Future Internet

Digital Twins in Next-Generation IoT Networks

edited by Junhui Jiang, Yu Zhao, Mengmeng Yu and

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2932 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

IoT–Edge–Cloud Computing and Decentralized Applications for Smart Cities

edited by Antonis Litke, Rodger Lea and Takuro Yonezawa

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7093 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things; edge and cloud computing; smart cities; decentralized architectures and applications; distributed systems and ledger technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)

Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, 3rd Edition

edited by

Iwona Grobelna

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things; digital twins; Industry 4.0; cyber-physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Security and Privacy in Blockchains and the IoT—3rd Edition

edited by

Christoph Stach

,

Clémentine Gritti

and Iouliana Litou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 35001 | Submission Open

Keywords: security and privacy solutions for blockchain and IoT systems; authentication and access control in blockchain and IoT environments; privacy-preserving smart contracts and consensus mechanisms; privacy-preserving data collection; threat detection and prevention in blockchain and IoT applications; secure data sharing and storage in IoT using blockchain technologies; scalability and efficiency of blockchain-based data management; trust-building measures in the security and privacy of blockchain and IoT systems; case studies on security and privacy challenges in real-world applications; regulatory and legal aspects of security and privacy in these domains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

AI, Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Wireless Communications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xavier Fernando

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7799 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning (ML); artificial intelligence; deep learning; reinforcement learning; big data; 6G wireless networks; IoT; cloud computing; heterogeneous networks; vehicular networks; location-based services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Intelligent Decision Support Systems and Prediction Models in IoT-Based Scenarios

edited by

Mario Casillo

,

Marco Lombardi

and

Domenico Santaniello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7352 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; prediction systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; context awareness; situation awareness; recommender systems; e-service personalization; knowledge management; IoT; big data; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Internet of Things Technology and Service Computing

edited by Yang Zhang and

Michael Sheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5014 | Submission Open

Keywords: LLM-driven IoT service; multimodal models enhanced IoT service; AI-based IoT service reasoning; generative AI as a IoT service; IoT security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Emerging Approaches in Data Mining and Natural Language Processing Applications

edited by Arjun Mukherjee and

Leonardo Ranaldi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4262 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; natural language processing; sentiment analysis; large language models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Blockchain-Based Internet of Vehicles

edited by

Fabio Grandi

, Barbara M. Masini and Zouhaier Brahmia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Vehicles (IoV); autonomous vehicles; vehicular ad hoc network (VANET); intelligent transportation systems; smart traffic management; vehicle-to-everything (V2X); secure data storage; vehicle data management; vehicle data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Trends and Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhihao Liu

,

Franco Davoli

and Davide Borsatti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); edge computing; cybersecurity in IIoT; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IIoT applications; Industry 5.0 with IIoT; big data analytics for IIoT; sensor networks for IIoT; IIoT-driven smart manufacturing; IIoT standards and protocols; wireless communication in industrial environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Information Communication Technologies and Social Media

edited by Jinpeng Chen,

Ruifan Li

and Kaimin Wei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9292 | Submission Open

Keywords: social media impact; data privacy and security; digital communication; misinformation and media literacy; digital inclusion; cyberbullying and online safety; user behavior analytics; social media algorithms; ethical considerations in ICT; digital addiction effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)

Human-Centric Explainability in Large-Scale IoT and AI Systems

edited by

Aristeidis Karras

and

Massimo Cafaro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence; IoT systems; edge and fog computing in IoT; smart cities; human-centric explainable artificial intelligence interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Convergence of IoT, Edge and Cloud Systems

edited by Dandan Li and Li Duan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9801 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; edge intelligence; hybrid cloud-edge architectures; communication protocols; IoT device orchestration; industry application; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Healthcare: Methods, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Xiuyi Fan

, Si Yong Yeo and Siyuan Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8370 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging analysis; explainable medical AI; digital health; hospital management; telemedicine; smart healthcare system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Advances and Perspectives in Human-Computer Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6950 | Submission Open

Keywords: HCI; user experience; user-centered design; multimodal interfaces; interaction technologies; usability; virtual reality; augmented reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Smart Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Algorithms

edited by Fengyu Wang and Jincheng Dai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2022 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence algorithms; multi-modal artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence empowered systems; artificial intelligence empowered evaluation; robotics algorithms; novel applications of artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)

Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Industry 4.0

edited by

Marcelo García

and Paulina Ayala

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18782 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT); industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; predictive maintenance; industrial automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Information Security in Telecommunication Systems

edited by Xuyang Jing, Xian Li and Cong Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-5G or 6G; information security; intrusion detection; privacy computing; trust management; big data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)

