Global Cities, Local Solutions
More than half the world’s population lives in urban areas which account for an estimated 76% of CO2 emissions from energy use. It is imperative that city officials act on climate change. These actions will not only decrease emissions, but also improve aging infrastructure and make their areas more attractive to residents and businesses.
The City Science Network is an international community of institutions and researchers that share the common goal of enabling more livable, equitable, and resilient communities. We propose that the grand transnational challenges of our era are best addressed in cities, one community at a time. ClimateTech is a conference hosted by MIT Technology Review in collaboration with City Science.
Hossein Rahnama is the CEO/founder of Flybits, a data intelligence company. He is a Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab. His research explores AI, data governance, mobile human-computer interaction, and the system design of data-driven services. He has published more than 40 papers and holds 23 patents in computer and data science. He previously served as a council member at NSERC (National Science and Research Engineering Council of Canada) and is currently on the board of directors of Home Capital Group and Canadian Science Publishing. He is a fellow at the MIT Connection Science Group (since 2021) and one of the 7 Global Directors of MIT Media Lab’s City Science Group. Was on MIT Technology Review Global TR35 list (2012) and Canada's Top 40 under 40 (2017).