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Progress and Challenges in Wireless Communication

edited by Junliang Ye and

Yuna Jiang

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communication; 5G-Advanced and 6G; Internet of Things (IoT); vehicular networks; non-terrestrial networks; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); artificial intelligence for wireless networks; ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC); green and sustainable communications

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

Human-Driven AI Innovations on the Path to Industry 5.0

edited by

Dimitris Mourtzis

and Sotiris Nikoletseas

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; artificial intelligence; human-centric manufacturing; sustainability; resilience; human– machine collaboration

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

Privacy-Preserving and Secure Machine Learning

edited by

Ali Ahmed

and

Tarek Gaber

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy-preserving machine learning; secure machine learning; federated learning for privacy preservation; differential privacy; homomorphic encryption; secure multi-party computation; adversarial machine learning; trustworthy AI; data security and privacy; usable security; security and explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Advances in Extended Reality for Smart Cities—2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Romano

and

Teresa Onorati

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; virtual reality; mixed reality; augmented virtuality; extended reality; smart city; urban sustainability; learning experience design

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

Information Networks with Human-Centric LLMs

edited by

Massimo Stella

and

Giulio Rossetti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7364 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; interpretable AI; human-centric AI; large language models; complex networks; network science; knowledge modeling; data mining; intelligent systems

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

Cloud Computing and Service Computing: Synergies, Innovations, and Future Directions

edited by

Nane Kratzke

and

Eldar Sultanow

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; service computing; network virtualization; edge computing; fog computing; observability; AI integration; agentic AI; explainable AI; deterministic distributed systems; resilience; autonomous systems

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

Advances in Wireless and Mobile Networking—2nd Edition

edited by

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

and Diala Naboulsi

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3908 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; edge computing; ad hoc networks; vehicular networks; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; security and privacy; network and service management; cognitive radio networking; massive MIMO communications

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

Distributed Intelligence for IoT and Smart Systems

edited by Mohamed Lahby and Salim El Khediri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven resource orchestration in 6G and IoT; distributed intelligence and edge computing for real-time smart systems; energy-efficient and low-carbon networking for data centers and base stations; privacy; trust; and security in distributed 6G infrastructures; holistic network management and strategies for digital sobriety; QoS and flow management in M2M/M2H/H2M cohabitation; next-generation data center architectures for edge-to-cloud integration

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

Advanced Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, and Digital Forensics for IoT Systems

edited by Khushi Gupta and

Cihan Varol

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security and privacy; threat detection and intrusion detection systems; digital forensics for IoT; machine learning for cybersecurity; deep learning-based anomaly detection; malware analysis and classification; adversarial attacks on AI/ML systems; network traffic analysis; edge computing security; computer vision for threat intelligence; reinforcement learning in cybersecurity; log analysis and attack reconstruction; natural language processing for cyber threat intelligence; lightweight security protocols for constrained devices

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

Intelligent Sensor and Internet of Medical Things for Smart Healthcare

edited by

Manob Saikia

and

Kunal Mankodiya

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; internet of medical things (IoMT); smart healthcare; wearable biosensors and systems; digital health and wellness; artificial intelligence in healthcare; machine learning and deep learning; biomedical signal processing; edge computing and cloud– edge optimization; remote patient monitoring (RPM); bioinstrumentation and hardware miniaturization; flexible; stretchable; and imperceptible bioelectronics; neural engineering and the brain– computer interface (BCI); multimodal biosensing; human-centered systems; security; privacy; and trust in eHealth; sensors for physical rehabilitation; cognitive and behavioral health monitoring; stress; emotion; and fatigue detection; clinical decision-support systems; personalized medicine; point-of-care (PoC) devices; energy-efficient IoMT protocols; smart textiles and on-body systems

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

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence—2nd Edition

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

John M. Carroll

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

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

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

Decentralized Intelligence for the Future Internet: Federated Learning, Edge AI, and Beyond

edited by

Atif Rizwan

, Rashid Ahmad and

Anam Nawaz Khan

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; split learning; edge AI; internet of things (IoT); on-device intelligence; neural architecture search; decentralized learning; privacy-preserving machine learning; communication-efficient training; resource-constrained computing

