IIoT Enabling Next Generation Digital Factories
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 14174
Special Issue Editors
Interests: context-aware computing; vehicular networks; privacy; IoT
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: industry 4.0; intelligent systems; management of information systems; predictive & prescriptive analytics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special issue targets the recent advances that disruptive technologies such as the IoT and IIoT have in Industry 4.0 scenarios and Digital factories. The possibility of having unprecedented pervasiveness of devices and sensors in modern industrial machines enables novel and tailored services. Moreover, Machine Learning techniques and Artificial Intelligence allow to automate tasks by learning from past experiences, key in many scenarios. In this special issue we are then welcoming submissions related to:
- Internet of Things
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Industry 4.0
- Smart Manufacturing
- Predictive Maintenance
- Digital Factories
- Big Data in Industry 4.0
- Cloud to Edge architectures in Industry 4.0
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence in Industry 4.0
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Digital Twins
- Business Process Modeling
Dr. Luca Bedogni
Dr. Alexandros Bousdekis
Dr. Moritz von Stietencron
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Internet of Things
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Industry 4.0
- Smart Manufacturing
- Predictive Maintenance
- Digital Factories
- Big Data in Industry 4.0
- Cloud to Edge architectures in Industry 4.0
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence in Industry 4.0
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Digital Twins
- Business Process Modeling
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