Foreword

Data is everything and nowadays, Big Data and Big Data Analytics are given more attention in the field of research. The smart city paradigm completely relies on data and smart frameworks. This framework comprehends the physical infrastructure, networking system, centralized computing center, data storage, and higher-level domain use-cases. The physical infrastructure requires sensors, devices, and cameras to capture and generate data. In the smart city, also known as an innovative city, the devices and sensors involved in smart city applications generate a massive amount of multi-media data especially Video Data. The involvement of multimedia sensors enables to obtain precise and concrete information. This book titled “IoT and Big Data Analytics” Vol. 1 (Video Data Analytics for Smart City Applications: Methods and Trends) aims to explore the various applications and use cases of Big Data & Analytics and processing for smart city applications. The technologies like Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT, WSN, IoT, and AI have been contributing to the application and efficient processing of data. Object detection and tracking, intelligent processing, video compression, the performance of IoT & AI in business growth, key enabling technologies and video analytics need to be explored more. The information processing is both challenging and interesting. The researchers are working with passion, and dedication to develop new methods and algorithms for information analysis and to provide a solution to remain in the new direction. The book will provide a valuable window and wide-ranging exposure to concerned technologies and their architectural frameworks for smart city applications. How these technologies are serving themselves to fulfilling the needs of a smart city is also discussed, for the research and industry personnel. This book is a good step in that direction and will surely help researchers to find relevant information in one place.