Topics of Interest

Main topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Wireless Connectivity in Smart Cities 

• Architectures for the Internet of Things (IoT)
• IoT technologies bridging the physical and virtual worlds
• Internet of Everything (connecting data, process and people)
• RFID and related technologies to deliver new and enhanced services in smart cities
• End to End / Machine to Machine (M2M) communication for real-time data collection in smart cities
• Mobile broadband technologies (3G/4G/5G) to support connectivity in smart cities

New Business Concerns in Smart Cities

• Emerging business models and services in smart cities
• Innovative economic models emerged in smart cities
• Market sizing and business opportunities in smart cities
• New market rules, legislation, incentive schemes, and tariffs for smart city services.

Data and Software Applications in Smart Cities 

• Cloud computing and cloud-based data sharing solutions for smart cities
• Real-time decision analysis/support systems for monitoring and managing smart cities
• Big data analytics (concepts, methods, techniques and tools)
• Intelligent systems and machine learning approaches and algorithms for smart cities
• Open data usage, applications and services
• Mobile computing and app interaction

 User-Centric Smart Cities

• Identification and exploration of the needs of citizens
• Public trust, user acceptance, and citizen engagement in smart services
• Behaviour changes led by the daily usage of smart city services and facilities
• Socio-technical challenges and barriers affecting the development and deployment of smart solutions in the contexts of specific cities