{"id":5257,"date":"2026-07-22T14:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=5257"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:36:23","slug":"bamidele-adebisi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/bamidele-adebisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamidele Adebisi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bamidele Adebisi<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and Director of Smart Communities and Innovations, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor Bamidele Adebisi, MBE is Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and Director of Smart Communities and Innovations at Manchester Metropolitan University. He contributes as a UN expert on AI-enabled urban systems: digital twins, spatial intelligence, and immersive technologies for sustainable city development. He also serves as a Cluster Lead for the ITU\u2013UN Digital Development Goals initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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His career features significant high-impact research and industry collaboration, including senior leadership on the \u20ac29M EU Horizon 2020 Triangulum project and academic leadership of the BEIS-funded NIceEnergi project in Nigeria, among other smart sustainable cities and communities projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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He was awarded  a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 King\u2019s New Year Honours for excellence in knowledge transfer. A two-time UK \u201cBest of the Best\u201d KTP Project of the Year winner (2020, 2024), he has also received major national recognition for collaborative impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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With over 250 publications, he is a Fellow of the IET, Senior IEEE member, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Chartered Engineer, as well as a globally sought-after thought leader and advisor in AI and sustainable infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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Manchester Metropolitan University<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and Director of Smart Communities and Innovations<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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