Damiano Cerrone
Urbanist · co-founder of CoPlan AI and SPIN Unit
damianocerrone.com
Damiano is an urbanist and cofounder of CoPlan AI, a collaborative planning platform, and SPIN Unit, an urban research and innovation practice. He conducts research on multispecies planning at Tampere University and the Estonian Academy of Arts, focusing on urban research and policy design for both local and national governments. In addition, he teaches and collaborates with academic institutions in Europe and internationally.
Positions
Practice
- Co-founderUrbanistAI
- ConsultantDemos Helsinki
- Independent consultantAkkadian
- ExpertTallinn Technical University
- Principal ResearcherTERREFORM UR
- AssociateSpatial Ethnography Lab
- Chief Urban TransformationZeamly
- AssociatePostopia
Academy
- Visiting ResearcherChalmers University
- Visiting ProfessorBeijing University of Technology
- Visiting ResearcherNokia Bell Labs
- Visiting ResearcherSapienza University of Rome
Advisory, Review & Service
- Grant reviewerEuropean Commission · Swiss National Science Foundation
- Academic ReviewerRoutledge · Territorio Journal
- Jury memberEuropean Capital of Innovation
- Advisor & Co-contributorUrbanAI
- Advisory boardCity Destination Alliance
- FellowLINA (European Architecture Platform)
Selected Projects
- 2026TICO — Officina della Conoscenza, BolognaCoPlan AI · Fondazione Rusconi Ghigi
- 2026Lulea UniversityCoPlan AI · Luleå University of Technology
- 2026POLIMI UNIMICoPlan AI
- 2026Norwegian Association of Local and Regional AuthoritiesCoPlan AI
- 2026WiesbadenCoPlan AI · City of Wiesbaden
- 2026European Commission - CERV EU evaluationEuropean Commission
- 2026LanganSPIN Unit · confidential
- 2026Pärnu Parking Analysis & StrategySPIN Unit
- 2026EHR Building Registry Data Pipeline — TalTechSPIN
- 2026Ulemiste mobility studySPIN Estonia · Ülemiste City
- 2025EDITUA - Ecological District of Innovation and Technology for Urban AssetsEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2025EKA - DUT EDITUAEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2025European Commission - CERV EU evaluationEuropean Commission
- 2025SNF article reviewSwiss National Science Foundation
- 2025TUNI - MUSTTampere University
- 2025BATTSSPIN Finland · HOL
- 2025Bolt Drive — Car-Sharing Mode-Shift SurveySPIN Unit
- 2025Contested bordersSPIN Unit
- 2025Winter Maintenance for Walking and Cycling — Harju CountySPIN Unit
- 2025Tallinn modal split studySPIN Estonia · Bolt
- 2025berlin-kiezlaborUrbanistAI · CityLab Berlin
- 2025ouluUrbanistAI
- 2025RTA demo project - Urbanist DubAI x Roads and Transport AuthorityUrbanistAI · Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
- 2025Urban Biodiversity Parks, TurkuUrbanistAI · University of Turku
- 2024Lebanon UnsettledSPIN Finland · London School of Economics
- 2024Tallinn Service Accessibility AnalysisSPIN Finland · City of Tallinn
- 2024Tartu Parking Policy Baseline AnalysisSPIN Finland · City of Tartu
- 2024CIVINET Forum Workshop, AthensUrbanistAI · CIVINET Greece
- 2024esri-romeUrbanistAI · ESRI Italy
- 2024GIZ ManilaUrbanistAI · GIZ
- 2024Hakaniemi Design Company subscriptionUrbanistAI · Hakaniemi Design Company Oy Ltd
- 2024Participatory AI for the youth - workshop seriesUrbanistAI · Luleå University of Technology
- 2024Private-client subscription, KarlsruheUrbanistAI
- 2024Co-Design for Reconstruction, KyivUrbanistAI · Kyiv School of Economics
- 2024Momentum subscriptionUrbanistAI · Momentum
- 2024Museum fur Werte interactive AI exhibitUrbanistAI · MfW Studio
- 2024MUST: Enabling multi-species transitionUrbanistAI · Finnish Strategic Research Council
- 2024PACES Stockholm - Prototype of Accessible, Calm, Equitable and Shared StockholmUrbanistAI · Cloudberry Communications AB
- 2024SitowiseUrbanistAI · Sitowise
- 2024Kaarina Market SquareUrbanistAI · Sweco
- 2024Humanizing Digital TwinsUrbanistAI · Estonia Ministry of Climate
- 2024TalTech professional trainingUrbanistAI · Tallinn Technical University
- 2024Nusantara codesign workshopUrbanistAI · University of Turku
- 2024Climate-Sensitive Blue and Green Spaces, EnschedeUrbanistAI · University of Twente
- 2024Mayors for Economic Growth NetworkUrbanistAI · UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub
- 2024Climate Scenario Planning, PanamaUrbanistAI · UNDP Panama Accelerator Lab
- 2024Urbanist DubAIUrbanistAI · confidential
- 2024YPO keynote and workshopUrbanistAI · YPO Greater Europe Chapter
- 2024Re-Imaging the Car-Free City, MunichUrbanistAI · Zamanand gUG
- 2023European Commission - European Capital AwardEuropean Commission
