Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for the Cities of the Future

In this presentation, I will describe how the vast amount of data on our daily behaviors (social interactions, movements, purchases) and the development of innovative models in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (such as deep learning and generative AI models) and complex systems are enabling the emergence of a new science dedicated to the study and design of cities and urban environments. For example, studies will be presented demonstrating how machine learning algorithms and new data sources can be used to estimate the socio-economic conditions of a neighborhood, predict crime levels in an urban area, and understand which features would allow the design of vibrant places capable of stimulating social interactions and creativity. These findings open the doors to a new way of studying cities and human societies through computational tools and with a depth and scale never before possible.