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Convergence of Edge Computing and Next Generation Networking
edited by , Gabriele Elia and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2446 | Submission Open
Keywords: network management; federated edge networks; network programmability; cloud continuum; ai for the network; network security; network slicing; network intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Wireless Industrial Internet of Things
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2200 | Submission Open
Keywords: IIoT; wireless; 5G/6G; SDN; TSN
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
IoT Architecture for Smart Environments: Mechanisms, Approaches, and Applications submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT architecture; IoT for smart environments; IoT mechanisms; IoT approaches; IoT applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology for Smart Cities submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18133 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; artificial Intelligence; blockchain; IoT applications security privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Novel Advances in Collaborative Environments for Virtual, Augmented, Mixed and Extended Reality submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3826 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; extended reality; human– computer interface; human– computer interaction; gesture recognition; virtual collaborative environment; virtual shared environment; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; network-based virtual environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Machine Learning Perspective in the Convolutional Neural Network Era
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38909 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence inference; inference lightweight; CNN
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Advances in Extended Reality for Smart Cities submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3487 | Submission Open
Keywords: augmented reality; virtual reality; mixed reality; augmented virtuality; extended reality; smart city; civic engagement; urban planning; citizen experience; urban sustainability; citizen participation; playable cities; learning experience design; education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Techno-Social Smart Systems)
Deep Learning Techniques Addressing Data Scarcity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3082 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Modern Trends in Multi-Agent Systems II submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-agent systems; Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; data aggregation; remote sensing; distributed computing; parallel computing; cloud computing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)
Telemedicine Applications in the Internet of Things
edited by
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3953 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Medical Things; remote patient monitoring; telehealth; smart healthcare; IoMT framework; health data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Edge Intelligence: Edge Computing for 5G and the Internet of Things
edited by Yuezhi Zhou and Xu Chen
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8803 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; edge intelligence; 5G networks; IoT networks; federated edge learning; cloud– edge– device converged computing; distributed edge intelligence model training and inference; privacy-preserving edge intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
ICT and AI in Intelligent E-systems
edited by Ergun Gide and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7905 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital transformation; E-systems; E-business; data visualization; business intelligence; intelligent IS; business analytics; ICT higher education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)
Privacy and Security Issues with Edge Learning in IoT Systems
edited by Kuo-Yu Tsai and Kuo Chung-Wei
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4234 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge learning; data privacy; security threats; defense mechanism; side-channel attack; threat model; Internet of Things application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Distributing Computing in the Internet of Things (IoT): Cloud, Fog and Edge Computing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18294 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud-edge continuum; distributed programming models; energy-aware computing; fog computing; Internet of Things; interoperability and portability; privacy-aware data processing; secure data management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Security in the Internet of Things (IoT) submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9904 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; cybersecurity; edge computing; artificial intelligence; federated learning; data privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Machine Learning for Blockchain and IoT System in Smart Cities submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5277 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of things; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; blockchain; smart sensors; wireless sensor networks; decision support systems; communications for smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Smart Societies submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; smart societies; generative AI; artificial intelligence; generative models; predictive analytics; big data; AI governance; personalized learning and urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for a Hyperconnected World submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: SDN; NFV; network programmability; smart cities; Internet of Things; SDWN
(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)
Deep Learning for Recommender Systems
edited by Mingxing Duan, Huizhang Luo and Rong Pan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: recommender system; deep learning; security; adversarial attack; federated learning; robustness; privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Future Directions in Blockchain Technologies
