Intelligent Integration of Sensing-Communication-Computing Continuum for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
A special issue of Big Data and Cognitive Computing (ISSN 2504-2289).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 71
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid advancement of information and communication technologies, a wave of innovative applications has emerged, leading to exponential data growth and placing significant strain on network bandwidth, energy efficiency, and response latency. In this context, edge computing has garnered substantial attention as a transformative paradigm that extends the capabilities of cloud computing to the network edge. Edge computing integrates three core components: (1) a sensing layer, which enables real-time data acquisition to support timely system decision-making; (2) a communication layer, which ensures ultra-low latency and highly reliable data transmission through advanced wireless technologies; and (3) a computing layer, which leverages cloud-edge collaboration to perform intelligent analysis of massive data streams. Looking ahead to the 6G era, the deep convergence of sensing, communication, and computing will become the cornerstone for supporting emerging applications that demand deterministic service quality. However, this field is still in its early stages, facing critical challenges such as architectural innovation, dynamic resource coordination, and intelligent system management. This Special Issue aims to provide a collaborative platform for academic researchers and industry practitioners to share cutting-edge research on the integration of sensing, communication, and computing for next-generation wireless networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Architecture design for integrated sensing-communication-computing systems;
- Resource management and optimization techniques;
- Real-time data acquisition and intelligent processing;
- Novel communication technologies for efficient resource collaboration;
- Distributed intelligence for edge-cloud resource orchestration;
- Security and privacy issues in collaborative environments;
- Implementation, testbed development, and deployment of collaborative systems.
Prof. Dr. Li Zhu
Dr. Lei Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- data acquisition and processing
- ultra-low data communication
- resource management
- distributed intelligence
- security and privacy
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