Cutting-edge AI research for cities
CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
In collaboration with the Street Art & Urban Creativity Journal, Smart City Expo World Congress launched this Call for Research Papers to accelerate knowledge exchange and impact.
18 proposals from 7 countries have been selected and will be presented live at this year’s edition.
Accelerating Urban Innovation Through AI Research
As applied AI and other emerging technologies evolve rapidly, cities must adopt the latest innovations to improve services and attract talent and investment. Besides, given the complexity of public procurement, they can’t afford to wait for solutions to reach the market.
To accelerate knowledge exchange and impact, Smart City Expo World Congress, in collaboration with the prestigious Street Art & Urban Creativity Journal, launched a new Call for Research Papers focused on how AI can transform urban efficiency, resilience, and quality of life.
A front-row seat to the future of urban innovation
Beyond publication in a special issue of the Street Art & Urban Creativity Journal in December 2025, selected papers will also be featured in a dedicated event within the official SCEWC25 program, presented by the researchers themselves.
This is a unique opportunity to explore the state-of-the-art in AI research applied to cities —and discover what’s likely to shape the urban landscape in the coming years.
Find out which research papers have been selected in 2025
18 proposals from 7 countries on AI applied to cities, covering a wide range of topics: safety, urban planning, mobility, citizen services, environmental IoT and Digital Twin utilities, AR/VR, generative and immersive AI, social services and participation, tourism, and AI models.
They will be presented on November 6 at CC1 as part of SCEWC25
- The Caatinga as a Living Lab: Climate, Resilience and Smart Cities: Lessons from Brazil’s Semi-Arid Region for Global Urban Futures
- Preplanned City: BGI in Songdo: A Comparative Analysis with New York, Singapore and Vienna
- Surplus: Strategic Urban Resource Planning Using Ldts and Unified Kqr Sustainability Metrics: A Methodology to Align Local Digital Twins with Measurable Outcomes
- Atenea Artificial Intelligence for Elderly People: No More Buttons, Menus or Tactile Screens. With Atenea, by a Voice Conversation, Everything Is Possible
- AI Cities Strategy Conceptual Model: Application to Four Cities: New York, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Madrid.
- Slms for Natural Language Database Interaction with the SENSE Citiverse of Cartagena City
- Modeling and Analytics Tools for Electric Mobility: Use-Cases at the Urban Level
- Enhancing the Reliability of Lorawan: Din Flood Alarm System
- Object Recognition and Conversational AI in Real-World Contexts: Enhancing Museum Experiences Through Interactive Systems
- Negevpulse: Crowdsourced Digital Mapping for Visibility in Unrecognized Bedouin Villages
- Nextgenguides: AI-Enhanced Multimedia Navigation and Content Creation for Cultural Heritage
- Citizen-Centered Generative AI For Urban Transformation: The AI Copacabana Demo Case
- AI-Based Prediction Models for Urban Parking Availability: A Case Study of Valencia
- Barriers to the Effective Implementation of AI in Predicting Public Works
- Spatial Pedestrian Safety in Riyadh School Zones: A Data-Driven Approach: Evaluating Spatial Pedestrian Safety in Riyadh’s School Zones Using Multiple Linear Regression and Machine Learning: A Data-Driven Approach
- Bike-Sharing Demand Forecasting Using Machine Learning: The Use Case of Valladolid, Spain
- Augmented Reality Reconstruction of Deteriorated Art
- An Insight into Traffic Analysis with Computer Vision: Leveraging Smart Infrastructure for Urban Traffic Flow Analysis
Key benefits por selected papers
- Publication in an indexed scientific journal (Scopus Q2) at a reduced cost.
- The final article will be translated into Spanish by the journal and published in both English and Spanish.
- International visibility at Smart City Expo World Congress (4–6 Nov 2025, Barcelona).
- Pitch your research results at the event. Conference featured in the official program.
- Table, chairs and a totem with your article name & Organization within the framework of the session.
- 3-Day Full Congress Pass (€1,250) included for the entire event. No travel expenses covered.
- Access to the Speakers Room for meetings with interested contacts.
UPCOMING DEADLINES:
5 SEP 2025
1 OCT 2025
15 OCT 2025
4 -6 NOV 2025
Celebration of the Smart City Expo World Congress
DEC 2025
1 SEPTEMBER 2025
Deadline for Article/Chapter submission
1 OCTOBER 2025
Acceptance letter from the magazine
15 OCTOBER 2025
Payment of the Article Processing Charge fee
4-6 NOVEMBER 2025
Celebration of the Smart City Expo World Congress
DECEMBER 2025
Monographic publication
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