Smart Cities AI: IoT, Computer Vision & Sustainable Tech

Duration :3 Months

Start Date :15/04/2025 -  End Date :22/08/2025

Product Structure :

Month 1: Foundations of Smart Cities & AI-Driven IoT

Week 1:

• Introduction to Smart Cities: Global case studies (Singapore, Barcelona, Dubai 2024)
• AI-IoT convergence: 5G/6G networks, digital twins, and edge computing trends

Week 2:

• IoT Sensors & Data Pipelines
  • Latest LPWAN protocols (LoRaWAN 2.0, NB-IoT)
  • AI for predictive maintenance (NVIDIA Metropolis)

Week 3:

• AI for Urban Mobility
  • Computer vision in traffic management (Waymo’s ML-powered signals)
  • Autonomous vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication

Week 4:

• Energy & Grid Optimization
  • AI-driven microgrids (Tesla’s Autobidder)
  • Real-time load forecasting with transformers

Month 2: Computer Vision & Sustainability Tech

Week 5:

• Satellite & Drone Imaging
  • Building footprint detection (ESA’s Φ-sat-2)
  • Wildfire/precision agriculture monitoring (Google’s Dynamic World)

Week 6:

• Waste & Water Management
  • AI trash sorting (AMP Robotics’ 2024 CV models)
  • Leak detection using acoustic sensors + ML

Week 7:

• Climate Resilience
  • Flood prediction with Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)
  • Carbon footprint tracking (IBM’s Envizi)

Week 8:

• Ethical AI & Privacy
  • GDPR-compliant facial recognition (EU’s AI Act compliance)
  • Bias mitigation in urban AI deployments

Month 3: Capstone & Emerging Tech

Week 9:

• Generative AI for Urban Planning
  • Synthesizing 3D city models (NVIDIA Omniverse)
  • ChatGPT for citizen engagement (Dubai’s AI City Assistant)

Week 10:

• Blockchain for Smart Cities
  • Decentralized energy trading (Power Ledger)
  • Tokenized urban governance

Week 11:

• Industry 5.0 & Human-Centric AI
  • Cobots (collaborative robots) in public services
  • Digital twin ethics

Week 12:

• Capstone Project
  • Prototype an AI solution (e.g., traffic optimizer, waste bot)
  • Mock pitch to “city council”