Advances in Network Systems and Computing
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 597
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid evolution of network and communication technologies, distributed systems, and intelligent computing frameworks has led to ground-breaking innovations in network systems and computing. Network systems and computing technologies form the foundation of today’s connected world, powering applications from cloud services and IoT to intelligent transportation, healthcare, and industrial automation. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for high-quality original research, critical reviews, and visionary perspectives on recent advances that address theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges in these fields.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 6G, beyond-5G networks, and future wireless architectures;
- Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV);
- Edge/fog/cloud computing integration for networked systems;
- Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT, and sensor networks;
- AI/ML applications in network management, optimization, and security;
- Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and smart environments;
- Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for network systems;
- Network security, privacy, and trust models;
- Quantum networking and computing paradigms;
- Green networking, sustainable computing, and energy-efficient designs;
- Networked systems for autonomous vehicles, UAVs, and satellite communications;
- Emerging applications: metaverse, XR, and digital twins.
We seek contributions that present new models, algorithms, architectures, protocols, performance analyses, simulations, and experimental results that advance the state of the art.
Prof. Dr. Ali Çalhan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- network systems
- distributed computing
- cloud computing, edge computing, fog computing
- software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)
- internet of things (IoT)
- cyber–physical systems
- 5G/6G networks
- network slicing
- reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)
- quantum networking
- blockchain in networking
- AI for networks
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