Books by Carol L. Stimmel

This book explains the technology and a methodology known as design thinking for building smart cities. Information and communications technology form the backbone of smart cities, yet don¿t fully account for the human component in their solutions. While a comprehensive and robust data analytics program enables the right choices to be made in building smart cities, design thinking helps to create smart cities that are both livable and able to evolve. This book examines these components in smart city development and shows how to use them in an integrated manner.

A comprehensive data analytics program can help utility companies meet the continually evolving challenges of modern grids that are operationally efficient, while reconciling the demands of greenhouse gas legislation and establishing a meaningful return on investment. This book addresses the requirements for applying big data technologies and approaches, including Big Data cybersecurity, to the critical infrastructure that makes up the electrical utility grid. It explores the unique needs of electrical utility grids, including operational technology, IT, storage, processing, and how to transform grid assets for the benefit of both the utility business and energy consumers.