Dr. Adriano Bisello is an Urban and Environmental Planner, with more than fifteen years of working experience and a strong interest in the field of smart-city projects and climate-neutral urban strategies. He did his Ph.D. in Real Estate Economics, investigating the co-benefits of smart-energy projects at the urban level. After graduating, he worked as a consultant and freelancer planner for public administrations and engineering companies. Currently, he is a senior researcher and project manager in the Urban and Regional Energy Systems research team. He is vice-president of the Italian Association of Urban Planners ASSURB, a member of SIEV (Italian Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Decision Society), and of ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners).