City Science - MIT Media Lab

Huge congrats to Naroa Coretti, Yasushi Sakai, Kaleigh Spears, Lisa Liang, and Matt Smith on graduation! 🎉 You all brought so much to our group!

The 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) was held from 17–22 May 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing representatives of governments, cities, policymakers, civil society and academia from around the world under the organisation of UN-Habitat.

The City Science Lab Network, including the City Science Lab Hamburg and Guadalajara along with their teams and partners, contributed to a dynamic programme of sessions, exchanges and collaborative activities throughout the Forum.

Across the WUF Academy Campus, Voices from Cities, networking events, SDG in Action and the Expo, the labs presented and discussed projects related to urban data, digital twins, citizen participation, AI for cities, climate and resilience, highlighting how collaborative innovation can help shape more inclusive and sustainable urban futures by creating spaces for exchange, dialogue, experimentation and co-creation, while connecting cities, researchers and communities from across the globe.