Filipe Mello Rose

Filipe Mello Rose is a Researcher and Research Associate at HafenCity University Hamburg, affiliated with the Department of Urban Planning. He is part of the German Research Foundation-funded project 'Smart Cities: The Standardization of Cities?' (2018-2021), led by Prof. Dr. Gernot Grabher and Dr. Joachim Thiel. His work focuses on smart city governance, civil society engagement, urban planning, and digital geography.

Education:

• Master's in 'Governing the Large Metropolis' (2015-2017), Urban School of Sciences Po Paris.
• Bachelor's in Social and Political Sciences (2011-2014), Franco-German Campus of Sciences Po in Nancy.
• Visiting Researcher at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil (Jan-Mar 2017), funded by REFEB.

Research interests include the role of civil society in smart city initiatives, non-corporate platforms in urban contexts, and the governance of large metropolitan areas. His projects emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to urban development and policy analysis.

Grants:

• German Research Foundation Grant (2018-2021).
• Réseau Français d'Etudes Brasilianistes (REFEB) Research Grant (2017).

Labs/Teams: Active in research collaborations at HCU, including projects under the City Science Lab and BIMLab initiatives.