Our Mission
Forge livable, safe, and robust communities through real-time, hyper-local streetscape applications built on advancements in edge-cloud technology, wireless-optical engineering, visual analytics, computer security, and social science.
Our Values
We convene researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders from different institutions, disciplines, economic sectors, geographies, and experiences, and adheres to three guiding principles in its work:
- Technology must serve the public good.
- Community engagement will serve as a mechanism for direct use-inspiration. All communities must be treated as stakeholders and be empowered to shape technology deployment.
- The "digital divide" exacerbates inequality and must be addressed by researchers making their work publicly legible and designing curricula and workforce training that responds to current and future talent needs.
We are a Gen-4 National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center founded in 2022. Learn more about our founding in the introductory video below:
Our Foundations
Raising the next generation of smart city innovators through educational programs.
Integrating testbed communities into our research through our creative organizational culture.
Partnering to translate research into products and fostering entrepreneurship.
Creating a higher quality of life on the streetscape through research teams across our core partner institutions.