Carlo Ratti

Carlo Ratti is a scientist, designer, and public intellectual working on the future of cities and the built environment. He teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he directs the Senseable City Lab, and is a Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano. He is also a founding partner of the international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati. As a consultant to leading NGOs and governments, Ratti has been shaping the global debate on cities and is one of the most-cited scholars in the field of urban planning today.