Engineer. Entrepreneur. Speaker.
Dr. Daniel Trauth is founder and CEO of dataMatters. His focus is smart city solutions with urbanOS, connecting sensors, data and applied AI for municipalities.
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Co-Chair, Real World AI Forum
Dr. Daniel Trauth works at the intersection of engineering, entrepreneurship and applied artificial intelligence.
As founder and CEO of dataMatters, he connects physical environments with digital intelligence. His current focus is urbanOS: dataMatters’ urban data and AI platform for municipalities. It brings sensor data, applications and automation together to support everyday city operations.
His perspective starts with practical experience: training as a mechatronics technician, studies in engineering and business, and a doctorate at RWTH Aachen. Today, he also shares that perspective as a speaker, lecturer and advisor.
View professional profileBuilding the connection between data, decisions and the physical world.
Current focus · urbanOS
urbanOS by dataMatters connects municipal sensors, dashboards and smart city apps. From waste collection to green-space care and environmental monitoring, data becomes a practical tool for city teams.
Explore the urbanOS platformMonitoring water levels, managing parking or caring for urban trees: start with a concrete challenge and explore the right urbanOS applications for your city.
Find smart city applicationsAs Co-Chair of the Diplomatic Council’s Real World AI Forum, Daniel contributes to the conversation on AI’s economic, social and political implications.
Explore the forumSelected talks, interviews and perspectives on technology beyond the screen.
Listed speaker in the Diplomatic Council’s side-event programme, hosted on UNCTAD.
Why locally collected data and useful AI matter for municipal decision-making.
Entrepreneurship, industrial IoT and the transition to sustainable business models.
urbanOS is the urban data and AI platform from dataMatters. It connects sensors, dashboards, automations and smart city apps for municipal operations. Applications include waste management, parking, green-space care and environmental monitoring. Explore the urbanOS platform.
Dr. Daniel Trauth is founder and CEO of dataMatters GmbH. His current work focuses on urbanOS. He also co-chairs the Real World AI Forum at the Diplomatic Council. View the urbanOS company details.
Tell the dataMatters team your municipality or organization, the challenge you want to address and your current project stage. This helps prepare a focused first conversation about urbanOS. See the contact options.
For a speaking engagement or professional exchange, contact Daniel on LinkedIn. Include your topic, audience, date and event format. His professional background covers engineering, entrepreneurship, industrial IoT and applied AI. Contact Daniel on LinkedIn.
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