Presentations at International Conferences

Presentations at International Conferences (2007–2017)

• Doha (Qatar), October 2013
  WISE – World Innovation Summit for Education
  WISE Meet-up: “Building the Future of Inter-Professional Education”
• London (UK), May 2013
  European Bahá’í Business Forum
  “Co-Creating the New Enterprise”
• Cambridge, MA (USA), April 2011
  Forum on Future Cities (MIT & Rockefeller Foundation)
  Closing remarks
• Carlsbad, CA (USA), December 2010
  ECAR Symposium 2010
  Keynote address:
  “Nomads at Last? Understanding the Impact of Mobile Technologies on Human Spatial Behavior”
• Brighton (UK), October 2010
  MLife 2010
  “Leveraging Mobile Phone and Web 2.0 Data to Map Urban Dynamics”
• Rome (Italy), May 2010
  Legambiente – Participio Futuro
  Participation in debate: “Generazioni a confronto”
• New York, NY (USA), May 2010
  United Nations – CSD18
  Sustainable Mobility in Mountain Areas
  “Implementing Advanced Mobility and ICT Solutions in Mountain Environments”
• Rotterdam (Netherlands), April 2010
  Rotterdam Open Data Conference, Rotterdam University (remote participation)
  “Collective Sensing”
• Groningen (Netherlands), January 2010
  International Research Workshop on Landscape Preferences
  “Analysis of Aggregate Mobile Phone Data to Model Land Use and Landscape Preferences”
• Genoa (Italy), December 2009
  Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport (SWOMM Foundation)
  “The Role of ICT Infrastructure in Urban Mobility Management”
• Salzburg (Austria), November 2008
  5th Symposium on Location-Based Services & Telecartography
  “The Adoption of Mobile LBS for Field Police Work: Evaluation of a Pilot Initiative”
• Florence (Italy), October 2008
  Festival della Creatività
  “Smart Mobility, Digital Technologies and Citizens: The Real-Time City”
• Crans-Montana (Switzerland), September 2008
  World Knowledge Dialogue
  Participation as Young Scientist
• Canterbury (UK), September 2008
  International Conference on Conflict and Complexity, University of Kent
  “Does Complexity Manifest as the Power to Blackmail?”
• Salzburg (Austria), July 2008
  GI Forum on Applied Geoinformatics
  “Do Mobile Users Move Differently?”
• Salzburg (Austria), July 2007
  GI Forum on Applied Geoinformatics
  “Real-Time Modelling of Digital Information on Urban Activities”
• Lansing, MI (USA), June 2007
  3rd International Conference on Communities & Technologies
  Organizer of workshop:
  “The Paradox of Communication: Towards a Society of Inattention?”

Other Presentations (2003–2018)

