Advances in Smart Environments and the Internet of Things
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027
Editors
Interests: computer networking; intelligent networks and e-services; routing, sensor technologies, artificial intelligence, precision agriculture and smart farming; remote sensing in farming systems; environmental information technologies
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Special Issue Information
The Special Issue mainly focuses on theories, methods and applications of environmental information systems, intelligent devices, cloud computing, blockchain, spatial information technology, data mining and artificial intelligence (AI).
Widely dispersed devices can generate more data, supply processing power, and function cooperatively to execute various tasks locally and assign their execution to more capable nodes.
In such a complicated environment, conventional communication technologies are inadequate for connecting a large number of low-power IoT devices, including sensors, actuators, robots, and smartphones.
Middleware architecture, as well as cloud and edge computing case studies, will be essential in addressing device heterogeneity and the massive amount of data produced by IoT sources.
Proper management platforms need to be developed to dynamically detect, integrate, and coordinate the introduced environmental IoT devices.
New lightweight protocols that support and ensure secure services, like data integrity and authentication, must be designed and developed.
In addition to IP-based solutions, innovative future Internet networking examples are expected to be essential to the deployment of IoT smart environments.
Advances in Smart Environments & Internet of Things is dedicated to critical areas of environmental information technology. The focus is on publishing and disseminating the latest research findings, creating a high-level academic exchange platform, and fostering advancements in the field of smart environmental engineering.
The publication seeks original research articles, review papers, and case studies that showcase innovative environmental applications in the following areas:
- Intelligent equipment and systems.
- Intelligent management and control.
- Data-driven decision-making.
- AI-powered environmental monitoring and prediction.
- Edge AI and distributed intelligence for smart environments.
- Sustainable and resilient smart ecosystems.
- Blockchain and trusted environmental data infrastructures.
- Intelligent sensor networks and advanced sensing technologies.
- Environmental data quality, FAIR data, and interoperability.
- Human-centered AI for environmental decision making.
Researchers working in artificial intelligence, computer networks, computer vision, environmental data science, smart farming applications, precision agriculture, and other related fields are invited to contribute to this exciting Special Issue in Applied Science (MDPI).
Prof. Dr. Theodore A. Tsiligiridis
Dr. Konstantinos Demestichas
Prof. Dr. Christos Douligeris
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- computer networks
- environmental data science
- internet of things
- smart environments
- environmental information systems
- intelligent sensor networks
- edge computing
- cloud computing
- computer vision
- explainable AI
- blockchain
- decision support systems
- environmental monitoring.
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