Prof. Carlo Ratti, an architect and engineer, is a professor at MIT and Director of the Senseable City Lab, and a full professor at Politecnico di Milano. He founded CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and several tech startups. A Fulbright Scholar, he earned degrees from Politecnico di Torino, École des Ponts ParisTech, and Cambridge. Curator of the 2025 Venice Biennale Architettura, he’s among the top-cited urban planning scholars. His work spans academia, design, and innovation, featured globally at MoMA, Expo 2020, and more. Ratti has advised governments and global bodies, written for major publications, and co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization.