Intelligent Systems for Smart Cities: Innovations and Integration
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intelligent optimization and control; industrial information integration; decision analysis; multi-objective optimization; machine learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore recent advances in intelligent systems that support the development of smart cities. With the rapid growth of urbanization and digital infrastructure, there is an urgent demand for integrated solutions that can enhance urban services, infrastructure management, public safety, environmental monitoring, and citizen well-being. The focus of this issue includes (but is not limited to) innovative approaches that combine artificial intelligence, robotics, control and optimization methods, sensor networks, edge/cloud computing, and cyber-physical systems for urban applications.
We welcome original research articles and review papers that contribute to intelligent decision-making, autonomous urban systems, sustainable resource management, and human-centered city services. Contributions may address both theoretical developments and real-world deployments, aiming to bridge the gap between research and application.
We cordially invite researchers, engineers, and practitioners from academia and industry to submit their high-quality work to this Special Issue. We look forward to your contributions that shape the future of smart, responsive, and resilient cities.
Prof. Dr. Pan Wang
Prof. Dr. Zhun Fan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart cities
- artificial Intelligent systems
- sensor networks
- Edge AI
- control and optimization
- cyber-physical systems
- sustainable infrastructure
- human-centered technologies
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