Seyed Navid Mashhadi Moghaddam is an accomplished urban planner with over thirteen years of experience in the field. He is currently pursuing his second PhD in Human Geography at the University of Ottawa, building on his extensive knowledge and experience in urban planning, land use regulations, public participation, and policy development. Navid has also developed expertise in various disciplines such as EIA, transportation modeling, GIS modeling, DSS techniques, and entrepreneurial city planning.
Huhua Cao is professor of geography at the University of Ottawa. He has been involved in extensive research projects and international cooperation projects in Canada, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. In recent years, his research has focused on urbanization and mobility, regional ethnic minorities, inequality and accessibility of social services. He is the author or editor of several books, including Regional Minorities and Development inAsia (Routledge, 2010).