Jeremia is an MCP student at MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He holds a Bachelor's degree in architecture from the Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung, Indonesia. After graduating in 2010, he works in the university for about a year before moving to Singapore to work in an architecture and planning consultancy firm for more than five years. His research interests include coastal development, tourism, and conservation financing, mainly in Southeast Asia. He loves technical diving, cave diving, and underwater photography.