Mobile Positioning and Tracking Using Wireless Networks
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 163
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lightwave-based positioning and wireless energy transfer; integrated sensing and communications; information and communication technology; communication and signal processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid advancement of wireless communication technologies and the growing need for precise location-based services, mobile positioning and tracking have become pivotal research domains. As communication systems increasingly shift towards higher frequency bands, positioning techniques in these bands are gaining significant attention, raising questions about the theoretical limits of positioning across different frequency ranges. Furthermore, the emergence of technologies like Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) presents new opportunities to enhance positioning systems, necessitating novel approaches to integrate them effectively. Finally, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), optimizing wireless network-based positioning through AI-driven methods has become a promising and transformative area of research. This Special Issue seeks innovative contributions to address these challenges and explore novel solutions in mobile positioning and tracking using wireless networks.
Suggested themes for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to the following:
- Positioning and tracking in high-frequency communication bands (e.g., mmWave, THz, and lightwaves).
- Theoretical limits of positioning accuracy across different frequency ranges.
- Integration of ISAC and RIS technologies for advanced localization.
- AI-driven optimization methods for wireless positioning and tracking.
- Novel localization techniques for 5G/6G and beyond.
- Energy-efficient and scalable positioning systems for IoT.
- Security and privacy challenges in location-based services.
- Applications of wireless positioning in smart cities, healthcare, and autonomous systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mingqing Liu
Dr. Hao Deng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mmWave positioning
- lightwave-based positioning
- AI-driven positioning and tracking
- ISAC
- RIS-enabled positioning
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