Smart Campuses: Extensive Review of the Last Decade of Research and Current Challenges

Chagnon-Lessard, Noémie; Gosselin, Louis; Barnabé, Simon; Bello‐Ochende, Tunde; Fendt, S.; Goers, Sebastian; Silva, Luiz Carlos Pereira da; Schweiger, Benedikt; Simmons, Richard; Vandersickel, A.; Peng, Zhang

doi:10.1109/access.2021.3109516

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“…With the emergence of smart campuses that can share data, 28,29 virtual visits could also be an interesting option for visualization of building operational data for students. For example, monitored data could be accessible by the students in activities where they are asked to find the temperature of fluids or flow rates in various pieces of HVAC equipment.…”

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Visiting central heating plant and mechanical rooms in buildings: A case study of virtual tours to foster students’ learning in a distance course

Maltais

Gosselin

2022

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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Technical visits of installations related to course content can support learning, engagement and motivation of engineering students. However, the COVID-19 lockdown has prevented many in-person activities on campuses. In this work, we propose a framework for developing virtual tours, which we applied to replace in-person visits of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) rooms of buildings located on the campus in an HVAC undergraduate course. The virtual tours rely on many pictures taken in the mechanical rooms, as well as on technical drawings and information integrated in the visits. Students were provided in advance with a series of questions which they had to answer by navigating through the virtual tours. A survey allowed to assess what students appreciated and the difficulties that they encountered during the virtual visits. We found that the virtual visits had several advantages compared to in-person visits, such as allowing students to take the tour at their own pace and extending the learning experience to include other features (e.g. reading technical drawings). Different examples and suggestions of improvement are presented in the paper. The tours had a positive impact on students’ learning and engagement, with overall positive feedbacks from the students. The main hurdle encountered by students was the difficulty to locate themselves in the rooms, which we addressed by adding room layouts in the visits.

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Visiting central heating plant and mechanical rooms in buildings: A case study of virtual tours to foster students’ learning in a distance course

Maltais

Gosselin

2022

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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“…Despite many studies tackled smart campus development with interesting results (Chagnon-Lessard et al, 2021), there is still not a unique definition; however, Dong et al (2020) identified six main features, that is, context-aware, datadriven, forecasting, immersive, collaborative, and ubiquitous. Thus, data and their contextualization have a key role, providing more valuable information (National Infrastructure Commission, 2017, Qiuchen Lu et al, 2019 and more aware decision-making processes.…”

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“…Concerning the second objective, such a database is suitable to develop future consistent CDTs aimed at managing both ordinary and emergency scenarios. Among the latter, fire emergencies are the most probable in university campuses and are still less investigated with respect to facility or energy management (i.e., ordinary scenarios) (Chagnon-Lessard et al, 2021). The main features of a CDT are summarized, exploring how it could provide dynamic and active support during building evacuations in fire emergencies.…”

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Toward cognitive digital twins using a BIM-GIS asset management system for a diffused university

Meschini

Pellegrini

Locatelli

et al. 2022

Front. Built Environ.

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The integrated use of building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) is promising for the development of asset management systems (AMSs) for operation and maintenance (O&M) in smart university campuses. The combination of BIM-GIS with cognitive digital twins (CDTs) can further facilitate the management of complex systems such as university building stock. CDTs enable buildings to behave as autonomous entities, dynamically reacting to environmental changes. Timely decisions based on the actual conditions of buildings and surroundings can be provided, both in emergency scenarios or when optimized and adaptive performances are required. The research aims to develop a BIM-GIS-based AMS for improving user experience and enabling the optimal use of resources in the O&M phase of an Italian university. Campuses are complex assets, mainly diffused with buildings spread across the territory, managed with still document-based and fragmented databases handled by several subjects. This results in incomplete and asymmetrical information, often leading to ineffective and untimely decisions. The paper presents a methodology for the development of a BIM-GIS web-based platform (i.e., AMS-app) providing the real-time visualization of the asset in an interactive 3D map connected to analytical dashboards for management support. Two buildings of the University of Turin are adopted as demonstrators, illustrating the development of an easily accessible, centralized database by integrating spatial and functional data, useful also to develop future CDTs. As a first attempt to show the AMS app potential, crowd simulations have been conducted to understand the buildings’ actual level of safety in case of fire emergency and demonstrate how CDTs could improve it. The identification of data needed, also gathered through the future implementation of suitable sensors and Internet of Things networks, is the core issue together with the definition of effective asset visualization and monitoring methods. Future developments will explore the integration of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies to enable space use optimization and real-time wayfinding during evacuation, exploiting digital tools to alert and drive users or authorities for safety improvement. The ability to easily optimize the paths with respect to the actual occupancy and conditions of both the asset and surroundings will be enabled.

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“…The similarities between a smart city and a smart campus anchor on many aspects: They cover large urban areas with many different buildings (administrative buildings, residential halls, research laboratories, lecture halls, bars, and cafés) and are inhibited by a variety of people including university staff and students [20]. Additionally, Chagnon-Lessard et al [6] shared an organizational structure that encompasses seven smart areas such as "smart building, smart economy, smart environment, smart governance, smart living, smart mobility, and smart people". This structure can expand to include information and communication infrastructure that enables the smartness of all these smart areas.…”

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“…On the other hand, another new technology, artificial intelligence, has also brought a conceptual shift to the concept of a smart campus. It has transformed the education and teaching methods of the university to become more diverse and advanced [5] and identified seven areas of a smart campus including governance, environment, buildings, people, mobility, living, and economy [6]. Furthermore, a smart campus serves as a major gateway to information for university students.…”

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Internet of Things and Its Applications to Smart Campus: A Systematic Literature Review

Çavuş

Mrwebi

Ibrahim

et al. 2022

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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A smart campus is an emerging trend that will revolutionize the education system by enabling universities to improve services, and processes as well as achieve sustainability goals. With the proliferation of advanced technologies, a smart campus has emerged as an important concept that integrates technology into higher education. A smart campus takes advantage of IoT technologies to facilitate teaching and research activities. The purpose of this study is to identify the IoT technologies that are required in the development of a smart campus. This study uses a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methodology and PRISMA processes to analyze high-quality articles on the IoT-based smart campuses from the last five years (2017-2022) as extracted from three databases like Scopus, ScienceDirect, and IEEE. The findings of the study reveal that the implementation of an IoT-based smart campus offers many advantages and benefits but also presents challenges requiring further exploration. Because of the chosen research approach, the research results may lack generalizability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test the proposed propositions further. The paper explores the many benefits and advantages that are brought by the implementation of IoT-based smart campuses. It also identifies key challenges that are presented by such implementations. Researchers, policymakers, teachers, and students can benefit from this study by gaining insights into the IoT-based smart campus. Keywords—smart campus, smart university, Internet of Things, IoT applications, big data

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Smart Campuses: Extensive Review of the Last Decade of Research and Current Challenges

Cited by 27 publications

References 202 publications

Visiting central heating plant and mechanical rooms in buildings: A case study of virtual tours to foster students’ learning in a distance course

Visiting central heating plant and mechanical rooms in buildings: A case study of virtual tours to foster students’ learning in a distance course

Toward cognitive digital twins using a BIM-GIS asset management system for a diffused university

Internet of Things and Its Applications to Smart Campus: A Systematic Literature Review

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