Migrating Smart City Applications to the Cloud

Abstract

"Smart city" has emerged as an umbrella term for the pervasive implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) designed to improve various areas of today's cities. Areas of focus include citizen well-being, infrastructure, industry, and government. Smart city applications operate in a dynamic environment with many stakeholders that not only provide data for applications, but can also contribute functionality or impose (possibly conflicting) requirements. Currently, the fundamental stakeholders in a smart city are energy and transportation providers, as well as government agencies, which offer large amounts of data about certain aspects (for example, public transportation) of a city and its citizens.