We are proud to announce the publication of AntifragiCity’s first academic paper, “AntifragiCity: Advancing Urban Mobility Through Antifragile”. This milestone marks the beginning of our scientific contribution to rethinking how cities can adapt, learn, and grow stronger in the face of disruption.
The paper outlines our project’s theoretical framework and examines how antifragile principles can improve urban mobility. Instead of simply aiming to recover from crises, the framework proposes methods that help systems become stronger as a result.
Key ideas include:
- Real-time monitoring of urban mobility stressors
- Adaptive decision support and predictive simulation
- Machine learning for continuous system improvement
- Planned validation in Larissa, Odesa, Bratislava, and Thessaloniki (through our pilots)
Our expected outcomes include reduced accident rates, improved resilience, and stronger citizen engagement in mobility planning.
The paper is co-authored by Yacine Rezgui, Ali Ghoroghi, Evangelos Manthos, Theocharis Vlachopanagiotis, and Afrouz Ghaemi.
Paper presented at ICE Conference 2025
Our coordinator, Yacine Rezgui, Professor of Urban Intelligence at Cardiff University’s School of Engineering and Co-founder of Optimise-AI, presented this publication during the International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (ICE) 2025, held on 16–19 June in Valencia, Spain.
The ICE Conference is a leading international forum exploring how digital technologies transform engineering, innovation, and society. By bringing together academia and industry, ICE enables participants to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and discuss how technology is shaping the future.
The paper was introduced in the session “Urban digital and ecological transformation – an IT-engineering perspective”, chaired by Alain Zarli and Dieter Uckelmann. Professor Rezgui also shared the broader vision of AntifragiCity: building urban mobility systems that not only withstand disruptions but also adapt, learn, and improve through them.
We are proud to see our project represented among leading voices in smart and sustainable urban innovation!