Dianty Ningrum is a postdoctoral researcher at the Anthropocene Laboratory working on the Empirics of Hope topic. She is from Indonesia. Her current and previous works involve looking at pressing societal issues from an interdisciplinary social science perspective.

She has degrees in Social Development and Welfare (Universitas Gadjah Mada), Global Urban Development and Planning (The University of Manchester) and Sustainability (Monash Sustainable Development Institute). Her research portfolio includes the local governance of the Sustainable Development Goals in Australia, river revitalisation to support riverine communities in West Java, and asset management of kampung residents facing eviction and environmental challenges in Jakarta.

Beyond academia, she has worked in public, private and non-profit sectors in Indonesia working on projects in social policy, innovation, and sustainability.