Advances in Detection, Security, and Communication for UAV: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this Special Issue of Drones on “Advances in Detection, Security, and Communication for UAV: 2nd Edition”.

With the rapid development of wireless networks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a field that cannot be ignored in the domain of communication. UAVs are widely used in many fields due to their high flexibility and range of potential. However, the rapid development and wide application of UAVs have also brought a series of challenges, including security, privacy, communication reliability, interference, physical layer security, and coping ability in complex environments. Comprehensive analysis and research to solve these challenges is a key task in the field of drones. To address these challenges, a series of emerging technologies have shown great development potential, covering artificial intelligence (AI), semantic technology, 6G communication, space-air-ground integration technology, endogenous security technology, physical layer security technology, covert communication technology, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technology, etc. These new technologies bring new possibilities for the system architecture, key technologies, products, and application fields of UAVs. In order to promote the development of detection, security, and communication for UAVs, this Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers in academia and industry to publish their recent research results and discuss opportunities, challenges, and solutions related to UAV detection, security, and communication. We welcome the submission of original research papers on the most advanced technologies and applications related to detection, security, and communication for UAV.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following scope:

• New concept, theory, principle, and application of UAV system architecture;
• Cross-layer optimization for joint detection, security, and communication functions of UAV network;
• Advanced architecture and application of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) for UAV;
• Endogenous security architecture and mechanism for UAV network;
• UAV enhanced dynamic network towards 6G;
• Artificial intelligence enhanced UAV networking;
• Multi-agent game and cooperation mechanism of UAVs;
• Modulation and coding for UAV communication;
• Semantic communication for UAV network;
• Covert communication for UAV;
• Physical secure communication for UAV;
• Interference management for UAV;
• Detection and data collection for UAV;
• UAV networking for space-air-ground integration;
• Emergency communication by UAV;
• Data collection by multi-UAV cooperation;
• Image processing of UAV inspection for power, forest, and ocean.

Prof. Dr. Liuguo Yin
Prof. Dr. Shu Fu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Drones is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• UAV communication
• UAV network and 6G
• UAV system architecture
• interference management
• artificial intelligence
• detection and data collection
• image processing
• UAV network security

• Advances in Detection, Security, and Communication for UAV in Drones (17 articles)