Simon Elias Bibri, PhD, is a Senior Researcher, Editor-in-Chief,  and International Expert. Currently, he serves as a Senior Research Scientist and Project Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He has a diverse professional background, having served as head of computer department, software and IT business engineer, project manager, green ICT and environmental sustainability strategist, research associate, assistant professor, and international consultant. He was a visiting scholar at Lund University for one year and a visiting senior researcher at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. He served as an Expert in Artificial Intelligence and Applied Machine Learning for Climate Action for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and an International Expert in Sustainable Cities for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He serves as an expert for Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities, Environmental Sustainability, and Digital Twins for the  International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He also holds the position of the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Studies at Taylor & Francis Group, Associate Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society at Elsevier, and Lead Editor of Book Series Sustainable Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications at Springer.

Dr. Bibri's academic journey exemplifies both interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity. His intellectual background encompasses computer science, computer engineering, systems science, innovation science, environmental science, and social sciences. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and a postgraduate degree in management science: Advanced Management Program (AMP). Notably, he earned multiple master's degrees from different Swedish universities, namely Lund University, West University, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Malmö University, and Mid-Sweden University. He received his PhD in computational technology and urban informatics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in data-driven smart sustainable cities.

Dr. Bibri is a prolific scholar with numerous highly cited journal articles, 8 authored books, 3 edited works, and 11 co-edited volumes to his credit. His work has been cited over 13600 times, resulting in an h-index of 52. His impact has been recognized by Stanford University and Elsevier as one of the top 1% of scientists worldwide, a distinction he has held for five consecutive years. He has also been listed by ScholarGPS as the #1 highly ranked scholar in sustainable cities, #4 in big data, and #8 in environmental sustainability in the world.

Recent Publications (2025)

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:

1. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., Krogstie, J., Osama, O., & Yigitcanlar, T. (2025). Generative Smarter Eco-City Intelligence: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review of Leading-edge Solutions of Deep and Hybrid Models for Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Cities and Society  (in press).

2. Bibri, S.E., & Huang, J. (2025). Artificial Intelligence of Things for Sustainable Smart City Brain and Digital Twin Systems: Environmental Synergies of Real-Time Management and Predictive Planning, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2025.100591

3. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., Osama O., & Kenawy, I. (2025). Synergistic Integration of Digital Twins and Zero Energy Buildings for Climate Change Mitigation in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Systematic Review and Novel Framework, Energy and Buildings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115484

4. Huang, J., Bibri, S. E., & Keel, P. (2025). Generative Spatial Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Smart Cities: A Pioneering Large Flow Foundation Model for Urban Digital Twin. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 24 100526, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2025.100526 

5. Bibri, S. E., & Huang, J.(2025). AI and AI-powered Digital Twins for Smart, Green, and Zero-Energy Buildings: A Systematic Review of Leading-Edge Solutions for Advancing Environmental Sustainability Goals. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (in press).

6. Bibri, S. E., & Huang, J.(2025). Generative AI of Things for Smart Sustainable Cities: Synergizing Cognitive Augmentation, Resource Efficiency, Network Traffic, Cybersecurity, and Anomaly Detection for Environmental Performance, Sustainable Cities and Society, 106826, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106826

7. Bibri, S.E., Huang, J., & Yigitcanlar, T., (2025). Introduction to Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Foundations, Technologies, Practices, and Emerging Trends. In SE Bibri, T Yigitcanlar, J Huang (Eds.), Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience, (Smart Cities Book Series), Elsevier, UK. ISBN: 9780443333330. 

8. Bibri, S.E., Huang, J., & , Omar, O., (2025). Leveraging Digital Twins for Zero-Energy Building Ratings in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review and Novel Framework. In SE, Bibri, SE, T Yigitcanlar, J Huang (Eds.), Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience (Smart Cities Book Series), Elsevier, UK. ISBN: 9780443333330. 

9. Bibri, S.E., (2025), From Eco-Urbanism to Smarter Eco-Urbanism: Advancing Green Infrastructure, Environmental Solutions, Climate Resilience, and Community Engagement with Artificial Intelligence, In SE Bibri (Eds.), Ecological Urbanism: Integrating Green Infrastructure, Technological Innovations, and Climate Resilience, Springer (Forthcoming).

10. Bibri, S.E., & Mahmoud, I.H., (2025), Emerging Practices and Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Green Urbanism: Nature-Based Solutions, Resilience, and Environmental Strategies, In IH Mahmoud, SE Bibri (Eds.), Sustainable Cities: Adaptive Strategies, Circular Solutions, Technological Innovations, and Community Resilience, Springer (Forthcoming).

11. Bibri, S.E., (2025), Navigating Complexity in Sustainable and Smart Cities: Integrating Ecological Intelligence, Technological Innovation, and Climate Resilience, In SE Bibri, S Eden, M Amer  (Eds.), Sustainable and Smart Cities: Ecological Design, Technological Innovation, and Climate Resilience, Springer (Forthcoming).

Books—Springer, Routledge, and Elsevier

1. Bibri, S.E., & Huang, J. (2026), The Generative AI-Driven Sustainable Smart City: Deep, Hybrid, and Foundation Models for Environmental Planning, Computational Design, and Climate Resilience, Routledge (Forthcoming).

2. Bibri, S.E., (2025), Generative AI and Generative AI of Things for Sustainable Smart Cities: Pioneering Environmental Innovations, Climate Solutions, and Infrastructural Transformations, Routledge, DOI: 10.1201/9781003672500
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3. Bibri, S. E. (2025). Artificial Intelligence of Things for Smarter Eco-Cities: Pioneering the Environmental Synergies of Urban Brain, Digital Twin, Metabolic Circularity, and Platform. Routledge, DOI: 10.1201/9781003536420.

4. Alberti, F., Bibri, S. E., Gallo, P., Matamanda, A. R. et al. (Eds.). (2025). Urban and Transit Planning (Vol. 1): Strategies, Innovations and Climate Management. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-031-75708-2. 

5. Gallo, P., Bibri, S. E., Alberti, F., Matamanda, A. R. et al. (Eds.). (2025). Urban and Transit Planning (Vol. 2): Culture and Sustainability for Built Environment. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-031-75708-2.

6. Bibri S. E., Yigitcanlar, T., & Huang, J. (Eds.). (2025) Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience, Smart Cities Book Series, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443333347.

7. Bibri S. E., Giusseppe, G. et al. (Eds.). (2025) Sustainable Cities: Pioneering Approaches to Green Urbanism and Climate Resilience, ASTI Book Series, Springer. ISBN:978-3-031-86094-2.

8. Mahmoud I.H. & Bibri S. E. (Eds.). (2025). Innovative Technologies and Circular Solutions for Sustainable Urban Communities,  ASTI Book Series, Springer. ISBN:978-3-031-99038-0.

9. Bibri S. E. (Ed.). (2025). Ecological Urbanism: Integrating Green Infrastructure, Technological Innovations, and Climate Resilience, ASTI Book Series, Springer. ISBN:978-3-032-01527-3.

10. Bibri S. E., Eden, S., & Amer, M., (Ed.). (2025). Sustainable and Smart Cities: Ecological Design, Technological Innovation, and Climate Resilience, Springer. ISBN: 978-3-031-99038-0.

11. Majumdar, S., Bibri S. E., Choudhury, M., & Omar, O., (Ed.) (2026). AI and Generative AI for Spatial Analysis in Sustainable Smart Cities:  Innovative Planning Practices and Environmental Solutions, SAIBA Book Series, Springer (Forthcoming).