Cíntia Paese Giacomello is a professor and researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul in Brazil, affiliated with the Graduate Programme in Business and the Graduate Programme in Planning and Management of Sustainable Cities.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, a master’s degree in Production Engineering and a PhD in Business. At CityLivingLab she leads and contributes to projects that integrate data analytics, artificial intelligence, management and urban planning.

Her work emphasises robust research methodologies, the analysis of key indicators and the generation of evidence to inform strategic decision-making in urban development. She is also actively engaged in training researchers and in fostering collaboration between universities, public institutions, private organisations and society.