5th IEEE International Workshop
on
Smart Computing for Smart Cities (SC2)
5th IEEE International Workshop on
Smart Computing for Smart Cities (SC2)
in conjunction with
25th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks
(IEEE WoWMoM 2024)
June 04 - 07, 2024, Perth, Australia
Smart computing has a big role to play in the development of the smart cities. The advanced networking paradigms such as programmable and virtual networks, growth in communication technologies like 5G, and use of advanced computing infrastructure such as fog/edge/cloud computing can all contribute in the applications related to smart cities. With the penetration of Internet of things (IoT) devices in smart city applications, smart computing has become all the more relevant in terms of managing and processing the data. The applications in smart cities can be computing-intensive, network-intensive, disk-intensive, data-intensive etc. which requires different solution sets in order to effectively solve the issues pertaining to these applications. The computing and communication aspects in smart computing are of great relevance in the wider domain of smart cities which consists of smart metering, smart homes, smart building, smart industries, connected vehicles, and tackles various problems ranging from data reporting to providing smart services.
Hence, the aim of this fifth workshop of its successful series, is to bring together researchers working in the broad area of smart cities using smart computing. The focus of the workshop will be on theoratical and experimental components of communication, networking and system-oriented techniques that tackle challenges in smart cities using smart computing. Therefore, in this workshop, the researchers working on emerging problems on different sectors of the smart cities can share their latest results, gather new problems from communication, networking and data analytics perspectives.
The workshop will be help in conjunction with the 25th International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (IEEE WoWMoM) - Core Rank A - during 04 - 07 June, 2024 in Perth, Australia. All accepted workshop papers will be included and indexed in the IEEE Digital Library (IEEE Xplore), showing their affiliation with IEEE WoWMoM.
Topics of Interest
Previously unpublished contributions in smart computing methodologies derived by experimental and theoretical communication, networking and data analytics techniques for the Smart Cities are solicited including (but not limited to):
Data analytics in smart cities
Resource management using smart computing for smart cities
Network management in smart cities
Novel communication architectures for smart city applications
Increasing resilience and scalability in smart city-based computing paradigms
Analytical applications for improving security in smart cities
Improving quality of service in smart cities using smart computing
Self-healing and optimization techniques for the communication infrastructure for ensuring sustainability in smart cities
Prototypes and testbeds implementing smart computing to test various solutions in smart cities
Smart fog/edge/cloud-based service solutions for Internet of things in smart cities
Network load management in smart cities
Machine learning for smart computing
Analysis of computation requirements for smart city-based applications
Trust management between various devices in smart computing
Data processing in smart computing for automation of applications in smart cities
Organizing Committee
Workshop Chairs:
Dr. Anish Jindal, Department of Computer Science, Durham University, UK. (Email: anish.jindal@durham.ac.uk, anishjindal90@gmail.com)
Prof. Angelos K. Marnerides, KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, University of Cyprus, Cyprus. (Email: marnerides.angelos@ucy.ac.cy)
Dr. Petros Spachos, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada. (Email: petros@uoguelph.ca)
Prof. Amit Dvir, Ariel Cyber Innovation Center, Ariel University, Israel. (Email: amitdv@g.ariel.ac.il)
Steering Committee
Prof. David Hutchison, Lancaster University, UK.
Prof. Andreas Mauthe, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Prof. Michael Segal, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Paper Submission
Submission link: https://edas.info/N31889 (Now closed)
All submissions are required to comply with IEEE WoWMoM guidelines. Initial submissions for review are limited to seven (7) pages (although 6 pages are preferred) formatted in two-column IEEE conference style with a font size of 10 points or greater. Camera-ready papers should not exceed six (6) pages including figures. One of the co-authors must present each accepted paper at the workshop.
The template for submissions may be found on the IEEE template page. For further submission guidelines: see WoWMoM webpage at: https://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~wowmom/2024/index.html
Important Dates
Papers Submission Deadline: March 01, 2024 (Extended to 15th March 2024)
Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2024 (April 04, 2024)
Deadline for camera-ready papers: April 14, 2024
Workshop date (tentative): June 04, 2024
Technical Program
SMART COMPUTING FOR SMART CITIES - SC2 2024 (Tuesday, 4th June 2024)
09:00 am - 09:05 am: Welcome by the session chair/organizers
09:05 AM - 10:30 AM SESSION 1: SC2 SESSION 1
Paper 1: Efficient Binary Task Offloading Optimization in Large-Scale IoT Networks via UAV-Enhanced Mobile Edge Computing, Xiangdong Yang; Huaiwen He; Hong Shen; Aiguo Chen; Hui Tian
Paper 2: Unveiling Behavioral Transparency of Protocols Communicated by IoT Networked Assets, Savindu Wannigama; Arunan Sivanathan; Ayyoob Hamza; Hassan Habibi Gharakheili
Paper 3: Is Edge Computing Always Suitable for Image Analysis? An Experimental Analysis, Francesca Righetti and Carlo Vallati; Nirmalya Roy; Giuseppe Anastasi
10:20 am - 10:30 am Informal interaction of speakers and the audience
10:30 am - 11:00 am: Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 2: NTN 6G SESSION AND SC2 SESSION 2
(Joint session with also paper submitted to NTN-6G - 4th workshop on Non-Terrestrial Networks in 6G Wireless)
Paper 1: Performance Analysis of a Cognitive Radio Assisted Cooperative NOMA UAV System, Thi My Chinh Chu; Hans-Juergen Zepernick
Paper 2: Minimizing Age of Information: Adaptive Spectrum Sharing in Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency eVTOL Communications, Ishan Aryendu; Sudhanshu Arya; Ying Wang
Paper 3: Advancing Federated Learning: Optimizing Model Accuracy Through Privacy-Conscious Data Sharing, Rihab Saidi; Tarek Moulahi; Suliman Aladhadh; Salah Zidi
12:15 pm -12:20 pm: Closing Remarks
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm: Informal interaction of speakers and the audience
12:30 pm Close of Workshop and Lunch
Note: All timings are local to the conference venue.
**Announcements**
May 2024: Technical schedule posted. The workshop will be held on 4th June 2024. Each paper has 25 mins (20 minutes for presentation and 5 mins for Q&A + transition to next).
April 2024: Decision notifications were sent to the authors. We thank all the reviewers for their time and effort to review the papers.
March 2024: Deadline extended to 15th March.
Dec 2023: Submission portal opened.
Nov 2023: Website created.
Past workshops
1st workshop on smart computing for smart cities, Aug 31 - Sept 03, 2020, Virtual (https://sites.google.com/view/sc2-wowmom)
2nd workshop on smart computing for smart cities, June 01- 11, 2021, Virtual (http://wowmom2021.iit.cnr.it/workshops/sc2-2021/)
3rd workshop on smart computing for smart cities, June 14 - 17, 2022, Belfast, UK (https://sites.google.com/view/sc2-wowmom2022/home)
4th workshop on smart computing for smart cities, June 12 - 15, 2023, Boston, USA (https://sites.google.com/view/sc2-wowmom2023/home)