Empowering the IoT: Scalable, Sustainable, and Ultra-Low Power Solutions

Dear Colleagues,

As the Internet of Things (IoT) technology continues to evolve, it brings forth a multitude of emerging applications, ranging from smart homes and intelligent unmanned systems to the development of smart cities. These applications hold the promise of transforming our daily lives, but they also bring forth new challenges that must be addressed to ensure the long lifetime of IoT devices and systems. In light of these challenges, it is imperative that we redirect our focus towards the development of IoT solutions capable of supporting widely deployed devices while upholding principles of sustainability, scalability, and energy efficiency.

We are delighted to announce a Special Issue dedicated to exploring scalable, sustainable, and ultra-low-power communication, networking, and sensing technologies in IoT systems. This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers, academics, and industry professionals to address the pressing challenges facing the IoT landscape and to explore innovative solutions that can pave the way for a more sustainable and efficient future.

Potential topics for contributions include, but are not limited to:

• Strategies for scalable deployment of IoT networks
• Integration of artificial intelligence to empower IoT systems
• Efficient resource optimization strategies for IoT networks
• Wireless power transfer for sustainable IoT implementations
• Ultra-lower power techniques for integrated sensing and communications
• Ultra-low power enabled IoT computing and security
• Ultra-low power enabled IoT systems and platforms
• Unmanned aerial vehicle assisted IoT networks
• Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces aided wireless communications
• Semantic communications for IoT networks

Dr. Shimin Gong
Dr. Lanhua Li
Dr. Yueling Che
Dr. Kongyang Chen
Dr. Nguyen Cong Luong
Guest Editors

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• ultra-low-power IoT
• edge AI
• IoT security
• wireless powered communications
• integrated sensing, communication and computing
• UAV
• RIS
• semantic communications