Digital Cities

Digital Cities

In the era of high urbanization, there is a rapid shift in people's demands and needs for housing and accommodations. These demands require city planners to create technology-friendly and future-looking designs for the world's growing population. The concept of the smart city combines the principle of sustainability with optimal utilization of resources to help reduce overconsumption of resources, ensuring these necessities for future generations. However, this concept has bombarded the market with an exponentially growing number of applications and technologies across many sectors affecting our daily lives, such as surveillance, HVAC, security, and emergency response. Digital Cities uses real-world cases studies and expert insights to comprehensively explore the innovative technologies changing the landscape of smart city planning.

O. V. Gnana Swathika, PhD is an associate professor in the Center for Smart Grid Technologies in the School of Electrical Engineering at the Vellore Institute of Technology. She has over 180 publications to her credit, including book chapters and articles in national and international journals and conferences. Her current research interests include microgrid protection and energy management systems.

K. Karthikeyan is the Chief Engineering Manager of Electrical Designs for Larsen and Toubro Construction, a multinational Indian contracting company, with over two decades of experience in electrical design. His primary role involves preparing and reviewing complete electrical system designs up to 110KV voltage levels and acting as the point of contact for both the client and internal project team. He has contributed immensely tothe building services sector, working in airports, railway stations, hospitals, and educational institutions in India, as well as Sri Lanka, Dubai, and the UK.