Sensor Networks
A section of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
Section Information
The Sensor Networks section covers topics, original research and peer-reviewed articles related to the latest research and development in the field of sensor networks. It is an interdisciplinary domain that consists of wireless and wired communication, algorithms and protocols as well as energy sources to supply these networks. The section covers theoretical and experimental problems, especially considering the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) applications that allow several devices to connect in a smart way. In general, this section aims to provide researchers with a platform to publish their scientific work that can influence the scientific community as well as the general public.
Potential Topics include but not limited:
- Smart sensor networks
- Power consumption/energy harvesting sensor networks
- Energy-autonomous and low-power systems for IoT
- TinyML – Tiny machine learning on sensors
- Cross-layer optimization
- Sensor network nodes
- Wireless sensor networks
- Routing protocols in sensor networks
- Embedded networked sensors
- Software-defined networks
- Underwater sensor networks
- Distributed sensor networks
- Ad hoc networks
- Industrial monitoring
- Sensor network security, privacy and threat detection
- Data calibration and fault tolerance
- Sensor network data fusion and data aggregation
- Sensor node localization
- Medium access control (MAC) protocols for sensor networks
- Artificial intelligence in sensor networks
- Edge computing in wireless sensor networks
- Applications of sensor networks on area monitoring, health care monitoring, habitat monitoring, environmental/Earth sensing, etc.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Wearable and BAN Sensors for Physical Rehabilitation and eHealth Architectures (Volume II) (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Advancing Sensing Intelligence for Internet of Everything (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Advances in Wireless Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks towards 6G (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Energy Harvesting in Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Networks 2023 (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Sensor-Driven Security and Privacy in Big Data Analytics (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Monitoring in Healthcare, Environment, and Industry (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Security and Privacy in AI-Driven IoT Communication Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks: Recent Trends, Challenges, and Future Research Topics (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Edge Computing in Internet of Things Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Sensors and Sensing Technology: Toward 6G Networks (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Innovations in Wireless Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Deep Learning Methods for Human Activity Recognition and Emotion Detection (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Signal Processing and Wireless Communications towards 6G (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- IoT and Wireless Sensor Network in Environmental Monitoring Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Security Operations Center (SOC): Architectural Challenges and Sensing Futures (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Simultaneous Transmit and Receive Technology: Implementation and Application (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- MAC and Routing Protocols for Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Sensors for Severe Environments (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Seismic Detection and Monitoring (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Sensor-Based Edge, Fog, and Cloud Computing: Enabling Next-Generation IoT Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Cybersecurity Attack and Defense in Wireless Sensors Networks (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Architectures, Protocols and Algorithms of Sensor Networks—Second Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Technologies and Applications for Smart Grids Based on Smart Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Convergence of Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks: Opportunities and Solutions (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Security Issues and Solutions in Sensing Systems and Networks (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Application of Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Intelligent Sensing (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Fault Diagnosis in Sensor Network-Based Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Intelligent Technologies and Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Advanced Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Energy Efficient Design in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Sensors and Techniques for Indoor Positioning and Localization (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- AI-Aided Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Cyber-Physical Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Intelligent Sensors and Sensing Technologies in Vehicle Networks (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Advanced Subsystems and Technologies for Space and Airborne Communication Networks (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Advanced Wireless Positioning and Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Data Privacy, Security, and Trust in New Technological Trends—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Sensor and Sensorless Technology with Renewable Energy and Flexible Load Participation in Active Distribution Network (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Underwater Sensor Networks for Communication, Navigation, and Localization (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Computing and Applications for Wireless and Mobile Networks (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Sensor Data Compression (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Wireless Sensors and Wireless Sensor Networks for Engineering Applications (Deadline: 9 September 2024)
- Sensor Network Applications for Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Edge Computing in Sensors Networks (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Wireless Communication Networks (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Intrusion Detection Systems for Broadband Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks in Industrial/Agricultural Environments (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Quantum Technologies for Communications and Networks Security (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Signal Processing for Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Embedded Systems for AI-Based Health Monitoring in Cyber Physical Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Sensor Networks Technologies for E-Health Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Sensors and Sensing Technology: RFID Devices (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Security, Privacy and Trust in 6G Communication Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Anomaly Detection and Fault Diagnosis in Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Smart City Alert: Systems for Prevention and Detection of Disasters (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring 2024 (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Sensing and Mobile Edge Computing (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Intelligent Sensing Techniques for Detection of Attacks against Public Infrastructure (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Network, Smart Grid & Analytic Considerations for Smart Cities and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Topical Advisory Panel Members’ Collection Series: Protocol and Optimization of Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Cognitive Radio for Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Recent Developments in Wireless Network Technology (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Sensors Cybersecurity (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Disruptive Technologies and Wireless Sensor Network Communication Algorithms (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Communication Technologies and Protocol Architectures for the Internet of Things: Challenges and Prospects (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Smart Sensors for Transportation Infrastructure Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Sensor-Fusion-Based Deep Interpretable Networks (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Novel Sensing Technology and Networks for Music Learning and Education (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Health Monitoring (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Sensor Enabled Smart Energy Solutions (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Sensors and Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Vehicles (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Internet of Things, Sensing and Cloud Computing—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Process-Aware Cyber Security Management in the Industrial Internet of Things (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Energy Harvesting in Environmental Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks: Signal Processing and Communications (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Communications and Networking Based on Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Millimeter Wave Antenna Systems for 5G and beyond 5G Wireless Communications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Challenges and Future Trends of Smart Healthcare Based on AI-Empowered IoT (Deadline: 5 December 2024)
- Signal Detection and Processing of Sensor Arrays (Deadline: 12 December 2024)
- Security and Privacy in Internet-of-Things (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Underwater and Underground Sensor Networks: Theory, Technology, and Application (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Wireless Communications in Vehicular Network (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Topical Advisory Panel Members’ Collection Series: Smart Cities in the Digital Age: Balancing Innovation and Security (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wireless Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Review Papers in the 'Sensor Networks' Section 2024 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Internet of Vehicles—Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Parallel and Edge Computing With Artificial Intelligence for Sensor Networks: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Papers in the 'Sensor Networks' Section 2024 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Condition Monitoring (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Security and Privacy-Preserving Techniques for IoT and Communication Networks (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Machine Learning-Assisted Advanced Sensing Technologies for Modern Power Converters (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Human-Centric Sensing Technology and Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Cryptography and Security in IoT and Sensor Networks
- Cyber Situational Awareness in Computer Networks
- Fog/Edge Computing based Smart Sensing System (Closed)
- IoT and Smart Homes
- Machine Learning and AI for Sensors
- Sensing Technology in Smart Agriculture
- Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms for Sensor Networks (Closed)
- Smart Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (Closed)
- Underwater Sensor Networks and Internet of Underwater Things (Closed)
- Wireless Sensor Networks towards the Internet of Things