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AI-Aided Sustainable IoT System: Theories, Techniques, and Applications
edited by Yuchao Chang, Yi Zhong and Wen Chen
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3384 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; IoT; big data; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Intelligent Systems Based on Internet of Things for 6G Networks
edited by , and Andreas Johnsson
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3345 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; security and privacy for intelligent systems; cloud/edge computing; federated learning; big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Digital Signal Processing and Wireless Communication
edited by Jihyung Kim, Byungju Lee and Junghyun Kim
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3299 | Submission Open
Keywords: modulation/waveform; antenna techniques; coding; UAV and satellite communication; AI wireless communication; 5G/6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Featured Advances in Real-Time Networks
edited by Yunquan Dong, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3218 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Challenges, Innovation and Future Perspectives of GaN Technology
edited by Koon Hoo Teo
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3075 | Submission Open
Keywords: GaN; wide-bandgap devices; AI-assisted design; AI-assisted operation; fast switching devices; power amplifier; terahertz; device linearity; device power density; GaN integration technology; low-voltage DC converter; digital power amplifier; audio amplifier; quantum electronics; space electronics; hybrid GaN/Si integration; GaN CMOS; GaN arrays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Semiconductor Devices)
Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud Computing for Healthcare submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; computer-aided diagnosis; data analysis; machine learning; cloud computing; smart healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioelectronics)
Deep Learning in Image Processing and Segmentation
edited by Prashan Premaratne
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open
Keywords: image enhancement; image restoration; wavelets and multi-resolution processing; image compression; morphological processing; representation and description; object detection and recognition; knowledge base
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advances on Electronics for Harsh Environments submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open
Keywords: device modeling and characterization; emerging technologies; cryogenics electronics; high-temperature electronics; implantable and wearable devices; electronics for space explorations; radiation-hard systems; circuits; and technologies; physical and chemical sensing systems for extreme environments
Fog/Edge/Cloud Computing in the Internet of Things
edited by Jia Hu, Hui Lin and Zi Wang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2948 | Submission Open
Keywords: fog/edge/cloud computing; Internet of Things (IoT); workload scheduling and optimization; network communication protocol; data processing; modelling; and analysis; anomaly detection; network traffic prediction and optimization; security and privacy in IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Mentor Program: Smart Controller of Energy Aggregators in Distributed Energy Resources submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2882 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; energy aggregators; balancing service provider; flexible loads; distributed control; optimization techniques; electric vehicles; vehicle-to-grid; thermostatic controlled loads; control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Energy Sources Integrated with Power Distribution Systems Using Machine Learning Approach submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2833 | Submission Open
Keywords: power and energy system; distributed energy sources; power distribution systems; evolutionary computation; reinforcement learning; neural networks and learning systems; complex systems and networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Path Planning for Mobile Robots, 2nd Edition
edited by and Lucian Ştefǎniţǎ Grigore
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open
Keywords: path planning; mobile robotics; autonomous mobile robots; multi-modal sensorial systems for robot navigation; robot motion models; localization and mapping; robots and control systems; IoT networks; intelligent transportation; sensor/data fusion; humanoid robots; network security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Next-Generation Indoor Wireless Communication
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart built environment; building wireless performance; wireless-friendly buildings; wireless-friendly building materials; transparent antenna systems; concrete embedded antenna systems; reconfigurable intelligent surface; indoor channel modeling; indoor channel sounding; scattering properties of building materials; short-range communication techniques; ultra-dense small cell networks; mmwave communications; terahertz communications; near-field; MIMO system; extremely large antenna array; integrated sensing and communication; indoor positioning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Blockchain and loT: Security and Privacy Advancements, Integration, Opportunities and Open Issues submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; blockchain; DLTs; D-apps; smart contracts; M2M communications; security; NGNs; NFTs; marketplace
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Innovations in Digital and Analog Electronic Systems for Next-Generation Devices submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2552 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic systems; analog and digital electronics; mixed-signal systems; system development; system verification; system diagnostics; hardware/software co-development; microelectronics; new electronic technologies; biomedical electronics; automotive electronics; electronic safety and security systems; electronic research instrumentation; Internet of Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microelectronics)
Optimal Integration of Energy Storage and Conversion in Smart Grids submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; network reliability; frequency variations; power fluctuation; energy storage system (ESS); energy storage technologies; renewable energy sources; bidirectional power converter; droop control strategy; primary and secondary control; reactive power compensation; community energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Applications of Soft Computing
edited by Aurelio López-Fernández, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2475 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft computing; evolutionary computing; neurocomputing; process optimization; vision or pattern recognition; forecasting; bioinformatics; other issues related to the advances of soft computing in various applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
5G/B5G/6G Wireless Communication and Its Applications
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless communication; B5G; 6G; network optimization; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Innovative Technologies and Services for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
edited by and Fei Qi
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); control systems; sensing technologies; wireless communication; optimization algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection Systems Using Machine Learning
edited by Sicong Shao and Jielun Zhang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2287 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrusion detection; system and software security; network security; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; power engineering; power generation; power distribution; smart grids; renewable energies; energy storage; EMI; EMC; power semiconductor devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
New Challenges in Cyber Security
edited by , Sai Akshita Maradapu Vera Venkata, Zuobin Xiong and Tuo Shi
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber security; security and privacy; distributed data processing; internet of things; edge computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advanced Non-Volatile Memory Devices and Systems
edited by and Vincenzo Della Marca
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2122 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-volatile memories; OxRAM; MRAM; FeRAM; PCM; Flash; reliability; architecture; circuit design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microelectronics)
New Advances in Navigation and Positioning Systems
edited by Qu Wang, Ze Li, and Ming Xia
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2101 | Submission Open
