Aims & Scope

Aims

Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903) is a scholarly open access journal which provides an advanced forum for science and research concerned with evolution of Internet technologies and related smart systems for “Net-Living” development. The general reference subject is therefore the evolution towards the future internet ecosystem, which is feeding a continuous, intensive, artificial transformation of the lived environment, for a widespread and significant improvement of well-being in all spheres of human life (private, public, professional).

Results of interdisciplinary research are particularly welcome, since mutual connections and feedback within and among the stated macro-areas are increasingly required for an effective systematic diffuse enhancement of quality of life through Net-Living.

Scope

Macro-Area 1: Smart System Technologies and Architecture

Included topics are:

• advanced communications network infrastructures
• evolution of internet basic services
• internet of things
• netted peripheral sensors
• industrial internet
• centralized and distributed data centers
• embedded computing
• cloud computing
• software defined network functions and network virtualization
• cloud-let and fog-computing
• big data, open data and analytical tools
• cyber-physical systems
• network and distributed operating systems
• web services
• semantic structures and related software tools
• artificial and augmented intelligence
• augmented reality
• system interoperability and flexible service composition
• smart mission-critical system architectures
• smart terminals and applications
• pro-sumer tools for application design and development
• cyber security compliance
• privacy compliance
• reliability compliance
• dependability compliance
• accountability compliance
• trust compliance
• technical quality of basic services

Macro-Area 2: Smart Systems and Applications

Included topics are:

• smart mobility and transportation systems
• smart utility systems
• smart energy systems
• smart living places
• smart public government systems
• smart health-care systems
• smart systems for public security and safety
• smart social assistance systems
• smart geo-information and environmental monitoring systems
• smart information-communications-knowledge delivery social systems
• smart learning systems
• smart manufacturing lines
• smart liquid-enterprises
• smart financial, payments and insurance systems
• smart leisure systems
• smart systems for cultural heritage conservation and fruition
• smart city
• application of new socio-economic systemic models for net-Living

Macro-Area 3: Human-Centered Networked Systems

Included topics are as follows:

• human-computer interaction and usability
• subjective human and social factors for well-being through networks
• end-user-centered design
• social inclusion and cohesion enabling approaches
• lifestyle-based personalization and optimization
• quality of experience
• living labs
• metaverse
• industrial metaverse
• society 5.0

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