Vedrana Ikalović is urbanist and architect interested in multiscalar and interdisciplinary studies of cities. She holds a PhD degree in Engineering from Keio University, Yokohama, Japan (2019), a Master Degree in Urban Planning from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, and a Master in Architecture from Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Banjaluka, Bosnia-Herzegovina . She is an Associate Professor and Researcher at the Smart and Resilient Cities program at Lille Catholique University, Junia – HEI Graduate school of Engineering in France, and a researcher at the NGO Center for Spatial Research in Banjaluka, Bosnia-Herzegovina. In her current research she integrates social, spatial, and experiential approaches.