- 2023Biloku 1SPIN Finland · UNDP Kosovo
- 2023Tallinn Traffic Planning — Scope Update for International ClientSPIN Estonia · confidential
- 2023Tallinn - metaPARK data redeliverySPIN Unit
- 2023SMARTLAND by TELT — Interactive StorymapSPIN Finland · TELT
- 2023Block 1 — Reimagining a Socialist-Era Superblock in PrishtinaSPIN
- 2023From Playgrounds to PlanningUrbanistAI · Architects' Council of Europe
- 2023AvaLinn, Tallinn’s Participation HubUrbanistAI · City of Tallinn
- 2023Kiezlabor 2023UrbanistAI · CityLab Berlin
- 2023bolt-marketingUrbanistAI · Bolt
- 2023Denk Züri NeuUrbanistAI · Dinnomo
- 2023Edge of Government, World Government SummitUrbanistAI · confidential
- 2023Connect East ClevelandUrbanistAI · Seventhill
- 2023Forum Virium Helsinki TrainingUrbanistAI · Forum Virium Helsinki
- 2023group-nao-valenciaUrbanistAI · Group NAO
- 2023Helsinki Market SquaresUrbanistAI · Helsingin Kaupunkitilat
- 2023Private-client subscription, HelsinkiUrbanistAI
- 2023Helsinki Summer StreetsUrbanistAI · City of Helsinki
- 2023Jyväskylä Library InteriorsUrbanistAI · City of Jyväskylä
- 2023Lahti City Center Vision 2040UrbanistAI · City of Lahti
- 2023Lulea University: Participatory AI methods for youth engagementUrbanistAI · Luleå University of Technology
- 2023milan-design-weekUrbanistAI · Milano Digital Week
- 2023City of Longevity, NewcastleUrbanistAI
- 2023Pristina: Children, Festivals and Blloku 1UrbanistAI · UNDP Kosovo
- 2023tallinn-biodiverse-city-museumUrbanistAI · Estonian Museum of Natural History
- 2023Liivalaia Street, TallinnUrbanistAI · Estonia Ministry of Climate
- 2023undp-batumiUrbanistAI · UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub
- 2023Nusantara Capital City 2024UrbanistAI · UNDP Accelerator Labs - Indonesia
- 2023Urban Reimagination of SkopjeUrbanistAI · UNDP North Macedonia
- 2023City of VantaaUrbanistAI
- 2022TalTech - Well Being ScoreTallinn Technical University
- 2022TUNI - BIWETampere University
- 2022A Real SpaceSPIN Unit
- 2022e-Residency Digital Ease of Doing Business — Competitor AnalysisSPIN · confidential
- 2022e-Residency Marketplace — Annual Monetary Impact Model (FY2021 update)SPIN · confidential
- 2022Tallinn 1.5 — A Plan for a Planetary CitySPIN
- 2022Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit — Ylä-Malmi PilotSPIN
- 2022Ida-Viru County Shrinking Cities AnalysisSPIN
- 2022Land use analysis TallinnSPIN Unit
- 2022RIPA2TAN — Environmental Drivers of Health in the Kilimanjaro RegionSPIN
- 2022National Study of Shrinking Patterns in EstoniaSPIN Unit
- 2022Tallinn Green Factor (Rohefaktor)SPIN Estonia · City of Tallinn
- 2022Stockmann Building — Rail Baltica Pedestrian Flow AnalysisSPIN Estonia · Viru Keemia Grupp
- 2021Demos - Anticipatory budgettingDemos Helsinki
- 2021Demos - Built by Nature Wood for a positive futureDemos Helsinki
- 2021Demos - EIT Climate-KIC TaxonomyDemos Helsinki
- 2021Demos - LahiTapiola scenarioDemos Helsinki
- 2021Demos - Regenerative ConstructionDemos Helsinki
- 2021Demos - The Nordic Smart City RoadmapDemos Helsinki
- 2021TalTech - Corine TalTech projectTallinn Technical University
- 2021Akkadian — e-Residency Economic Impact AnalysisSPIN · confidential
- 2021Fyma × SPIN Unit — Mobility KPIs for Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkSPIN
- 2021Kiida Peatust / Laida Peatust — Crowdsourced Bus Stop SurveySPIN
- 2021The New Modal — Mobility Equity in Harju CountySPIN
- 2021Tallinn Traffic Planning — International Engineering SubcontractSPIN · confidential
- 2021Tuusula - HarismakiSPIN
- 2021City Unfinished — Museum ExhibitionSPIN
- 2021Re-Centre JyväskyläUrbanistAI · City of Jyväskylä
- 2020Demos - Riga mobility metrics reportDemos Helsinki
- 2020Demos - TELT smart landDemos Helsinki
- 2020Porvoo Square BenchmarkSPIN
- 2020Riga Mobility MetricsSPIN Unit
- 2020Lyon-Turin Multimodal Network MapsSPIN Unit
- 2020A Research Pilot for Shrinking CitiesSPIN
- 2020ReCenter Narva — Youth Vision for Narva 2035SPIN
- 2020Nikkilä Colour AnalysisSPIN
- 2020Ethical Use of Urban DataSPIN
- 2020metaYLE — Ülemiste Mobility NudgeSPIN Unit
- 2020Circular Park — YerevanSPIN
- 2019TUNI - URMITampere University
- 2019New FuturamaSPIN
- 2019metaLINN+8 — Unfinished CitySPIN Unit
- 2019City Unfinished / The City UncomputedSPIN Unit
- 2019Vision for Land Use Monitoring — Finnish Ministry of the EnvironmentSPIN
- 2019Livady - Lapinlahti 360SPIN
- 2019Heritage of Sipoo — Typomorphology MapSPIN
- 2019metaLINN — Tallinn City CentreSPIN Unit
- 2019metaPARK — Performance-Based Parking Policy for TallinnSPIN Unit
- 2019metaPARK — Tallinn Citywide Parking Count MapSPIN Unit
- 2019metaPARK — Tallinn Parking Technical NormativeSPIN Unit
- 2019Warsaw Spatial Development ScenariosSPIN
- 2018EU cities activities enthropy scalingSPIN Unit
- 2018Map_TwitterSPIN Unit
- 2018Maps_Dogs of HelsinkiSPIN Unit
- 2018Report_GTA Toronto activitiesSPIN Unit
- 2018Research_Helsinki night lifeSPIN Unit
- 2018Street frontsSPIN Unit
- 2018Turku Open Platform (TOP)SPIN Unit
- 2018TwitterSPIN
- 2017TUNI - ADELETampere University
- 2017Voorbij de Winkelstraat — SchiedamSPIN
- 2017MediaCityUK Activity AnalysisSPIN
- 2017The Hidden Life of 38 Cities — World Cup 2018 HeritageSPIN
- 2017The Hidden Life of 32 Russian MonotownsSPIN Unit
- 2016Indie - HyvinkaaDamiano Indie
- 2016TERREFORM - Open GazaTerreform
- 2016Rio de Janeiro Olympic Urbanism MapsSPIN
- 2016Moscow Green & Water Accessibility AnalysisSPIN
- 2016Saratov (proposed engagement, not delivered)SPIN
- 2015TERREFORM - GAZA CITY STATE PROJECTTerreform
- 2015TERREFORM - YACHAITerreform
- 2015TAB-Lab — Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2015SPIN Unit
- 2015Colosseum Night Lighting MapSPIN
- 2015A Sense of Place — TurkuSPIN Unit
- 2014Indie - Cityvision competitionDamiano Indie
- 2014Indie - Self mappingDamiano Indie
- 2014Sapienza - CometaSapienza University of Rome
- 2014TERREFORM - GAZA CITY STATE PROJECTIndependent
- 2014CONTOUR — Tallinn SeasideSPIN Unit
- 2014Crime, Society and Urban Design (CPTED)SPIN Estonia · Estonian Academy of Arts
- 2014Tallinn Cycling & Morning Paths (2014 update)SPIN Unit
- 2013EUREGIO - Decision support systemEUREGIO
- 2013Edise Concept PlanSPIN Unit
- 2013Research_Urban Grammar, read n writeSPIN Unit
- 2012Indie - Cembrit competitionDamiano Indie
- 2012Indie - Henge maps of HelsinkiDamiano Indie
- 2012Indie - TOWER cityDamiano Indie
- 2012Kassel uni - experimenta urbana workshopUniversity of Kassel
- 2012Bike Paths — Tallinn (2012)SPIN Estonia · City of Tallinn
- 2012HengeSPIN Unit
- 2012Indie - Tallinn pedestrian centralitySPIN Unit
- 2012Maps_Shortest distances - car roadsSPIN Unit
- 2012Maps_Tallinn pedestrian centralitySPIN Unit
- 2012Tallinn - Endomondo Biking in TallinnSPIN Unit
- 2011Chi Tinan - Hong Kong recreational centerChi Tinan
- 2011EUREGIO - HTTPSEUREGIO
- 2011Indie - Contour for TABDamiano Indie
- 2006Menichini - STRADA CENGIO MILLESIMOStudio Menichini
Grants & Funded Research
- 2026AI Imaginaries networkDamiano Indie · Royal Danish Academy
- 2026BIWE - Biodiversity intervention for wellbeingTampere University of Technology · Finnish Strategic Research Council
- 2026GENAISIS (africa) ~ HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-HUMAN-08SPIN Finland · European Commission
- 2025BiodenCITYTampere University · European Commission
- 2024MUST - Enabling multi-species transitionTampere University of Technology · Finnish Strategic Research Council
- 2013From Ballroom to Dead End — Tallinn Night MapSPIN Estonia · Eesti Kultuurkapital
Publications
- 2026City in Play- Conceptual Synergies Between Generative AI and Extended Reality for Urban PlUrbanistAI · Proceedings of the 10th GamiFIN Conference (ACM)
- 2026Generative AI in Participatory Urban Planning- Synthetic Inhabitants and ExpertsUrbanistAI
- 2025Elsevier - Decarbonisation of Estonia’s residential building stockElsevier
- 2025How green and blue spaces promote health among vulnerable urban populations facing climateDamiano Indie · University of Twente
- 2025Bridging Cities and Citizens with Generative AI- Public Readiness and Trust in Urban PlannUrbanistAI · Buildings 15(14), 2494
- 2025Mobility utopias for realists- Generative design of topologically consistent transport sysUrbanistAI · 25th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC)
- 2025Uses, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in participatory urban planningUrbanistAI · Discover Cities
- 2025WeDesign- Generative AI-Facilitated Community Consultations for Urban Public Space DesignUrbanistAI · arXiv:2508.19256
- 2024BAITT - Designed InfluenceBAITT
- 2024Rethinking the architecture of choiceBAITT
- 2024Unpublished - UrbanistAI Innovazione nella Pianificazione Urbana PartecipativaDamiano Indie
- 2024Engagement Theatre or People-Centered- A Glimpse of Ibu Kota Nusantara's Participatory DesUrbanistAI · Center for Digital Society (CfDS), Universitas Gadjah Mada
- 2023MDPI - Territorial and Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions AssessmentsMDPI
- 2023Kuviteltu kaupunki — visualisointi kaupunkimuotoilun työkalunaUrbanistAI · LAB Focus (LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lahti)
- 2023Observatory of Open Data and Generative AI — UrbanistAI entryUrbanistAI · Open Data Policy Lab repository
- 2023Street Design using AI — Citizen Science Workshop in Tallinn, EstoniaUrbanistAI · OPUSH (JPI Urban Europe) project blog
- 2022Riigikogu toimetised - Tuhjenemise mustridRiigikogu Toimetised
- 2022SIRP - What do we talk about when we talk about shrinkageSirp
- 2022MEDIUM_The challenge of food productionSPIN
- 2021RING CITY: A METROPOLIS, NOT AN ENCLAVEAUC press
- 2021DEMOS Helsinki - Next Stop Make transportation work for peopleDemos Helsinki
- 2021Diabetes care - Land Cover of Early-Life Environment Modulates the Risk of Type 1 DiabetesDiabetes Care
- 2021MAJA - People firstMAJA
- 2021MDPI - Implementing Gehl’s Theory to Study Urban SpaceMDPI
- 2021The Futures Centre - From smart to people-first citiesThe Futures Centre
- 2020Inderscience - Optional and necessary activities_Operationalising Jan Gehl’s analysis of urban space with Foursquare dataInderscience
- 2020TUNI_Systemic wellbeingDamiano Indie
- 2020Unpublished - MetamorphologyDamiano Indie
- 2019Routledge - Drivers of global urbanizationRoutledge
- 2019SPIN_Lopetamata linn unfinished citySPIN
- 2018IFKAD - Integrative UrbanismIFKAD
- 2018Springer - Simulating Pedestrian movementSpringer
- 2017ARK - MetamorphologyDamiano Indie
- 2017Independent - Russalka social spaceDamiano Indie
- 2017WIT - Comparing two methods Shanno WeinerDamiano Indie
- 2016eCAADe - Synthetic Modelling of Pedestrian MovementeCAADe
- 2016SIRP - AlicanteSirp
- 2016SIRP - Digital nomadSirp
- 2016SIRP - ManhattanSirp
- 2016Topos - Parallel citiesTopos
- 2015SIRP - Shelter as a place of serenitySirp
- 2015SIRP - Tallinn opening to the seasideSirp
- 2015xyHt - Instagram revealsxyHt
- 2014Aracne - Le aree dello scarto Studio delle relazioni spazialiAracne editrice
- 2014NA - Interaction planningDamiano Indie
- 2014SIRP - Space SyntaxSirp
- 2013ATUT - Using analogue form-finding to define adaptable urban structuresATUT
- 2013EAEA11 - Making the publicness of public spaces visibleDamiano Indie
- 2013EAEA11 poster - From ballroom to dead endSPIN
- 2012AESOP 26 - CONTOUR Consolidate ownership negotiation tool for urban restrictionDamiano Indie
- 2012AESOP - CONTOUR at AESOP paperAESOP
- 2011Regard sur lest - Tallinn opening to the seaside articleDamiano Indie
- Damiano Cerrone - Tampere University research portalDamiano Indie
- The Power of Reaching Out- Enhancing Urban Planning with Communication and AI (Tampere UniUrbanistAI · participant (Tampere University SUD students)
Teaching & Workshops
- 2026AI-based Visualisation for Affordable Housing and Informal Settlement UpgradingCoPlan AI · GIZ
- 2026GIZCoPlan AI · GIZ
- 2026Collaborative urban planningDamiano Indie · Aalto University
- 2026From academia to entrepreneurship - SPIN Unit and UrbanistAIDamiano Indie · UCL
- 2026TUNI - Urban TheoryTampere University
- 2026UCLDamiano Indie
- 2025Aalto - Spatial imaginariesAalto University
- 2025ABERDEENDamiano Indie
- 2025Adapting Education to Artificial IntelligenceDamiano Indie · Association for Computing Machinery
- 2025Fondazione Ghini.iapresenterDamiano Indie
- 2025Generative AI Applications in Social ScienceDamiano Indie · Virgina Tech
- 2025Masterclass on Participatory AIDamiano Indie · Urban AI
- 2025POLIMI.iapresenterDamiano Indie
- 2025TU BerlinDamiano Indie · TU Berlin
- 2025TU Berlin.iapresenterDamiano Indie
- 2025TUNI - Urban AnalysesTampere University
- 2025UCL - Spatial imaginaries - Google SlidesUCL
- 2025Universita di ParmaDamiano Indie
- 2025UrbanAI - Urban AI long - Google SlidesDamiano Indie
- 2025UrbanAI - Urban AI shorter - Google SlidesDamiano Indie
- 2025Virginia Tech - Lecture - Google SlidesVirginia Tech
- 2025Visiting MOSAIC - More-than-Human Sustainable and Inclusive Smart CitiesDamiano Indie · City St. George's University of London
- 2025ICLEI youth codesign workshopUrbanistAI · ICLEI
- 2025New Urban Habits festivalUrbanistAI · UrbanizeHub
- 2024Aalto - LectureAalto University
- 2024AI for Participatory PlanningDamiano Indie · Northeastern University
- 2024Cornell - MigrantsCornell University
- 2024EKA - GIS course and Urban Prototyping and Analyses courseEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2024Hamburg Univesity - Lecture HamburgHafenCity University Hamburg
- 2024Migrant Commons - Narratives of Community, Heritage, and Technology in the Design of PubliDamiano Indie · Cornell Tech
- 2024Northeastern University - Rebooting democracyNortheastern University
- 2024Royal Danish Accademy - Spatial imaginaries - Google SlidesRoyal Danish Academy
- 2024Sciences Po - lectureSciences Po
- 2024TalTech - CODETallinn Technical University
- 2024Railway station codesign - Milano CadornaUrbanistAI · BABLE Smart Cities
- 2024Humankind Rotterdam workshops and subscriptionUrbanistAI · Humankind
- 2024Intrestik upskilling workshopUrbanistAI · Intrestik
- 2024Oman planning eventUrbanistAI · Oman Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning
- 2024UNIMI workshop, MilanUrbanistAI · Universita degli Studi di Milano Statale
- 2023EKA - GIS courseEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2023Estonian Museum of Architecture - LINA workshopEstonian Museum of Architecture
- 2023Kosovo Architecture Foundation - LINA workshopKosovo Architecture Foundation
- 2023Liberec University - LINA workshopTechnical University of Liberec
- 2023LINA FellowshipTechnical University of Liberec
- 2023Participatory urban planningDamiano Indie · Tallinn University
- 2023Aalto University - GoodCamp challangeSPIN
- 2023Humankind x UrbanistAI - 'AI in the Hood' closing workshopUrbanistAI · Humankind
- 2023Street Design with Artificial Intelligence - KalamajaUrbanistAI · Estonia Ministry of Climate
- 2023TalTech up-skill workshopUrbanistAI · Tallinn Technical University
- 2022Aalto - lectureAalto University
- 2022TUNI - Advanced Urban AnalaysesIndependent
- 2021BINUS UNIVERSITY - JakartaBINUS University
- 2021EKA - The darkroom within the cityEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2021TUNI - Advanced Urban AnalaysesTampere University
- 2021SPIN_FloorinSPIN
- 2020Aalto - Lecture at AaltoAalto University
- 2020TUNI - Advanced Urban AnalaysesTampere University
- 2019Aalto - Lecture participatory planningAalto University
- 2019Aaltoi - Lecture TeemuAalto University
- 2019Alicante Universtiy - leture in AlicanteUniversity of Alicante
- 2019BGD - Urban Design and Residential LayoutBeijing University of Technology
- 2019EKA - Metamorphology Lab NarvaEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2019TUNI - Mediate urban developmentTampere University
- 2019TUNI - Urban Sense workshopTampere University
- 2019E&Y - Future Cities mentorshipSPIN
- 2019Olomuc University - Geospatial SummerschoolSPIN
- 2019UNDP - ChisinauSPIN
- 2019UNDP - Istanbul Data clinicSPIN
- 2018BGD - Urban Design and Residential LayoutBeijing University of Technology
- 2018IHS - Spatial and Network analysis moduleIHS Rotterdam
- 2018Turku University - Metamorphology Lab TurkuUniversity of Turku
- 2018SSL Prostor - Metamorphology Lab Moscow YakaterininburgSPIN
- 2017EKA - Pedestrian modelingEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2017IHS - Spatial and Network analysis moduleIHS Rotterdam
- 2017TalTech - Metamorphology Lab TallinnTallinn Technical University
- 2017TUNI - Metamorphology Lab HelsinkiTampere University
- 2017Alicante University - Metamorphology LabSPIN
- 2017Oulu University - Metamorphology Lab OuluSPIN
- 2016Alicante University - Urbanismo TrasversalUniversity of Alicante
- 2016European School St Petersburg - Metamorphology LabEuropean School St Petersburg
- 2016IHS - Spatial and Network analysis moduleIHS Rotterdam
- 2016TalTech - LectureTallinn Technical University
- 2016UCL IPAM - Cultural analytics workshopUCL
- 2016ARS Project - Procedural designSPIN Unit
- 2015Alicante University - LectureUniversity of Alicante
- 2015CCNY - Spring studio Urban Analyses moduleCity College of New York
- 2015EKA - Space Syntax courseEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2015TUNI - Open GazaTampere University
- 2015Urban Design London - TechInnovationSPIN
- 2012EKA - Exp summer schoolEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2012EKA - Space SyntaxEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2011EKA - Exp summer schoolEstonian Academy of Arts
- 2011Mustame highschool - the Image of the cityDamiano Indie
Exhibitions
- 2024Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government InnovationUrbanistAI · UAE Prime Minister Office
- 2021Estonian Museum of Architecture - Unfinished citySPIN
- 2019Exhibition at Torino Graphic DaysSPIN Unit · Wild Mazzini
- 2019Wild Mazzini - FinEstSPIN
- 2017UNDP - Visualising citiesSPIN
- 2016Venice Biennale - BaltigramVenice Biennale
- 2015RIXC - Data driftRIXC
- 2013TASE - Simplex city exhibitionDamiano Indie
- 2012Von Finstern - Achtung KustVon Finstern
- 2011Marz - Incidental urbanism expoMarz
- 2011Online - photomovieDamiano Indie
- 2010St Patricks - La DefenzeDamiano Indie
- 2008Fusolab - La DefenseFusolab
Media & Interviews
- 2025Berlins Kiezlabor- Digitale Buergerbeteiligung vor Ort erlebenUrbanistAI · journalist (Abraxas Magazin, Switzerland)
- 2025Artificial Intelligence for Advancing Smart Cities (Issues Note)UrbanistAI
- 2025Stadtmoebel gemeinsam gebaut- Wie Beteiligung im Kiez sichtbar bleibtUrbanistAI · client (CityLAB Berlin, author Carolin Clausnitzer)
- 2024AI, Data, and Predicting Urbanism- Interview with Peter Hirshberg and Anna Fedorova (ArchDUrbanistAI · journalist (ArchDaily contributor John Marx, AIA)
- 2024Dubai to power its urban planning with GenAI (Zawya)UrbanistAI · journalist
- 2024Gemeinsam Stadt gestalten- Mit digitalen Tools im KiezlaborUrbanistAI · client (Technologiestiftung Berlin, author Carolin Clausnitzer)
- 2024Hamdan bin Mohammed directs activation of Dubai's first AI-powered platform for urban planUrbanistAI · journalist
- 2024Hoodology (Journal of Hoodology) republication of the UNDP Panama articleUrbanistAI · third-party journal
- 2024Peneliti- Warga lokal antusias terlibat perencanaan pembangunan IKN (ANTARA News)UrbanistAI · journalist (ANTARA, Indonesian state news agency)
- 2024Pilvi Posio LinkedIn post on Ibu Kota NusantaraUrbanistAI · participant/project lead (Pilvi Posio, University of Turku)
- 2024Artificial Anthropocene (Focus)UrbanistAI
- 2024AI Can Build a Brighter Urban Future — If We Let People Have a SayUrbanistAI
- 2024City Destinations Alliance — Can AI tools build more people-centred cities?UrbanistAI · city-destinations-alliance-citydna
- 2024EC Public Sector Tech Watch — Reimagining HelsinkiUrbanistAI · european-commission-public-sector-tech-watch
- 202410 Best AI Tools for Urban PlanningUrbanistAI
- 2024Tech trends shaping the future of real estate development in AustraliaUrbanistAI
- 2024URBAN magazine (Marmara) — Cerrone interviewUrbanistAI · marmara-municipalities-union
- 2024Quiet was yesterday- The Kiezlabor conquers the library in Pankow!UrbanistAI · client (CityLAB Berlin, author Nora Eilers)
- 2024Reboot Democracy- AI for Participatory Planning with UrbanistAI — April 11, 2024UrbanistAI · academic third party — Reboot Democracy lecture series (Burnes Center for Social Change)
- 2024Reboot Democracy- AI for Participatory Planning with UrbanistAI (YouTube)UrbanistAI · academic (Reboot Democracy / Burnes Center event series)
- 202410 Best AI Tools for Urban Planning (Knowledgebase resource entry)UrbanistAI
- 20242024 Trend Report for Planners (APA Foresight)UrbanistAI
- 2024Governing with Artificial Intelligence — AI in civic participation and open governmentUrbanistAI
- 2024UNDP Accelerator Labs — Visualizing the FutureUrbanistAI · undp-accelerator-labs
- 2024Schaut vorbei! - Jetzt abstimmen — Zamanand FestivalUrbanistAI · client
- 2023About — ConnectECUrbanistAI · client (ConnectEC / Cuyahoga Land Bank)
- 2023AI in the Hood — Pedro Gil Farias portfolio pageUrbanistAI · participant/facilitator — designer-researcher Pedro Gil Farias
- 2023Algorithmic visions of the city (Stadtvisionen) - CityLAB Berlin project pageUrbanistAI · client (CityLAB Berlin / Technologiestiftung Berlin)
- 2023BABLE Use Case- Helping citizens reimagine public spaces through Generative AIUrbanistAI · third party (BABLE Smart Cities / EU ARRIVAL project)
- 2023Connect East Cleveland - Placemaking Report (Issuu)UrbanistAI · client (Seventh Hill)
- 2023Generative Kuenstliche Intelligenz in der Stadtentwicklung - Teil 2 (urban-digital.de, DimUrbanistAI · journalist (independent German urban-digitalisation outlet)
- 2023Jani Päivänen about the meaning of resilience (Sweco Group)UrbanistAI · project partner (Sweco corporate communications)
- 20237 Need-to-Know Trends for Planners in 2024UrbanistAI
- 2023The Urbanist (New Trends edition) — State Conference coverage of AI in planning (Cerrone / Yarwood)UrbanistAI
- 2023Toward Participatory Urban PlanningUrbanistAI
- 2023Better Government Tech Is PossibleUrbanistAI
- 2023The first year of the KiezlaborUrbanistAI · client (CityLAB Berlin, author Nora Eilers, team interview)
- 2023Työpajassa ideoitiin ensi kesän kesäkatujen ilmettä ja toimintoja (City of Helsinki news,UrbanistAI · client (City of Helsinki)
- 2023Wie KI in der Buergerbeteiligung eingesetzt wirdUrbanistAI · journalist (Karin Billanitsch, DEMO — SPD-affiliated municipal-politics magazine, Berliner vorwaerts Verlag)
- 2022Domus interviewDamiano Indie
- 2022MAJA commentDamiano Indie
- 2022MAJA_The Patterns of ShrinkingDamiano Indie
- 2022Helsinki kutsuu kaupunkilaiset uusien kävelyalueiden suunnittelutyöpajaan ja asukasraatiinUrbanistAI · client (City of Helsinki, kaupunkiympäristön toimiala)
- 2021Futures centres blogDamiano Indie
- 2021Interview GDIDamiano Indie
- 2020Interview Beyond Smart CitiesDamiano Indie
- 2020Interview data vizDamiano Indie
- 2019Il Tempo di TorinoDamiano Indie
- 2019Interview on Eesti paevalehtDamiano Indie
- 2019Interview PopUp city magDamiano Indie
- 2017Interview a lezione con le impreseDamiano Indie
- 2017Interview Deep Baltic Revealing the cityDamiano Indie
- 2017Interview FreestateDamiano Indie
- 2017Interview l'Impresa magazineDamiano Indie
- 2017Interview on City metricDamiano Indie
- 2017Market cafè mag_metamorphologyDamiano Indie
- 2016Baltigram - Mapping the Baltic Capitals Through InstagramDamiano Indie
- 2016Interview Deep Baltic BaltigramDamiano Indie
- 2016Interview Tallinn PaevalehtDamiano Indie
- 2016Measuring the experience city: Instagram data tells us what really attracts millennialsSPIN Unit · Freestate
- 2014Interview StartupberlinDamiano Indie
- AI-based Visualisation for Sustainable & Affordable HousingCoPlan AI
- Damiano Cerrone - Urban Future speaker profileDamiano Indie
- Damiano Cerrone (UrbanistAI): participatory urban planningDamiano Indie
- The Future of Urban AI #9 - Towards Participatory PlanningDamiano Indie
- URBAN AI launches AI in Urban Planning ProgramDamiano Indie
- 15 March 2024 competency bootcamp event listingUrbanistAI · Interreg BSR.
- 199-pp playbook; documents UrbanistAI's bootcamps, the Hertsöskolan workshop, use-case tabUrbanistAI · UrbanTestbeds.JR consortium (HafenCity University Hamburg lead).
- 24 Nov 2021 announcement of the participation centre (location, partners, funding, timelinUrbanistAI · City of Tallinn
- 30 Nov 2021 English coverage of the announcementUrbanistAI · Estonian World (Sten Hankewitz).
- A fresh look at urban narratives and potential futures of Pristina (UNDP Kosovo blog)UrbanistAI · client (UNDP Kosovo)
- Aarhus University research-portal entry for the project (not fetched; corroborating trace)UrbanistAI · Aarhus University research-portal entry for the project (not fetched; corroborat
- bilingual EN-AL event page- lecture + summer UrbanistAI workshops, 7 Jul 2023, Kino ArmataUrbanistAI · Kosovo Architecture Foundation
- Baltan Laboratories LinkedIn post on the AI in the Hood workshop seriesUrbanistAI · client — Baltan Laboratories (Eindhoven cultural lab)
- Dutch Cycling Embassy LinkedIn repost of the humankind x UrbanistAI workshop launchUrbanistAI · third party — Dutch Cycling Embassy
- humankind LinkedIn post- Humankind and UrbanistAI launch collaboration on an interactive wUrbanistAI · client/partner — humankind (Rotterdam-based agency)
- Urbcast ep. 157- How to use AI in designing our cities- (guest- Damiano Cerrone — UrbanistUrbanistAI · journalist/podcaster — Urbcast
- Cerrone speaking at an FVH-programme event, June 2022 (prior relationship)UrbanistAI · Forum Virium Helsinki
- Circle East District and ConnectEC Invite Community to Reimagine the City - Cuyahoga LandUrbanistAI · client (Cuyahoga Land Bank)
- city news story (22.11.2023) with Jaakonaho quote and UrbanistAI image galleryUrbanistAI · City of Vantaa
- City of Longevity at SCEWC Barcelona, Nov 2023; no UrbanistAI mentionUrbanistAI · Invest Newcastle (extract: web/investnewcastle-smart-city-expo-barcelona.md)
- City of Longevity Brochure 2023 announcement, Issuu linkUrbanistAI · NICA
- ConnectEC — project homepageUrbanistAI · client (ConnectEC / Seventh Hill for Cuyahoga Land Bank)
- current Kaasamiskeskus Avalinn page (purpose, Vabaduse väljak 10, ongoing programme)UrbanistAI · City of Tallinn
- Damiano crediting Jurca-Seventh Hill for the workshop; producer- Damiano CerroneUrbanistAI · Damiano Cerrone
- event listing with programmeUrbanistAI · Changing Transport / GIZ. Extract: `web/changing-transport-event.md`.
- festival dates and framing (-Certain Uncertainties-, 3 Jul–30 Sep 2023)UrbanistAI · LINA platform.
- forum dates and venueUrbanistAI · ADB.
- full 16-pp. charrette report incl. method, program, pre-survey, three future narratives, UUrbanistAI · Tampere University (Anna Koskinen), hosted by City of Vantaa.
- full story of the children co-design process, partners, outcomes, design rendersUrbanistAI · UNDP Kosovo (Arlinda Rushaj Sadiku, Rina Abazi), 14 Sep 2023.
- further partner quotesUrbanistAI · Interreg BSR.
- gender-sessions announcement, 17 May 8-30–11-00UrbanistAI · NDC-TIA.
- Habibipour (LTU) quote postUrbanistAI · Interreg BSR.
- hub's Facebook page (not mined; login-walled)UrbanistAI · hub's Facebook page (not mined; login-walled).
