How to Cite IoTSyn and Its Research Artifacts
Choose the citation that matches the platform, an individual dataset, or the versioned Smart City research artifacts you used.
1. Cite the IoTSyn Platform
Use when referencing IoTSyn as a platform or documented methodology.
IoTSyn. (2026). IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator (Version 4.5.0) [Software]. https://iotsyn.com
"IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator." IoTSyn, 2026, https://iotsyn.com.
IoTSyn. "IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator." Version 4.5.0. 2026. https://iotsyn.com.
IoTSyn, "IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator," version 4.5.0, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://iotsyn.com
IoTSyn (2026) IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator (Version 4.5.0). Available at: https://iotsyn.com.
@misc{iotsyn_platform_2026,
author = {IoTSyn},
title = {IoTSyn Engine: A Physics-Based Synthetic IoT Dataset Generator},
year = {2026},
version = {4.5.0},
url = {https://iotsyn.com},
note = {Software platform}
}
2. Cite the Latest Evidence Package (Zenodo R12)
Use R12 when referencing the Smart City & Public Spaces stress sweeps, empirical baseline, verification audits, reference outputs, data contracts, or external-comparison data. This revision covers engine v4.4.0.
Duhair, A. (2026). IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R12: Stress sweeps, empirical baseline, verification audits and external-comparison data [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464
Duhair, Amir. "IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R12: Stress Sweeps, Empirical Baseline, Verification Audits and External-Comparison Data." Zenodo, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464.
Duhair, Amir. "IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R12: Stress Sweeps, Empirical Baseline, Verification Audits and External-Comparison Data." Zenodo, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464.
A. Duhair, "IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R12: Stress sweeps, empirical baseline, verification audits and external-comparison data," Zenodo, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464
Duhair, A. (2026) IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R12: Stress sweeps, empirical baseline, verification audits and external-comparison data [Data set]. Zenodo. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464.
@misc{duhair_iotsyn_v440_r12_2026,
author = {Duhair, Amir},
title = {IoTSyn v4.4.0 Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R12: Stress Sweeps, Empirical Baseline, Verification Audits and External-Comparison Data},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {4.4.0-evidence-r12},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21580464},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21580464},
note = {Frozen reproduction profile. Contains the Appendix-B golden artifact.}
}
Persistent version history. The earlier frozen record 10.5281/zenodo.21480873 remains valid and should be retained in papers that used it. The concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21480872 resolves to the all-versions record.
The full revision chain, with the engine profiles each revision covers, is on the evidence chain page.
3. Cite Individual Datasets
Each generated dataset has auto-generated citations in 6 formats on its view page. Every citation includes the engine version stored on that record and the profile that produced it; records are never relabelled by a later release.
Example (APA):
IoTSyn v4.4.0. (2026). Smart City Dataset [iotsyn_abc123] [Data set]. IoTSyn Dataset Generator. https://iotsyn.com/view.php?uid=iotsyn_abc123
The version shown is the profile stored on the record being cited, not the platform's current profile.
4. Using in LaTeX
Generated datasets may be CC0 where their output and metadata say so. The IoTSyn platform implementation is not released under CC0.