Dario Esposito, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy), where he teaches Environmental and Territorial Engineering. He holds BSc and MSc degrees in Building Systems Engineering and a PhD in Risk and Environmental Territorial and Building Development. His research focuses on urban science, spatial analysis and modeling, decision support systems, and disaster risk reduction, with particular attention to participatory processes and computational approaches for resilient and sustainable urban development. He has contributed to several national and European research projects on urban resilience, smart cities, and Positive Energy Districts, and has experience as a researcher and project manager in R&D initiatives on decision-support technologies. He is Vice-Chair of CEN/TC 465 “Sustainable Cities and Communities” at the European Committee for Standardization where he contributes to the development of standards on sustainable urban development and quality of life.