Emerging Technologies toward Sustainable & Green 6G IoT Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Recent years have seen the advent of next-generation communication systems such as the 5G/6G reality real-time Internet of Things (IoT) concept. Consequently, a series of smart applications are forming based on the integration of IoT technology, smart sensors, and different computing schemes in order to create smart cities and enhance humanity’s quality of life. However, these applications face several challenges, such as the service response time, the quality of service (QoS), energy consumption, privacy, and security. In order to address these problems, recent studies have proposed implementing artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge of networks and forming intelligent systems. This helps to minimize the service response time, save energy and computing costs, and enhance the overall performance of sustainable smart cities. However, there remain several problems when integrating AI into the edge of the network. Traditional AI techniques are deployed on powerful servers with centralized training data, while Edge devices are resource-constrained.

Therefore, this Special Issue (SI) is dedicated to IoT-based smart applications and/or advanced computing technologies such as Cloud/Fog/Edge, 6G and next-generation networks, big data analysis, and modern artificial intelligence techniques. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques;
• Emerging Communication Technologies for 6G;
• Internet of Vehicles/Intelligent Transportation Systems;
• Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing Schemes;
• Ad Hoc Communication Technologies;
• Big Data Analytic Techniques;
• Inter of Things Applications;
• Security and Privacy of Advanced Networks;
• Smart applications in emerging areas such as Smart Healthcare, Smart Grids, Smart Agriculture, and Smart Homes/Cities enhance the quality of life for humanity.

Dr. Dinh C. Nguyen
Prof. Dr. Abdellah Chehri
Dr. Vu Khanh Quy
Guest Editors

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