Program Overview
Abridged Program
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
9:00 – 17:45 CET (Check-In: 8:30 CET)
Thursday, 6 March 2025
9:00 – 17:30 CET
Friday, 7 March 2025
9:00 – 12:45 CET
Please note that the program is subject to change.
Detailed Program
Kindly note:
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All times are in CET.
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Presentations will be screen-shared to attendees from your own device.
- The Meeting will be recorded, and the recording will be made available only to users with completed registrations to SSC 2025. Please notify us at smartcities2025@mdpi.com if you would like to exempt your presentation from the recording.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 5 March 2025
08:30–09:00 |
Check-In |
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09:00–09:15 |
Opening Ceremony |
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| 09:15–10:00 | Alex Papacharalampous Keynote Speaker |
Mass Transit—Modern Solutions and Post-modern Problems |
S1. Digital (Part 1) |
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| 10:00–10:15 | Juan Hernandez | Explorations and a Framework of Smart Building and City Integration Systems |
| 10:15–10:45 | Ramón Sánchez Iborra Invited Speaker |
Smart Campuses as Multidisciplinary Testbeds for Smart Cities: Opportunities and Success Stories |
10:45–11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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S1. Digital (Part 2) |
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| 11:00–11:30 | Miguel Pincheira Invited Speaker |
AgriClima: Evaluating Data Spaces with Pontus-X for Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Smart Cities |
| 11:30–11:45 | Claudia Abbas | Revolutionizing Waste Management: The Smart Autonomous Electronic Trash Bin Initiative |
| 11:45–12:00 | Juan Manuel Núñez Velasco | Edge Aiot-Based Monitoring and Optimization System to Improve Efficiency in Photovoltaic Generation Systems |
| 12:00–12:15 | Pavel Kogut | Using a Local Digital Twin to build a Positive Energy District in Aarhus |
| 12:15–12:30 | Jorge Herrera Santos | Smart Water IoT Monitoring System for Domestic Consumption Optimization Using Edge AI |
12:30–13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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S1. Digital (Part 3) |
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| 13:30–14:00 | Bálint Molnár Invited Speaker |
Enterprise Architecture for Smart Cities Considering Distributed Ledger and Information Technology Including AI |
| 14:00–14:15 | María Verónica Alderete | Do Smart Cities Help Drive Economic Growth in Latin American Countries? |
| 14:15–14:30 | Tom Narock | Predicting Urban Heat Islands With Uncertainty Estimation Using a Community Sensor Network and Machine Learning |
| 14:30–16:00 |
Poster Session A |
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16:00–16:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session Q&A |
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S4. Infrastructure (Part 1) |
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| 16:30–17:00 | Carlos Chang Invited Speaker |
An Infrastructure Management Humanistic Approach for Smart Cities Development, Evolution, and Sustainability |
| 17:00–17:30 | Carlos Gershenson Invited Speaker |
Cybernetic Cities: Designing and Controlling Adaptive and Robust Urban Systems |
| 17:30–17:45 | Ferial Ahmadi | Estimating Electrical Energy Generation in Urban Spaces Using Piezoelectric Materials: Insights from a Qualitative Study |
Day 2 — Thursday, 6 March 2025
S4. Infrastructure (Part 2) |
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| 09:00–09:30 | Zhen Chen Invited Speaker |
Smart Cities: Policies, Digital Twins, and Project Management |
| 09:30–09:45 | Chandana Parida | Evaluating the Cooling Effects of Urban Parks to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands in Bhubaneswar, India: Insights for Tropical Mid-Sized Cities |
| 09:45–10:00 | Leiron Mark De Guzman | Smart House: An Innovative and Green Design of a Single-Storey Residence in Dasmarinas City, Philippines |
| 10:00–10:15 | Narinjanahary Andriamananjatovo | Vegetation Dynamics in Antananarivo Over the 21st Century |
S2. Urban Operations (Part 1) |
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| 10:15–10:45 | Marialaura Di Somma Invited Speaker |
Planning and operating Integrated Local Energy Communities for a successful energy transition |
| 10:45–11:00 | Anisa Azharunnisa | Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Flooding in Emergent Cities: A case of Bhubaneswar city |
11:00–11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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S2. Urban Operations (Part 2) |
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| 11:15–11:45 | Sergio Gambacorta Invited Speaker |
Building Smart and Sustainable Cities: Energy Efficiency, Decarbonization, and Platformization Leveraging Data and Digital Technologies |
| 11:45–12:00 | João Carlos Bittencourt | Data-driven Urban Vulnerability Assessment in Smart Cities |
| 12:00–12:15 | Mufeed Shok | Revitalizing Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Old Cities |
| 12:15–12:30 | Rafsana Yeamin | Waste to Opportunity: Decentralizing Waste Management Systems in Urban Areas through Social Enterprise Models |
12:30–13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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S2. Urban Operations (Part 3) |
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| 13:30–13:45 | Nahin Iqbal Chowdhury | Transforming Gabtoli: A Model for Multimodal Transit in Rapidly Growing Cities |
| 13:45–14:00 | A Myat | Aging Buildings to Net-Zero Buildings: Retrofitting Parametric Intelligence for Smart Cities |
| 14:00–14:15 | Sai Manoj Simhadri | Developing Resource-efficient Nitrogen Removal Systems for Urban Wastewaters |
| 14:15–14:30 | Veera Gnaneswar Gude | Sustainable Cities—Wastewater Circular Economy for Resilient and Climate-focused Urban Systems |
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14:30–16:00 |
Poster Session B |
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16:00–16:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Session Q&A |
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S5. Community (Part 1) |
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| 16:30–17:00 | Albano Carrera González Invited Speaker |
The Importance of Data in City Development |
| 17:00–17:15 | Kevin Geng | Cross-Sectional Industrialization Factors’ Contribution to Heatwave Risk Classification |
| 17:15–17:30 | Sofia Shwayri | Seoul’s Smart City Evolution: Citizen-Centric Approaches and Global Leadership |
Day 3 — Friday, 7 March 2025
S5. Community (Part 2) |
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| 09:00–09:30 | Martin de Jong Invited Speaker |
Smart cities as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism |
| 09:30–09:45 | Hussaen Kahachi | Decision Making for Future Cities: A Review of Factors, Stakeholders, Phases, and Mechanisms for Sustainable Development |
| 09:45–10:00 | Sudha Panda | Understanding the Role of Built Up Density in Creating Urban Heat Islands: A Decadal Study of Bhubaneswar City |
S3. Mobility (Part 1) |
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| 10:00–10:30 | Tiago Pinto Invited Speaker |
How Artificial Intelligence is Leveraging the Future of Urban Green Mobility |
| 10:30–10:45 | Shahriar Iqbal Raj | Transit-Oriented Development in Dhaka: Enhancing Urban Mobility and Infrastructure at Kazipara Metro Station |
10:45–11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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S3. Mobility (Part 2) |
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| 11:00–11:15 | Thomas Anthony Cabredo Ortiz | Smartphone Sensing for Road Anomaly Detection in Bicycle Transportation |
| 11:15–11:30 | Stathis Devves | Assessing the Future Energy Demand of Greece’s Transportation Sector |
| 11:30–11:45 | Paul Adeke | Commuters’ Perception of Travel Impedances and Management Strategies in Makurdi Metropolis amidst Fuel Price Increase |
| 11:45–12:30 | Aitor Brazaola-Vicario Keynote Speaker |
Quantum-Safe Smart Cities: Securing the Future with QKD |
12:30–12:45 |
Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks |
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12:45– |
Lunch and Networking |
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