2024 and 2025 Feature Papers from Future Internet’s Editorial Board Members

edited by

Gianluigi Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 23 articles | Viewed by 49662 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; network virtualization; cybersecurity

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technologies in Greece 2024–2025

edited by

Panagiotis Papageorgas

,

Dimitrios Piromalis

and

Dionisis Kandris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 29231 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced communication network infrastructures; internet of things; centralized and distributed data centers; industrial internet of things

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cybersecurity

edited by Raha Moraffah and Li Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26242 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; generative AI; cyber security; adversarial machine learning; responsible AI; cyber-attacks; cyber defenses; risk assessment; misinformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Deep Learning in Recommender Systems

edited by

María N. Moreno García

and

Fernando De la Prieta Pintado

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24734 | Submission Open

Keywords: recommender systems; deep learning; GNN; implicit feedback; session-based recommendations; context-aware recommendations; bias; fairness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

AI and Security in 5G Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks

edited by

Fatima Salahdine

,

Mohammed Ridouani

and

Hassan El Alami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24264 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G and beyond; cooperative networks; cognitive radio networks; security; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; federated learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Advanced 5G and Beyond Networks

edited by

Mohammad Rajiullah

, Xun Zhang and

Hisham Kholidy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18086 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G; 6G; massive MIMO; wireless systems; IoT; M2M; edge computing; fog computing; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Social Internet of Things (SIoT)

edited by

Domenico Ursino

,

Francesco Cauteruccio

and

Luca Virgili

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12243 | Submission Open

Keywords: new architectures for the SIoT; multi-IoT paradigm; information Integration in the SIoT; multiple Networks of Things; knowledge Management in the SIoT; data Analytics in the SIoT; cybersecurity in the SIoT; trust and reputation of smart objects; SIoT and Industry 4.0; SIoT and Society 5.0; SIoT and distributed computing; SIoT and cloud; smart object profiling; SIoT and healthcare; SIoT and cultural heritage; SIoT and agriculture; SIoT and manufacturing; SIoT and automation; SIoT in mechatronic; SIoT and crowdsensing; SIoT and smart cities; SIoT and autonomous driving systems; legal Issues for the SIoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in USA 2024–2025

edited by

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

and

Symeon Papavassiliou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6829 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; smart grid systems; cybersecurity; public safety; cyber– physical systems; edge computing; smart cities; Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence Driven Software-Defined Networking Technologies for Next Generation Networks

edited by

Evangelos Spyrou

and

Vassilios Kappatos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4647 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G AI-SDN metrhods and optimization; use of AI-SDN in 6G communications and applications; AI-SDN for edge computing and mobile networks; AI-SDN IoT solutions; delay; throughput and reliability in communications; generative AI for SDN; diffusion models for a time series in SDN; AI methods for the stadarisation and xerticipation of SDN methods; AI-SDN applications and developments; AI-SDN test cases and potential testbeds

AI and Blockchain: Synergies, Challenges, and Innovations

edited by

Klitos Christodoulou

and

Massimiliano Garda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4540 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; blockchain; smart contracts; distributed ledger

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things

edited by

Pranav Gangwani

and

Alexander Perez-Pons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4321 | Submission Open

Keywords: WSNs; IoT; 5G/6G communication networks; artificial intelligence; trust management; cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; wireless body area networks; Industry 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in Italy 2024–2025

edited by

Massimo Cafaro

,

Italo Epicoco

and

Marco Pulimeno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3760 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial and augmented intelligence; software-defined network functions and network virtualization; cybersecurity

The Future Internet of Medical Things, 3rd Edition

edited by

Matthew Pediaditis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoMT; smart health; e-health

Scalable and Distributed Cloud Continuum Orchestration for Next-Generation IoT Applications: Latest Advances and Prospects—2nd Edition

edited by

Dimitrios Dechouniotis

and Ioannis Dimolitsas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; AI cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; 5G/6G; digital twins; distributed service embedding; task offloading; resource autoscaling; service migration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Edgar Ceh Varela

,

Sarbagya Shakya

and Huiping Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; natural language processing; intelligent networks; network communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Intelligent IoT and Wireless Communication

edited by

Suhardi Azliy Junoh

and

Jae-Young Pyun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; wireless communication; internet of things; smart cities; indoor positioning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Wireless Sensors and Edge Computing in IoT

edited by Haider Ali, Umair Ullah Tariq and

Shahroz Nadeem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; edge computing; IoT security; machine learning in IoT; predictive analytics; energy efficiency; Quality of Service (QoS); federated learning; sustainable IoT; data privacy

eHealth and mHealth—2nd Edition

edited by

Sten Hanke

, Bernhard Neumayer and Stefan Sauermann

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; mHealth; wearables; telemedicine; interoperability; mobile apps; standards; patient empowerment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)

