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Future and Smart Internet of Things
edited by , Sahar Ahmadzadeh, Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad and Aminu Bello Usman
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart IoT systems; machine learning for IoT; AI-enabled IoT; blockchain in IoT; IoT security and privacy; edge and fog computing; sustainable IoT; digital twins; IoT data analytics; IoT in smart cities; intelligent sensing; human-centric IoT; cyber threat IoT; context-aware IoT; next-generation networks; decentralized IoT architectures; Industry 5.0; green IoT; IoT-based decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
ICT and AI in Intelligent E-Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Ergun Gide and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital transformation; E-systems; E-business; data visualization; business intelligence; intelligent IS; business analytics; ICT higher education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)
Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrial Communication Systems
edited by Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial cyber-physical systems; security and privacy; communication and networking; wireless communication; data encryption and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)
Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); neural networks; future internet; 6G; edge intelligence; federated learning; blockchain; metaverse; Web3.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart System Infrastructure and Applications)
Human-Computer Interaction and Virtual Reality (VR)
edited by Qiang Hu, Xin Jin and Xiaoyun Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality (VR); volumetric video reconstruction; volumetric video compression; VR content transmission; immersive VR application; VR application design; VR application evaluation; volumetric video fidelity; VR transmission stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence in Next-Generation Networks: Cloud/Edge Perspectives and Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2461 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation networks; artificial intelligence in networking; cloud computing in networking; edge computing in networking; intelligent agents; explainable artificial intelligence; trustworthy artificial intelligence; mobile edge computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Efficient and Secure Wireless Communications and Networking: Architecture and Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognitive radio; software-defined radio; dynamic spectrum access; massive MIMO; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; non-orthogonal multiple access; artificial intelligence and machine learning for wireless networks; wireless network authentication and security; drones; sensor networks; satellite networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Federated Learning: Challenges, Methods, and Future Directions
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: federated learning; decentralized machine learning; IoT; edge computing; blockchain; 6G network; data heterogeneity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
AI and Industry 4.0
edited by , Qiang He and Bingxian Lu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; embodied intelligence systems; time-sensitive networking; industrial agent; industrial sensor fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
Applications of Neural Networks in Internet of Things
edited by and Yanjun Zhang
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: LLM; brain-inspired AI; IoT; data analysis; decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Intelligent Industrial IoT
edited by Hairong Yan, and Eirini Liotou
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent industrial IoT; smart sensor; smart factories; digital twin; embodied intelligence; large-scale AI models; industrial code generation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Clustered Federated Learning for Networks
edited by Kristina P. Sinaga and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: clustered federated learning; federated learning; machine learning clustering; decentralized learning; networked systems; IoT and edge computing; multi-view learning; network optimization; privacy-preserving AI; scalable machine learning; distributed algorithms; communication efficiency; heterogeneous networks; secure aggregation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications: Progress, Trends and Directions
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; ai applications; emerging trends; future directions; intelligent systems; data-driven applications; responsible ai; advanced computing; smart systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Distributed Machine Learning and Federated Edge Computing for IoT submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6926 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; federated learning; split learning; internet of things; edge computing; energy-aware machine learning; distributed artificial intelligence; data privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Intelligent Agents and Their Application submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3923 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agents; multi-agent systems; agent-oriented architectures; agent-oriented technologies; Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs); Chain of Thought (CoT); big data; knowledge-based systems; ontologies; symbolic; sub-symbolic; and integrated artificial intelligence
Cloud/Edge Computing for Next-Generation Networks: Architecture and Applications
edited by Lav Gupta
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; edge computing; 5G/6G networks; cloud-edge applications; cloud-edge systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Security and Privacy Issues in the Internet of Cloud—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: security challenges for IoC; privacy challenges for IoC; IoC and edge computing challenges; ethical issues with IoC; security and privacy requirements of IoC; security solutions and PETs in IoC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
IoT Networks Security submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of things; cyber-security; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Anomaly and Intrusion Detection in Networks
edited by Eszter Kail, and Miklós Kozlovszky
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: anomaly detection; intrusion detection; machine learning; legacy networks; XAI; IoT; IIoT; honeypots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Novel Approaches and Techniques for Privacy in Internet Communications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1687 | Submission Open
Keywords: anonymous communications networks; anonymous protocols; anonymous communication applications/services; tracking and advertising; surveillance; censorship resistance; anti-fingerprinting techniques; privacy technologies; artificial intelligence and privacy; privacy frameworks; user privacy; privacy by design; Internet of Things privacy; traffic analysis; web privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
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