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Future Internet, Volume 15, Issue 12

December 2023 - 36 articles

Cover Story: The interconnected nature of IoT systems enables the collection and exchange of data via sensors, actuators, and software from various components such as physical devices, vehicles, etc. These systems have achieved seamless connectivity requirements using the next-generation wireless network infrastructures. Open RAN (O-RAN) promotes flexibility and intelligence in the next-generation RAN. Our work reviews the applications of O-RAN in supporting the next-generation smart IoT systems by conducting a thorough survey. We propose a generic problem space, which consists of IoT systems (transportation, industry, etc.), targets (reliable communication, real-time analytics), and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). We also outline future research directions concerning robust and scalable solutions, interoperability and standardization, privacy, and security. View this paper
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Articles (36)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,556 Views
28 Pages

HeFUN: Homomorphic Encryption for Unconstrained Secure Neural Network Inference

  • Duy Tung Khanh Nguyen,
  • Dung Hoang Duong,
  • Willy Susilo,
  • Yang-Wai Chow and
  • The Anh Ta

18 December 2023

Homomorphic encryption (HE) has emerged as a pivotal technology for secure neural network inference (SNNI), offering privacy-preserving computations on encrypted data. Despite active developments in this field, HE-based SNNI frameworks are impeded by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,779 Views
20 Pages

18 December 2023

The e-book services we use today have a serious drawback in that we will no longer be able to read the books we have purchased when the service is terminated. One way to solve this problem is to build a decentralized system that does not depend on a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,407 Views
22 Pages

Securing Network Traffic Classification Models against Adversarial Examples Using Derived Variables

  • James Msughter Adeke,
  • Guangjie Liu,
  • Junjie Zhao,
  • Nannan Wu and
  • Hafsat Muhammad Bashir

16 December 2023

Machine learning (ML) models are essential to securing communication networks. However, these models are vulnerable to adversarial examples (AEs), in which malicious inputs are modified by adversaries to produce the desired output. Adversarial traini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
10,755 Views
28 Pages

16 December 2023

Despite its status as one of the most ancient sectors worldwide, agriculture continues to be a fundamental cornerstone of the global economy. Nevertheless, it faces obstacles such as a lack of trust, difficulties in tracking, and inefficiencies in ma...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
12,163 Views
54 Pages

14 December 2023

In recent years, the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) has garnered significant attention from researchers and automotive industry professionals due to its expanding range of applications and services aimed at enhancing road safety and driver/passenger comf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,759 Views
22 Pages

14 December 2023

In wireless sensor network-based water pipeline monitoring (WWPM) systems, a vital requirement emerges: the achievement of low energy consumption. This primary goal arises from the fundamental necessity to ensure the sustained operability of sensor n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,252 Views
13 Pages

13 December 2023

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) stands as a pivotal paradigm in network implementation, exerting a profound influence on the trajectory of technological advancement. The critical role of security within SDN cannot be overstated, with distributed de...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,258 Views
22 Pages

A Survey on Blockchain-Based Federated Learning

  • Lang Wu,
  • Weijian Ruan,
  • Jinhui Hu and
  • Yaobin He

12 December 2023

Federated learning (FL) and blockchains exhibit significant commonality, complementarity, and alignment in various aspects, such as application domains, architectural features, and privacy protection mechanisms. In recent years, there have been notab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,790 Views
17 Pages

11 December 2023

Three-dimensional object detection involves estimating the dimensions, orientations, and locations of 3D bounding boxes. Intersection of Union (IoU) loss measures the overlap between predicted 3D box and ground truth 3D bounding boxes. The localizati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
14,201 Views
43 Pages

Enabling Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review and Research Directions

  • Shrouk A. Ali,
  • Shaimaa Ahmed Elsaid,
  • Abdelhamied A. Ateya,
  • Mohammed ElAffendi and
  • Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif

9 December 2023

The concept of smart cities, which aim to enhance the quality of urban life through innovative technologies and policies, has gained significant momentum in recent years. As we approach the era of next-generation smart cities, it becomes crucial to e...

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