IUDS 2018: Second International Workshop on Urban Data Science Bangkok, Thailand, July 9-10, 2018 |
Conference website | http://urban.se.rit.edu/trial/2018/index.html |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iuds2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | April 1, 2018 |
Submission deadline | May 30, 2018 |
Jointly hosted by
VISTEC/LATECH, Rochester Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
http://urban.se.rit.edu/
Urban areas continue to be the centers of human activities and remain the loci of resource and service consumption, economic transactions, and innovation. In fact, the projections in parts of the world point to rapid urban growth. Other areas of the urbanized world are experiencing population decline, reduced revenues, concentrated poverty, and higher demands for services.
Whether growing or shrinking, cities and metropolitan areas face challenges of infrastructure, public health, transportation, public safety, and environmental sustainability, to name but a few. To address some of these challenges, the cities of today are increasingly leveraging advanced computing and communication technologies as well as big data analytics under the umbrella of smart cities and urban informatics. Extensive research is taking place in a wide range of relevant research areas to address some of these emerging challenges. Smart City initiative is of global importance undertaken by several countries in both the developed and developing countries. in recent times.
We are pleased to announce the second international workshop focused on smart cities and urban data science. This workshop builds on the successes of the first workshop jointly hosted by RIT and IIT, Madras and was held at the RIT campus in 24-25 July, 2017. The workshop aims to gather researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts from academia, industry, and city leaders to address a number of research themes arising out of building future smart cities. The workshop is naturally expected to
be multi-disciplinary, drawing experts in AI/machine learning, social sciences, cloud and distributed computing, urban sustainability, public policy, and software engineering.
Important Dates
- Extended Abstract and Position Paper Submissions Deadline: May 30th, 2018 (08:00 AM GTM)
- Author Notification: June 10th, 2018
- Workshop: July 9th and 10th 2018
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
The workshop participants are expected to share cutting edge ideas that leverage data and computational intelligence to address urban challenges in new and interesting ways, discuss current and future urban challenges, exchange ideas, discuss potential collaborative opportunities, and report new findings that cover a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Smart sensors
- Energy saving schemes for IoT devices
- Test bed and experiment experiences in cities
Analytics
- Big data for urban informatics
- Systems for urban data collection
- Human mobility modeling and analytics
Software Engineering
- Software engineering for urban applications
- Wireless protocols for IoT devices
- Cloud computing and network infrastructure that supports smart cities
Social Science and Public Policy
- Using data to promote healthy cities
- Public administration and big data
- Access and usability of data for citizens
- Using data analytics for poverty reduction interventions
Applications
- AI and deep learning models for traffic and other infrastructure management
- Environment and urban monitoring
- Mobile crowdsourcing
- Smart transportation
- Smart energy and water meters
- Smart buildings Emergency response/disaster management
Individuals with an interest in these and related themes are invited to submit Extended Abstracts or Position Papers. We hope
that the workshop will provide a venue for exciting presentations, having fruitful discussions, and building collaborations. We
also plan to develop an international conference on the theme to be held annually as an outcome of the proposed workshop.
All Extended Abstracts and Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format according to IEEE format upto 2 pager.
Committees
Steering Committee Members
- Soundar Kumara (u1o@engr.psu.edu)
- Manish Parashar (parashar@ored.rutgers.edu)
- M Ann Howard (mahgsh@rit.edu)
- Janakiram D (djram@iitm.ac.in)
- Gopal S Pingali (gpingali@in.ibm.com)
- Naveen Sharma (Naveen.Sharma@rit.edu)
Organizing Committee Members
General Co-Chairs
- Chokchai Box Leangsuksun (chokchai.l@vistec.ac.th)
- Naveen Sharma (Naveen.Sharma@rit.edu)
Technical Co-Chairs
- Hong Ong (hh.ong@mimos.my)
- Pradeep Chowriappa (pradeep@latech.edu)
Local Co-Chairs
- Passakon Prathombutr (passakon.pr@depa.or.th)
- Santipat Arunthari (santipat.a@pttplc.com)
Workshop Coordinator
- Sombat Ketrat (sombat.k@vistec.ac.th)
For further information or expression of interest contact either:
- Prof. Box Leangsuksun (chokchai.l@vistec.ac.th),
- Prof. Naveen Sharma (Naveen.Sharma@se.rit.edu) or
- Prof. D. Janakiram (djram@iitm.ac.in)