs make well-informed decisions (whether in policy, investment, or strategy) while also stimulating new ideas, ways of working, and products.
In 2019, she earned her PhD in Civil Engineering from Vienna University of Technology. Her research explored how multifunctional rooftop agriculture can improve food security, reconnect fragmented green corridors, and reduce the urban heat island effect in Vienna and Rio de Janeiro.
From 2019 onward, she worked as a Research Fellow at TU Delft and AMS Institute, coordinating the four-year High-Hanging Fruit research program on the energy challenges of Amsterdam’s city center. She assessed energy-saving measures for heritage buildings and explored local sustainable heating options, such as aquathermal energy from canal water, residual heat, and other low-temperature heat sources. She later contributed to translating research and modeling insights into strategies for the heat transition within the Warmteprogramma of the city of Amsterdam.
Alongside her research, she has experience in parametric modeling, integrated design, and teaching.
“Accelerating progress toward a sustainable future is not just essential, it’s our responsibility. Achieving this requires systemic changes and I believe that collaboration is key: bringing together companies, researchers, municipalities, and citizens.”