IoT-Driven Digital Twin Integration and Energy Modeling for Smart Industry 4.0

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, "IoT-Driven Digital Twin Integration and Energy Modeling for Smart Industry 4.0", which will be published in Electronics. It aims to explore innovative methodologies and practical applications of IoT technology integrated with digital twins, emphasizing the use of building energy modeling, calibration methodologies, and predictive analytics to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in cloud-based Industry 4.0 technology.

This Special Issue primarily focuses on the intersection of IoT-enabled digital twins and advanced building energy modeling. We aim to publish research that provides significant insights into modeling, calibration techniques (such as UrbanOpt- and OpenStudio-based methodologies), and the effective application of the IoT in smart buildings and industrial facilities. Submissions should address advancements in areas including (but not limited to) the following:

• IoT frameworks and smart contracts in building management that are cloud-native.
• Open IoT protocols using MQTT for constrained devices, CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol), and cloud-based RESTful APIs using HTTP/HTTPS via the internet.
• Calibration methodologies for energy models using IoT data.
• UrbanOpt, OpenStudio, EnergyPlus, and related tools for energy modeling.
• Real-time data analytics and anomaly detection for smart buildings.
• Digital twin modeling for improved energy management.
• Edge computing solutions in energy-efficient smart industry environments.
• Practical case studies demonstrating IoT–digital twin integration for energy optimization.

This Special Issue hopes to build upon the existing body of literature by addressing practical challenges and future opportunities in the integration of the IoT and digital twins, specifically within the context of energy efficiency and modeling in Industry 4.0 and the integration of existing layers into a cloud-native environment.

Dr. Vasanth Iyer
Prof. Dr. Saraju P. Mohanty
Dr. Jeff Ma
Dr. Peng "Solomon" Yin
Guest Editors

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