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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/390C91B0-E904-4A57-916F-04897C37D377 | ||
| Year | 2025 | ||
| Type of Item | Diploma Work | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | Georgios-Dionysios Karterakis, "Integrating Industry 4.0 in the sustainable development of smart cities: "The role of digital twins and artificial intelligence in urban infrastructure management"", Diploma Work, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2025 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.102327 | ||
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This Τhesis examines the role of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the sustainable development of Smart Cities, with an emphasis on the applications of digital twins and artificial intelligence in the monitoring and management of urban infrastructure. As cities are facing successive burdens due to rapid urbanization, overpopulation and climate change challenges, Industry 4.0 technologies are able to provide solutions that improve the performance and sustainability of urban infrastructure, acting as an accurate decision support system. In recent years, digital twins, as dynamic representations of physical systems in a digital environment, constitute an emerging developmental technological revolution, enabling accurate modelling and monitoring of a city's operations. Through real-time data collection and analysis, they provide, in combination with artificial intelligence, predictive tools and analytical solutions that enable prevention and early risk prediction, efficient allocation of resources, and upgrading of infrastructure management such as energy systems, water network, transportation, public emergencies and many more. This paper focuses on the detailed presentation and evaluation of practical applications of digital twins and artificial intelligence technology in urban environments, analyzing examples of developing smart cities and proposing best practices for the integration of these technologies in large-scale urban planning and management scenarios. Finally, the corresponding challenges, as well as ethical, data protection and sustainability issues are addressed, while improvement proposals are formulated for future research and development directions, enhancing the safety and quality of life of citizens.
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