When Smart Cities meet Big Data
Vincenzo Massimiliano Gulisano, Magnus Almgren, Marina Papatriantafilou · 2014
Sharing information is a key enabler in the transition of a city becoming smart. Information, generated by the ICT backbone of a city, and maintained by distinct public and private entities, comes with processing challenges that must be addressed in order to increase citizens ’ quality of life and make their cities sustainable. In CRISALIS and SysSec, we investigate such challenges from a security perspective in order to protect and enhance smart cities ’ sensitive infrastructures. The possibilities enabled by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are driving the evolution and transition of cities to Smart Cities. The ultimate goal is to increase the awareness of citizens’, companies ’ and authorities ’ and improve their quality of life while also making it sustainable. A considerable number of research directions embrace Smart Cities: users ' privacy protection [1], detection of malicious actions and misuses and users ' awareness through social media. More research efforts are dedicated to specific features of a Smart City. As an