Simon Elias Bibri

Biography

Simon Elias Bibri, PhD, is a senior researcher and globally recognized expert. Currently, he serves as a Senior Research Scientist and Project Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). He has a diverse professional background, having served as head of computer department, software and IT business engineer, IT project manager, green ICT and environmental sustainability strategist, research associate, assistant professor, and international consultant. He was also a visiting scholar at Lund University 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 United Nations Agency of 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. 

Dr. Bibri’s academic journey exemplifies both interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity. His intellectual background encompasses computer science, computer engineering, systems science, innovation science, environmental science, social sciences, and humanities. 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 esteemed 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 author with numerous highly cited journal articles, 8 authored books, 3 edited books, and 10 co‑edited books to his credit. His work has been cited over 12700 times, resulting in an h‑index of 51. 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.