Simon Elias Bibri, PhD, is an internationally recognized and highly impactful researcher in the fields of sustainable smart cities and smarter eco-cities. His work focuses on how advanced technological frameworks—such as AIoT, GAIoT, Quantum GenAI, and GenAI-enabled UDTs—can be conceptualized, developed, and deployed within urban and environmental systems to transform sustainable development and advance ecological sustainability.  Currently, he serves as a Senior Researcher and Project and Scientific 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, IT Project Manager, Green ICT and Environmental Sustainability Strategist, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, and International Expert. 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 Expert in Artificial Intelligence and Applied Machine Learning for Climate Action for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and International Expert in Sustainable Cities for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He serves as 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 od 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 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 Computer Science and Information Technology 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, 10 authored books, 3 edited works, and 16 co-edited volumes to his credit. His work has been cited over 16500 times, resulting in an h-index of 57. 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 six consecutive years. He has also been listed by ScholarGPS as the #1 highly ranked scholar in sustainable cities, #2 in Urbanism, and #8 in environmental sustainability in the world.

Recent Publications (2025-2026)

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:

1. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., Krogstie, J., Osama, O., & Yigitcanlar, T. (2026). The Next Frontier of Generative Intelligence in Smarter Eco-Cities: A Systematic Review of Deep Generative and Hybrid Modeling Applications for Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Cities and Society  (in press).

2. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J. (2026). Toward World Modeling of Multimodal Urban Flows in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Theoretical–Applied Framework for Latent Dynamics and Simulation, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (in press).

3. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., & Osama, O. (2026). Deep Generative and Hybrid Modeling for Computational Urban Design: Emerging Applications and aTranscalar Framework for sustainable smart cities, Developments in the Built Environment, (in press).

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 

7. 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. Vol 28, 100628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2025.100628 

8. 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

9. 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. 

10. 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. 

11. Bibri, S.E., (2025), From Eco-Urbanism to Smarter Eco-Urbanism: AI, AIoT, and GenAI for 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).

12. Bibri, S.E., & Mahmoud, I.H., (2026), Emerging Practices and Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Green Urbanism: Nature-Based Solutions, Resilience, and Environmental Strategies, In IH Mahmoud, SE Bibri (Eds.), Innovative Technologies and Circular Solutions for Sustainable Urban Communities, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99036-6.

13. Bibri, S.E., (2026), 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. (2026).  The Next Frontiers of Quantum Generative Intelligence for Smarter Eco-Cities Transforming Environmental Sustainability Through Augmented Deep Generative and Foundation Models, Elsevier (Forthcoming).

2. Bibri, S.E., & Huang, J. (2026), AI Frontiers for Smarter Eco-Cities: Deep Learning, Generative, and Foundation Models for Environmental, Geospatial and Time-Series Intelligence, Elsevier (Forthcoming).

3. 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. DOI: 10.1201/ 9781003650126

4. 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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5. 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.

6. 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. 

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Mahmoud I.H. & Bibri S. E. (Eds.). (2026). Innovative Technologies and Circular Solutions for Sustainable Urban Communities,  ASTI Book Series, Springer. ISBN:978-3-031-99038-0.

11. Bibri S. E. (Ed.). (2026). Ecological Urbanism: Integrating Green Infrastructure, Technological Innovations, and Climate Resilience, ASTI Book Series, Springer. ISBN:978-3-032-01527-3.

12. Bibri S. E., Eden, S., & Amer, M., (Ed.). (2026). Sustainable and Smart Cities: Ecological Design, Technological Innovation, and Climate Resilience, Springer. ISBN: 978-3-031-99038-0.

13. 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).

14. Bibri S. E., & Omar, O., (Ed.) (2026). Ecologically Sustainable and Climate-Responsive Cities: Transformative Strategies for Regeneration, Design, Architecture, and Resilience, ASTI Book Series, Springer (Forthcoming).

15. Aghajanian, A., Bibri S. E., & Fayyaz, M., (Ed.) (2027).  Artificial Intelligence for Civil Engineering, Architecture, and the Built Environment: An Integrated Engineering Approach, Elsevier (Forthcoming).