Ola Khaled Aly Esmail

Teacher Assistant at Urban Planning

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Brief

Researcher, urban planner, and urban designer interested in informal settlements, AI, serious games, stigmatization and marginalization, smart cities, and conviviality.

Publications

1. Ola K. Esmail, Sheref S. Elsharqawy, " Sociodemographic factors of per capita electricity consumption and their implications for urban planning: A case study of the residential sector in Mendoza, Argentina ", Next Research, 2024
2. Mennatullah Hendawy, Ulia Zaman, Ola K. Esmail, Jiahong Li & Magy Seif El Nasr, " Towards A Games Ladder for Climate Action ", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2025
3. Esmail, O.K., " Embracing the Unruly: Rethinking Informal Settlements Through Shifting Perceptions ", Journal of Academic Opinion, 2025
4. Esmail, O. K. and Afifi, S., " Designing for Conviviality: A Context-Sensitive Framework for Evaluating Public Parks in Cairo, Egypt ", Space and Culture, 2026
5. Mennatullah Hendawy and Ola K. Esmail, " Reclaiming Smartness: Afro-Centric Approaches to Smart Cities ", The 5th Biennial African Human Computer Interaction Conference (AfriCHI '25), 2025