Computational Urban Science - Call for papers: Advanced Urban Environmental Sensing
The following special issue in Computational Urban Science is open for submissions. The submission deadline is March 1, 2024. Please contact the editor to request a potential extension.
Call for papers: Advanced Urban Environmental Sensing
Guest Editors:
Dr. An Wang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, an.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr. Junshi Xu, University of Toronto, Canada; junshi.xu@mail.utoronto.ca
Dr. Simone Mora, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; moras@mit.edu
Dr. Priyanka deSouza, University of Colorado, Denver, USA; priyanka.desouza@ucdenver.edu
Aims and Scope:
In a big data era, the acquisition and exploration of urban sensing data are the key to revealing the principles and science behind people’s interactions with their dwelling cities. Urban sensing data fuels downstream urban planning research and policy decisions that affect not only academics, practitioners, and the public. A wide range of urban environmental sensing technologies exists and is rapidly developing, which necessitates this timely special issue that documents the latest advancements in the field. In addition, urban environmental sensing poses a series of challenges related to equity, inclusion, and privacy issues. This special issue of Computational Urban Science solicits the submission of novel research on advanced urban environmental sensing while going beyond the sensing technologies themselves. We further welcome studies on novel applications of existing environmental sensors, such as street view cameras, lidar, air quality monitors, and heat sensors. In addition, we are especially interested in exploring the possibility of citizens being sensors and crowd-sourced data acquisition. Studies of emerging technologies that empower and integrate sensors, such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and edge computing, are encouraged. Last but not least, we highly regard research on ethical and privacy issues of emerging urban sensing technologies, data, and applications. Discussions regarding the side effects and potential risks emerged with new sensing technologies are recommended to be included in all submissions.
Submitted manuscripts could address but are not limited to the following themes:
- Novel environmental sensor technologies, such as low-cost sensors, new sensing materials, and new sensor designs. Novel applications of existing environmental sensors, such as mobile sensing, data fusion of various sensing technologies, and computer vision applications.
- Citizens as sensors and crowd-sourced data harvesting at extensive spatial and temporal scales.
- AI, Internet of Things (IOT), and edge computing powered urban sensing, including integration and coordination of sensors, development of sensing network systems, and algorithms that facilitate large sensing networks.
- Equity, inclusion, ethical concerns and privacy issues of novel sensing technologies and applications, side effects and potential risks of emerging sensing technologies, and ways to mitigate the downside.
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