Sadhana Manthapuri, PhD
🏆 Virginia Tech Outstanding Research Award 2025 · 🥈 Edmund Bacon Student Design Award, AIA Philadelphia 2024 · 🌍 World Bank Youth Summit Top Innovators 2026 · 🎙 Keynote, The DNA of Cities Podcast 2025
I am a PhD scholar whose work sits at the intersection of urban governance, AI for development, and Global South policy. My Urban DNA framework was recognized with Virginia Tech’s Outstanding Research Award and offers a novel lens for understanding how cities evolve. I am the founder of Naavika, recognized as Top innovations at the World Bank Youth Summit 2026, building AI-powered development intelligence for cities the world forgot to serve.
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