Information and Communications Technology for Industry 4.0
This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
More and more, information and communication technologies play a key role in modern industries. The ability to gather huge amounts of data in the full lifecycle of a product or in a production line enables new and more efficient processes in industries, and the provision of added-value services to customers. The complete adoption of the so-called Industry 4.0 paradigm requires a conscious introduction of several technologies: IoT, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cyber-security, localization, augmented reality, inspection systems, etc. Therefore, the full OSI stack, from physical to application layer, is involved.
This Special Issue is focused on innovative ICT solutions specifically designed for industrial applications.
Dr. Silvio Abrate
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- IoT
- cyber-physical systems
- artificial intelligence
- data science
- cyber-security
- communications
- localization technologies
- augmented reality
- industrial automation
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Published Papers
Appl. Sci. - ISSN 2076-3417