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                                                              THIRD IC² CONFERENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INTELLIGENT CITIES

                                                                                                    JUNE 16-17, 2026

                                                                                                        OVERVIEW

The THIRD IC² Conference was a collaborative effort of the Smart City Business America Institute (SCBA) and the CONECTICIDADES Lab, with the academic support of the University of São Paulo.

                                                                                                THE CALL FOR PAPERS

We invited authors to submit original short papers in English, up to 5 pages, formatted under the IEEE Guidelines. Submissions went through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process by an esteemed panel of experts. Accepted short papers presented during the conference are here published in the proceedings. There were four main thematic tracks for submission:

• Track 1: Technology and Infrastructure

• Track 2: Energy and Sustainability

• Track 3: Governance and Digital Transformation

                                                                                                    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We sincerely thank the authors who submitted papers for the conference. Your contributions enriched the conference with valuable insights and perspectives on improving human well-being in a smart and sustainable way. We appreciate your efforts and dedication to advancing the state of the art in this critical domain. Thank you for sharing your research with us and the wider community.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the reviewers who generously volunteered their time and expertise to evaluate the conference submissions. Their constructive feedback and rigorous assessment were instrumental in maintaining the high quality and relevance of the accepted papers. Without their professional service, the conference would not have been possible. We deeply appreciate their invaluable contribution to the success of this event.