Special Issue on Emerging Green Computing Technologies for Eco-friendly and Sustainable Smart Cities
Smart cities have evolved as a potential solution to the environmental issues that have arisen as a consequence of enhanced urbanization. They employ information and communication technologies, as well as the internet of things, to efficiently manage resources and capabilities. Information obtained from the people and mechanical systems is examined and interpreted to measure and analyze the real-time systems. A smart city’s main objective is to improve the efficacy of urban services by significantly reducing its expenditures. The ultimate focus is to find the right balance between technological advancements and the financial, cultural, and ecological challenges of the futuristic metropolis. Even though security falls under the possible benefits, it may also be viewed as a risk as the use of the Internet of Things and smart sensors expand. In reality, the probability of cybersecurity threats is a significant concern for smart buildings. To overcome concerns about privacy and security issues, smart cities should incorporate their residents. It is critical to create public knowledge, instruct, and offer exposure to the goal of information collection in terms of making those individuals feel that they are genuinely contributing to the development of the community more ecological.
Conventional and future technologies must be utilized in a manner that has the least possible environmental effect. The objective should be to achieve balanced economic growth from both a social and environmental perspective. To establish a sustainable smart city, it is necessary to employ sustainable technologies. The necessity for green computing is driven by the issue of sustainability. Green computing enables the generation of hardware and software components that use fewer resources. Green computing’s product durability approach can help reduce the negative effects of the rising demand for computing devices. While IoT-enabled devices have several applications and benefits, they also have the potential to cause lots of new major environmental challenges, including high energy usage, carbon emissions, and other electrical waste. To deal with the negative consequences of such widespread use of ICT equipment, researchers must concentrate significantly more time and effort on green computing and networking. Fortunately, technologies like the internet-of-things can be used with green networking to decrease electrical waste and consume less power and energy for future applications, resulting in better results for our environment.
The goal of this special issue is to provide complete research ideas, articles, and experimentation on the emerging green computing technologies for eco-friendly and sustainable smart cities.
Papers could consider, but are not limited to:
• Future challenges and applications using green computing for the smart and sustainable cities
• Optimization techniques for efficient energy consumption in the green smart cities
• Architecture, model and security for smart grids networks with AI-enabled sensing systems
• Green infrastructure sustainable design and technologies for the Embedded Sensor Networks
• Management and control of distributed energy generation, storage and consumption in the integration of smart appliances
• Energy-efficient wireless communications and networking of internet-enabled infrastructures
• Design techniques for reliability, security, and trust in the environment ecosystem for green cities
• Integration approaches and interoperability standards of green industrial automation and control system
• Wireless power transfer and energy harvesting in the Ultra-low power systems architectures
• Intelligent transportation systems and control methods, applications, and perspectives based on green computing
Tentative Timeline for this Special Issue:
Submission Deadline: 15th February, 2026
Authors Notification: 15th April, 2026
Revised Papers Deadline: 30th June, 2026
Final Notification: 30th August, 2026
Guest Editor Details:
Dr. Khairul Hazman Padil
Senior Lecturer,
Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovative Construction,
Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Malaysia.
Email Id 1: khairulhazman@utm.my
Email Id 2: khazman2425@yahoo.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=FlrqrAgAAAAJ
University Profile Link: https://people.utm.my/khairulhazman/
ORCID Link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-3275
Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57191974168
Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khairul-Hazman-Padil
WOS Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/AAH-6106-2020
Dr. Norhisham Bakhary
Associate Professor,
Institute of Noise and Vibration,
Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Malaysia.
Email Id: norhisham@utm.my
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kPPPULUAAAAJ&hl=en
University Profile Link: https://people.utm.my/norhisham/
ORCID Link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-1611
Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=22936783800
Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Norhisham-Bakhary
SCI Profile Link: https://sciprofiles.com/network/1082804
Prof. Muhammad Sajjadur Rahim
Senior Member IEEE,
Professor,
Department of Information and Communication Engineering,
University of Rajshahi,
Bangladesh.
Email Id: sajid_ice@ru.ac.bd
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iduppzIAAAAJ&hl=en
University Profile Link: http://rurfid.ru.ac.bd/ru_profile/public/teacher/22901651/profile
ORCID Link: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0014-5125
Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57188752054
Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Rahim-5
WOS Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/427793
IEEE Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085626700
Guest Editor Biographies:
Dr. Khairul Hazman Padil’s Short Biography:
Dr. Khairul Hazman is a senior lecturer at the department of Structure and Material, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His research focuses on the area of Structural health monitoring concentrate on vibration- based damage detection and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). He has been involved in a variety of research projects seeking new knowledge in damage identification using vibration data and ANN. He also involved in several consultancy works on structural intergrity assessment, vibration monitoring, modal testing and pattern recognition using ANN.
Dr. Norhisham Bakhary’s Short Biography:
Norhisham Bakhary earned Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 1998 and followed it with a Master of Engineering in 2002 from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Subsequently, he attained PhD in 2008 from The University of Western Australia (UWA), specializing in Structural Health Monitoring. Commencing my academic journey as a Tutor at UTM in 1998, he holds the position of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM. His academic focus lies within Structural Health Monitoring, specifically on detecting damage through vibration analysis. He has contributed to numerous research endeavors to innovate methods for identifying damage using vibration parameters. Additionally, he actively engaged in research within Earthquake Engineering and Artificial Neural Networks
Prof. Muhammad Sajjadur Rahim’s Short Biography:
Muhammad Sajjadur Rahim is a Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and serves as the Director of the Office of International Affairs. He earned his B.Sc. in EEE from BUET, Bangladesh, and an M.Eng. in Information Science and Systems Engineering from Ritsumeikan University, Japan. A Senior Member of IEEE and Life Member of IEB, he leads the Underwater & Delay-Tolerant Networking Lab at RU. His research focuses on underwater communication, delay-tolerant networks, opportunistic networks, and wireless sensor networks. He has held key roles in IEEE Bangladesh Section, fostering industrial and humanitarian activities.
