Iacopo Testi was awarded as the Spatial Data Scientist of the Year 2021 for his work at the intersection of Data Science, Sustainability and Urbanism. He applies Artificial Intelligence models to urban environments to advance economic, environmental and social sustainability. Iacopo is a faculty staff member at the Michael Graves College of Public Architecture where he teaches courses on representation and design studio. He has collaborated with other faculty members to structure syllabus framework for students who were shortlisted by the 'Rome Collective Living Challenge' international competition. The Spatial Data Scientist of the Year 2021 award was announced during the SDSC21 conference, which featured talks, workshops and panels by 53 speakers across 35 interactive sessions.