Kevin Kuriakose Joseph is a graduate student studying urban water supply systems with a focus on equality. He is currently developing tools and metrics that can harness water data to influence water policies and emerging practices for data-driven governance and empower policymakers and urban communities to achieve equal and equitable water supply. Before joining the University of Toronto, he completed his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at New York University and was a researcher at New York University’s Center of Urban Science and Progress and other research groups. His research interests revolve around the intersection of urban water distribution systems, urban infrastructure/systems, sustainability, and public policy