Advances in Low-Power IoT Devices, Embedded Systems, and Smart Electronics

Dear Colleagues,

The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), embedded platforms, and smart electronic systems has made power efficiency one of the most important design challenges today. Devices are expected to run longer, deliver faster responses, and stay connected everywhere, from smart homes and cities to industrial automation and healthcare, all while using less energy. Achieving this balance requires new ideas in circuit design, system architecture, and intelligent integration of hardware and software.

Researchers and engineers are now exploring solutions such as low-power microcontrollers, reconfigurable and FPGA-based designs, lightweight AI accelerators for edge devices, and smarter energy management techniques. These developments open the door to more sustainable and scalable IoT systems that can serve diverse applications, including autonomous systems, wireless communication, and next-generation cloud services.

This Special Issue welcomes original research, reviews, and case studies that highlight progress in this area. Our goal is to create a forum where academics and industry experts can share practical approaches, new models, and real-world applications that push forward the design of low-power and intelligent systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design and optimization of low-power IoT devices;
• Energy-efficient embedded systems and controllers;
• Smart sensors and sustainable electronics for IoT;
• Hardware-software co-design methods for energy-aware systems;
• Reconfigurable computing and FPGA-based low-power architectures;
• AI/ML accelerators for edge devices with low power needs;
• Adaptive power management, DVFS, and energy harvesting;
• Secure and low-power IoT communication protocols;
• Ultra-low-power wearables, medical devices, and portable systems;
• Sustainable hardware solutions for smart cities, mobility, and industrial IoT.

Dr. Jaafar M. Alghazo
Dr. Ghazanfar Latif
Guest Editors

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