Nicos Komninos is the director of URENIO Research, a lab at Aristotle University, whose research focuses on innovation systems, intelligent cities, and connected intelligence.

He has authored more than 200 publications including the trilogy “Intelligent Cities: Innovation, knowledge systems and digital spaces” (Routledge 2002), “Intelligent Cities and Globalisation of Innovation Networks” (Routledge 2008), and “The Age of Intelligent Cities: Smart Environments and Innovation-for-all Strategies” (Routledge 2014). He has also served as the guest editor for ten special issues of academic journals focusing on smart cities, urban innovation, sustainability, digital and green transitions.

His more recent books are “Smart Cities in the Post-algorithmic Era: Integrating technologies, platforms and governance” (Edward Elgar, 2019), and “Smart Cities and Connected Intelligence: Platforms, ecosystems and network effects ” (Routledge 2020).

Other interests include cycling and mountain biking, hiking, pulp and noir movies, and fiction literature.

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