Guest Editors
Arianna D’Ulizia
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies
Arianna D’Ulizia is a senior researcher at the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies of the National Research Council of Italy. She received her MS degree in computer science engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2005 and her PhD in computer science and automation from the University of Roma Tre in 2009. She has organized several workshops and edited special issues. She is editor-in-chief of EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications and an associate editor of IEEE Access. She is a member of the teaching staff for the doctoral course Medium e Mediality at eCampus University. She has authored more than 80 papers published in international journals, conference proceedings, and books. She has served as the CNR-IRPPS coordinator for several European projects. Since 2005, she has participated in 22 national and European research projects. Her research interests include human–computer interaction, accessibility, social computing, and innovation.
Alessia D’Andrea
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies
Alessia D’Andrea is a researcher at the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies of the National Research Council of Italy. She received her degree in communication science from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2006. She earned her PhD in multimedia communication from the University of Udine in 2011, sponsored by the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies (IRPPS) of the National Research Council of Italy. She has organized several international workshops and edited special issues as a guest editor for international journals. She has served as the CNR-IRPPS coordinator for several European projects. Since 2005, she has participated in 22 national and European research projects. She has authored more than 70 publications in international journals, conference proceedings, and books. Her research interests include participatory approaches, web technologies and applications, social networks, human–computer interaction, communication science, e-marketing and e-business, and health studies.
Collection Overview
To support the transition toward climate-neutral cities, innovative charging infrastructure that integrates renewable energy sources, circular economy principles, advanced materials, and intelligent energy systems is essential. Although considerable technological progress has been achieved, challenges remain in the reproducibility of experimental methods and the standardization of validation procedures.
This Topical Collection invites JoVE video articles describing experimental protocols, laboratory methods, pilot projects, and field validation procedures for charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) and e-bikes in smart, sustainable urban environments. We particularly encourage contributions that integrate energy systems, second-life batteries, renewable energy sources, circular construction materials, digitalization, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and smart city technologies. Special emphasis will be placed on reproducible experimental methods that facilitate the translation of innovative technologies from research laboratories to industrial and municipal implementation.