Vasilis Niaros

Vasilis Niaros is an urbanist and regional planner who investigates the transition dynamics towards a commons-oriented city. He holds a PhD in Technology Governance from Tallinn University of Technology. Vasilis is a Core member of the P2P Lab and a Research Fellow at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA) at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. His research interests include urban commons, smart city, makerspaces, Living Labs, sustainability transitions, and technology.
Vasilis was the Research Coordinator of the P2P Foundation, winner of the 2016 Golden Nica for Digital Communities, as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Fab City Foundation which aims at promoting the development of resilient and sustainable cities, based on local production and global collaboration.