Dr. Stefan Seer is currently a Senior Scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna, where he heads the "Urban Development & Mobility Transformation" research group - an interdisciplinary team of experts in engineering, computer science, mathematics, architecture, transport, and urban planning. Their mission is to improve urban systems' reliability, making them more efficient, safe, and sustainable. He is also a Research Affiliate at the SENSEable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Stefan's work focuses on using technology to enhance urban public spaces and multimodal transportation. He is specialized in data science, models for simulating and predicting human mobility, and co-creation and participatory design. He has 20+ years of experience managing complex projects involving diverse stakeholders from academia, public, and private sectors across continents. Stefan is also chairing the Thematic Group on ”Traffic Management and Modelling” at the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI).

At Esslingen University of Applied Sciences in Germany, he is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Mobility and Technology, teaching courses on “Sustainable Mobility and Energy Concepts” (M.Sc. levels) and “Mobility and Infrastructure” (B.Sc. levels) equipping students with both theoretical knowledge and applied skills in sustainable mobility and its embedding into the built environment.

Stefan holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Vienna University of Technology and a Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering, specializing in Computer Science and Systems Technology. Stefan is a prolific author, with numerous publications in top-tier journals, and a sought-after speaker at international conferences and invited lectures.