Data, Security, and Trust in Smart Cities (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, 2024
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Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive perspective on issues related to the trustworthiness of information in the emerging Smart City. Interrelated topics associated with the veracity of information are presented and discussed by authors with authoritative perspectives from multiple fields. The focus on security, veracity, and trustworthiness of information, data, societal structure and related topics in connected cities is timely, important, and uniquely presented. The authors cover issues related to the proliferation of disinformation and the mechanics of trust in modern society. Topical issues include trust in technologies, such as the use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the importance of encryption and cybersecurity, and the value of protecting of critical infrastructure. Structural issues include legal and governmental institutions, including the basis and importance of these fundamental components of society. Functional issues also include issues of societal trust related to healthcare, medical practitioners, and the dependence on reliability of scientific results.Insightful background on the development of AI is provided, and the use of this compelling technology in applications spanning networks, supply chains, and business practices are discussed by practitioners with direct knowledge and convincing perspective. These thought-provoking opinions from notable industry, academia, medicine, law, and government leaders provide substantial benefit for a variety of stakeholders. This book provides a comprehensive perspective on issues related to the trustworthiness of information in the emerging Smart City. Interrelated topics associated with the veracity of information are presented and discussed by authors with authoritative perspectives from multiple fields. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Data, Security, and Trust in Smart Cities (Hardcover)
- Author
- Stan McClellan
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG, Cham
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3031611160
- ISBN 13
- 9783031611162
This book provides a comprehensive perspective on issues related to the trustworthiness of information in the emerging “Smart City.” Interrelated topics associated with the veracity of information are presented and discussed by authors with authoritative perspectives from multiple fields. The focus on security, veracity, and trustworthiness of information, data, societal structure and related topics in connected cities is timely, important, and uniquely presented. The authors cover issues related to the proliferation of disinformation and the mechanics of trust in modern society.
Topical issues include trust in technologies, such as the use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the importance of encryption and cybersecurity, and the value of protecting of critical infrastructure. Structural issues include legal and governmental institutions, including the basis and importance of these fundamental components of society. Functional issues also include issues of societal trust related to healthcare, medical practitioners, and the dependence on reliability of scientific results.
Insightful background on the development of AI is provided, and the use of this compelling technology in applications spanning networks, supply chains, and business practices are discussed by practitioners with direct knowledge and convincing perspective. These thought-provoking opinions from notable industry, academia, medicine, law, and government leaders provide substantial benefit for a variety of stakeholders.
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About the Author
Stan McClellan, PhD, is the Director of the JSC Engineering & Technical Support (JETS) program at Texas State University (TXST), which provides support to NASA’s Johnson Space Center via subcontract to Jacobs Engineering. He was the co-Director of the Connected Infrastructure initiative (CIEDAR) at TXST from 2019 to 2023, which is developing living labs and prototypes for smart grid, smart energy, smart transportation, and other smart city verticals. McClellan was the Director of Ingram School of Engineering at TXST from 2013 to 2018 and Professor of Electrical / Computer Engineering from 2008 to 2023, where in addition to managing the JETS program he continues to research topics including Smart Grid & Smart City technologies, IP networks & protocols, embedded computing systems, communication systems, and virtualized computing environments.
McClellan has held executive or senior engineering positions at companies including Hewlett Packard, Compaq, ZNYX Networks, SBE, General Dynamics, and LTV Missiles & Electronics Group. In 2008, he co-founded and was Chief Technology Officer for Power Tagging Technologies, a successful startup company in the Smart Grid space. He has consulted on technology & business matters for multiple companies, including Cisco, American Express, 3COM, BellSouth, Alcatel, AT&T, Amazon, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bank of America, Research in Motion (RIM), F5 Networks, Nortel, MCI/Worldcom, LSU Medical Center, and the US National Science Foundation (NSF). McClellan has made invited contributions to well-known references including Advances in Computers, The IEEE/CRC Electrical Engineering Handbook, and The Encyclopedias of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and has authored/edited current books on important topics, including “Smart Cities in Application: Healthcare, Policy, and Innovation” (Springer 2019), “Smart Cities Applications, Technologies, Standards, and Driving Factors” (Springer, 2017), and “The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform” (Artech House, 2017).
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