Senior Urban Planner & Smart City Technologist. MSc in Urban Design with 12 years of experience in municipal infrastructure, IoT integration, and civic transportation systems.
Elena Vance is a Senior Urban Planner and Smart City Technologist dedicated to transforming metropolitan areas into sustainable, data-driven ecosystems. Holding an MSc in Urban Design and with 12 years of field experience, she specializes in the intersection of public policy and emerging technologies, such as IoT sensors and decentralized security grids. Elena has consulted for mid-sized cities on revitalization projects, focusing on transport multimodal integration and housing density solutions. She writes to bridge the divide between city officials and citizens, explaining how technical infrastructure decisions directly impact daily quality of life and economic resilience.