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Internet-of-Things for Sustainability of Mega Cities

Hui Su, PhDAssociate Director, IBM Research – China

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Connected World: Mega Cities and Urban AgglomerationConnected World: Mega Cities and Urban Agglomeration

Megacity - a city with more than 10 million people. Urban Agglomeration - an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a

i i lit ) d b b li k d b ti bPresent: 26 megacities 13 in Asia municipality) and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.Present: 26 megacities,13 in Asia. By 2015: around 35, about 20 in Asia.

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congestion, overpopulation, disasters, global warming, …Megacity as Systems of Systems

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A smarter more secure resilient and self-healing nervous

Government

A smarter, more secure, resilient and self healing nervous system is needed for Megacity---Analogy: Human Body and Smarter City

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Transportation

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Management

Energy and Utilities

EducationEmergency Mgt :Dealing with and avoiding risks, preparing for a disaster before it

Infrastructure

Healthcareoccurs, disaster response, as well as supporting, and rebuilding society

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rebuilding society

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IoT Applications for Smarter CityIoT Applications for Smarter City

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D i i l i Resource optimizationDecision analytics

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Process efficiency, automation and control

Case: System Coordination of Traffic, Water Pipe and LogisticsCase: System Coordination of Traffic, Water Pipe and Logistics

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