Yesterday, I  gave a lecture as part of a seminar organized by Kharazmi University (Tehran, Iran), together with the CEO of the Smart City of Tehran, Dr. Mohamad Farjood. My lecture focused on the changing management model of our cities, thanks to technologies, such as AI, IoT, Blockchain, Edge Computing, etc. and any other tech that boasts of being intelligent or smart.

I have reviewed several of the projects that we’re working on in Doha, Istanbul, Tenerife, Barcelona, Panama, Manizales, etc. and have also had the chance to learn first-hand about the projects that Dr. Farjood is leading in Tehran. We both understand that good data and knowledge management can significantly improve life in our cities, in terms of safety, pollution, mobility, health, etc. and we have been able to see these changes happen.

Excellent achievements are being made in Tehran, with Dr. Farjood at the helm.

Thank you Prof. Tousefi and Dr. Tahaci for organizing this event.

Here is a short video with a recap of the conference.

Posted by Juan M. Corchado

Juan Manuel Corchado (15 May 1971, Salamanca, Spain) is Professor at the University of Salamanca. He has been Vice-Rector for Research from 2013 to 2017 and Director of the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. Elected as Dean of the Faculty of Science twice, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Salamanca and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He leads the renowned BISITE (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology) Research Group, created in 2000. Director of the IoT Digital Innovation Hub and President of the AIR Institute, J. M. Corchado is also Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology since January 2015, Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and Member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). J. M. Corchado has been president of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and academic coordinator of the University Institute for Research in Art and Animation Technology at the University of Salamanca, as well as researcher at the Universities of Paisley (UK), Vigo (Spain) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK). He currently combines all his activity with the direction of Master programmes in Security, Digital Animation, Mobile Telephony, Information Systems Management, Internet of Things, Social Media, 3D Design and Printing, Blockchain, Z System, Industry 4.0, Agile Project Management, and Smart Cities & Intelligent Buildings, at the University of Salamanca and his work as editor-in-chief of the journals ADCAIJ (Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal), OJCST (Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology) or Electronics MDPI (Computer Science & Engineering section). J. M. Corchado mainly works on projects related to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT, Fog Computing, Edge Computing, Smart Cities, Smart Grids and Sentiment Analysis. He has recently been included in the board of trustees of the AstraZeneca Foundation, along with other health professionals and researchers recognised for bringing scientific knowledge closer to society.

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