Digital Ecosystems and Innovation Systems in Smart Cities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 5637
Special Issue Editors
Interests: security, privacy and trust; vehicular networks; named data networking (NDN); unmanned aerial vehicles; brain-to-computer interface (BCI); smart cities
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Interests: handoff security; cognitive networks; blockchain technology; resilience in wireless mesh networking; routing protocols; networking; Industry 4.0
Interests: network architecture and protocols; network security; blockchain technologies; internet of things; future internet
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A high quality of life is something that many cities aspire to provide. Air quality, transportation infrastructure, and the level of recreation in public areas are a few factors that affect the quality of life. There are numerous potential methods to improve these aspects because of digitization. Additionally, digital transformation aids in addressing issues such as climate change that have an impact on society as a whole. How can cities become more digitally advanced and smarter? Which novel ideas and approaches could boost the effectiveness of crucial facilities, services, and utilities to build a city environment that is sustainable and offers its residents a high standard of living? For technological reasons and because suspicious inhabitants need to be persuaded of the value of new digital solutions, turning a city into a smart city is frequently a gradual process rather than a big bang change. This Special Issue seeks original research and review articles that discuss how communities might handle intricate, interrelated socio-environmental problems. In light of recent technological advancements in IoT-based solutions, this Special Issue aims to highlight the major interconnected challenges in areas such as the environment, climate change, mining, energy, agro-economics, water, and forestry that are impeding the development of a sustainable and resilient society.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable IoT for a sustainable society;
- Environmental issues in IoT-based solutions;
- Internet of Everything for sustainable and smart cities;
- Security, privacy, and trust models for sustainable internet of things;
- 5G-empowered IoT solutions for sustainable development;
- Artificial Intelligence solutions for IoT-based smart and sustainable cities;
- Performance, scalability, reliability, and efficiency of IoT-based sustainable society solutions;
- Testbeds and validation.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache
Dr. Geetanjali Rathee
Dr. Muhammad Bilal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart cities
- sustainable development
- digital ecosystem
- internet of things
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