Nicola Valentino Canessa is Associate Professor of Urbanism at the DAD Department - UNIGE. He is co-director with Manuel Gausa of the research group GIC_lab, its objective is the operational interpretation of the contemporary urban territory and architectural space according to a dynamic and qualitative approach starting from a positive interpretation generated by different levels and information scales: spatial, functional, social, environmental and cultural. He is currently principal investigator for the funded research MOBIQUITY (2024-26) on accessible urban mobility with N.Casiddu, the research CREATIVE_ReCITYing (2024-27) on the reactivation of spaces in transformation with M. Gausa and G.Tucci and the research VIA PATRIMONIA-ACT (2024-2028) project funded under Axis 4 of the Italy/France Maritime Programme on the mapping of Ligurian fortresses for tourism purposes. He is participating in RAISE Spoke1 (2023-2025) on the urban technologies for inclusive engagement and the research Erasmus+ Circular Design project (2023-26) on new bio-based materials in architecture and design. He works on tourism and new technologies for urban planning.