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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for a Hyperconnected World

edited by

Faycal Bouhafs

and

Sachin Sharma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 65 | 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)

Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Industry 4.0

edited by

Marcelo García

and Paulina Ayala

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | 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)

Performance and QoS Issues of 5G Wireless Networks and Beyond

edited by

Konstantin Samouylov

and

Ammar Muthanna

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7916 | 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)

eHealth and mHealth

edited by

Sten Hanke

, Bernhard Neumayer and Stefan Sauermann

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3692 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; mHealth; wearables; telemedicine; interoperability; mobile apps; standards; patient empowerment

Moving towards 6G Wireless Technologies—Volume II

edited by

Alessandro Raschellà

and

Michael Mackay

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 158 | 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

edited by

Jordi Mateo-Fornés

and

Choong Seon Hong

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

Blockchain and Web 3.0: Applications, Challenges and Future Trends—Volume II

edited by Qiang Qu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

Machine Learning for Blockchain and IoT Systems in Smart City

edited by

Cheng-Chi Lee

and

Dinh-Thuan Do

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9470 | 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)

Cyber Security in the New "Edge Computing + IoT" World

edited by

Xuebin Ren

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8512 | 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

edited by

Fatima Salahdine

Hassan El Alami

and

Mohammed Ridouani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8002 | 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)

Deep Learning in Recommender Systems

edited by

María N. Moreno García

and

Fernando De la Prieta Pintado

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6644 | 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)

Big Data Analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things—2nd Edition

edited by

Paolo Bellavista

Giuseppe Di Modica

and

Fernando Cucchietti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 70 | 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

edited by

Thomas Loruenser

and

Stephan Krenn

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8162 | 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)

Social Internet of Things (SIoT)

edited by

Domenico Ursino

Francesco Cauteruccio

and

Luca Virgili

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4076 | 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)

Secure Communication Protocols for Future Computing

edited by

Valderi R. Q. Leithardt

Paul Crocker

and

Raúl García Ovejero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3694 | 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 2962 | 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)

Virtual Reality and Metaverse: Impact on the Digital Transformation of Society II

edited by

Diego Vergara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; virtual environments; metaverse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Information and Future Internet Security, Trust and Privacy—Volume III

edited by

Weizhi Meng

and

Christian D. Jensen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | 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)

Graph Neural Networks and Its Applications

edited by Yifei Xu and

Dong**g Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph neural networks for sequence behavior modeling; graph neural networks for personalized recommendation; graph neural networks for spatial-temporal data prediction; graph neural networks for traffic forecasting; graph neural networks for medical diagnosis and analysis; graph neural networks for electronic health; graph neural networks for skeleton data analysis and action recognition; graph neural networks for natural language and programming language processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Secure Integration of IoT and Cloud Computing

edited by Di Lu and

Yichuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 156 | 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)

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 91 | 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)

Wireless Sensors and Edge Computing in IoT

edited by Haider Ali, Umair Ullah Tariq and Shahroz Nadeem

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 483 | 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

QoS in Wireless Sensor Network for IoT Applications

edited by

Pascal Lorenz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6757 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Security and Privacy in Blockchains and the IoT III

edited by

Christoph Stach

Clémentine Gritti

and Iouliana Litou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6102 | 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)

Internet of Things Technology and Service Computing

edited by Yang Zhang and

Michael Sheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 50 | 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)

Cybersecurity in the IoT

edited by

Christos Tryfonopoulos

and

Nicholas Kolokotronis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | 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 | Viewed by 34 | 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)

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Trends and Technologies

edited by

Zhihao Liu

Franco Davoli

and Davide Borsatti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3123 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); edge computing; cybersecurity in IIoT; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IIoT applications; Industry 5.0 with IIoT; big data analytics for IIoT; sensor networks for IIoT; IIoT-driven smart manufacturing; IIoT standards and protocols; wireless communication in industrial environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Advances and Perspectives in Human-Computer Interaction II

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: HCI; user experience; user-centered design; multimodal interfaces; interaction technologies; usability; virtual reality; augmented reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Healthcare: Methods, Applications, and Challenges

edited by **uyi Fan, Si Yong Yeo and Siyuan Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging analysis; explainable medical AI; digital health; hospital management; telemedicine; smart healthcare system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Network Architectures and Protocols for Edge Learning in B5G IoT Systems

edited by Latif Ladid, Muslim Elkotob and Tayeb BenMeriem

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: network architectures; network protocols; edge learning; 5G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in USA 2024–2025

edited by

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

and

Symeon Papavassiliou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; smart grid systems; cybersecurity; public safety; cyber– physical systems; edge computing; smart cities; Internet of Things

2024 and 2025 Feature Papers from Future Internet’s Editorial Board Members

edited by

Gianluigi Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; network virtualization; cybersecurity

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in Italy 2024–2025

edited by

Massimo Cafaro

Italo Epicoco

and

Marco Pulimeno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial and augmented intelligence; software-defined network functions and network virtualization; cybersecurity

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technologies in Greece 2024–2025

edited by

Panagiotis Papageorgas

Dimitrios Piromalis

and

Dionisis Kandris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced communication network infrastructures; internet of things; centralized and distributed data centers; industrial internet of things

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