Dr. Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Informatics Institute (INF) of the Federal University of Goias (UFG) in Goiania, Brazil, since 2014. He is currently the Coordinator of the Information Systems bachelor’s degree course at INF-UFG from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Valdemar holds a Ph.D. Double Degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics and Computing Sciences of the University of Sao Paulo (ICMC-USP) and in Science and Information Technology with a focus on Informatics from the University of South Brittany, France. With over 10 years of teaching experience, he is a member of the Graduate Program in Computer Science at UFG, supervising both master's and doctoral projects.Dr. Mohamad Kassab is an Associate Professor and a member of the graduate faculty at The Pennsylvania State University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kassab was an affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University between 2010 and 2012 and a postdoctoral researcher in Software Engineering at Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS) in Montreal between 2011 and 2012, and a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) between 2014 and 2015.

• Chapter 1 Defining Smart Cities: An OverviewChapter 2 Smart Cities and the Internet of Things: A Synergetic PartnershipChapter 3 Smart Cities as Complex Systems: A Systems-of-Systems ApproachChapter 4 Modeling and Simulation for Smart City DevelopmentChapter 5 Digital Twin for Smart Cities TransformationChapter 6 Blockchain for Secure and Transparent Smart City TransactionsChapter 7 Smart Mobility for Liveable Cities: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 8 Building Healthy Cities with Smart TechnologiesChapter 9 Agribusiness in the Era of Smart Cities: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 10 A Smarter Education for a Better Future: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 11 Smart City in Action: A Case Study of the City of Santa Rosa, Brazil

Dr. Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Informatics Institute (INF) of the Federal University of Goias (UFG) in Goiania, Brazil, since 2014. He is currently the Coordinator of the Information Systems bachelor’s degree course at INF-UFG from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Valdemar holds a Ph.D. Double Degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics and Computing Sciences of the University of Sao Paulo (ICMC-USP) and in Science and Information Technology with a focus on Informatics from the University of South Brittany, France. With over 10 years of teaching experience, he is a member of the Graduate Program in Computer Science at UFG, supervising both master's and doctoral projects.Dr. Mohamad Kassab is an Associate Professor and a member of the graduate faculty at The Pennsylvania State University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kassab was an affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University between 2010 and 2012 and a postdoctoral researcher in Software Engineering at Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS) in Montreal between 2011 and 2012, and a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) between 2014 and 2015.

• Chapter 1 Defining Smart Cities: An OverviewChapter 2 Smart Cities and the Internet of Things: A Synergetic PartnershipChapter 3 Smart Cities as Complex Systems: A Systems-of-Systems ApproachChapter 4 Modeling and Simulation for Smart City DevelopmentChapter 5 Digital Twin for Smart Cities TransformationChapter 6 Blockchain for Secure and Transparent Smart City TransactionsChapter 7 Smart Mobility for Liveable Cities: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 8 Building Healthy Cities with Smart TechnologiesChapter 9 Agribusiness in the Era of Smart Cities: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 10 A Smarter Education for a Better Future: Opportunities and ChallengesChapter 11 Smart City in Action: A Case Study of the City of Santa Rosa, Brazil