- ICUC12 abstract naming UrbanistAI + UT DesignLab workshops, Cerrone co-author (Jul 2025)UrbanistAI · Copernicus/ICUC12.
- -Inclusion centre Open City-- spring 2023 opening, digital tools, purposeUrbanistAI · Tallinn European Green Capital 2023.
- independent republication of the partner list incl. UrbanistAI; venue confirmationUrbanistAI · The Catalyst, Newcastle Helix (extract: web/thecatalystnewcastle-launch-announce
- initiative homepage (framework, co-design principles, VOICE in contact form); no partner lUrbanistAI · NICA
- ITC project page naming --UrbanistAI as partner--, VU-UT Collaboration Fund, teamUrbanistAI · UT ITC faculty.
- Kaupunkilaisraati kommentoi kesäkatujen ja uudistuvien Esplanadien suunnitelmia (City of HUrbanistAI · client (City of Helsinki)
- KUDOS-blogi on the late-Oct 2023 -Jaettu rakennus- AI pilot at Jyväskylä main library; UrbUrbanistAI · produced by client-side City of Oulu KUDOS project (pilot organizer)
- LTU's project archive page, still indexed but 404 at fetch time (2026-07-18)UrbanistAI · LTU's project archive page, still indexed but 404 at fetch time (2026-07-18).
- main account- UrbanistAI platform used by GIZ Data Lab, method, design criteria, walk statUrbanistAI · GIZ Data Lab Blog (Vanessa Hochwald, 31 May 2024). Extract: `web/giz-datalab-blo
- names UrbanistAI as initiative partner; describes aims, cities, quotesUrbanistAI · NICA (extract saved: web/uknica-city-of-longevity-launch.md)
- Nov 2024 UT Climate Event poster record with Cerrone in author listUrbanistAI · UT research portal.
- official project record- title, PI-team, dates May 2024–Mar 2026, 6 outputsUrbanistAI · University of Twente research portal.
- original Exposure photo-story version of the sameUrbanistAI · UNDP Kosovo (Wayback snapshot 2024-08-09; live page blocks fetching).
- -Participation HUB- flagship page- opened spring 2023, Kaarli pst 1, partners, GreenTwinsUrbanistAI · Tallinn European Green Capital 2023.
- post-event report- MoU, toolkit, speakers; does NOT mention UrbanistAIUrbanistAI · Newcastle University Press Office (extract: web/ncl-press-first-global-event.md)
- pre-event press release, toolkit description; no UrbanistAI mentionUrbanistAI · Newcastle University Press Office
- pre-workshop invitation (25.9.2023) with program and registration detailsUrbanistAI · City of Vantaa
- press feature on the Twekkelerveld co-design study and the UrbanistAI tool (21 Jan 2025)UrbanistAI · U-Today / Michaela Nesvarova.
- project overview, partners, Luleå activities, playbook outputUrbanistAI · Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.
- scoping review metadata (WSS 9-100304, CC BY)UrbanistAI · UT research portal; full text mirror: https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/port
- series wrap-up incl. Manila legUrbanistAI · TUMI (4 Mar 2025). Extract: `web/tumi-wrapup.md`.
- Seventh Hill — Design - Experience - TransformUrbanistAI · client (Seventh Hill / David Jurca)
- successor framework-plan page (Koivukylä kaavarunko, display 2026)UrbanistAI · City of Vantaa
- The Urbanista podcast, ep. 30- Unlocking AI's Potential in Urban Design (with Damiano CerrUrbanistAI · journalist/podcast host (The Urbanista)
- third-party confirmation that UrbanistAI was tested with residents + municipality; workshoUrbanistAI · ULALABS (EU project; authors Martinez & Madureira).
- Toretei portfolio page corroborating the Toretei–UrbanistAI link (producer)UrbanistAI · Toretei portfolio page corroborating the Toretei–UrbanistAI link (producer)
- #40 Good Public Space — Humankind's Substack newsletterUrbanistAI · client/partner — humankind
- Estonian Museum of Natural History — Tallinn In Your PocketUrbanistAI · journalist (city-guide editorial)
- Visualizing the Future- Artificial Intelligence in Climate Action (UNDP Accelerator Labs)UrbanistAI · client — UNDP Panama Accelerator Lab
- UNDP corporate blog naming the UNDP–UrbanistAI partnership in PrishtinaUrbanistAI · UNDP/Ronald Jackson (Wayback snapshot 2024-12-06).
- walk stats, panelists, series contextUrbanistAI · Women Mobilize Women / Global Alliance for Feminist Transport (Nov 2024). Extrac
Awards & Service
- 2026PhD thesis supervisorDamiano Indie · Politecnico di Torino
- 2025Grant reviewer 2025Damiano Indie · Swiss National Science Foundation
- 2025Inclusive AI policy hack gameDamiano Indie · Erasmus University Rotterdam
- 2025Unidentified 2025 engagement (client withheld)UrbanistAI
- 2024EC Public Sector Tech Watch — Best Cases Award 2024UrbanistAI · Public Sector Tech Watch (European Commission)
- 2023URA codesign methodsUrbanistAI · Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore
- 2022Unfinished city prizeSPIN Unit
- 2022UrbanistAI founding documentsUrbanistAI
- 2018UCL studio reviewerDamiano Indie · UCL
- 2016Premio Mondo D'OroDamiano Indie
- 2015ESRI map of the yearDamiano Indie
- 2015ESRI scholar of the yearDamiano Indie