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Carlo Ratti

Carlo Ratti | MIT Senseable City Lab Boston, United States of America

Biography

Carlo Ratti is an architect and engineer who leads the design and innovation practice CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the MIT Senseable City Lab. He is also a professor at the Politecnico di Milano. His work explores how digital tools and collective intelligence can help cities adapt to a changing world.

Sessions

15:15h

AI and the City

Carlo Ratti MIT Senseable City Lab Director Speaker

#SmartCityExpo

2026-11-04 15:15 2026-11-04 15:30 Europe/Madrid AI and the City

Cities are generating more data than ever. Smartphones, sensors, and cameras capture urban life second by second—and AI is turning this torrent of data into new ways of understanding our cities. From measuring urban greenery and how safe a street feels to revealing patterns in how we live behind closed doors, AI opens up extraordinary possibilities. But it also has blind spots: it can reproduce our biases and leave entire places and communities invisible. How can we harness AI to make cities better while staying alert to what—and whom—it fails to see?

Main Stage

Wed 4

15:15h - 15:30h Main Stage Visitor Pass not allowed