Simon Elias Bibri

Simon Elias Bibri, PhD, is a globally recognized scholar and expert in sustainable smart cities and smarter eco-cities. He currently serves as a Senior Researcher and Project and Scientific Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology n Lausanne (EPFL). Dr. Bibri has a diverse professional background, having served as Head of the Computer Department, Software and IT Business Engineer, IT Project Manager, Green ICT and Environmental Sustainability Strategist, Research Associate, and Assistant Professor. He has also been a visiting scholar at Lund University and a visiting senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. He has served as an international expert in AI for Climate Action for the UNFCCC and in Sustainable Cities for UNIDO. Currently, he is an expert for the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities, Environmental Sustainability, and Digital Twins at the ITU. Dr. Bibri also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Studies at Taylor & Francis Group and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, multiple master’s degrees from Esteemed Swedish universities, and a PhD in Computer Science and Information Technology from NTNU. He has authored 10 books, edited 3 works, and co-edited 15 volumes. Recently, he joined an EU Horizon Europe consortium project as Scientific Coordinator, Principal Investigator, and Senior Scientist.