Prof Luca Mora
Founding Director
Smart city governance and urban innovation
Edinburgh Napier University · Tallinn University of Technology
Team.
Meet the multidisciplinary team of researchers who are working across urban governance, public policy, and digital innovation management.
Leadership
Senior Research Associates
Dr Clare McTigue
Senior Research Associate
Sustainable mobility and transport policy
Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Fabio Neves Da Rocha
Senior Research Associate
Digital platforms and urban innovation
Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Huong Nguyen
Senior Research Associate
Urban living labs and civic participation
Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Paul Oliver
Senior Research Associate
Creative entrepreneurship and data governance
Edinburgh Napier University
Research Associates
Dr Emine Zehra Akgün
Research Associate
Urban freight and public sector innovation
Heriot-Watt University
Dr Dominik Beckers
Research Associate
Collaborative and multilevel governance
Tallinn University of Technology
Benedetta Burston
Research Associate
Responsible AI and public trust
Tallinn University of Technology
Dr Emilio Costales
Research Associate
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation
University of Greenwich
Farah Elbehairy
Research Associate
Public sector capacity and data governance
Tallinn University of Technology
Dr Gabriella Esposito
Research Associate
Collaborative urban governance and grassroots innovation
University of Turin
Ioannis Lykouras
Research Associate
Architecture and sustainable transitions
Tallinn University of Technology
Dr Alessandro Montanaro
Research Associate
Environmental economics and regional policy
University of Ferrara
Dr Mahsa Nikoufar
Research Associate
Urban digital twins and sustainable transitions
HafenCity University Hamburg
Sara Thabit
Research Associate
Urban sustainability and partnerships
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Dr Francesco Tonnarelli
Research Associate
Urban planning and digital transitions
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Dr Jun Zhang
Research Associate
Information systems and smart city governance
University of Sheffield