Smart City Innovations: Navigating Urban Transformation with Sustainable Mobility

Dr. Simon Elias Bibri is a Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Institute of Computer and Communication Sciences (IINFCOM), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Media and Design Laboratory (LDM), He has a diverse professional background, having served as Head of Computer Department, Software Engineer, IT Business Engineer, Project Manager, Green ICT and Environmental Sustainability Strategist, Research Associate, Consultant, and Assistant Professor. Currently, he serves as an Expert in Artificial Intelligence and Applied Machine Learning for Climate Action for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an International Expert in Sustainable Cities for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and an Expert for Focus Group for Smart Sustainable Cities and Digital Twin for the United Nations Agency of International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Critical Insights in Environmental Studies at Francis and Taylor Group.

Dr. Bibri's academic journey reflects an interdisciplinary background, traversing the realms of science, technology, and society. His expertise encompasses computer science, computer engineering, systems science, innovation science, environmental science, social sciences, and humanities. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and an Advanced Management Program (AMP) degree.

Notably, he earned multiple Master’s degrees from esteemed Swedish universities, namely Lund University, West University, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Malmö University, and Mid–Sweden University. Additionally, he received his PhD in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in Computer Technology and Urban Informatics, with a research focus on data-driven smart sustainable cities.

Dr. Bibri is a prolific author with numerous highly cited journal articles, six authored books, two edited books, and five co-edited books to his accomplishment. His work has been cited over 8100 times, resulting in an h-index of 43 according to Google Scholar. His impact is further underscored by his recognition by Stanford and Elsevier as one of the top 1% scientists globally for four consecutive years. He has also been listed by ScholarGPS in 2022 as the #1 Highly Ranked Scholar in Sustainable Cities, #4 in Big Data, and #8 in sustainability in the world.

Dr. Bibri's research interests and expertise cover a broad spectrum of topics at the intersection of science and technology, urban development and planning, and strategic sustainable development. These include smart cities, sustainable cities, smarter eco-cities, sustainable smart cities, Urban Artificial Intelligence (UAI), Urban Artificial Intelligence of Things (UAIoT), Urban Generative Artificial Intelligence (UGAI), Urban Digital Twin (UDT), Smart Urban Metabolism (SUM), Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems (CPSoS), Internet of City Things (IoCT), platform urbanism, environmental planning and governance, environmental sustainability, climate change mitigation, smart sustainable energy, smart sustainable transportation, smart sustainable waste management, sustainability transitions, and Technological Innovation Systems (TIS).