Frank Trevino Jr

DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development

Thesis

Smart City Policy Adoption in Secondary Cities

Supervisor(s)

Prof Vlad Mykhnenko, Dr Nigel Mehdi

Biography

In October 2024, I commenced a DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford, continuing an academic journey with an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development from Oxford, an MBA from the University of Houston, and a BS in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. My research is driven by over 15 years of experience in smart cities and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscored the importance of secondary cities for resilient regional development. Through interdisciplinary collaborations with academic and industry partners, I am developing frameworks to enhance smart city policy adoption, focusing on smaller cities' unique sustainability and technological challenges in adapting to future demands.