INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTER
FOR CITY SCIENCE

 

The Interdepartmental Center for City Science – CISC CNR, inaugurated on July 2, 2024, aims to support urban management through the development of Urban Intelligence. It is a network composed of CNR departments and institutes, open to collaboration with other research bodies, universities, public administrations, and businesses, with the goal of supporting urban governance through Digital Twins.
CISC studies and develops digital twins as virtual representations of cities, in order to better analyze and understand their complexity and dynamics. The predictive capabilities of modern technologies, together with the extensive use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and simulation, make it possible to outline multiple evolutionary scenarios of urban contexts, supporting public administrations and policymakers.
CISC coordinates pilot projects dedicated to urban intelligence in various areas of the country, in collaboration with national institutions and local authorities.

Would you like to create a Digital Twin for your city?

Fill the form to receive more information

    News

    Annual Conference of the Interdepartmental Centre for Urban Science

    Annual Conference of theInterdepartmental Centrefor Urban Science July 2, 2026 – Day One Opening on July 2, at the Sala Marconi of the National Research Council in Rome, is the Annual Conference of the Interdepartmental Centre for Urban Science (CISC), dedicated to the theme “The thinking and caring city – Urban Intelligence meets Health”.  The inaugural …

    Read full post

    Energies thematic Conference energies in Matera Co-design protocols for the enhancement of urban and social Capital

    Sustainable Mobility, Urban Digital Twins, and UNESCO Heritage at the center of the thematic conference of the Interreg Italy-Greece “Energie” project in Matera. Matera, June 10, 2026 – Testing a replicable model of regeneration by intertwining urban co-design, skills enhancement, and sustainable development, while attracting talent and generating new economies in the most fragile territories. …

    Read full post

    CNR and Municipality of Materaagreement for a research hubon urban science

    CNR and Municipality of Materaagreement for a researchhub on urban science The National Research Council – Interdepartmental Centre for Urban Science (CISC) and the Municipality of Matera have signed a three-year operational agreement to open a local office at the Matera House of Emerging Technologies, located in the former San Rocco Hospital (San Rocco Hub).  …

    Read full post