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

AI-Powered IoT Systems

edited by Shaolin Allen Liao, Shufeng Li and Fan Zhou

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; object detection; robotics; industrial IoT; time-series analysis; foundation models; edge AI; multimodal sensor fusion; TinyML; security and privacy; low-altitude economy; UAVs

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

5G Security: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead—2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Di Mauro

and

Francesco Pascale

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5012 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G; 6G; security; cloud/edge/fog computing; Internet of Things; cyber– physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Distributed, Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing in Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Mauro Fadda

and

Matteo Anedda

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; next-generation wireless networks (5G/6G); distributed intelligence; cloud-edge collaboration; network function virtualization (NFV); O-RAN architectures; federated learning; internet of things (IoT); resource orchestration

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

Cybersecurity and Resilience in IoT and Distributed Networks (Including AI‑Enabled Approaches)

edited by Waqar Asif, Muhammad Waqar and Husnain Rafiq

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; IoT security; cyber– physical systems; AI‑driven threat detection; malware analysis; blockchain security; lightweight and post‑quantum cryptography; network security; digital forensics; privacy‑preserving technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Scalable and Distributed Cloud Continuum Orchestration for Next-Generation Applications

edited by

Dimitrios Dechouniotis

, Ioannis Dimolitsas and

Dimitrios Spatharakis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; cloud computing; edge computing; cyber– physical systems; smart manufacturing; digital twins; LLM inference; distributed service embedding; resource orchestration; cloud manufacturing

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

Selected Papers from the 23rd European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2026)

edited by

Marinos Themistocleous

and Soulla Louca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; blockchain; cloud and edge computing; cyber security; digital governance; digital services; digital sustainability and green IT; defense technology and national security; emerging technologies in policing and security; gaming and immersive technologies; management information systems; social media; smart cities

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

The Applications of Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

edited by Hewei Yu,

Shun Zhang

and

Remus Brad

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; image segmentation; deep learning; feature extraction; autonomous systems; medical image analysis; action recognition; explainable AI; computational efficiency

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

AI-Driven Security, Privacy, and Trust for the Internet of Things

edited by

Francesco Buccafurri

and Sara Lazzaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; IoT security; artificial intelligence; privacy-preserving technologies; trust management; edge intelligence; intrusion detection; federated learning; cyber-resilience; trustworthy AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Advances in Intelligent Learning Systems

edited by

Furqan Alam

and

Saqib Qamar

submission deadline 1 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: eLearning; LLMs; generative AI; natural language processing (NLP); personalized learning; human-centered learning

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

Intrusion Detection and Resiliency in Cyber-Physical Systems and Networks—2nd Edition

edited by

Olusola Tolulope Odeyomi

and

Temitayo Olowu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6603 | Submission Open

Keywords: intrusion detection; cyber– physical systems; machine learning; federated learning; adversarial learning; intrusion detection; malware detection; blockchain technology; trustworthy AI; large-language models

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

Securing Artificial Intelligence Against Attacks

edited by

Peter Kieseberg

and Jungwoo Ryoo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4580 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; trustworthy AI; AI attacks; attacking AI; secure AI; controllable AI

Mobile Robotics and Autonomous System

edited by

Jeih-weih Hung

and Eric S. Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile robots; autonomous systems; multirobot cooperation; navigation; localization; intelligent behaviors; machine perception; environmental mapping; path planning; bio-inspired robotics; obstacle avoidance; multi-agent systems; industrial robotics; agricultural robotics; evolutionary robotics

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

2026 and 2027 Feature Papers from Future Internet’s Editorial Board Members

edited by

Gianluigi Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

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

State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in USA 2026–2027

edited by

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

Symeon Papavassiliou

and Dimitrios Michael Manias

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

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

State of the Art: Future Internet Technologies in Greece 2026–2027

edited by