The Future of Microsystems for Smart Cities

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will focus on technological strategies to convert advanced cities into “smart cities”, based on the many possible innovative usages of microelectronics, nanotechnologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and network infrastructures applications. Part of these strategies is to develop new types of innovative techniques in urban areas, which are characterized, firstly, by a high level of citizen involvement in co-creating Internet-based applications in all sectors of the economy and society; and secondly, by the emergence of new forms of collaboration among governments, hospitals, research universities, and companies. Such strategies and the resulting “innovation ecosystems” are becoming increasingly relevant, given the growing economic and social issues and opportunities that cities are currently facing. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on but not be limited to the following topics:

• Microelectronics for smart machines;
• Modern electrical microsystems;
• Advanced mechanical microsystems;
• Mechatronics microsystem design;
• Smart miniatured sensors for fault diagnostics;
• Power microsystems;
• Smart grid management and energy control microsystems;
• Intelligent biomedical microsystems;
• Micromachines for healthcare;
• Micromachines for smart water management;
• Microsystems for intelligent transportation in smart cities;
• Micromachines for communication systems.

Prof. Dr. Adam Glowacz
Prof. Dr. Jose A Antonino-Daviu
Prof. Dr. Zhixiong Li
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Dr. Wahyu Caesarendra

Guest Editors

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