Antonella Contin, PhD, serves as a Research Associate at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) within the School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Construction Engineering at the University of Politecnico di Milano. She also holds the role of Coordinator for MSLab (Measure and Scale of the Contemporary City) and takes on scientific and organizational responsibilities for international workshops and seminars. Antonella serves as a Group Coordinator for various European co-funded research projects and delivers lectures at international universities. Her research primarily focuses on the Metropolitan Architecture Project, exploring sustainable models of urban growth, urban -rural linkage patterns, smart and sensitive city concepts, new technologies, and urban design mapping. She has authored several notable publications, including "Metropolitan Landscapes: Towards a Shared Construction of the Resilient City of the Future" (2021), "Training for Education, Learning, and Leadership Towards a New Metropolitan Discipline" (2021), and "The Impact of Smart Cities and Technologies on Desakota Region" (2022), among others. Her work contributes significantly to the understanding of urban development and globalization, particularly in the context of the Global South.