Recent Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Edge Computing
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 168
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrical and computer engineering; IoT communications (bluetooth low energy, BLE); wireless communication channels (MIMO modeling and simulation); integrated circuit (IC) design; ASIC and FPGA implementations; RISC-V architecture and vector engines for AI applications; machine-learning applications (for workload characterization, neural network implementations and waste separation)
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Interests: applications of intelligent signal processing for communications; wireless channel emulation; computer arithmetic and hardware design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rise in IoT-connected devices is reshaping how we live and work, with a projected 20.1 billion globally by 2025, representing a 13.21% increase from 2024 (see Kumar, N. 2025). In this scenario, the IoT ecosystem requires diverse and efficient wireless sensor networks (WSN) that work in synergy with mobile edge computing (MEC) and cloud computing.
The diversity of WSN encompasses personal, vehicular, industrial, metropolitan and wide-area networks. Each one is oriented and recommended for specific applications depending on energy, computing and networking requirements. Additionally, every country has its own unique network infrastructure and specific legal requirements.
This Special Issue addresses sensor infrastructure and networking challenges as well as energy consumption and business models for IoT applications and services. The challenges include the processing, computing and storage of data closer to users and electronic devices, as well as their interaction with the cloud.
The research consolidated in this Special Issue will provide valuable insights into the current state of WSN and MEC and will help visualize future directions.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Wireless sensors (intelligent devices, low-power, efficient or robust);
- Data acquisition and processing;
- Mobile Edge Computing algorithms and applications;
- IoT applications and networking;
- Hardware (microcontrollers and electronic devices) and software computing platforms;
- Software-Defined computing architectures;
- Power source (batteries and energy harvesting).
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Network.
Dr. Omar Longoria-Gandara
Dr. Javier Vázquez-Castillo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- IoT-networks
- wireless sensors
- mobile edge computing
- intelligent devices
- low-power
- IoT-applications
- data acquisition and processing
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