Dr. Corinthias P.M. Sianipar is an Assistant Professor at Kyoto University, Japan, where he is affiliated with the Department of Global Ecology and the Division of Environmental Science and Technology. His former affiliations include, among others, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria; the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia; Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan; and Swisscontact Indonesia. An interdisciplinary scholar trained in engineering and social science education, his research interests include multi-actor systems, socio-ecological modelling, regional development, and technological change within the science-to-policy-to-action framework, with applied focuses on renewable energy, land-use planning, ecosystem services, life-cycle assessment, climate change adaptation, supply chain management, development engineering, and appropriate technology. He has served as, inter alia, a co-leader of the Business Special Interest Group (BSIG) at System Dynamics Society; an external supervisor at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI); a visiting professor at BINUS University, Indonesia; an expert examiner for the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia; and a consultant to various development projects in Southeast Asia. He was/is a recipient of three Best Graduate Awards, a Best Paper Award, and several research grants. He is an Associate Editor for the Environmental Development journal (Elsevier).