Deployment and Control of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Internet of things; resource management; edge intelligence
Interests: chaos; neural networks; optimization; wireless communication systems; mobile networks; cognitive radio
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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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Keywords
- wireless sensor networks (WSNs)
- energy-efficient communication
- sensor deployment
- real-time monitoring and control
- IoT and edge computing integration
- WSN security and privacy
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