Research project Heterogeneous Computing Continuum for a Sustainable Smart City Management (HCSCM)
How can cities become smarter? Our Baltic Sea university consortium is developing scalable, secure and smart solutions by integrating IoT, edge, and cloud computing. The goal is to improve sustainability, energy use, and service delivery in diverse urban environments.
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Universities from the Baltic Sea region, including the University of Tartu, Stockholm University, Warsaw University of Technology and the University of Oulu, are collaborating to advance sustainable smart city solutions.
The project focuses on managing complex tasks such as air quality monitoring, traffic visualization, and energy optimization by using a heterogeneous IoT–edge–cloud computing continuum. This architecture enables efficient data processing across local, edge, and cloud platforms, improving response times and reducing energy consumption.
We address key challenges such as securing data flows, scaling architectures between cities with different infrastructures, and minimizing the energy use of sensors and servers. By aligning the technical capabilities of computing systems with the demands of modern urban environments, the consortium aims to make smart city technologies more sustainable, adaptable, and widely accepted.