edited by Xiang Ying and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; zero knowledge proofs; distributed computing; AI training networks; decentralized inference
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Industry 4.0
edited by and Paulina Ayala
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT); industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; predictive maintenance; industrial automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
eHealth and mHealth
edited by , Bernhard Neumayer and Stefan Sauermann
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11044 | Submission Open
Keywords: eHealth; mHealth; wearables; telemedicine; interoperability; mobile apps; standards; patient empowerment
Performance and QoS Issues of 5G Wireless Networks and Beyond submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8979 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G/6G; THz/mmWave radio access; Tactile/Haptic Internet; LSA; URLLC; eMMB; IAB; UAV bridges; resources reservation; system models; usage scenarios; performance metrics; QoS/QoE parameters; modelling approach; simulation; measurements; service modelling; queueing models; stochastic geometry approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Blockchain and Web 3.0: Applications, Challenges and Future Trends—Volume II
edited by Qiang Qu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; smart contract; cryptocurrency; security and privacy; distributed consensus and networks; transaction analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Moving towards 6G Wireless Technologies—Volume II submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | Submission Open
Keywords: beyond 5G and 6G technologies; 6G communications; performance analysis for energy efficiency; latency and quality of experience; mm-wave and THz communications; artificial intelligence and deep machine learning; new antenna array design; laser communications and visible-light communication; blockchain for 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Cloud and Edge Computing for the Next-Generation Networks submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open
Keywords: task offloading; cloud-edge continuum; 5G network architectures; Internet of Things (IoT); distributed intelligence; resource management; resilience; privacy-aware processing; trust mechanisms; edge AI models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Machine Learning for Blockchain and IoT Systems in Smart City submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15004 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; internet of things; blockchain technology; smart cities; security and privacy; wireless communication; artificial intelligence; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Deep Learning in Recommender Systems submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11918 | Submission Open
Keywords: recommender systems; deep learning; GNN; implicit feedback; session-based recommendations; context-aware recommendations; bias; fairness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Cyber Security in the New "Edge Computing + IoT" World
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11385 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity in typical edge and IoT systems; e.g.; smart grid; smart transportation; system security in edge and fog computing; security and privacy issues in edge intelligence and the IoT; data security and privacy in edge computing and the IoT; privacy-enhancing technologies in edge computing and the IoT; adversarial attacks in edge computing and the IoT; defending mechanisms in edge computing and the IoT; blockchain and its applications in edge computing and the IoT; trust management in edge computing and the IoT; trustworthy ML algorithms in edge computing and the IoT; advanced privacy-enhanced technologies for edge computing and the IoT; advanced cryptography techniques for a resource-constrained IoT; large language models (LLMs) for cybersecurity in edge computing and the IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
AI and Security in 5G Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9994 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G and beyond; cooperative networks; cognitive radio networks; security; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; federated learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Big Data Analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial internet of things (IIoT); big data processing; edge cloud computing; cloud continuum; digital twins; distributed machine learning for IIoT; big data processing for control loops; performance isolation over virtualized resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Privacy and Security in Computing Continuum and Data-Driven Workflows submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14363 | Submission Open
Keywords: security and privacy for data spaces; privacy friendly data markets and platforms; secure data-driven workflows; IoT and cyber-physical security and/or privacy; online privacy and anonymous authentication; data sovereignty; cloud and edge computing security; privacy-enhancing technologies; secure computing technologies; privacy preserving machine learning; computing on encrypted data; hardware security and attestation; End2end security in IoT and cloud computing; verifiable computing; End2end authenticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Security and Privacy Issues in the Internet of Cloud submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14190 | Submission Open
Keywords: security challenges for IoC; privacy challenges for IoC; IoC and edge computing challenges; ethical issues with IoC; security and privacy requirements of IoC; security solutions and PETs in IoC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Social Internet of Things (SIoT) submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5946 | Submission Open
