Recent Advances in Hardware Security for Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to ‘Recent Advances in Hardware Security for Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things’, a Special Issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292) belonging to the section "Computer Science & Engineering". Electronics is an international peer-reviewed open access journal from MDPI, being indexed in the Web of Science SCIE database and having a JIF Quartile of Q2 and an AIS Quartile of Q3.

The primary focus of this Special Issue is on embedded systems and their applicability to current popular domains such as the Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The newly emerged concept known as the Internet of Things can be seen as an enhancement or an upgrade of the already existing WSN platforms. One important area of applicability for WSNs is represented by real-time applications. In such applications, the system should not only provide accurate results, but must also function within strictly defined time constraints. The real-time capabilities of WSNs, later applied to IoT networks, have been of great interest to both researchers and industry; thus, these are crucial in time-critical applications. Real-time aspects have been studied on many levels of IoT networks and WSNs, such as operating systems, sensing, or control.

While IoT networks tend to implement critical applications, security becomes a key factor. While Cloud and Fog Layers of the IoT have received significant attention from researchers in terms of security, the Edge Layer still poses important security concerns. Edge communication and sensing is being implemented using embedded systems where both hardware and software security still poses important challenges.

We are pleased to invite you to submit original research papers to this Special Issue regarding security in embedded systems tailored for Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things.

Dr. Valentin Stangaciu
Dr. Lucian Prodan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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