Recent Progress in Embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) Systems Security
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: next generation networks; Internet-of-Things; cognitive radio networks; software defined networks; green communication and wireless network security
Interests: peer-to-peer (P2P) networks; federated learning (FL); fog and edge computing; blockchain and applied cryptography; post-quantum and quantum cryptography; AI & machine learning in cybersecurity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Embedded and IoT systems are increasingly vital in healthcare, energy, transportation, and manufacturing. Their rapid expansion, however, has created urgent security and privacy challenges. This Special Issue focuses on recent progress in protecting these systems, highlighting practical and well-defined approaches.
The scope is organized around three themes:
- Secure Architectures and Cryptography—lightweight cryptography, resilient communication protocols, and secure hardware/system models.
- Threat Detection and Data Protection—AI/ML-based threat detection, privacy-preserving computation, and advanced access control mechanisms.
- Security in Critical Applications—industrial IoT, critical infrastructure protection, zero-trust approaches, and real-world deployments.
We welcome original research and reviews that can contribute to advancing the security and resilience of embedded and IoT ecosystems.
Dr. Ansuman Bhattacharya
Dr. Indranil Roy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- IoT security
- cyber-physical systems
- embedded systems
- industrial IoT
- data privacy
- secure architectures
- edge and fog computing
- critical infrastructure protection
- zero-trust security
- lightweight protocols
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