IoT–IoV Convergence, Smart Mobility, Connected Infrastructure, and Autonomous Systems
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 2580
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless communications; signal processing; optical–wireless communications; machine learning; IoT; tracking and localization; integrated sensing and localization; VANETs; aerial–terrestrial networks
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Interests: software engineering; quantum machine learning; artificial intelligence and application to ad hoc networks; Internet of Things; heterogeneous networks; software-defined networks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is transforming the future of the intelligent transportation ecosystem, enabling seamless connectivity among vehicles, infrastructure, devices, pedestrians, and cloud/edge systems. As cities move toward smart mobility, autonomous driving, and intelligent infrastructure, the convergence of IoT and IoV technologies has become essential for achieving safe, efficient, resilient, and sustainable transportation ecosystems.
This Special Issue invites high-quality original research, visionary perspectives, and comprehensive surveys that advance the state of the art in IoT–IoV integration, connected vehicular intelligence, cooperative sensing, and next-generation mobility services. Contributions addressing theoretical foundations, algorithmic innovations, practical deployments, and real-world datasets are strongly encouraged.
Topics of Interest (include but are not limited to):
- IoT–IoV interoperability frameworks and cross-layer architectures;
- VLC, DSRC, and 5G/6G-enabled V2X communications and edge-assisted vehicular intelligence;
- Autonomous driving, cooperative perception, and multi-modal sensor fusion;
- Intelligent transportation systems and mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) models
- Digital Twins and Federated DT for transportation, connected infrastructure, and smart cities;
- Edge/cloud computing, federated learning, and distributed AI for IoT/IoV;
- Cybersecurity, certificate management, CRLs/OCSP, and intrusion detection systems (IDSs);
- Energy-efficient and sustainable connected mobility strategies;
- Traffic flow optimization, routing, and real-time decision-making;
- Large-scale datasets, simulation platforms, and real-world IoT/IoV deployments.
Prof. Dr. Xavier Fernando
Dr. Noha Hassan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication
- edge computing
- 5G/6G networks
- connected infrastructure
- intelligent transportation systems (ITSs)
- vehicle cybersecurity
- traffic management
- sensor networks
- artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous systems
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