Imagine a city built on renewable energy, smart home management, cloud computing, and sustainable building designs. It might seem like an image from the future, but in reality, it is the upcoming future of cities, and to name it more appropriately, Smart Cities.

Smart Cities are the new uprising models for future cities around the globe. Featuring a myriad of advancements in our current civilization, Smart Cities are the actual tomorrow we live in. Smart Cities will feature computational advancements that include data analysis and the role of technology in developing these Smart Cities. In addition, having a renewable energy source as well as developing energy-efficient optimization methods to conserve the energy resources needed to create the infrastructure of the currently emerging smart cities are some of the numerous obstacles yet basis for creating these astounding smart cities.

With the globally-increased importance of Smart Cities and following the success of the previous edition of IEREK's International Conference on Future Smart Cities, the 7^th edition will cover everything from understanding the significance of building sustainable smart cities to the challenges that might be faced during the implementation of these smart cities.

The conference will open the doors for researchers and specialists from across the globe to discuss contemporary models and techniques for building smart cities and maintaining energy and other means to sustain life for future generations.

• 1. Identifying and Shaping Cities and Formation

  1-1 Cities with Religious and Cultural Theme

  1-2 City Structure, Features, and Elements

  1-3 The City's Image and Self-Identity

  1-4 Transition to Smart Cities: Structure and Transformation

  1-5 Advances in Technologies of City Planning and Development

  1-6 Urban Growth, Morphology, and their Impact on Cities Identity

  1-7 New Development in Urban Design and Shaping the City and its Culture

  1-8 The Influences of City Elements and Vocabularies in the City's Form and Development

• 2. Heritage Arts: Sustainability, Identities, and Public Regulations

  2-1 Cultural Heritage Protection, Conservation, and Reuse

  2-2 Ideologies and Movements: Shaping the City and its History

  2-3 Visual Arts' Role in Documenting Architectural Heritage

  2-4 Branding the City's Heritage Identities and Sustainable Heritage

  2-5 Public Regulations and Efforts in Heritage Conservation

  2-6 Mapping Cities Vocabularies: Ecological Approach of Conservation Projects

  2-7 The Correlation between Architecture and Arts and Conservation of Cities Vocabularies

  2-8 The Role of Heritage Sites in Driving the City Fabrics

• 3. Contemporary Arts: A City’s Visual Arts and Visualization

  3.1 Visuals of Architectural Heritage in the Modern Era

  3.2 The Future of Our Past: Archaeology is Yesterday’s Visual Arts for Today

  3.3 Visual Arts’ Role in Documenting Architectural Heritage

  3.4 Art, Music, and Interaction Visualization Media and Its Impact on Humans

  3.5 The Dialogue Between Ancient and Contemporary Visuals

  3.6 Cultural Spaces and Landscapes in Contemporary Arts

  3.7 Artistic Heritages and Their Impact on Contemporary Arts

  3.8 Contemporary Art in Reviving Modern and Historical Cities

• 4. The Development of Cities’ Vocabularies

  4.1 Planning for Sustainable Context of Re-discovering Heritage Vocabularies

  4.2 The Future of Cities Art, Architecture, and Historical Cities

  4.3 Architecture and Arts in the Cultural Transformation Age

  4.4 The Shaping and Transformation of Successful Case Studies

  4.5 Policies and Guidelines for the Planning and Transformation of Cities

  4.6 Best Practices for Dealing with Historical Areas and Buildings

  4.7 Historic Conservation and Economic Plans for Sustainable Tourism

  4.8 Cultural Spaces Development and Landscapes in Contemporary Arts