Communication Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Cities

Recommended Prerequisites

Mathematics; Good level of English language.

Teaching Methods

The syllabus topics will be presented in detail, in terms of fundamental concepts and principles, complemented by the resolution of practical exercises to help students consolidate their knowledge. Different work themes will be proposed to students, to be carried out during the semester. The outcome of those works should be a report and oral presentation at the end of the semester, followed by a group discussion in which the students' participation will be duly considered. Efforts will be made to have lectures by invited experts and to arrange technical visits.

Learning Outcomes

The students are expected to acquire knowledge in communication technologies for sustainable and smart cities (SSC). Relevant topics will be addressed in this context, with the objective of providing a broad overview of communication and information technologies that will allow for tackling the current social challenges, in particular in terms of environment, technology and economy.

Students will become familiar with applications and services which are typical of smart cities, and that must be supported by communication networks (e.g. Internet). The available communication infrastructures will also be studied. Students should also gain knowledge on the most relevant access technologies and communication protocols. Finally, some basic concepts of security in communication networks will be addressed.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Basic elements of communication systems

2. Applications and services for sustainable and smart cities

3. Communication networks for sustainable and smart cities

4. Access technologies for communications in sustainable and smart cities

5. Communication protocols in sustainable and smart cities

6. Security in communications in sustainable and smart cities.

Head Lecturer(s)

Rita Cristina Girão Coelho da Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 30.0%
Exam: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 40.0%

Bibliography

- Shree Krishna Sharma, Dushantha Nalin K. Jayakody, Symeon Chatzinotas, Alagan Anpalagan (Eds.). Communication Technologies for Networked Smart Cities. IET, 2021.

- Hussein T. Mouftah, Melike Erol-Kantarci, Mubashir Husain Rehmani (Eds.). Transportation and Power Grid in Smart Cities: Communication Networks and Services. Wiley, Dec. 2018.

- Hongjian Sun, Chao Wang, Bashar I. Ahmad (Eds.). From Internet of Things to Smart Cities - Enabling Technologies. Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2018.