Keywords: location-based services; multi-source fusion; pedestrian dead reckoning; simultaneous localization and mapping; indoor navigation; indoor localization; pedestrian navigation; human activity recognition; vehicle positioning; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Emerging Distributed/Parallel Computing Systems
edited by Yawen Chen and Fei (Travis) Dai
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed computing; parallel computing systems; computing architectures; parallel distributed algorithms; multi-processor systems; optical computing accelerators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Heterogeneous and Energy-Efficient Computing Systems
edited by Jieyang Chen
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient computing; heterogeneous computing; computational accelerators; GPU; TPU; FPGA; high-performance computing; cloud computing; green computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Data Privacy in IoT Networks
edited by Wei Qi Yan and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2045 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; privacy preservation; machine learning; deep learning; model distillation; encryption and cryptographic for privacy-preserving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Ad Hoc Networks Combined with Blockchain for Web 3.0: System Design, Security, Privacy and AI-Driven Optimization
edited by , Ruozhou Yu and Haiqin Wu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; VANETs; AI; security and privacy; Web 3.0; smart contracts; consensus mechanism; decentralization and de-trust
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Neuromorphic Device, Circuits, and Systems
edited by Mst Shamim Ara Shawkat and Garrett S. Rose
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open
Keywords: devices; circuits; architecture design; analysis; and optimization for neuromorphic computing systems; design and development of neuromorphic computing devices and hardware; neuromorphic learning algorithms using emerging devices and circuits; design of novel artificial neural networks and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Network Protocols and Cybersecurity
edited by , and Bhagwan Das
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; network protocol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
New Advances in Underwater Communication Systems
edited by and Hojun Lee
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater channel modeling; estimation and characterization; underwater ranging; localization and tracking; underwater surveillance and monitoring; underwater network optimization and resource allocation; underwater covert communication; machine/deep learning-based underwater communication; underwater Internet of Things (UIoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Software-Defined Cloud Computing: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1771 | Submission Open
Keywords: software-defined networks; cloud computing; resource management; performance optimization; cloud security; cloud platform  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation Systems submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous navigation and path planning; swarm robotics; intelligent control systems; data fusion; machine learning; human– robot collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Advanced Industry 4.0/5.0: Intelligence and Automation submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1609 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0/5.0; artificial intelligence; blockchain technologies; intelligent sensors; interoperability; automation; monitoring; digital twin; prognosis and diagnosis; control technology; cloud/edge computing; open-source; industrial internet of things; industrial cyber– physical systems (ICPS); industrial sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Anomaly Detection and Prevention in the Smart Grid submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1607 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; anomaly detection; resilience; distributed energy resources; industrial control systems.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
5G Technology for Internet of Things submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5th generation cellular communications; Internet of Things; open-RAN; intelligent devices; performance optimisation; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
New Insights in Computational Intelligence and Its Applications
edited by , Handing Wang, Ye Tian and Chuanji Zhang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational intelligence; evolutionary algorithm; machine learning; pattern recognition; complex optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
SAR Image and Signal Processing
edited by , and Junjie Wang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; multi-mode; image and signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Advanced Materials for Intelligent Electronics
edited by Hyojung Kim
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1555 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; novel synthesis and fabrication techniques; characterization of materials; multifunctional nanocomposites; advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices; theoretical modeling and simulation; additive manufacturing and 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
New Trends in Cryptography, Data Security and Privacy with Robust Authentication and Access Control
edited by Guowen Xu, Hao Ren and Jianfei Sun
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied cryptograph; data security and privacy; access control and authentication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Progress in Wireless Communication Networks
edited by Bo Wei, Bo Gu and Hang Song
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open
Keywords: green IoT; beyond 5G/6G; communication and energy efficiency; wireless sensing; video transmission; AI in wireless communication; cross-layer design; resource allocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Explainability in Human-Computer Interaction and Collaboration submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: explainability and explainable artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction; human-robot/agent collaboration; human-centered  AI; AI  ethics; decision-making systems; recommender systems; explainability in multiagent systems; human-robot teams
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
New Trends and Methods in Communication Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1086 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced signal processin; radio communications; non-linear system analysis; artificial intelligence; wireless communications; Internet of Things; 5G communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Recent Advances in High-Performance Electrical Machine Drives: Design, Optimization, Manufacturing, and Control
edited by Yang Xiao, Yiming Ma, and Xi Chen
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics-fed machine drives; permanent magnet machines; electrically excited machines; induction machines; data-driven optimization; artificial intelligence; machine drive control; machine drive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Advances in Cloud and Distributed System Applications
edited by Massimo Canonico and Marco Guazzone
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; fog and edge computing; distributed systems; peer-to-peer
Advancements in Communication and Sensing Systems through Machine Learning
edited by Huan Wu, Hua Zheng and Kun Zhu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; communication systems; sensing systems; signal processing; sensor data analysis; intelligent sensing technologies; internet of things (IoT)
Applications of IoT Technology in Intelligent Farms submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; IoT/ IoE; AI-enabled IoT solutions; WSN; cloud and edge computing; smart farming; advanced agriculture practices; data fusion and analytics IoT methodologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
The Latest Progress in Computational Electromagnetics and Beyond
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-frequency and full-wave computational electromagnetics methods; multiple scattering mechanisms and analysis; electromagnetic simulation; detection; and perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
New Trends in Cryptography, Authentication and Information Security
edited by Zhen Liu, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrusion detection; cybersecurity; cyber threats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
AI-Based Solutions for Cybersecurity
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI solution for cybersecurity; machine learning-based solution for cybersecurity; deep learning-based solution for cybersecurity; AI solution for cloud security; AI solution for privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
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