Cyber-Physical Systems in Smart Cities

Dear Colleagues,

The injection of technology from the electronics industry is poised to revolutionize the urban life. There is a significant work ongoing in areas such as communication systems, connected and autonomous vehicles, Internet of Things and cloud computing. Cities of the future will use these technologies to overcome problems such as congestion, air pollution and to improve the quality of life for the urban society. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are expected to be an integral component of these smart cities of the future. While typical and expected CPS such as connected and autonomous vehicles or delivery drones will take important roles in the urban environment, CPS such as construction robots or marine vehicles will be utilized for various purposes as well.

The aim of this Special Issue will be to feature articles on CPS and how they will impact smart cities in the future. They might span across connected and autonomous vehicle applications, unmanned aerial vehicle applications, IoT-enabled smart city features for CPS, vehicular technologies enabling CPS applications, assurance and safety mechanisms for CPS and infrastructure-level technologies to support CPS.

Within the above dimensions, the scope of the Special Issue welcomes high-quality original research and review articles that cover a broad range of topics related to CPS and smart cities. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• CPS applications in smart cities
• Urban air mobility
• Data collection protocols in smart cities
• Safety Assurance of CPS
• Protocol design for CPS in smart cities
• Edge computing for CPS
• Validation and Verification of CPS
• Network management
• Network virtualization
• Localization and tracking
• Crowdsensing in smart cities

Dr. Mustafa Ilhan Akbas
Dr. Harish Chintakunta
Prof. Raivo Sell
Dr. Gürkan Solmaz
Guest Editors

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