Smart Communication and Networking in the 6G Era, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 136
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Interests: phased array systems; array design and synthesis; array signal processing; beamforming; direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation; smart antennas; evolutionary computation; radar systems; wireless communications; non-destructive testing and evaluation; medical imaging and diagnosis
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Interests: internet-of-things; cyber security; next generation networking; device-to-device communication; ad-hoc networking; trustworthy AI; blockchain;
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart devices and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors are seeing increasing relevance to our lives and are helping us in various aspects of life. These devices enable the realization of advanced services such as e-health and telemedicine, smart traffic, environment monitoring and control, digital sensing, virtual reality (VR), and navigation. Information fusion and communication are crucial for the success of these smart devices and sensors. It is predicted that the number of IoT devices will reach 39 billion by the year 2030. It would be extremely challenging for existing multiple access techniques and communication systems to accommodate such a large number of devices, given the fact that these machines need to communicate with each other and human beings to optimize their quality and performance. The next-generation (6G) communication system is well-positioned to address these challenges and aims to achieve even higher energy and spectral efficiency, lower latency, and greater system capacity.
Researchers around the globe are proposing cutting-edge technologies for smart communication and networking as the key and enabling technologies in the realization of 6G communications, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, software-defined networks, tera-Hertz and millimeter wave communication, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), etc.
This Special Issue aims to showcase research in the area of smart communication and networking in the 6G era. Both original research and review papers are welcome. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and tera-hertz (THz) communication;
- Smart and highly directive antennas;
- Ultra-high-precise positioning and localization;
- Clouds, fog, and edge computing;
- Advanced beamforming with very large-scale antennae;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning;
- Intelligent sensing, communication, and computing;
- Blockchain for secure and resilient communication;
- Cyber security for smart communication;
- Next-generation communication network architecture;
- Enabling technologies for smart communication;
- Network intelligence, self-organization, and self-reconfiguration.
Dr. Minghui Li
Dr. Sye Loong Keoh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 6G communication
- mmWave
- smart antenna
- beamforming
- artificial intelligence
- blockchain
- cyber security
- next-generation communication architecture
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