Keywords: new architectures for the SIoT; multi-IoT paradigm; information Integration in the SIoT; multiple Networks of Things; knowledge Management in the SIoT; data Analytics in the SIoT; cybersecurity in the SIoT; trust and reputation of smart objects; SIoT and Industry 4.0; SIoT and Society 5.0; SIoT and distributed computing; SIoT and cloud; smart object profiling; SIoT and healthcare; SIoT and cultural heritage; SIoT and agriculture; SIoT and manufacturing; SIoT and automation; SIoT in mechatronic; SIoT and crowdsensing; SIoT and smart cities; SIoT and autonomous driving systems; legal Issues for the SIoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Virtual Reality and Metaverse: Impact on the Digital Transformation of Society II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4640 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; virtual environments; metaverse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Secure Communication Protocols for Future Computing submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4334 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Security and Privacy in Mobile Networks
edited by Tao Wan and Haixin Duan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3798 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G security; LTE security; privacy; cellular network security; mobile network security; radio access network security; core network security; IMS security; VoLTE security; VoWiFi security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Information and Future Internet Security, Trust and Privacy—Volume III submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3076 | Submission Open
Keywords: network security; trust management; intrusion detection; SDN security; data privacy; internet security; trust aggregation; blockchain in security and trust; AI in trust; critical system security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Network Architectures and Edge/Fog Computing Solutions for B5G IoT Applications
edited by Javad Rezazadeh and Hamid Salarian
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: beyond 5G; IoT (Internet of Things); network architectures; edge computing; fog computing; network optimization; edge/fog solutions; wireless networks; IoT applications and use cases; AI techniques for IoT; network resource management; interoperability and standardization for B5G IoT; energy-efficient protocols for B5G IoT; virtualization for B5G IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Secure Integration of IoT and Cloud Computing
edited by Di Lu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: security mechanism; security integration; IoT; cloud computing; authentication methods; data security; system security; program security; virtualization security; network security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Wireless Sensors and Edge Computing in IoT
edited by Haider Ali, Umair Ullah Tariq and Shahroz Nadeem
submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless sensor networks; edge computing; IoT security; machine learning in IoT; predictive analytics; energy efficiency; Quality of Service (QoS); federated learning; sustainable IoT; data privacy
Security and Privacy in Blockchains and the IoT III
edited by , and Iouliana Litou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8961 | Submission Open
Keywords: security and privacy solutions for blockchain and IoT systems; authentication and access control in blockchain and IoT environments; privacy-preserving smart contracts and consensus mechanisms; privacy-preserving data collection; threat detection and prevention in blockchain and IoT applications; secure data sharing and storage in IoT using blockchain technologies; scalability and efficiency of blockchain-based data management; trust-building measures in the security and privacy of blockchain and IoT systems; case studies on security and privacy challenges in real-world applications; regulatory and legal aspects of security and privacy in these domains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Scalable and Distributed Cloud Continuum Orchestration for Next-Generation IoT Applications: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by and Ioannis Dimolitsas
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8025 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT  ; AI; cloud computing  ; edge computing  ; fog computing; 5G/6G; digital twins; distributed service embedding; task offloading; resource autoscaling; service migration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
QoS in Wireless Sensor Network for IoT Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7708 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Network and Service
edited by Emiliano Tramontana and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-powered software development tools and environments; AI support for analyzing big data for health; natural resources; pollution; etc.; AI and autonomic computing; AI-supported network management; AI-enabled virtualization environments; AI and blockchain-based systems; AI management of cloud services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Internet of Things Technology and Service Computing
edited by Yang Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open
Keywords: LLM-driven IoT service; multimodal models enhanced IoT service; AI-based IoT service reasoning; generative AI as a IoT service; IoT security and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems II
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23666 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Cybersecurity in the IoT submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8825 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; cyber-security; artificial intelligence; machine/deep learning; supply chain; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cybersecurity
edited by Raha Moraffah and Li Yang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; generative AI; cyber security; adversarial machine learning; responsible AI; cyber-attacks; cyber defenses; risk assessment; misinformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Blockchain-Based Internet of Vehicles
edited by , Barbara M. Masini and Zouhaier Brahmia
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Vehicles (IoV); autonomous vehicles; vehicular ad hoc network (VANET); intelligent transportation systems; smart traffic management; vehicle-to-everything (V2X); secure data storage; vehicle data management; vehicle data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
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