Vivek Anand Asokan has an interdisciplinary research background with a Bachelor in Technology from SASTRA University, two Masters in Interdisciplinary Sustainability-related programs—Tata Institute of Social Science and the University of Tokyo, and a PhD in Sustainability Science from the University of Tokyo. His research interests are cross-disciplinary, and he applies an interdisciplinary lens with interest in sustainable development, CSR and environmental sustainability, science-policy (science-business; science-society) interface for decision making, footprint analysis, natural hazard and resilience, and philosophy of interdisciplinary research.