Smart Infrastructure Prospects and Challenges
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 161
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Interests: built environment; sustainable infrastructure; smart buildings; smart cities; energy efficiency; decarbonization; decommissioning; MCDM techniques
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Interests: civil construction; risk management; life cycle assessment and environmental safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancement of digital technologies, coupled with increasing demands for sustainability, resilience, and efficiency, has driven a profound transformation in how infrastructure is planned, built, operated, and decommissioned. In this context, the concept of Smart Infrastructure emerges as a fundamental pillar to support decision-making and the intelligent management of critical assets necessary for urban development. However, despite their great potential, the implementation of smart solutions still faces technical, economic, regulatory, and social challenges, which require interdisciplinary approaches and continuous innovation.
This Special Isuue aims to bring together high-quality scientific contributions that explore both technological advances and emerging challenges related to smart infrastructures. The edition seeks to promote the dissemination of theoretical, methodological, and applied research, as well as case studies and practical experiences, that contribute to advancing the state of the art on the subject.
Contributions are welcome from academics, practitioners, and students from any discipline or country, and multidisciplinary contributions are encouraged. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sensing technologies, real-time data acquisition, and analysis;
- Digital twins applied to civil, urban, and industrial infrastructures;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for infrastructure management, operation, and maintenance;
- Cyber-physical systems and automation in critical infrastructures;
- Data analysis, big data, and decision support;
- Predictive maintenance and intelligent asset management;
- Resilient infrastructures and adaptation to climate change;
- Sustainability, energy efficiency, and emissions reduction;
- Smart cities and integration of urban infrastructures;
- Smart mobility and advanced transportation systems;
- Security, reliability, and cybersecurity of infrastructures;
- Economic, regulatory, and social aspects in the implementation of smart infrastructures;
- Infrastructure safety.
Dr. Bruno Barzellay Ferreira da Costa
Prof. Dr. Assed Naked Haddad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart infrastructure
- digital twins
- infrastructure resilience
- smart monitoring
- sustainability
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