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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Cities in India: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges.

Md Onais Ahmad, Mohd Abdul Ahad, M Afshar Alam, Farheen Siddiqui, Gabriella Casalino

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Md Onais AhmadDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Mohd Abdul AhadDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
M Afshar AlamDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Farheen SiddiquiDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
Gabriella CasalinoDepartment of Computer Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0713-2260

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements. Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the inhabitants. Cyber-physical systems are at the core of the smart city setups. They are used in almost every system component within a smart city ecosystem. This paper attempts to discuss the key components and issues involved in transforming conventional cities into smart cities with a special focus on cyber-physical systems in the Indian context. The paper primarily focuses on the infrastructural facilities and technical knowhow to smartly convert classical cities that were built haphazardly due to overpopulation and ill planning into smart cities. It further discusses cyber-physical systems as a core component of smart city setups, highlighting the related security issues. The opportunities for businesses, governments, inhabitants, and other stakeholders in a smart city ecosystem in the Indian context are also discussed. Finally, it highlights the issues and challenges concerning technical, financial, and other social and infrastructural bottlenecks in the way of realizing smart city concepts along with future research directions.

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EcosystemCitiesIndiaCPSsecuritysmart citiessmart economysmart governance

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PMID34833785
PMCPMC8620468

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