Real-Time Networks and Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 76
Special Issue Editors
Interests: real-time systems; energy-efficient cyber-physical systems; computer architecture; data structure
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Real-time and embedded systems are integral to a wide range of safety-critical and latency-sensitive applications—from autonomous vehicles and cyber-physical systems to mobile multimedia platforms and the industrial IoT. As these systems increasingly operate in complex networked environments, ensuring predictable performance, energy efficiency, and secure communication has become a critical challenge. Research in the field of real-time networks and systems is vital to meeting the stringent requirements of modern applications that demand both computational precision and communication reliability.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your original research and review articles to this Special Issue, entitled “Real-Time Networks and Systems”. This Special Issue is dedicated to advancing the design, analysis, implementation, and optimization of real-time and embedded systems functioning in networked settings.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry to explore the emerging trends, challenges, and innovations in real-time networked systems. We especially welcome interdisciplinary work that bridges theory and practice and proposes robust solutions for real-world deployments.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Real-time scheduling and task management;
- Energy-efficient computing and resource-constrained systems;
- Secure communication for time-critical applications;
- Cyber-physical systems and mixed-criticality architectures;
- Wireless sensor networks and edge computing;
- Mobile multimedia streaming and data reliability.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ashik Ahmed Bhuiyan
Dr. Abdullah Al Arafat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- real-time systems
- networked embedded systems
- time-sensitive networking (TSN)
- cyber-physical systems (CPS)
- latency and jitter control
- scheduling and resource management
- edge and fog computing
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