Professional Education


  • Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, CEE-PHD (2025)
  • MSc, University College London, Engineering for International Development (2018)
  • BEng, University College London, Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (2017)

Stanford Advisors


All Publications


  • How much nature do we need? An exploration of dose-response relationships between indoor nature dose and building occupant well-being SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY Bianchi, E., Billington, S. L. 2025; 134
  • Nature view potential: Evaluating building occupant connection to nature JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING Bianchi, E., Billington, S. L. 2025; 103
  • Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents' Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR Bianchi, E., Correa, M. C., Eichstaedt, J. C., Billington, S. L. 2024
  • Exploring the Connections Between Nature Exposure and Stress During COVID-19 Using Latent Profile Analysis ECOPSYCHOLOGY Bianchi, E., Bloomfield, L. S. P., Altaf, B., Sawe, A., Murnane, E. L., Billington, S. L. 2024
  • Effects of architectural interventions on psychological, cognitive, social, and pro-environmental aspects of occupant well-being: Results from an immersive online study BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT Bianchi, E., Bencharit, L., Murnane, E. L., Altaf, B., Douglas, I. P., Landay, J. A., Billington, S. L. 2024; 253
  • Using Computer Vision and Parametric Design Software to Quantify Nature Dose in Indoor Built Environments Bianchi, E., Tavakoli, A., Billington, S. L. edited by Turkan, Y., Louis, J., Leite, F., Ergan, S. AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS. 2024: 93-101
  • Leveraging Immersive Virtual Environments for Occupant Well-Being Analysis Altaf, B., Tavakoli, A., Bianchi, E., Landay, J., Billington, S. L. edited by Turkan, Y., Louis, J., Leite, F., Ergan, S. AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS. 2024: 85-92
  • A study of the role of indoor nature on solidarity and group identity during remote work BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT Bianchi, E., Bloomfield, L. S. P., Bencharit, L. Z., Altaf, B., Sawe, N. A., Murnane, E. L., Landay, J. A., Billington, S. L. 2023; 245
  • Poster Abstract: Human Wellbeing Responses to Real and Simulated Workplaces Bianchi, E., Altaf, B., Tavakoli, A., Douglas, I. P., Landay, J. A., Billington, S. L., ACM ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2022: 299-300
  • Use of Crowdsourced Online Surveys to Study the Impact of Architectural and Design Choices on Wellbeing Frontiers in Sustainable Cities Altaf, B., Bianchi, E., Douglas, I. P., Douglas, K., Byers, B., Paredes, P. E., Ardoin, N. M., Markus, H. R., Murnane, E. L., Bencharit, L. Z., Landay, J. A., Billington, S. L. 2022: 19

    View details for DOI 10.3389/frsc.2022.780376

  • Evaluating the risk to Bangladeshi coastal infrastructure from tropical cyclones under climate change INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION Bianchi, E., Malki-Epshtein, L. 2021; 57