MFSC 2015 - Metaheuristics for smart cities

This special session focuses on the utilization of heuristic and metaheuristic approaches to solve problems related to urban systems and smart cities, capable of facing complex challenges arising in the context of contemporary urban situations.
We look for high-quality research papers that represent novel contributions addressing both practical applications and theoretical issues, related to the application of heuristics and metaheuristic approaches to solve optimization problems in the context of cities management and automation. The session will serve as a forum for recent advances in the use of soft computing techniques in the field of smart cities covering all of the key aspects that define it, including smart governance, smart energy, smart building, smart mobility, smart infrastructure, smart technology, smart healthcare, and smart citizens. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the application of heuristics and metaheuristics to:
* Intelligent transportation systems: green transportation, public transport, carpooling techniques, mobility management, etc.
* Knowledge management for urban problems.
* Environmental issues (water and air pollution, traffic congestion, etc.)
* Fleet management and services.
* Sustainable urban grow, planning, and economic development.
* Energy management.
* Context and location awareness.
* e-Work and e-Business applications.
* Security, privacy and trust in smart cities.
* Communication networks for smart cities: new sensor and camera technologies; high-speed and collaborative communication networks; wireless sensor networks and road-side assistance systems; V2V, V2I, and V2X communications (e.g., with bicyclists, pedestrians, etc.)
* Internet of Things in smart cities.
* Social and cloud applications for cities.
* Safety and emergency systems.