Fabio Carrera
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Teaching
I am a full-time faculty member of the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division at WPI. My primary teaching duties include project preparation courses and project advising, both on campus (through the e-campus and hometown initiative) and off campus (most recently in London, Venice, Boston, Bangkok and Worcester). I periodically teach courses at MIT: Spatial Database Management and Advanced Geographic Information Systems (spring 2007) and Research Seminar in Urban Information Systems (fall 2005).
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Research
Most of my research interests are concentrated under City Lab, an interdisciplinary research laboratory that I founded in 2003 (the website is being moved – if you experience problems, try the older site). The most active research areas include the development of Urban Technologies (such as our Pothole and Turbulence Mappers), Urban Information Systems, primarily dedicated to the development of Web 2.0 tools, such as LOUIS (Local On-line Urban Information System) and Urban Initiatives, such as the E-Campus and Hometown Initiative. I also continue to work on Emergent Systems, primarily with our Emergent Transcriptions Project.
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Biographical Information
Born in Venice, Italy on July 29, 1961. Grew up in Venice until 1978. Moved to the United States until 1988. Returned to Italy and lived in Venice until 1995. Since 1995, spending 3/4 of the year in the U.S. (currently in Spencer, MA) and the rest in Venice, Italy. Married with Jacqueline Marie Beaurivage Loughran. Father of Nicoḷ Zuane, born January 31, 1991.
Recent News and Events
- I was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday, September 6, 2007 for a 5-part radio series on Venice.
- I was short-listed for a tenure-track faculty position in Urban Technology and Information Systems at MIT (DUSP), but didn't make it.
- The University of Architecture of Venice (IUAV) has petitioned the Ministry of University for a four-year position for me as part of the "brain-drain" program.
- WPI and I were repeatedly mentioned in the September 23, 2005 issue of the magazine Science, in an article entitled "A sinking city yields some secrets".
- On June 3, 2005, I walked in the official commencement ceremony at MIT (even though I completed my Ph.D. in September).
- On June 2, 2005, my PhD Dissertation was recognized with an honorable mention for the best dissertation of the year award in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.
- On January 27, 2005, I received the University Ambassador Award which recognizes excellence in representing WPI to the outside world.
Previously, I had also received several President's IQP Awards and the WPI John Boynton Young Alumni award for noteworthy service to WPI. - In September 2004, I completed my PhD Dissertation at MIT and I became officially a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Information Systems and Planning.
- The National Geographic Video dedicated to my work in Venice still airs from time to time around the world (click here for a streaming sample).
- I was also recently interviewed by BBC radio and featured in articles in Wired magazine, Smithsonian and New Scientist.
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