W9: Smart City Applications facilitated via Wireless Communications
Co-Chair: Klaus David, University of Kassel, Germany
Co-Chair: Jaya Shankar, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*Star, Singapore
Co-Chair: Anh Tuan Hoang, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*Star, Singapore
Abstract: Smart Cities are gaining more and more attraction and interest worldwide. The digital transformation of cities promises amongst others, easier management of processes and resource allocation of the city organisations (such as waste management, maintenance of infrastructure, park and green management, etc.), better, safer and optimal mobility through the Implementation of connected vehicles and smart traffic management, more efficient power distribution and consumption through the utilization of smart grids and renewable energy sources, higher quality of healthcare for residents via remote healthcare services and enhanced safety for citizens via deployment of surveillance systems, predictive analytics, and emergency response. While we envision these transformative services, there are still critical communication gaps that needs to be addressed. To realise some of the key Smart City use cases such as tele-operated/autonomous driving, pervasive environmental sensing and monitoring, immersive/holographic services, and massive twining of the city infrastructure, there needs to be further advances in mobile communication technologies. These advances may include ultra-low power ambient IoT devices, hyper reliable and low latency communications, integrated sensing and communications, and AI-driven joint optimization of communication, computing, and control. Besides this, lack of standardized protocols across various IoT devices and systems may hinder seamless communication and integration. Data security and privacy concerns surrounding the protection of sensitive data transmitted through wireless networks, also necessitates robust encryption and privacy measures. This workshop aims to capture the use case requirements, technological gaps, and potential wireless communication solutions for the realisation of Smart City visions.
Program is available here: W9-Program
Co-Chair’s Bios:
Klaus David
Bio: Klaus David (david@uni-kassel.de) is a full professor and head of communication technology at Kassel University, Germany. His research interests include context awareness and AI focusing on applications such as smart cities, digital work, and VRU (Vulnerable Road User) safety.
He has 12 years of industrial experience in various management positions in HP, Bell Northern Research, IMEC, T-Mobile, and IHP, with five years of international experience in the UK, Belgium, USA, and Japan. He has published over 230 scientific articles, more than ten patents, and two books. He is active in IEEE (e.g., unvited keynote speaker at VTC 2023 London, Editor in Chief IEEE VT Magazine 2015 – 2018), WWRF (Wireless World Research Forum), and at conferences, such as IST Future Network & Mobile Summit 2012 as TPC chair or General Chair IEEE PerCom 2021. He has co-founded two companies and is a regular consultant to the industry and public organizations.
Jaya Shankar
Bio: Dr. Jaya Shankar P. is currently the Head of Division for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR. He currently oversees and strategizes the R&D efforts in land transportation and air traffic management area. In the land transportation space, he actively manages the CoopeRative and UnIfied Smart Traffic SystEm (CRUISE) project where the aim is to develop an AI-based next generation traffic control system for Singapore. In the air traffic management space, he is currently the Co-PI in several projects which looks at the development of tools for Aerodrome Optimization and tools for Airspace and Runway Capacity Estimation.
Dr. Jaya Shankar P., received his B.Eng, M.Eng and PhD degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 1994, 1996 and 2006, respectively. He began his career at I2R, A*STAR in 1996 as an R&D Engineer working in the area of mobile computing. His earlier research works covered areas related to mobile middleware and handover in heterogeneous wireless access networks. From 1997 to 2002, he participated in several European Community funded research projects such as ACTS OnTheMove, ACTS Cameleon, IST Moby Dick and IST Diadalos by contributing to research areas related to mobile middleware, mobile IP, IPv6 and software agents. His current interest includes traffic control algorithms and optimization, traffic prediction and air traffic optimization. He was actively involved in IEEE 802.16n, IEEE 802.11ah and ITU standards and chaired Singapore’s DSRC standardization activity. He is currently the co-convener of Singapore’s TR68 work group 4, which develops standards for Autonomous Vehicle Data Type and Format. He is also member of the Automotive Technical Committee, the ITS Technical Committee and the Transportation Steering Committee under Singapore’s IES-SDO.
Anh Tuan Hoang
Bio: Anh Tuan is currently a Senior Scientist in the Institute for Infocomm Research, A*Star, Singapore. He received his Bachelor Degree (1st Class) in Telecommunication Engineering from Sydney University in 2000 and PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from National University of Singapore in 2006. His research interests include wireless communications, operational research, and intelligent transport systems (ITS).
In wireless communications, Anh Tuan made contribution to the area of Cognitive Radio. He co-authored a paper that receives the IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communications. Anh Tuan has also participated in various IEEE standardization processes, including IEEE 802.22, 802.11ah, and 802.16.1a of which he was the Chief Technical Editor. Anh Tuan was awarded (by IEEE Society) the Certificates of Acknowledgement for Significant Contributions to IEEE 802.22 and IEEE 802.16.1a.
In the field of ITS, Anh Tuan has contributed to and managed a number of projects that aimed to leverage V2X communications and AI-driven optimization for enhancing safety and efficiency of the road traffic. He also helped setup the V2X-based infrastructure for an AV test bed in Singapore.