Smart Infrastructure
A special issue of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart Infrastructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 7897
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Interests: automatic control; smart grids; smart cities; cyber-physical systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the advancement of artificial intelligence and robotics in a challenging time of rapid climate change, there is a critical need to incorporate intelligent sensors into infrastructure. Civil infrastructure should be designed with a focus on smart building materials constructed using smart equipment and monitored using smart sensors. Smart infrastructure is the design, construction, and management of existing infrastructure by deploying intelligent materials, sensors, and equipment to sustain performance under the impacts of climate change and preserve the condition by developing smart asset-management systems. Thus, building smart infrastructure is one of the most critical considerations in developing smart cities.
This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality research papers as well as state-of-the-art review articles that focus on artificial intelligence and robotics in designing, building, and managing infrastructure. Submissions to this Special Issue should be focused on various advances that have taken place worldwide in smart infrastructure technologies for smart cities.
I would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on smart infrastructure, to be published in MDPI’s journal Infrastructures. This Special Issue is very timely and would encompass, but is not limited to, the following emerging topics:
- Design of smart buildings and infrastructure;
- Smart sensors for buildings and infrastructure;
- Innovative building maintenance management system;
- Optimized infrastructure asset management system;
- Smart underground pipes and structures;
- Smart energy-harvesting infrastructure;
- Smart power-grids and energy infrastructure;
- Smart and autonomous transportation infrastructure;
- Smart urban parking management systems;
- Smart disaster-prevention and response;
- Smart urban-planning for smart cities;
- Smart materials for use in infrastructure;
- Field tests of smart infrastructure materials and sensors;
- Smart and automated construction equipment;
- Smart infrastructure evaluation using drones.
The deadline for receiving your contributions is December 31, 2022.
Sincerely,
Dr. Hosin “David” Lee
Dr. Francesco Liberati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart infrastructure management systems
- smart infrastructure materials
- smart infrastructure evaluation
- smart sensors
- smart materials
- smart construction equipment
- smart construction operations
- smart urban disaster-management system
- smart cities
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