This edited book presents an insight for modelling, procuring, and building the smart city plan using IoT and a security framework using blockchain technology. The applications of Li-Fi and 5G in smart cities are included along with their implementation, challenges, and advantages. This book focusses on use of IoT and blockchain in day-to-day transparent and recorded activities of citizens of smart city like smart citizen management. The future for upgrading the system as per technological advancements is also discussed. Integrates IoT, blockchain, Li-Fi and 5G in smart city implementation Covers smart supply chain management using IoT Outlines the state-of-the-art and sustainable implementation of smart cities and practical challenges Includes sustainable development of smart cities Presents detailed explanation of case studies of smart cities of developed countries and developing countries and their comparisons This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in Artificial Intelligence, Urban Planning, and Information Technology Systems and Management.
About the Author: Dr. Rajendra Kumar is presently working as Associate Professor of Computer Science in Sharda University, Greater Noida. He holds PhD, M. Tech. and B. E. (all in Computer Science). He has 24 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at various accredited institutes and universities like Chandigarh University (NAAC A+). His field of interest includes IoT, Deep Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Vein Pattern recognition, Biometrics and Theoretical Computer Science. He has chaired 03 sessions in international conferences and has been member of the organizing committee of 07 international conferences held in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Phuket, Penang, Singapore. He has published/presented more than 30 papers in journals of repute and conferences held in India and abroad. Three patents and two monographs are also in his credit. He is author of 05 textbooks for publishers like McGraw Hill Education, Vikas Publishing House, Firewall Media, University Science press (Laxmi Publications). He has co-edited 06 conference proceedings. He has more than 155 research citation indices with Google Scholar (h-index score 7 and i-10 index 4). He has been member of Board of Studies of UPTU (now AKTU), Lucknow. He is vice president and the life member of the Society for Research Development (SRD) and member of IEEE, CSI, IACSIT, IAENG, UACEE, SCIEI, CSTA, etc. and is the reviewer of various reputed journals like Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (Springer), Expert Systems with Applications (Elsevier) LSM (Malaysia), etc.
Dr. Vishal Jain is presently working as an Associate Professor at Sharda University, Greater Noida, U.P. Before that, he has worked for several years as an Associate Professor at Bharati Vidyapeeths Institute of Computer Applications and Management (BVICAM), New Delhi. He has more than 16 years of experience in the academics. He obtained Ph.D (CSE), M.Tech (CSE), MBA (HR), MCA, MCP and CCNA. He has more than 600 research citation indices with Google Scholar (h-index score 13 and i-10 index 20). He has authored more than 90 research papers in reputed conferences and journals, including Web of Science and Scopus. He has authored and edited more than 25 books with various reputed publishers, including Springer, Apple Academic Press, CRC, Taylor and Francis Group, Scrivener, Wiley, Emerald and IGI-Global. His research areas include information retrieval, semantic web, ontology engineering, data mining, ad hoc networks, and sensor networks. He received a Young Active Member Award for the year 2012-13 from the Computer Society of India, Best Faculty Award for the year 2017 and Best Researcher Award for the year 2019 from BVICAM, New Delhi.
Dr. LEONG Wai Yie is currently working as Director of Research Excellence, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering and bachelor's degree (Hons I) in Electrical Engineering from The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia in 2005 and 2000 respectively. She has authored 6 book series that highlight the innovation on Electronics and Biomedical Engineering. Wai Yie is currently the Immediate Past Chairperson of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (Malaysia Local Network), the Vice President of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and Vice President of International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists, and Deputy Vice Chair of World Federation of Engineering Organization (Women in Engineering Committee). She is the Chairman of IEM INFOPUB, IEM Chief Editor and IET Editor. She specializes in medical signal processing and telecommunications research. She has been researching on IR4.0, wireless sensor networks, ultra-wideband and wireless communications, and on Brain Signal Processing for signal conditioning and classification in various EEG-based mental tasks. She has developed a gait analysis system and upper limb tracking system. The novel bio-informatics technique has been commercialized and licensed to healthcare companies to extract important features on the biomedical signals. Her research works have contributed to cultural enrichment, quality of life, health and well-being and enhanced the biomedical research capacity, knowledge and skills of businesses and organizations. The research project has also contributed toward wealth creation growth of biomedical companies, business revenue and innovative capacity. She has been awarded with IEM Women Engineer of the Year 2018, IEM Presidential of Excellence Award 2015 and 2016, INTI Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Excellence 2016. She is specialized in medical signal processing and telecommunications, and has received the Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian 2017, Top Research Scientists Malaysia 2017, and many more. She has over 10 years research and industry experience in Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom and Malaysia, with special interest in biomedical signal & image processing, smart control, telecommunications and wireless sensor networks. She was also awarded as Young Scientist in 2013 (by Academy of Sciences Malaysia) and has been elected at the Chair of International Networking Group of Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM). She has been representing women engineers to meeting and discussion at United Nation.
Dr. Sunantha Prime Teyarachakul is Associate Professor at California State University, Fresno CA, USA. She obtained her PhD from Purdue University (USA) in 2003. Since then, she is in teaching and research having 19 years of experience. She has also been associated with MacEwan University (Edmonton) Canada, Mahidol University (Bangkok) Thailand, Minnesota State University Moorhead (Minnesota) USA. Her area of research includes Quantitative Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Management Information Systems. She has published/presented more than 40 papers in journals of repute and conferences. In 2018, she was awarded for an outstanding faculty publication. She is currently associated with four research projects and has been awarded 11 research grants. She is Technical Committee Adviser for Society for Research Development (2018-present), manuscript reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (2019-present), Production and Operations Management (2011-present), European Journal of Operational Research (2007-present), Ad-Hoc Reviewer for Decision Science Journal (2006-present). She is also member of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) since 2019.
