What Every Engineer Should Know About Smart Cities

Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto, Mohamad Kassab

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English

CRC Press
03 October 2023

The environment; Urban & municipal planning; Electrical engineering; Automatic control engineering; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Transport technology & trades

Series: What Every Engineer Should Know

Get ready to be at the forefront of the future of urban development!

As cities continue to rapidly grow, the demand for sustainable and efficient infrastructure becomes more urgent. That’s where What Every Engineer Should Know About Smart Cities comes in, offering a comprehensive guide to the concepts and technologies driving the transformation of our cities.

Delve into the world of smart cities and discover how information and communication technologies are revolutionizing urban environments. With clear definitions and a focus on real-world applications, this book explores the benefits and challenges of smart cities. It also highlights interdisciplinary topics such as smart buildings, autonomous cars, and urban emergency management systems.

This book is not just a theoretical exploration of smart cities. It goes beyond that by providing an in-depth look at the key technologies that are essential to creating smart cities. From the Internet of Things and blockchain to digital twins and modeling and simulations, readers will gain a solid understanding of the foundational technologies that make smart cities possible. With detailed discussions and real-world examples of smart mobility, smart health, smart education, and smart agribusiness, readers will gain a deep understanding of the requirements and characteristics that engineers need to contribute to the development of smart cities.

Whether you’re an engineer looking to expand your knowledge, a city planner seeking to understand the latest trends, or simply someone interested in the future of urban living, What Every Engineer Should Know About Smart Cities is the ultimate guide to unlocking the potential of smart cities for sustainable urban development and improved quality of life.

By: Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto, Mohamad Kassab
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781032391366
ISBN 10: 1032391367
Series: What Every Engineer Should Know
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Informatics Institute (INF) of the Federal University of Goias (UFG) in Goiania, Brazil, since 2014. He is currently the Coordinator of the Information Systems bachelor’s degree course at INF-UFG from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Valdemar holds a Ph.D. Double Degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics and Computing Sciences of the University of Sao Paulo (ICMC-USP) and in Science and Information Technology with a focus on Informatics from the University of South Brittany, France. With over 10 years of teaching experience, he is a member of the Graduate Program in Computer Science at UFG, supervising both master's and doctoral projects. Dr. Mohamad Kassab is an Associate Professor and a member of the graduate faculty at The Pennsylvania State University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kassab was an affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University between 2010 and 2012 and a postdoctoral researcher in Software Engineering at Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS) in Montreal between 2011 and 2012, and a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) between 2014 and 2015.