Sahar Samavati is PhD candidate of urban design at Tarbiat Modares University(TMU) in
Iran and a Member of Iran's National Elites' Foundation. Her thesis and research area
concentrate on 'improving happiness and mental health in cities', especially in public spaces.
Her professional experience and exploration is also focus on enhancing happiness of citizens
through urban design physical stimuli and urban qualities in Tehran. She is the manager of
new research in Iranian urban design group of tarbiat modares university (urbandesign.ir), she
is also architect and urban designer at SAP consulting group.