UCMC 2015 - 2nd International Workshop on Urban Computing and Modern Cities

The diffusion of ubiquitous computing into modern cities and the massive use of mobile devices have shifted researchers vision to explore new ideas about the modern cities. Many paradigms are presented applying ubiquitous and pervasive computing to urban spaces focusing on developing city network infrastructures, optimising traffic and transportation flows, lowering energy consumption, etc. Numerous new services are provided to citizens enhancing their daily routine. However, a city is not just infrastructure and services; a city is the people, the place and their interactions. Urban computing lies on the intersection of architecture, social interaction and design of computer systems for use in urban areas. The focus of this workshop is on the future of modern cities exploiting urban computing.
This workshop seeks to bring together researchers, practitioners and cities’ stakeholders to discuss and share their ideas and contributions in diffusing urban computing into modern cities and to present their visions and set future directions for transforming modern cities into smart cities.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include, but not limited to, the following aspects:
Middleware for urban computing
Context-aware systems for urban space
Intelligent transportation systems
Citizen mobility modeling, visualization and understanding
Urban application demos and visualizations
Urban computing for modern city modeling, planning and discovering regions of interest
Smart mobility
Urban mobility models (pedestrian and vehicular)
Public displays for modern cities
Modern city smart infrastructure for participation, wellbeing and sustainability
Bid city data linked and opened up
Digital tools and media connecting people and their experiences with the modern city
Urban computing innovative applications for story-telling, game activities, learning processes, artistic installations
Impact of urban computing in modern cities e.g. economical, social
Sociocultural challenges for smart cities
Case studies and best practices
Research challenges and vision
Workshop Chairs
Eleni Christopoulou, University of Patras, Greece | hristope-AT-gmail.com
Dimitrios Ringas, Ionian University, Greece | riggas-AT-ionio.gr
John Garofalakis, University of Patras, Greece
Michail Stefanidakis, Ionian University, Greece