• London (UK), April 2018
  World Community for Christian Meditation
  “Science with a Heart: In Search of a New Paradigm” 
• Lyon (France), January 2014
  The Loop Consultancy
  “Disciplines for the Common Good”
• Online to Moscow (Russia), September 2012
  National Research University (United Nations, ITU, remote participation)
  “Currentcity: Big Data Consulting and R&D”
• Geneva (Switzerland), March 2012
  United Nations – ITU
  “Innovation in Big Data Analytics: From Lab to Market to Standards”
• Venice (Italy), January 2012
  Generali Group
  “Sustainable Mobility Solutions: Opportunities for Generali”
• Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), January 2012
  Metropolitan Committee for Rio
  “The Senseable City: Opportunities for Rio”
• Cambridge, MA (USA), October 2011
  Italian Trade Commission
  “Currentcity: Building a Path from the Lab to the Market”
• Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2011
  Municipality of Amsterdam – Dept. of Urban Planning
  “Collective Sensing”
• Boston, MA (USA), November 2010
  Northeastern University, Center for Complex Network Research – Barabasi Lab
  “Collective Sensing”
• Boston, MA (USA), April 2010
  Boston University, School of Hospitality, The Boston Symposium
  “The Senseable City: An Urban Infrastructure Perspective”
• Seoul (Korea), March 2009
  Sejong University, Dept. Urban Design
  “The Senseable City: Vision and Reality”
• Incheon (Korea), March 2009
  Incheon Intl Urban Design Competition for Students
  “The Senseable City: Vision and Reality”
• London (UK), August 2008
  Department of Information Science, City University London
  “Cities as Real-Time Control Systems: Which Role for Geo-Information?”
• Lausanne (Switzerland), July 2007
  Executive Master in e-Governance, EPFL
  “E-Governance in Real-Time? A New Role for Mobile Technologies”
• Salzburg (Austria), July 2007
  Summer School on Location-Based Services, Salzburg University
  “Mobility and Ubiquitousness: Case Studies and Empirical Results from MIT Campus and Dutch Police”
• Cambridge, MA (USA), October 2007
  Urban Information Systems, MIT
  “Digitally Augmented Cities”
• Amsterdam (Netherlands), December 2006
  Spatial Information Lab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  “Measuring the Impact of Wireless Technology on Spatial Behavior”
• Padova (Italy), April 2007
  City Logistics Expo
  “Innovazione Tecnologica per la Logistica Urbana”
• Firenze (Italy), November 2006
  Provincia di Firenze – Italian Ministry of Technology and Innovation
  “La carta di Firenze: Per una buona pratica per la gestione di progetti di connettività wireless in aree svantaggiate”
• Madrid (Spain), April 2006
  Scientific Workshop – MO.VE Mobility Forum
  “Assessing the Impact of Wi-Fi on Urban Mobility”
• Venezia (Italy), July 2005
  “Città dell’Arte” Workshop, Pistoletto Foundation – Venice Intl University
  “History Unwired: Bridging Cultural Gaps Through Place-Based Media”
• Milano (Italy), June 2005
  2nd Intl Conference on Communities and Technologies, University of Milano Bicocca
  Organizer of workshop:
  “Communities versus Networks: The Extremes of a Continuum of Social Containers for Innovation”
• Feltre (Italy), April 2005
  La Comunicazione Pubblica e di Pubblica Utilità, University IULM Feltre
  “Il progetto History Unwired: Valorizzare la Cultura Locale Attraverso le Tecnologie ICT”
• Poznan (Poland), June 2005
  Terena – Intl Conference on Networking
  “Wireless Connected Tablet-PC and GPS for On-Campus Micro-Mobility Research at the University of Milan Bicocca”
• Genoa (Italy), November 2004
  Convegno SIEL, Fiera di Genova
  “Digital Portfolio: E-Learning come Sviluppo Personale Integrato”
• Genoa (Italy), October 2004
  Convegno E-Learning, CNR – Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche
  “Student-Centered E-Learning: Una Sperimentazione sul Cronotopo della Bicocca”
• Rovigo (Italy), April 2003
  Associazione Artigiani Ecipa
  “Il progetto ‘E-Learning per l’Artigianato e la PMI: Presentazione dei Risultati dell’Indagine sul Campo e della Fase di Sperimentazione’”
• Perugia (Italy), May 2003
  Dall’E-Learning all’E-Book, Università degli Stranieri di Perugia, Dipartimento di Culture Comparate
  “Tecnologia, Emozioni, Creazione: L’Orizzonte dell’E-Learning”
• Verona (Italy), 2003
  Job Orienta, Fiera di Verona
  “E-Learning per la Piccola e Media Impresa: Risultati e Prospettive”
• Verona (Italy), 2003
  Sat Expo, Fiera di Vicenza
  “E-Learning per la Piccola e Media Impresa: Risultati e Prospettive”
• Geneva (Switzerland), April 2003
  TECFA Education & Technology Research Center, University of Geneva
  “E-Learning for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises”
• Venezia (Italy), February 2003
  Executive Master in NeT Training for Artisan Regional Economy, University Ca’ Foscari
  “Tecnologia, Emozioni, Creazione: L’Orizzonte dell’E-Learning”
• Cambridge, MA (USA), February 2003
  Comparative Media Studies Programme, MIT
  “Online Communities of Practice and E-Learning”
• Edinburgh (UK), January 2003
  Queen Margaret University
  “Online Communities of Practice for Continuing Education and Training”
• Edinburgh (UK), January 2003
  Napier University, Dept. Social Informatics
  “Online Communities of Practice for Continuing Education and Training”