Microsensing Networks for Sustainable Cities (eBook)

Saurabh Sinha obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He has authored or co-authored over 85 publications in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences. In addition, he is the managing editor of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) Africa Research Journal. Prof. Sinha served University of Pretoria for over a decade, his last service being as Director of the Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics. Since 2013 he has been Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg. He was the 2014-2015 Vice-President, IEEE Educational Activities and serves on the IEEE Board of Directors.

Microsensing Networks for Sustainable
Cities: Pollution as a Key Driving Factor.- Population
Growth in Developing Countries and Smart City Fundamentals. The
Internet-of-Things and Wireless Sensor Networks.- Modelling of Air and Water Pollution Sources.- Harvesting Energy from Ambient Sources: Wind Energy,
Hydropower, Radiation and Mechanical Deformation.- The Sub-Systems of an Energy Harvesting Device: Focus on RFID
Fundamentals.- Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.- Ubiquitous Computing: Distributing Mobile Computing to Build
a Global Network of Things.- Designing and
Planning for Sustainable Urbanism with Focus on Developing Countries.- Tools
and Facilitators towards Successful Planning for Sustainable Cities.- Case
Studies: Developing Countries Committed to an Ecologically Aware Future.