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Project Title:

Emerging AI Applications: Geospatial Intelligence, Smart Cities, and Digital Transformation

Overview:

This project explores emerging AI applications that support urban planning, renewable energy, smart cities, and digital transformation.

Key Research Focus Areas:

  • Geospatial AI and land-use analytics

  • Renewable energy planning (rooftop solar detection)

  • Smart city decision-support systems

  • AI-enabled digital governance

Current Outcomes:

  • YOLO-based rooftop solar mapping

  • Real-time land intelligence platforms

  • Urban analytics and planning tools

Funding & Collaboration Relevance:

Aligned with NSF Smart & Connected Communities, DOE renewable energy programs, and city/state innovation grants.

Published papers:

 

 Paper Name

 Keywords

Integrating AI and Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Smart City Development: A Case Study of Yerevan

geospatial AI, land-use classification, CNN, SHAP, smart city, sustainable urbanization, urban growth, remote sensing, Sentinel-2

Explainable Spatially Explicit Geospatial Artificial Intelligence in Urban Analytics

GeoAI, graph neural networks, urban analytics, explainable AI, spatial data, GNN, XAI, city science

Deep Learning for Urban Land Use Category Classification: A Review and Experimental Assessment

urban land use, deep learning, CNN, transformer, remote sensing, social sensing, multimodal fusion, classification

SDI-Enabled Smart Governance: A Review (2015–2025) of IoT, AI and Geospatial Technologies — Applications and Challenges

spatial data infrastructure, SDI, smart governance, IoT, geospatial, AI analytics, cloud computing, urban decision-making

LandSin: A Differential ML and Google API-Enabled Web Server for Real-Time Land Insights and Beyond

land intelligence, real-time analytics, machine learning, Google API, web server, geospatial data, differential ML

Rooftops Detection with YOLOv8 from Aerial Imagery and a Brief Review on Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Assessment

YOLOv8, rooftop detection, aerial imagery, photovoltaic, solar energy, object detection, YOLO, PV potential assessment

Deep Learning-Based Rooftop PV Detection and Techno-Economic Feasibility for Sustainable Urban Energy Planning

rooftop PV, deep learning, DeepLabv3+, solar potential, urban energy planning, satellite imagery, techno-economic analysis

Automated Rooftop Solar Panel Detection Through Convolutional Neural Networks

solar panel detection, CNN, aerial imagery, photovoltaic mapping, remote sensing, segmentation, renewable energy

Automatic Rooftop Solar Panel Recognition from UAV LiDAR Data Using Deep Learning and Geometric Feature Analysis

LiDAR, rooftop solar, UAV, deep learning, geometric features, MLP, solar mapping, renewable energy

Detecting Defects in Solar Panels Using the YOLO v10 and v11 Algorithms

solar panel defect detection, YOLOv10, YOLOv11, object detection, photovoltaic inspection, fault detection, aerial imagery

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review Across Six Pillars and Global Case Studies

AI, smart city, urban governance, mobility, energy, predictive analytics, e-governance, digital transformation, case studies

Leveraging AI to Enable Sustainable Urban Development Through Smart and Carbon-Free Cities

sustainable urban development, AI, carbon-free cities, ensemble learning, IoT, smart grid, predictive modeling, energy efficiency

Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities — Applications, Barriers, and Future Directions: A Review

AI, smart city, smart governance, smart mobility, smart economy, barriers, literature review, urban AI

A Data-Driven Framework for Digital Transformation in Smart Cities: Integrating AI, Dashboards, and IoT Readiness

digital transformation, smart city, AI, IoT, dashboard, digital maturity index, NLP, public administration

Intelligent Streetlight Control System Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Enhanced Energy Optimization in Smart Cities

smart city, streetlight control, machine learning, energy optimization, IoT, LED, urban infrastructure, smart lighting

Generative AI Meets Future Cities: Towards an Era of Autonomous Urban Intelligence

generative AI, urban planning, land-use configuration, GAN, autonomous urban intelligence, geospatial AI, responsible AI

Geodesign in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

geodesign, AI, land use, spatial analysis, GAN, LSTM, transformer, heat island, green infrastructure, urban design

AI-Driven Data Governance for Smart Cities: Balancing Privacy, Efficiency, and Public Trust

AI governance, smart city, privacy, federated learning, differential privacy, algorithmic fairness, public trust, digital rights

Digital Technology and AI for Smart Sustainable Cities in the Global South: A Critical Review

smart sustainable city, digital technology, AI, Global South, IoT, big data, governance, digital divide, sustainability

How Will AI Transform Urban Observing, Sensing, Imaging, and Mapping?

AI, urban sensing, earth observation, satellite imagery, remote sensing, urban mapping, autonomous design, geospatial big data

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