Software Engineering for Internet of Things: Architectures, Technologies, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The Internet of Things (IoT) is driven by interconnected sensors and devices that provide a platform to manage heterogeneous things such as humans, systems, services, and devices. A survey^[1] by Gartner had predicted that by 2020, the world will become home to 20 billion internet-connected things, with worldwide revenue from IoT systems expected to reach 750 billion by 2025. The rapid proliferation of IoT systems is primarily due to portable devices that unify hardware, networks, and software to enable things that collect, process, and exchange contextualised data to support smart applications. The development of innovative solutions for IoT hardware and IoT networks is important; however, the true potential and business value of IoT lie with software (i.e., supporting data and logic) that enables the manipulation and dynamic adaptation of IoT systems. Due to the inherent complexity and heterogeneity of IoT systems, one of the critical challenges is to develop processes, algorithms, tools, and frameworks, etc., for the engineering and development of IoT applications, systems, and platforms.

Software Engineering^[2] (SE) as per the ISO 9001:2015 standard provides principles and practices to support the engineering lifecycle, i.e., the design, development, evaluation, and maintenance of complex and large-scale software-intensive systems.

The aim of the proposed Special Issue is to promote research and practices at the intersection of IoT and software engineering—synergising software and system-level engineering—to architect and develop IoT systems that are resource-, cost-, and energy-efficient. This Special Issue aims to find answers to some fundamental questions, such as: How can software engineering methods and techniques support the engineering and development of IoT systems? What software tools, technologies, processes, and architectures could be exploited to engineer IoT? Which systems, domains, and applications can benefit from software-driven IoT?

This Special Issue aims to bring together academic research and industrial practices in areas such as architectural models, tools, technologies, and their applications to engineering IoT systems. The proposed Special Issue primarily focuses on:

- Architectures: System- and software-level architectures that support models, patterns, processes, and languages to architect and develop software-intensive IoT applications and systems.

- Technologies: Platforms, infrastructures, and implementation technologies that are driven by software engineering to develop, deploy, and operationalise IoT.

- Applications: Real-world systems and scenarios that apply software engineering principles and practices to engineer IoT that can address the challenges of smart systems, cities, societies, and infrastructures.

References

[1] M. Hung. Leading the IoT - Gartner Insights on How to Lead in a Connected World. Gartner, Inc., 2017

[2] Software engineering - Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2015 to computer software. https://www.iso.org/standard/74348.html

Prof. Dr. Rashid Mehmood
Dr. Aakash Ahmad
Dr. Mahdi Fahmideh
Prof. Dr. Juan M. Corchado
Guest Editors

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