Smart Floating Farms

“We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of…

Agile for Government 2.0

I worked at a start-up and was accustomed to do my jobs in an agile manner: fast delivery, iterative, and customer…

Take a ride to Utopia in La’zooz

Think about travelling without having to pay, think about sharing an extra seat in your car and getting back one when you are in need, think about being rewarded for your good deeds, and using those rewards to redeem services you need. All this sounds familiar to an…

Smart Cities — the way ahead for Smart India

The India scenario: Turning challenges into opportunities

Data for city resilience: tackling the water crisis in Flint, MI

Future of Smart City with Geo-Behavior Data

“From smart parking to transportation to green and automated office space to the…

Can we benefit from smart city?

Nowadays, we are in an age of technological revolutions. Technology and science have bring many…

The Subterranean Side of a Smart City: The Digital Map of Chicago’s Underground Infrastructure

Let Tech Do: Innovative Technology For Safe Ride

The N-dimensional urban space

During the first systematic approaches to the urban space as a subject of scientific study, the urban…

Winter is Coming, Pokémon GO

As I walked around NYU’s Brooklyn campus in MetroTech Center, holding my phone and sliding my left thumb on the screen, a group of high school girls were seemingly laughing at me in a low volume indistinct chatter: “this guy is still playing Pokémon GO!”

Civic Hacking for Interactive Cities

Roadblock: Are cities ready for autonomous vehicles?

The Future of Solar Energy

Technological advancements have outpaced government regulation throughout history, and today is no different. As some members of Congress and local politicians argue whether climate change is even a reality, people and companies have taken up the task of developing eco-friendly and…

Productivity Growth — Lighting Up the Way Ahead

It’s Officially the Future, but Do We Want It?

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Array of Things in Chicago

Smart city technologies are being developed and deployed across many cities in the US. This time, Chicago seems…