Karina Mendoza Llontop

Karina Mendoza is a Doctoral Candidate in Transport and Mobility Studies at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and member of the TRANSFORM Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network.

Originally from Peru, Karina holds a Master’s degree in Integrated Urban Development and Design from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Lima. Prior to joining TRANSyT, she worked as a research assistant at the Chair for Informatics in Architecture and Urbanism (InfAU) at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, where she developed digital analytical tools for masterplanning in emerging cities. She also has experience in placemaking initiatives in Germany and as an architect leading housing projects in Lima.

Her current research “Conceptualizing and Assessing ‘Transitional Urban Spaces’ Through Virtual Reality Experiments,” explores how urban spaces can adapt to the evolving physical–digital hybrid mobility paradigm.