Mobile devices regularly broadcast WiFi probe requests in order to discover available
proximal WiFi access points for connection. A probe request, sent automatically in the active …

Cities are growing at a dizzying pace and they require improved methods to manage
crowded areas. Crowd management stands for the decisions and actions taken to supervise …

Recently, event organizers and researchers have advocated the development of novel
technologies supporting crowd control, notably for public events. This paper presents a …

The sustainable development of the building sector relies on having more accurate data
pertinent to the different energy aspects of building design and operation phases. One of the …

Human mobility information is widely needed by many sectors in smart cities, especially for
public transport. This work designs lightweight algorithms to perform stop detection …

Occupancy in the field of HVAC design is crudely estimated early in the design phase and
often does not reflect the actual building. This results in chronic overventilation, which …

Energy management is one of the critical challenges of smart buildings. This is achieved by
sensing the different factors of building. The existing approaches overlook the problems …

Knowing the occupancy information in each room can create energy saving through
intelligent control of HVAC systems. In this paper, a classification-based occupant counting …

In spite of many advances in indoor localization techniques, practical implementation of
robust device-independent, server-side Wi-Fi localization (ie, without any active participation …

In the area of public security, requirements for Smart Cities are changing due to the rapid
growth and urbanization of cities. Law enforcement authorities are facing new challenges in …