AI applied to city management – INNOVA'23

6 Mar 23    5 mins read.

Me speaking about AI-powered smart city solutions at INNOVA'23.

On March 6th, 2023, I delivered a talk titled “Artificial Intelligence Applied to City Management” at the INNOVA’23 conference in Pilas, Seville.

This session was part of a broader initiative to bring digital innovation closer to local governments and small municipalities. I was invited as the AI Manager at Innovasur, where I lead projects that apply computer vision and data science to solve real-world problems in urban environments.

💡 Topics I covered

  • How to create urban applications using real-time video analytics and edge computing with NVIDIA-based solutions.
  • Crowd monitoring and occupancy tracking using AI models deployed on edge devices.
  • Traffic flow optimization and incident detection through automatic video analysis.
  • Integration of these AI modules into IN4CITY, our modular smart city platform based on FIWARE.
  • Practical examples from active deployments in Spanish municipalities, including lessons learned and scalability strategies.

🛠️ Key takeaways

This wasn’t just a technical demo—it was an invitation to rethink urban services through AI. I emphasized how local governments can start small with practical use cases and build scalable, interoperable systems by:

  • Using pre-trained AI models and adapting them to local data.
  • Deploying on affordable hardware with edge inference capabilities.
  • Connecting vision-based data flows with dashboards and event-driven alerts in IN4CITY.
  • Ensuring data privacy and ethical use from day one.

Live demo using video-based crowd analytics

Event poster for INNOVA'23

📍 Location: Centro Cívico “La Plaza”, Plaza de Belén 12 – Pilas (Seville)
📅 Date: March 6, 2023 – 11:00 to 12:30
🧠 Talk: AI Applied to City Management
🎯 Event: INNOVA’23 – Urban Innovation Days
🎥 Broadcasted live via: YouTube

This talk formed part of the #InnovaPilas23 public innovation program, aimed at promoting smart governance, digital transformation, and the democratization of AI in small and medium-sized municipalities.

📸 Image credits: Innova Pilas / Innovasur