Dr. Titus Cristian Man is a GIS and spatial analysis associate professor and researcher at Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and a long-time advocate for open-source geospatial solutions in urban and environmental research. With over 20 years of experience in GIS research and teaching across Romania and the USA, his work spans spatial analysis, remote sensing, and urban mobility. His research applies advanced geospatial methodologies to complex urban and territorial phenomena. He has contributed to studies on public transport ridership patterns, mobility behavior shifts and spatial risk modeling at both city/local and national scale. He is an official member of the Romanian Urban Planner Register since December 2020.