Dr. Arch. Ariel Noyman is an Urban Scientist, working to fuse cities and technology. As a Research Scientist in the MIT City Science group, he focuses on novel methods of urban modeling and simulation, future mobility, and decentralized decision-making. In recent years, Noyman helped to establish a worldwide network of City Science Living-Labs, in Hamburg, Andorra, Shanghai, Helsinki, and most recently in Israel, in an effort to confront his lab’s research with real-world challenges. Noyman's work received awards from the European Commission, the OECD, the Chinese, and the Israeli Gov., was featured by The Guardian, 60 Minutes, The New York Times, and was displayed in exhibitions, conferences, and summits worldwide. Before coming to MIT, Noyman practiced architecture, urban design, and city planning for over a decade in the US and EMEA. Noyman holds a PhD and a Master of Science from MIT and a Bachelor in Architecture (cum Laude) from Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem.