Towards the Realization of Converged Cloud, Edge and Networking Infrastructures in Smart MegaCities

The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) and the anticipated 5G/6G applications lead to several challenges regarding the rapid and the efficient processing of massive amounts of data, which are generated, transferred and processed within a city boundaries. Towards this end, the convergence of computing, storage and networking infrastructures operating in a megacity environment is pivotal. In this work, we present several related research innovations regarding the service of user and application demands, the orchestration of cloud and edge resources and the realization of edge infrastructures.