It aims to bring in leading scholars from multiple disciplines (including information systems, computer science, telecommunication engineering, urban studies, and business and economics) to share their ideas, knowledge and latest research findings related to the main issues concerning the whole ecosystem ( M2M infrastructure, cloud platforms, big data analytics, mobile applications, citizen needs, user engagement, and new business/economic models) of future smart conference also aims at discussing the social, behavioral, technical, economic, and environmental impacts of the introduction of smart city applications and services. All forms of relevant research are welcome, including conceptual, theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method ;

Main topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Wireless Connectivity in Smart Cities 

• Architectures for the Internet of Things (IoT)
• IoT technologies bridging the physical and virtual worlds
• Internet of Everything (connecting data, process and people)
• RFID and related technologies to deliver new and enhanced services in smart cities
• End to End / Machine to Machine (M2M) communication for real-time data collection in smart cities
• Mobile broadband technologies (3G/4G/5G) to support connectivity in smart cities

New Business Concerns in Smart Cities

• Emerging business models and services in smart cities
• Innovative economic models emerged in smart cities
• Market sizing and business opportunities in smart cities
• New market rules, legislation, incentive schemes, and tariffs for smart city

Data and Software Applications in Smart Cities 

• Cloud computing and cloud-based data sharing solutions for smart cities
• Real-time decision analysis/support systems for monitoring and managing smart cities
• Big data analytics (concepts, methods, techniques and tools)
• Intelligent systems and machine learning approaches and algorithms for smart cities
• Open data usage, applications and services
• Mobile computing and app interaction

 User-Centric Smart Cities

• Identification and exploration of the needs of citizens
• Public trust, user acceptance, and citizen engagement in smart services
• Behaviour changes led by the daily usage of smart city services and facilities
• Socio-technical challenges and barriers affecting the development and deployment of smart solutions in the contexts of specific cities

Security, Privacy and Identity Issues in Smart Cities

• New security, privacy and identify problems and risks in cloud-based and/or IoT applications of smart cities
• Security and privacy requirements in smart city applications and services
• Technologies and methods to protect data security and user privacy and identify in smart cities
• Risk identification, assessment and mitigation strategies to handle security and privacy concerns

Greenness and Sustainability of Smart Cities

• Green and sustainable requirements, features and strategies in smart cities
• Renewable energy models in smart cities
• Green computing and green IT solutions in smart cities
• Methods and metrics to measure the greenness and environmental impacts of smart city development
• Possible environmental issues and rebound effects (or take-back effects) caused by the large-scale deployment of smart city

Smart City as an Integrated Ecosystem

• Approaches and techniques for integrating smart applications and services within the city
• Connecting infrastructure, applications and people into cities
• Data sharing difficulties across an integrated smart city ecosystem
• Integrated smart city solutions deployments, test-beds and field trials
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the smartness of cities
• Successful or failure cases of smart cities