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Ariel Noyman, PhD, is an urban scientist, architect, and urban designer whose work explores how design and technology can democratize data-driven urban processes. His research bridges urban analytics, simulation, and participatory design through urban modeling and real-time collaborative planning. At MIT, Noyman developed CityScope, an urban human-computer interaction platform deployed in more than 20 cities worldwide, and helped establish a global network of City Science living labs active in more than 12 cities, including Hamburg, Andorra, Shanghai, Helsinki, Detroit, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Negev. Noyman's work has received international recognition, including a European Union UrbanAct Award, first place in Rebuild by Design, and first prize in the Museum of Tolerance design competition. His work has been featured by The Guardian, 60 Minutes, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, and MIT News, and has been shown in exhibitions, conferences, and summits worldwide. Today, Noyman is a Research Scientist at the MIT City Science Center. He has taught urban science, urban design, and architecture studios at MIT, Cornell-Tech NYC, Northeastern University, CUNY, and Bezalel Academy. Before MIT, he practiced architecture, urban design, and city planning for over a decade in the US and EMEA. Noyman holds a Ph.D. and SM from MIT and a B.Arch, cum laude, from Bezalel Academy.