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Featured Papers in the Section Internet of Things, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2025) | Viewed by 2344

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Dr. Ping Wang

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Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele St., LAS 2016, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: wireless communications and networking; mobile cloud computing; Internet of Things; network protocol design and modeling; performance analysis and optimization
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Dear Colleagues,

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an exciting research area due to the innovative advances connected devices and systems bring to society. This trend appears quite fitting in the context of the increasing relevance of the wide systemic and interdisciplinary approach of the future internet.

Therefore, Future Internet is pleased to announce this new, topical Special Issue, in which we will publish contributed and invited papers referring to pre-selected basic and/or hot topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT).

This Special Issue is particularly soliciting conceptual, theoretical, and experimental contributions, discussing challenges and solutions to a set of currently unresolved key questions including, but not limited to, the following:

  • AI-empowered IoT;
  • Cloud computing;
  • Internet of Things;
  • Wireless communications and networking;
  • Mobile cloud computing;
  • Network protocol design and modeling;
  • Performance analysis and optimization;
  • Industry 4.0;
  • Blockchain for Cloud computing and IoT;
  • Network protocols, network design, and architectures;
  • Complex networks;
  • ad hoc and sensor networks;
  • Software-defined networks.

Dr. Ping Wang
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Future Internet is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Internet of Things
  • wireless communications and networking
  • network protocols, network design, and architectures

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From Bottom of Sea to Space: Quo Vadis IoT? So What About Security?
by Behrouz Zolfaghari, Jacob Krzciok and Khodakhast Bibak
Future Internet 2025, 17(2), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17020091 - 17 Feb 2025
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In recent years, we have witnessed the era of IoT. Extensions of the IoT are found almost everywhere in the modern world: under the ground, on the ground, under the sea, in the sky, and in space. Such a rapid proliferation has given [...] Read more.
In recent years, we have witnessed the era of IoT. Extensions of the IoT are found almost everywhere in the modern world: under the ground, on the ground, under the sea, in the sky, and in space. Such a rapid proliferation has given rise to a variety of requirements and challenges. As suggested by the recent literature, security is the most critical challenge in this area. A comprehensive survey in this area can pave the way for further research by highlighting current trends and shedding light on less-studied aspects of the area. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of research on IoT extensions, with a focus on security. We start with reviewing existing relevant surveys, noting their shortcomings. We highlight the lack of inclusiveness in existing surveys. Moreover, we show that these surveys do not look closely at security challenges and fail to develop a taxonomy or a solid future roadmap. Then, we provide an overview of the security challenges and mechanisms of IoT extensions. We proceed to develop a taxonomy of these extensions with a focus on security. Lastly, we discuss what the future may hold for IoT extensions, given the role of artificial intelligence in IoT and the advancements of artificial intelligence on the horizon. Full article
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Exploring In-Network Computing with Information-Centric Networking: Review and Research Opportunities
by Marica Amadeo and Giuseppe Ruggeri
Future Internet 2025, 17(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17010042 - 18 Jan 2025
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The advent of 6G networks and beyond calls for innovative paradigms to address the stringent demands of emerging applications, such as extended reality and autonomous vehicles, as well as technological frameworks like digital twin networks. Traditional cloud computing and edge computing architectures fall [...] Read more.
The advent of 6G networks and beyond calls for innovative paradigms to address the stringent demands of emerging applications, such as extended reality and autonomous vehicles, as well as technological frameworks like digital twin networks. Traditional cloud computing and edge computing architectures fall short in providing their required flexibility, scalability, and ultra-low latency. Cloud computing centralizes resources in distant data centers, leading to high latency and increased network congestion, while edge computing, though closer to data sources, lacks the agility to dynamically adapt to fluctuating workloads, user mobility, and real-time requirements. In-network computing (INC) offers a transformative solution by integrating computational capabilities directly into the network fabric, enabling dynamic and distributed task execution. This paper explores INC through the lens of information-centric networking (ICN), a revolutionary communication paradigm implementing routing-by-name and in-network caching, and thus emerging as a natural enabler for INC. We review state-of-the-art advancements involving INC and ICN, addressing critical topics such as service naming, executor selection strategies, compute reuse, and security. Furthermore, we discuss key challenges and propose research directions for deploying INC via ICN, thereby outlining a cohesive roadmap for future investigation. Full article
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