Recent Advancements in Sensor Networks and Communication Technologies
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 2190
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless sensor networks; networks; wireless communications; cross-layer optimization; quantum communications; cross layer security; IoT
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Interests: mobile communications; forward error correction coding; reconfigurable (software radio) architectures; cross-layer architectures; V2V applications
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2. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos, Greece
Interests: security and privacy in wireless communications; vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs); estimation techniques for physical layers; error detection and correction techniques in physical layers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advancements in sensor networks and communication technologies have become an part integral to our daily lives, impacting various application domains, including smart health, transportation, precision agriculture, and Industry 4.0 (IIoT, IoT, etc.). The main goal of this Special Issue is to provide researchers with an opportunity to spread their research findings on advances related to the applications and technologies of advanced sensor networks and communication technologies across several research domains, including precision agriculture and smart farming, smart grids, V2X, smart cities, Industry 4.0 and beyond, VANETs, 5G/6G, and more. This Special Issue aims to attract leading scientists, both from academia and industry, to share their insights on cutting-edge wireless networking and communication issues and to disseminate their findings.
The Special Issue will highlight cutting-edge algorithms, cross-layer optimization techniques, architectures and frameworks for next-generation WSNs, networking devices, IoT, fog, and pervasive computing environments. It will also feature AI/ML algorithms for communications, algorithms and techniques, as well as state-of-the-art communication technologies that are vital for our society.
The contribution topics of primary interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs): Architectures, Protocols, and Applications;
- Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Underwater Sensor Networks;
- Wireless Traffic Management and Routing Techniques;
- Cross-Layer Optimization in Wireless and IoT Networks;
- Wireless Multimedia Communications;
- IoT Communication Protocols (e.g., ZigBee, BLE, NFC, MQTT, XMPP);
- Network Performance, Quality of Service (QoS), and Reliability;
- Energy-Efficient Routing in WSNs, IoT, and Fog Networks;
- Topology Control in 2D and 3D WSNs, IoT, and Fog Environments;
- Cognitive Radio Networks and Smart Sensor Systems;
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) and Intelligent Vehicular Systems;
- Error Correction, Detection, and Estimation Codes;
- Security Challenges, Threats, and Algorithms in Wireless Networks;
- Monitoring and Control in Wireless and IoT Systems;
- Resource Allocation and Management Techniques;
- Measurements, Data Acquisition, and Wireless Signal Transmission;
- Wireless Edge and Fog Computing: Architectures and Applications;
- Wireless Physical Computing Systems;
- Channel Modelling and Propagation Analysis;
- Wireless System Architectures and Communication Protocols;
- 5G and Beyond: Technologies, Standards, and Applications;
- Signal Processing Algorithms for Wireless Systems;
- Applications in Precision Agriculture, Smart Cities, Connected Vehicles, and UAVs.
Dr. Apostolos Xenakis
Dr. Costas Chaikalis
Dr. Dimitrios Kosmanos
Dr. Vasileios Vlachos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wireless sensor networks
- IoT
- cognitive radio networks
- wireless networks
- 5G and beyond
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