The Next Frontiers of Quantum Generative Intelligence for Smarter Eco-Cities: Transforming Environmental Sustainability Through Augmented Deep Generative and Foundation Models

• Presents quantum-enhanced generative modeling frameworks that improve scalability, uncertainty quantification, and predictive accuracy for complex urban-environmental systems
• Demonstrates applied case studies across multiple domains such as energy, transportation, biodiversity, and climate resilience, offering practical insights and measurable impacts for implementing cutting-edge technologies
• Provides integrated operational and strategic frameworks that translate advanced computational intelligence into scalable, adaptive urban decision-making and policy guidance, empowering stakeholders to optimize sustainable urban infrastructure

Simon Elias Bibri, PhD, is a globally recognized scholar and expert in sustainable smart cities, smarter eco-cities, and environmental sustainability and resilience. He currently serves as a Senior Researcher and Project and Scientific Coordinator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He has a diverse professional background, having served as Head of the Computer Department, Software and IT Business Engineer, IT Project Manager, Green ICT and Environmental Sustainability Strategist, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, and International Consultant. He has also been a visiting scholar at Lund University and a visiting senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. He has served as an international expert in AI and Applied ML for Climate Action for the UNFCCC and in Sustainable Urban Development for UNIDO. Currently, he is an expert for the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities, Environmental Sustainability, and Digital Twins at the ITU. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Studies at Taylor & Francis, Book Series Editor at Elsevier, Associate Editor of the Sustainable Cities and Society journal at Elsevier, and Lead Editor of the Sustainable Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications book series at Springer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, multiple master’s degrees from Esteemed Swedish universities, and a PhD in Computer Science and Information Technology from NTNU. He is a prolific scholar with numerous highly cited journal articles, 10 authored books, 4 edited works, and 18 co‑edited volumes to his credit. His work has been cited over 18,000 times, resulting in an h-index of 60. His impact has been recognized by Stanford University and Elsevier as among the top 1% of scientists worldwide, a distinction he has held for six consecutive years. He has also been listed by ScholarGPS as the #1 highly ranked scholar in sustainable cities, #2 in urbanism, and #8 in environmental sustainability in the world. Recently, he joined an EU Horizon Europe consortium project as Scientific Coordinator, Senior Scientist, and WP leader.