In this NORA Student Council-led webinar, Professor Sabita Maharjan will introduce the exciting field of Edge AI for Sustainable Cities, where intelligent systems process data closer to where it is generated, such as in sensors, buildings, energy grids, vehicles, and urban networks. This can support faster decision-making, lower energy use, stronger privacy, and more resilient smart-city services.
We will be introduced to how Edge AI can contribute to sustainable urban development, including smart energy systems, green computing, connected mobility, and secure data-driven infrastructure. The talk will also show why this research area is becoming increasingly important as cities face growing challenges related to climate, energy demand, digitalization, and responsible AI.
Whether you are interested in AI, sustainability, smart cities, energy systems, or future research opportunities, this webinar is a great opportunity to hear from a leading researcher working at the intersection of these fields. Join us to learn how Edge AI can help shape the next generation of sustainable cities, and how we can be part of that change.
About Sabita Maharjan |
Sabita Maharjan is a Full Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway. She received her PhD in Networks and Distributed Systems from the University of Oslo and Simula Research Laboratory in 2013. She has held research positions at Simula, SimulaMet, the Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore, Zhejiang University in China, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the USA. Her research focuses on energy informatics, vehicular networks, 5G Beyond and 6G, network security, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence for networks. She is a recipient of the IEEE TCGCC Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2020 and has been recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science from 2021 to 2025. Professor Maharjan is actively involved in the international research community through editorial roles with leading IEEE journals and conference leadership roles, including IEEE VTC Spring 2025, IEEE SmartGridComm 2024, and IEEE Globecom 2024. |