{"id":11761,"date":"2026-11-09T22:07:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/?p=11761"},"modified":"2026-11-09T22:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:08:06","slug":"urbanaization-2026-symposium-at-usthb-ai-serving-the-city-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/2026\/11\/09\/urbanaization-2026-symposium-at-usthb-ai-serving-the-city-of-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"“UrbanAIzation 2026” Symposium at USTHB: AI Serving the City of Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artificial intelligence invites itself into reflections surrounding the future of cities and regional planning. Its contribution to urban planning, mobility management, and resource stewardship stood at the core of the national symposium “UrbanAIzation 2026,” hosted Sunday at the Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology (USTHB) in Bab Ezzouar, Algiers. This gathering aims primarily to bridge academic research outcomes with the concrete requirements of local municipalities and industry practitioners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organized by the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography, and Regional Planning (FSTGAT), through its Laboratory of Research and Studies in Planning and Urbanism (LREAU), this scientific forum brought together researchers, academics, experts, and representatives from public institutions, alongside private enterprises and design offices.<\/p>\n

Centered on the theme “Artificial Intelligence Serving Territories: Bridging Research and Operational Realities,” this event focuses on novel possibilities unlocked by digital tools, urban data, and modeling methodology to better grasp territorial transformations and support planning decisions.<\/p>\n

Marking the occasion, Celia Hadj Ali, associate professor of urban planning at USTHB and symposium chair, explained that this initiative grew out of deliberation on how artificial intelligence and modern algorithmic approaches can foster a deeper understanding of territories.<\/p>\n

“Territories today confront increasingly intricate hurdles, notably urban growth, mobility, resource management, environmental stakes, quality of life, and urban resilience,” she stressed. Facing these challenges, digital technologies offer, in her view, fresh perspectives regarding territorial insight, decision support, and urban planning.<\/p>\n

The objective consists of establishing an exchange platform uniting academic circles, professionals, and institutional stakeholders to evaluate scientific advancements against field realities. The official underscored the necessity of moving beyond simple research presentations to transform this assembly into a genuine hub for sharing expertise and forging partnerships.<\/p>\n

Numerous public entities and planning sector actors participated in the event, notably representatives from the Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning, the City, and Regional Development, the National Agency for Territorial Planning and Attractiveness (ANAAT), the National Agency for Urban Planning (ANURB), the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL), the National Center for Urban Research and Studies (CNERU), as well as Betur and Ceneaped. Representatives from the Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism (EPAU) were likewise invited.<\/p>\n

The symposium’s proceedings revolve around eight thematic tracks addressing major urban challenges, including housing, mobility and transport, land usage, urban morphology, infrastructure and services, alongside environment and biodiversity. Territorial governance, risks and resilience, plus sensory urbanism and the urban experience also figure into the agenda.<\/p>\n

Beyond scientific presentations, UrbanAIzation 2026 places special emphasis on training and introducing students to modern technological instruments. Practical workshops were consequently scheduled, notably covering introductory programming and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application via free, accessible platforms.<\/p>\n

Celia Hadj Ali stated that students can additionally explore, through the lectures and case studies presented, concrete applications of artificial intelligence models and algorithmic methodologies across various specializations tied to urban planning.<\/p>\n

The event further features a student competition organized with support from Occidental Algeria. Participants are invited to submit solutions aligned with the symposium theme. Winners will qualify for machine learning training modules conducted through a partnership with a specialized programming academy.<\/p>\n

For organizers, the priority involves enabling students to push beyond theoretical concepts and familiarize themselves with instruments they will utilize throughout their forthcoming professional careers.<\/p>\n

AI to Assess Energy Efficiency in Collective Housing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the projects presented during the gathering, research led by Professor Leila Abbes Mansour, director of the Laboratory of Research and Studies in Planning and Urbanism at USTHB, focuses on employing artificial intelligence to evaluate energy well-being within multi-family housing. Her study notably introduces a decision-support tool intended to refine target interventions and enhance residents’ living conditions.<\/p>\n

The study was carried out across a residential complex comprising 34 buildings housing 1,500 dwellings. Conducted using random sampling, the survey examined 1,006 households. It evaluated several parameters connected to energy consumption, particularly gas and electricity, as well as occupant satisfaction levels.<\/p>\n

The professor explained that field-collected data can display certain limitations, notably when unupdated, incomplete, or failing to encompass all dimensions of the investigated topic. Artificial intelligence steps in to formulate diagnostics, process available information, isolate relevant parameters, and streamline data usage to guide decision-making.<\/p>\n

By combining researchers, students, public entities, and economic operators, UrbanAIzation 2026 seeks to drive the transfer of scientific knowledge into professional practices and encourage the creation of digital solutions tailored to regional development and planning challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artificial intelligence invites itself into reflections surrounding the future of cities and regional planning. Its contribution to urban planning, mobility management, and resource stewardship stood at the core of the national symposium “UrbanAIzation 2026,” hosted Sunday at the Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology (USTHB) in Bab Ezzouar, Algiers. This gathering aims primarily to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[836,19],"class_list":["post-11761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-domestic","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-top-news"],"byline":"Lynda Louifi..","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11762,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761\/revisions\/11762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}