Smart Cities MIAMI 2025
The University of Miami School of Architecture and Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing present the 9th annual Smart Cities MIAMI Conference on Thursday and Friday, April 3+4. This year’s conference theme “Equitable Urban Futures” explores data and design innovations for shaping more equitable, human-centric, and agile smart cities.
Message from the Conference Chair
Day One is being held at the University of Miami Coral Gables campus Lakeside Village Expo Center. The Day Two Workshop will gather a by-invitation group of international experts for a brainstorming session to develop a collection of articles for a special issue to be published in the Journal of Urban Technology. More details on the JUT special issue “Promoting Digital Access in Smart Cities” is available at this link.
CONFERENCE Day 1 April 3, 2025 Lakeside Village Expo Center, 1280 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 | Exhibits are Day 1 ONLY
WORKSHOP Day 2 April 4, 2025 Newman Alumni Center Tower Room (4th Floor), 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Sponsorship Opportunities and limited free Exhibitor Spaces are available. For more information, please call 305/ 243.4962 or email idsc@miami.edu.
Register Now for Day 1 ($50 per person)
Attendance for University of Miami Faculty, Staff, and Students is complimentary. Please email idsc@miami.edu for the PROMO CODE.
Agenda: |
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[8:30 am-9:00 am] | Registration |
[9:00 am-9:10 am] | Introduction and Welcome Opening Remarks: Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury, PhD Conference Chair Remarks: Sarbeswar Praharaj, PhD |
Session 1: Keynote Presentation | |
[9:10 am-9:40 am] | Keynote 1: Jennifer Clark, PhD Professor and Head, City and Regional Planning The Ohio State University |
[9:40 am-10:10 am] | Keynote 2 : Nathalie Crutzen, PhD Founder/Director, HEC Smart City Institute University of Liège, Belgium |
[10:10 am-10:30 am] | Break / Expo Center |
Session 2: Data & Urban Tech for Designing Equitable Smart Cities | |
[10:30 am-11:30 am] | Session 2 Presentations:
Speaker 1: Fábio Duarte, PhD Speaker 2: Anthony Townsend, PhD |
[11:30 am-12:00 pm] | Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury, PhD, University of Miami School of Architecture |
[12:00 pm-1:30 pm] | Networking Lunch with Exhibits |
Session 3: Innovating Agile and Humane Smart Cities | |
[1:30 pm-2:30 pm] | Speaker 1: Yan Wang, PhD Assistant Professor and Director of Urban Agility and Resilience Lab College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of FloridaSpeaker 2:Eduardo Costa, PhD Professor of Knowledge Management Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil |
[2:30pm -3:00 pm] | Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Nicholas Tsinoremas, PhD, Director, University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing |
[3:00 pm-3:15 pm] | Coffee and Networking at Exhibits |
[3:15 pm-4:00 pm] | Industry Panel
Moderator: Anna Queiroz, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Communication |
[4:00 pm-5:00 pm] | Closing Keynote
Martin de Jong, PhD Nora Noori, PhD |
[5:00 pm] | Closing Remarks Conference Chair, Sarbeswar Praharaj, PhD |
Featured Speakers |
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Jennifer Clark, PhDProfessor and Head, City and Regional Planning Section |
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Nathalie Crutzen, PhDFounder/Director HEC Smart City Institute |
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Martin de Jong, PhDProfessor and Director of the Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity |
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Fábio Duarte, PhDAssociate Director of Research & Design, MIT Senseable City Lab |
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Anthony Townsend, PhDSenior Research Associate at the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub |
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Yan Wang, PhDAssistant Professor and Director of Urban Agility and Resilience Lab |
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Eduardo M. Costa, PhDProfessor of Knowledge Management |
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Masahiko Haraguchi, PhDHarvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health |
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Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury, PhDUniversity of Miami School of Architecture |
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Sarbeswar Praharaj, PhDConference Chair |
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Nick Tsinoremas, PhDDirector, University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing |
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Fredrik WanniusC0Founder and Chief Executive, 1Print |
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Florence M. Chee, PhDAssociate Professor & Director, Center for Digital Ethics and Policy, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago |
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Victor DoverFounding Principal, Dover, Kohl, & Partners Town Planning |
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Jayson DunnSr. Business Manager – State and Local Government, NVIDIA |
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Tony GarciaCo-Founder and Principal, Street Plans |
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Matthieu MerchadouCo-Founder & CEO, Magma |
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Nora Noori, PhDDigital Transformation Advisor |
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Anna Carolina Queiroz, PhDAssociate Professor, University of Miami School of Communication |
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Raimundo RodulfoDirector/CIO of Innovation & Technology, City of Coral Gables |
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Christina VialaSustainability Coordinator, City of Pompano Beach |