Deployment and Control of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)

Dear Colleagues,

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become a vital component in a wide range of modern applications, including environmental monitoring, smart agriculture, industrial automation, smart cities, and healthcare systems. With the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), the deployment and control of WSNs pose new technical challenges related to energy efficiency, network scalability, data reliability, and real-time performance.

This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research articles and reviews focusing on the recent advances, innovative approaches, and emerging trends in the deployment and control of WSNs. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Energy-efficient WSN architectures and protocols;
• Sensor node placement and coverage optimization;
• Adaptive control strategies for WSNs;
• Routing and data aggregation in dynamic environments;
• Fault tolerance and network resilience;
• WSNs in smart environments (cities, agriculture, industry);
• Integration of WSNs with edge/fog/cloud computing;
• Security and privacy in sensor networks;
• Real-time control and data management;
• AI and machine learning applications in WSN control.

We encourage submissions from interdisciplinary teams working on novel applications of WSNs.

Dr. Aohan Li
Prof. Dr. Mikio Hasegawa
Guest Editors

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