Universiti Teknologi Petronas postgraduate research programmes tackle future living issues from education, health and wellbeing to energy and mobility
FOR most of human history, people around the world have lived in small communities, but today cities are growing at an unprecedented rate.
Currently, more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas, and this is expected to rise to 66% in 2050.
At the same time, the increasing pace of digitalisation and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and data analytics are also changing the way we live, work, travel and play.
Rapid urbanisation coupled with the disruptions brought on by technology has also led to the development of smart cities and smart communities, which leverage on automation, intelligent and connected devices and systems for a more sustainable future.