Keynote

Holographic City - CitiVerse

Prof. Ammar Muthanna(Russia)

The Holographic City is an example of a technological and urban design innovation that combines sophisticated holography with digital and physical infrastructures to create immersive and dynamic urban experiences. The holographic projections make it easier to see public services, architecture, and city planning in real time, which improves decision-making and creates a stronger sense of community. In addition, the Holographic City combines holography, virtual reality, and augmented reality to provide innovative uses in travel, education, and entertainment. By using accurate simulations and data-driven insights, this technology's use also promises to increase sustainability and efficiency in urban management. The Holographic City presents an innovative approach to building smarter, more resilient, and interesting urban environments as cities confront escalating issues with regard to resource management, population expansion, and environmental impact. A creative way to make cities more intelligent, robust, and interesting is provided by The Holographic City. In this presentation, the term "holographic city" refers to the cross-sectoral integration of the metaverse into urban settings, wherein digital and tangible items interact with the local digital ecosystem. This presentation aims to showcase actual instances of metaverse technology implementation in various urban settings. Particular emphasis will be placed on instances where cities prioritize the requirements of their citizens in all services provided within their holographic city models.

About the speaker

Prof. Ammar Muthanna

Russia

Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Professor

Dr. Ammar Muthanna, a Senior Member of IEEE, received his B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., and Dr.Sc. degrees from the Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications in 2009, 2011, 2016, and 2023, respectively. Dr. Muthanna currently holds a professorship at the Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher, and since 2020, he has directed the Scientific Center for Future Wireless Networks Modeling at RUDN University. Additionally, he participated in the Erasmus Student Program at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, in 2012 and 2013, and was a Visiting Researcher at Tampere University, Finland, in 2014. He is an IEEE Senior Member and an ACM Professional Member. Dr. Muthanna has actively contributed to numerous international conferences and journals, serving as Chair or Co-Chair for several Scopus-indexed conferences, and as an academic or associate editor for multiple journals indexed in Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus. He also serves as an Editor for draft recommendations in ITU-T SG 11, SG 13, and SG 16, and is an Expert on the Judges Panel and Challenge Management Board at AI-5G-Challenge, ITU. He organized the Russian Host for the AI-5G-Challenge in 2020 and 2021 at Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications. His research interests include wireless communications, 5G/6G cellular systems, artificial intelligence, high-density IoT, telepresence applications, edge/fog computing, and software-defined networking.