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 R13)
Use R13 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 and v4.5.0.
Duhair, A. (2026). IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R13: frozen v4.4.0 and operational v4.5.0 profiles [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359
Duhair, Amir. "IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R13: Frozen v4.4.0 and Operational v4.5.0 Profiles." Zenodo, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359.
Duhair, Amir. "IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R13: Frozen v4.4.0 and Operational v4.5.0 Profiles." Zenodo, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359.
A. Duhair, "IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R13: frozen v4.4.0 and operational v4.5.0 profiles," Zenodo, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359
Duhair, A. (2026) IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces evidence package, revision R13: frozen v4.4.0 and operational v4.5.0 profiles [Data set]. Zenodo. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359.
@misc{duhair_iotsyn_r13_2026,
author = {Duhair, Amir},
title = {IoTSyn Smart City and Public Spaces Evidence Package, Revision R13: Frozen v4.4.0 and Operational v4.5.0 Profiles},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {4.5.0-evidence-r13},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21941359},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21941359},
note = {Spans both public profiles. The frozen reproduction evidence stays in R12.}
}
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.