Security of Computer System and Network

edited by Pengfei Qiu and

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer security; computer system security; network security; vulnerability mining; security analysis; software reverse-engineering; secure software; artificial intelligence-assisted security methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Smart Societies

edited by

Filipe Portela

and

Athanasios D. Panagopoulos

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25149 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; smart societies; generative AI; artificial intelligence; generative models; predictive analytics; big data; AI governance; personalized learning and urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Advances in Deep Learning and Next-Generation Internet Technologies

edited by

Shun Zhang

,

Feng Gao

and Mingyang Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; model compression; feature extraction; edge computing; 5G/6G networks; cloud computing; autonomous driving; smart cities; healthcare; industrial IoT; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Artificial Intelligence: Innovation, Applications and Transformative Experiences

edited by

Diego Vergara

and

Pablo Fernández-Arias

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15949 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; user experience; practical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

Intelligent Telecommunications Mobile Networks

edited by

Emanuele De Santis

and Francesco Delli Priscoli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3437 | Submission Open

Keywords: B5G/6G communication systems; intelligent systems in telecommunication networks; sematic communication in mobile networks; intelligent caching and offloading; terrestrial/non-terrestrial networks convergence; AI-driven network management; machine learning in telecommunications; edge computing in mobile networks; adaptive spectrum sharing; 5G/6G network optimization; intelligent resource allocation; IoT integration in mobile networks; network slicing; cognitive radio networks; autonomous network operations; dynamic network topology; ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC); energy-efficient mobile networks; network function virtualization (NFV); self-organizing networks (SONs)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare: Technologies, Applications, Challenges

edited by Daniela Gîfu and Kevin Bretonnel Cohen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: interactive health technologies; natural language processing and text mining in healthcare; biomedical data analytics; big data in healthcare; visual analytics and decision-support systems; security and privacy in healthcare data; evaluation and validation of AI methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

IoT, Edge, and Cloud Computing in Smart Cities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Rinaldi

and Alan Oliveira De Sá

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-security; edge-to-cloud integration; urban governance and technology integration; data analytics; intelligent transportation systems; sustainable urban development; federated learning; cyber-physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)

Software-Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization

edited by

He Li

,

Yoshifumi Okada

and

Xiaoyi Tao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); 5G/6G communications; network slicing; virtualized network functions (VNFs); edge-to-cloud integration; control– data plane separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

edited by Rui Yu, Sooyeon Lee, Syed Masum Billah and

John M. Carroll

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19706 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centered AI; explainable AI; fairness in AI; human– AI collaboration

Edge-Cloud Computing and Federated-Split Learning in Internet of Things—Second Edition

edited by

Qiang Duan

and

Zhihui Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15639 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; split learning; hybrid federated– split learning; edge-cloud computing; internet of things; multimodal large models; large language model (LLM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Cloud Computing and High Performance Computing (HPC) Advances for Next Generation Internet—2nd Edition

edited by

Jerry Chou

and

Wu-Chun Chung

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4641 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtualization; container; and microservices; resource management and orchestration; performance benchmarking and modeling; cluster; distributed systems; and data centers; cloud; fog; and edge computing; AI; machine learning; and big data processing; serverless and function as a service

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)

Cyber Security in the New “Edge Computing and IoT” World, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xuebin Ren

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3804 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity in typical edge and IoT systems; e.g.; smart grid and smart transportation; system security in edge and fog computing; security and privacy issues in edge intelligence and the IoT; data security and privacy in edge computing and the IoT; privacy-enhancing technologies in edge computing and the IoT; adversarial attacks in edge computing and the IoT; defending mechanisms in edge computing and the IoT; blockchain and its applications in edge computing and the IoT; trust management in edge computing and the IoT; trustworthy ML algorithms in edge computing and the IoT; advanced privacy-enhanced technologies for edge computing and the IoT; advanced cryptographic techniques for a resource-constrained IoT; large language models (LLMs) for cybersecurity in edge computing and the IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Joint Design and Integration in Smart IoT Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Yu

and Guobin Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; smart systems; integration design architecture; co-design modeling and simulation; machine learning and data science/engineering in IoT; security in IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Key Enabling Technologies for Beyond 5G Networks—2nd Edition

edited by

Dania Marabissi

and

Lorenzo Mucchi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz and visible light communications; intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS); cognitive and dynamic spectrum access; machine learning and artificial intelligence for wireless communications systems; energy-efficient wireless communications and networking; network softwarization and virtualization; network security; physical layer security; zero-touch networks; massive IoT communication; quantum communication and cryptography; joint communication and sensing; massive MIMO; advanced wearable technologies and body area networks; edge computing; 3D networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

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