Dr. Mahendra Gooroochurn works as Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical & Production Engineering Department of the University of Mauritius. He is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of UK, an accredited green building design and construction professional (LEED AP BD+C) registered with the USGBC, an Edge Expert registered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). He has over three years industry experience as research manager and head of sustainability in building services consultancy and has research interests in sustainability in the built environment and application of automation and artificial intelligence techniques to devise innovative solutions to address industry and societal challenges. He is the Ellen McArthur Foundation Circular Economy Pioneers for Mauritius as part of a network of 10 Sub-Saharan countries and the COP26 representative of Mauritius in the ACU Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort.