Digital Twins for Smart Cities: Benefits, Enabling Technologies, Applications, and Challenges

Ibrar Yaqoob, Khaled Salah, Latif U. Khan, Raja Jayaraman, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Mohammed Omar

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    Abstract

    Digital twins have immense potential to enhance the planning, management, and optimization of smart cities across diverse domains. A digital twin represents a real-world physical component through an integrated multiphysics, multiscale, and probabilistic simulation. By leveraging digital twins, smart cities can visualize designs in 3D, conduct virtual tests and simulations, and facilitate configuration, monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics. Consequently, digital twins can contribute significantly to the development, sustainability, and maintenance of smart cities. In this paper, we explore the potential of digital twins in shaping smart cities to the next level. We highlight some key benefits associated with the adoption of digital twins in smart city contexts. We discuss the networking and communication technologies that provide connectivity support for digital twins. Furthermore, we provide insightful discussions on the role of digital twins in various domains of smart cities. Finally, we present some open challenges along with recommendations.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 IEEE Future Networks World Forum
    Subtitle of host publicationFuture Networks: Imagining the Network of the Future, FNWF 2023
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9798350324587
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023
    Event6th IEEE Future Networks World Forum, FNWF 2023 - Baltimore, United States
    Duration: 13 Nov 202315 Nov 2023

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - 2023 IEEE Future Networks World Forum: Future Networks: Imagining the Network of the Future, FNWF 2023

    Conference

    Conference6th IEEE Future Networks World Forum, FNWF 2023
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBaltimore
    Period13/11/2315/11/23

    Keywords

    • Communication
    • Digital twins
    • Internet of Things
    • Networking
    • Smart City

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