Digital Twins in Next-Generation IoT Networks
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025 | Viewed by 1439
Special Issue Editors
Interests: time-sensitive networks TSN, 5G, and 6G; digital twins; Internet of Things technology driven by Industry 4.0; machine learning algorithm design and application
Interests: delay-sensitive networks; random access protocol; reinforcement learning; machine learning and artificial intelligence; multi-arm bandits and Internet of Things
Interests: smart grid; digital twin; game theory; power system economics
Interests: wireless communications; big-data optimization in energy networks
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Dear Colleagues,
Digital twins, as virtual replicas of physical assets, have the potential to revolutionize monitoring, simulation, and optimization within IoT systems. However, integrating digital twins into IoT systems presents several challenges. Firstly, IoT systems generate vast amounts of data. Managing, processing, and analyzing these data in real time to ensure the digital twin remains accurate and up to date is a significant challenge. Secondly, IoT devices come from various manufacturers and operate on different platforms and protocols. Ensuring that these devices can communicate effectively with the digital twin requires a high degree of interoperability. Thirdly, as digital twins rely on data from IoT devices, securing these data from cyber threats is crucial. Fourthly, the complexity of simulating real-world systems can be overwhelming. Digital twins need sophisticated algorithms and models to accurately replicate the behavior of IoT systems. Fifthly, there is a lack of universal standards for digital twins in IoT systems, which can lead to inconsistencies and make integration more difficult. To tackle these challenges, researchers and engineers are developing new algorithms, models, and enhancing existing techniques.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest research advances in digital twins for IoT systems. Both theoretical and technical aspects are of interest. Practical applications of these technologies in real-world scenarios are also welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Real-time data processing and analysis in IoT systems;
- Interoperability of IoT devices and digital twins;
- Cybersecurity for digital twins in IoT environments;
- Advanced algorithms and models for digital twin simulations;
- Standards and frameworks for digital twins in IoT;
- Practical applications of digital twins in various IoT scenarios;
- Scalability and performance optimization of digital twin systems;
- Integration of digital twins with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain);
- Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis using digital twins;
- Digital twin-driven decision-making processes;
- AI-enhanced digital twins for optimization and decision-making;
- Digital twins for advanced IoT systems and sensor networks;
- Digital twins for time-sensitive industrial IoT networks;
- Modeling and simulation of large-scale IoT networks using digital twins;
- Development and deployment of 6G digital twin networks;
- Multimodal data sensing and processing in digital twin systems;
- Applications of computer vision in digital twin environments;
- Research on large language models for communication and sensing in digital twins;
- Application of large language models for enhancing digital twin functionalities.
Dr. Junhui Jiang
Dr. Yu Zhao
Dr. Mengmeng Yu
Prof. Dr. Dongwoo Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital twins
- IoT systems
- real-time data processing
- interoperability
- cybersecurity
- AI
- predictive maintenance
- advanced IoT systems
- multimodal data processing
- computer vision
- large language models
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