Fabio Carrera

Fabio Carrera is a Teaching Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), affiliated with The Global School and DIGS. He directs the Venice Project Center (VPC) and Santa Fe Project Center (SFPC), focusing on urban systems, environmental sustainability, and cultural heritage preservation. His work integrates technology with urban planning to address challenges in Venice, Italy, such as tourism management and infrastructure resilience.

Education: BS ECE (WPI, 1984), MS CS (AI, WPI, 1995), Ph.D. Urban Information Systems and Planning (MIT).

Research interests include urban information systems, emergent systems, and complex adaptive systems. His projects emphasize creating data infrastructures for municipal planning and fostering economic opportunities in Venice through initiatives like SerenDPT and MITdesignX Venice.

Media highlights include features in National Geographic, MIT Technology Review, and BBC, discussing Venice’s sustainability challenges. His work bridges academic research with real-world applications, mentoring startups and collaborating globally on urban solutions.