Recent Advances in Internet of Things and Its Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a significant part of our everyday lives, connecting physical devices like sensors, appliances, and machines to the internet. It is used in many areas such as healthcare, farming, transport, and smart homes, making systems more efficient, automated, and intelligent. For example, in agriculture, IoT sensors can monitor soil conditions, track crop health, and control irrigation systems automatically, helping farmers use resources more effectively.

IoT has grown rapidly in recent years thanks to better wireless technology, smaller and cheaper sensors, and more powerful cloud computing. Today, there are billions of connected devices, and this number will continue to rise as technologies like 5G and edge computing improve. This fast growth underscores the importance of IoT, but it also brings new challenges around data security and the smooth growth of systems.

This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances and emerging research on the Internet of Things (IoT). It will provide a platform for researchers and engineers to share innovative ideas, practical solutions, and real-world applications across a range of domains, including smart homes, healthcare, agriculture, industry, and urban systems. We welcome contributions that highlight novel IoT technologies, scalable system designs, and impactful deployments that reflect the growing importance of IoT in modern connected environments, especially those that integrate technical research with practical applications. This Special Issues invites the submission of reviews, original theoretical and practical research articles, and data reports. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Large Language Models (LLMs) for Intelligent IoT: on-device inference, communication, and sensing;
• Security and privacy challenges related to LLMs in IoT environments;
• Machine learning and AI for wireless sensing applications;
• Security and privacy in wireless sensing systems;
• Joint communication and sensing in IoT environments;
• Precision agriculture using IoT sensors for soil monitoring, crop health, and automated irrigation systems;
• IoT-enabled real-time monitoring of mining equipment and environmental conditions;
• IoT-based connected vehicle systems for traffic management, predictive maintenance, and enhanced driver safety;
• IoT-enabled remote patient monitoring and wearable health devices for real-time diagnostics and personalized care;
• Advanced IoT security frameworks for threat detection, data privacy, and secure device authentication;
• Integration of IoT with SCADA systems for real-time telemetry, remote monitoring, and predictive maintenance in industrial automation.

Dr. Jahan Hassan
Dr. Sayed Amir Hoseini
Guest Editors

Dr. Syed Danial Ali Shah
Guest Editor Assistant

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• wireless
• Internet of Things
• precision agriculture
• IoT sensors
• soil monitoring
• crop health
• automated irrigation
• mining
• environmental sensing
• vehicular technology
• traffic management
• remote patient monitoring
• wearable health devices
• real-time diagnostics
• personalized healthcare
• IoT security
• SCADA
• telemetry systems
• industrial automation