Dhruv Pandit is a Teaching Assistant for Big Data Labs at NOVA IMS and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Management with a specialization in Data Science. He holds an MSc in Applied Econometrics and Data Forecasting from the Lisbon School of Economics and Management, and a BSc in Natural Sciences, with a specialization in Mathematics, from Maastricht University. During his master’s, he worked at the NOVA SBE Data Science Knowledge Center, where he was involved in projects focused on big data within the field of tourism. His main research interests surround sustainability, smart cities, the impact of climate change impact, and macroeconometrics.