Summer School "Urban Transformation: Urban Digital Twins, Smart Planning and AI Technologies"
Dates: July 21–22, 2025
Location: HFT Stuttgart
Target Group: Doctoral candidates, early-career researchers, and professionals interested in deepening their understanding of urban digital twins, smart city planning, and AI technologies, with a focus on developing sustainable, resilient, and livable cities.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming Summer School “Urban Transformation: Urban Digital Twins, Smart Planning and AI Technologies”, a focused, interdisciplinary event dedicated to exploring how emerging digital technologies are reshaping the way we understand, design, and govern urban environments.
This Summer School aims to equip doctoral candidates and early-career researchers with theoretical insights and practical tools for applying AI, machine learning, and digital twin technologies in urban contexts. Through expert-led workshop, keynote lectures, and sessions, participants will examine how digital innovation can support more sustainable and efficient city development.
This summer school offers a unique opportunity to delve into emerging topics at the intersection of urbanism, artificial intelligence, and digital modeling. Participants will engage with leading experts and practitioners through a carefully curated program that includes:
- Workshop "Fundamentals of Machine Learning and Deep Learning"
Expert Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Mommert, HFT Stuttgart
In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of machine learning and deep learning. Important concepts will be discussed and introduced using practical examples. Both traditional machine learning methods and neural network architectures will be discussed for classification and regression tasks. - Keynote Lecture “CitiVerse – the Next Step in Urban Digital Transformation”
Expert Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann, HFT Stuttgart - Urban Digital Information Portal: Open lecture by the founder Mr. Dimitri Ravin
- Session: "Smart City Planning and Public Participation" — A discussion of innovative planning methods that integrate community input with digital tools for more inclusive urban development with experts Mr. Martin Müller, Lebenswerke GmbH Stuttgart, Dr. Frank Friesecke and Mr. Hamidreza Ostadabbas, die STEG
- Session: "Urban Digital Twins and Metaverse" — An exploration of how digital replicas of cities and immersive technologies are reshaping urban research and practice
- Poster Session — A platform for doctoral candidates to present and discuss their research with peers and experts in a supportive environment.
Join us for an intensive and collaborative experience where you'll broaden your knowledge, network with fellow researchers, and gain new perspectives on the digital transformation of urban environments.
Cost: Attendance is free, but registration is required. If you are unable to attend, please inform us as soon as possible.
Official language of the event: English
Certificate: Doctoral candidates who attend the full two-day program will receive a Certificate of attendance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at graduiertenakademie@hft-stuttgart.de
With kind regards,
Your Graduate School Team
HFT Stuttgart
