Bochra hadj Kilani
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| Born | April 2, 1979 Bizerte, Tunisia |
| Occupation | Architect, Urban Planner, Researcher |
| Known for | Urbanism, Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks, AI in Urban Planning |
Bochra Hadj Kilani (born 2 April 1979) is a Tunisian architect, urban planner, and academic researcher. She is known for her interdisciplinary research linking sustainable urbanism, digital spatial planning, and artificial intelligence. Kilani is the co-founder of Arch Design Studio and has contributed to more than a dozen scientific publications on tactical urbanism, Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks (KAN), and data-driven urban analysis.
Education
Kilani earned her National Diploma in Architecture in 2005 and completed a Master of Urbanism in 2013, both at the National School of Architecture and Urbanism of Tunis (ENAU). She defended her PhD in Urban Planning in 2025 with highest distinction.
Career
Kilani began her professional career in 2005 and co-founded the architectural firm Arch Design Studio (ADS) in 2006. She has designed several public facilities, schools, civic centers, and residential developments across Tunisia. She is also active in academia, teaching urban history and theory and advising on research in spatial computing and digital urbanism.
Research and Publications
Bochra Hadj Kilani’s work bridges urban studies with artificial intelligence, focusing on sustainable transitions, event-driven regeneration, and digital infrastructures. Between 2023 and 2025, she published 15 academic articles, with citations in Q1 journals including *ACM Computing Surveys*, *IEEE Access*, and *Elsevier's Energy*.
Selected Publications
- Convolutional Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks: A Survey
- Urban Emancipations in Practice: Rethinking Urban Agency and Resistance from Below
- Conflicts and Tensions in Urban Public Spaces: The Impact of Event Management
- Applying Marketing Innovation Models to Urban Events: The Ghriba Pilgrimage in Djerba
- Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks: Key Developments and Uses
- Tactical Urbanism: From Temporary Action to Sustainable Urban Regeneration
- Building Urban Resilience through Mega-Events: A Systematic Review Using NLP
- Towards Ethical Urban Data Science
- Urbanisme Tactique: de l'action temporaire à la régénération urbaine durable
- K-Means Clustering in Urban Studies
- Méthodologie d’Approche du Text Mining et du NLP
Certifications and Expertise
Bochra Hadj Kilani holds over 80 international certifications, including:
- United Nations DESA: 6 certifications (urban SDGs)
- UNITAR: 6 certifications (urban resilience)
- Open University (UK): 3
- GIZ (Germany): 4
- U.S. FEMP / National Institute of Building Sciences: 5
- Stanford University: 9 (AI, ML, NLP)
- IBM: 16 (Cloud, AI, Data Science)
- Elsevier Research Academy: 17
- Springer Nature / Oxford Publishing: 2
- ESRI: 12 (GIS and GeoAI)
- Graphisoft: 1 (BIM)
Conference Participation
She has presented at several international conferences, including:
- World Cities Day Symposium, Algeria (2024)
- Saybilder Congress on Sustainable Development, Antalya (2023)
- Urban Quality Symposium, Hammamet (2022)
- OVAMUS/Université Blida I, Algeria (2023)
- International Symposium on Smart Urban Events, Ankara (2024)
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