Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities

Dr. Simon Elias Bibri is a Senior Researcher and Scientific Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Institute of Computer and Communication Sciences. He has a diverse background including roles as Head of Computer Department, IT Project Manager, Environmental Sustainability Strategist, and Assistant Professor. He served as an expert for UNFCCC on AI for Climate Action, UNIDO on Sustainable Cities, and ITU on Smart Sustainable Cities and Digital Twins. Dr. Bibri is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Studies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, multiple master’s degrees from Swedish universities, and a PhD from NTNU in in computer science and information technology. He has authored 9 books, edited 3, and co-edited 13 volumes. Recently, he joined the EU Horizon Europe consortium project on Generative Agentic AI for Explainable Urban Digital Twins for Smart Carbon-Neutral Cities as Scientific Coordinator, Principal Investigator, and Senior Scientist.Tan Yigitcanlar is an eminent researcher with international recognition and impact in urban studies and planning. He is a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Along with this post, he is an Honorary Professor at the School of Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, and the Founding Director position of the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network. His research is clustered around three interdisciplinary themes: Smart technologies, communities, cities, and urbanism; Sustainable and resilient cities, communities, and urban ecosystems; Knowledge-based development of cities and innovation districts. His research findings are disseminated in over 250 articles published in high-impact journals and 18 key reference books. Amongst urban and regional planning scholars, 2020 Science-wide Author Databases of Standardised Citation Indicators ranked him as #1 highly cited researcher in Australia and #7 worldwide. Jeffrey Huang is the Director of the Media and Design Laboratory and a Full Professor in Architecture and Computer Science, at the Faculty of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), and at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland (EPFL). He holds a DiplArch from ETH Zurich, and Masters and Doctoral Degrees from Harvard University, where he was awarded the Gerald McCue medal for academic excellence. Prior to EPFL, he was a researcher at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and Associate Professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. He was also a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s d.school, a Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield, and a Berkman Fellow and Faculty Associate at Harvard. In collaboration with Muriel Waldvogel, he founded and co-heads Convergeo, an award-winning, international strategic design firm.

• Part 1: Integrating Digital Twins and Circular Metabolism in Urban Environments1. Introduction to Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Foundations, Technologies, Practices, and Emerging Trends2. Modelling Urban Metabolism as a Complex Heterogeneous Graph to Incentivize Environmentally Sustainable Practices3. Creating a Universal Semantic Material Bank: Integrating Digital Twins and Semantic Web Technologies for Circular Urban Mining4. Application of Computational Technologies in Smart Metabolic Circular Cities5. Catalyzing Smart Urban Metabolism through Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Infrastructures: A Regional Approach to Planning and ImplementationPart 2: Digital Twins for Sustainable Urban Planning and Climate Resilience6. Leveraging Digital Twins for Zero-Energy Building Ratings in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review and Novel Framework7. Utilizing City Digital Twins to Understand and Mitigate Climate Change Risks: A Roadmap8. Geospatial Digital Twins: Applications in Sustainable Urban Planning9. Urban Digital Twin for Resilient Urban Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in the Global South10. Urban Heat Island Mitigation with the Urbesgg Digital Twins Platform: A Case Study of Praça XV de Novembro, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil