Sena Aydemir is an Urban Planner in the Department of Climate Change and Zero Waste at the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in City and Regional Planning at Dokuz Eylül University. She holds a master's degree in Urban Design and a bachelor's degree in City and Regional Planning, both from Izmir Institute of Technology. She received a 2021 graduation project award from the Chamber of City Planners, was a finalist in the "Developing Izmir" competition, and has professional experience working in a planning office during her graduate studies. Her research, supported by a scientific research project grant from Izmir Institute of Technology, focuses on the challenges of peri-urban areas. She presented her work at the 2024 ITU IGRS conference, and has since submitted it for publication to MDPI.