
SSCt2021: AI applications in smart cities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) belongs to the discipline of engineering, becoming increasingly important in industrial, medical, social and day-to-day contexts. The range of application possibilities and the increasing number of success cases, combined with the current availability of data and sensing hardware, are fuelling the development of advanced systems. These innovative systems are capable of solving problems that seemed impossible to tackle some time ago.

mHealth patient-centred technologies
I has been a pleasure for me to give a guest lecture under the title “Mobile Sensors & Technologies for Healthcare” in the framework of the congress “mHealth patient-centred technologies: the future is now” organized by the Higher Institute of Engineering of Oporto.

Connecting Cultures around the Globe at IEEE GLOBECOM 2021
This year’s IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2021) will be held under the theme “Connecting Cultures around the Globe”. This is the very first time Spain is the host of this conference, which will take place in Madrid from December 7 to 11, 2021 at IFEMA.

AIoT in Smart Cities
Today I had the pleasure of giving a lecture on AIoT in smart cities, in the framework of a colloquium organized by the Autonomous University of Manizales, Colombia.

Twitch: the future of entertainment?
New technologies are changing the leisure activities of young people. Today, most forms of entertainment are on the internet, and this has been successfully embraced by different platforms.

BISITE organizes the International Conference on Sustainable Smart Cities and Territories in Qatar
The International Conference on Sustainable Smart Cities and Territories (SSCt2021) is organized by the BISITE research group at the University of Salamanca, together with Texas A&M Universityy Qatar, the AIR Institute and the IoT Digital Innovation Hub. The event will be held online, from April 27 to 29, 2021, and will bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry, to present and discuss the latest scientific and technical advances in the fields of Smart Cities and Smart Territories.

AI at the core of smart city development
Yesterday, I gave a lecture as part of a seminar organized by Kharazmi University (Tehran, Iran), together with the CEO of the Smart City of Tehran, Dr. Mohamad Farjood.

Safety is crucial
Smart cities provide us with safety, protection and comfort. Good management could allow us to share the cost of many services, such as increased security quotas.

Technologies applied to industry 4.0
The Connected Industry or Smart Industry is a competitive advantage; the companies that have digitized their processes evidence it with improvements in the production chain and in their invoicing.