Anniki Puura is a Researcher at the FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology. She holds a PhD in Human Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Tartu. Her research focuses on mobility behaviour, data ecosystems, interoperability and public–private collaboration in smart communities. She contributes to EU-funded projects LDT4SSC, advancing interoperable Local Digital Twins and AI-driven urban services, and DS4SSCC-DEP, developing a federated European data space for smart communities.