Future Internet

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

edited by Daniela Gîfu and Kevin Bretonnel Cohen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 996 | 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 531 | 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 112 | 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 15880 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11757 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3456 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2222 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 519 | 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)

Navigation, Deployment and Control of Intelligent Unmanned Vehicles

edited by

Andrey V. Savkin

and

Hailong Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent unmanned vehicles; autonomous navigation; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs); internet of things (IoT); internet of vehicles (IoV); reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs); path planning; UAV-supported wireless communications; sensor network based navigation; guidance and control; UAV/AUV/USV deployment

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

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

edited by

Dania Marabissi

and

Lorenzo Mucchi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 299 | 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)

The Challenges of Data-Driven Systems: Intelligence, Security and Trust

edited by

Zhiming Cai

,

Yuqi Bai

,

Wencai Du

and Zhihai Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligence; security; trust

Parallel and Distributed Systems

edited by Xingda Wei and

Massimo Cafaro

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open

Keywords: parallel and distributed systems; reliability; heterogeneous computing; scalability; benchmarking

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

Cloud and Edge Computing for the Next-Generation Networks

edited by

Jordi Mateo-Fornés

and

Choong Seon Hong

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9403 | Submission Open

Keywords: task offloading; cloud-edge continuum; 5G network architectures; Internet of Things (IoT); distributed intelligence; resource management; resilience; privacy-aware processing; trust mechanisms; edge AI models

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

Information Networks with Human-Centric LLMs

edited by

Massimo Stella

and

Giulio Rossetti

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 903 | 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)

Internet of Robotic Things

edited by

Abdullah Yousafzai

and

Stefano Rinaldi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT); AI for IoRT; edge computing for IoRT; blockchain for IoRT; swarm robotics; cybersecurity in IoRT; human– robot interaction

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

Cybersecurity in the Age of AI, IoT, and Edge Computing

edited by

Yuji Sekiya

and Masashi Eto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity for user environments; cybersecurity for reliability and fault-tolerance systems; information security and privacy protection in AI; security; privacy; and trust issues in IT systems; AI and machine learning technologies for cybersecurity; cybersecurity for AI and AI-systems; zero-trust security for information protection and system design; countermeasure against cyber threats using AI technologies; secure architecture for large-scale IoT systems and edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

5G/6G and Beyond: The Future of Wireless Communications Systems

edited by Bin Dai and

Jose I. Moreno Novella

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G/6G; wireless communications; network optimization; machine learning; edge computing; network slicing

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

Advances in Extended Reality for Smart Cities—2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Romano

and

Teresa Onorati

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 174 | 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)

Edge and Fog Computing for the Internet of Things, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Pozzebon

and

Giacomo Peruzzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: embedded systems; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); LoRaWAN; IoT cellular networks; fog computing; edge computing; distributed computing; data transmission protocols; smart cities; smart industries; smart healthcare; embedded machine learning

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

Intelligent Edge Computing: Leveraging Soft Computing and Machine Learning for Next-Generation Network Applications

edited by

Giovanni Pau

and

Fabio Arena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent edge computing; soft computing; machine learning; IoT; Quality of Service (QoS); edge computing

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

IoT Architecture for Smart Environments: Mechanisms, Approaches, and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Manuel José Cabral dos Santos Reis

and

Carlos Serôdio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT architecture; IoT for smart environments; IoT mechanisms; IoT approaches; IoT applications

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

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for a Hyperconnected World

edited by

Faycal Bouhafs

and

Sachin Sharma

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDN; NFV; network programmability; smart cities; Internet of Things; SDWN

(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 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 570 | 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)

IoT Architecture Supported by Digital Twin: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Duaa Zuhair Al-Hamid

,

Peter Han Joo Chong

and

Pejman A. Karegar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT architectures; digital twin; distributed computing; system intelligence; healthcare application; dynamic networks; quality of virtualisation; network virtualisation; machine learning; real-time testbed

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

Modern Trends in Multi-Agent Systems II

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5106 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; data aggregation; remote sensing; distributed computing; parallel computing; cloud computing; artificial intelligence

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

Secure Integration of IoT and Cloud Computing

edited by Di Lu and

Yichuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: security mechanism; security integration; IoT; cloud computing; authentication methods; data security; system security; program security; virtualization security; network security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Human-Centered Cybersecurity

edited by

Karen Renaud

and Partha Das Chowdhury

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1581 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred cybersecurity; accessible and inclusive cybersecurity; human decision making in cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Edge Intelligence: Edge Computing for 5G and the Internet of Things, 2nd Edition

edited by Yuezhi Zhou and Xu Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; edge intelligence; edge large models; 5G/B5G/6G networks; IoT networks; federated edge learning; cloud-edge-device converged computing; distributed edge intelligence model training and inference; privacy-preserving edge intelligence

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

Algorithms and Models for Next-Generation Vision Systems

edited by

Daqi Jiang

, Jian Pan, Fo Hu, Yanzheng Lu, Naishi Feng and Bin Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning for vision; vision transformers and attention mechanisms; multi-modal sensor fusion; lightweight and edge vision models; self-supervised and few-shot learning; scene understanding and object detection; AI for autonomous systems and robotics; explainable and trustworthy vision AI

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

Developments of Computer Vision and Image Processing: Methodologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Manuel José Cabral dos Santos Reis

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision image processing; machine learning; image mining; artificial intelligence; intelligent data systems; expert systems

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

Blockchain and Web3: Applications, Challenges and Future Trends—2nd Edition

edited by Qiang Qu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25866 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; smart contracts; Web3 assets; generative AI agents; decentralized finance (DeFi); security and privacy; cryptocurrency; distributed consensus and networks

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

Network Architectures and Protocols for Edge Learning in B5G IoT Systems

edited by

Latif Ladid

, Muslim Elkotob and Tayeb BenMeriem

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

Keywords: network architectures; network protocols; edge learning; 5G

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

Network Architectures and Edge/Fog Computing Solutions for B5G IoT Applications

edited by Javad Rezazadeh and Hamid Salarian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: beyond 5G; IoT (Internet of Things); network architectures; edge computing; fog computing; network optimization; edge/fog solutions; wireless networks; IoT applications and use cases; AI techniques for IoT; network resource management; interoperability and standardization for B5G IoT; energy-efficient protocols for B5G IoT; virtualization for B5G IoT

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

Generative Artificial Intelligence: Systems, Technologies and Applications

edited by

Jim Prentzas

and

Ioannis Hatzilygeroudis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative artificial intelligence; machine learning; data mining; neural networks; natural language processing; explainable artificial intelligence; combinations of AI methods

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

Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing—3rd Edition

edited by

Paulo Quaresma

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; natural language processing; NLP; generative AI; LLM; knowledge graphs and LLM

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

Mobile Robotics and Autonomous System

edited by

Jeih-weih Hung

and Eric S. Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 267 | 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)

Intelligent Computing and Information Processing

edited by Andreas Mladenow

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: process automation; intelligent systems; information processing; artificial intelligence; e-learning; knowledge representation; semantic technologies; business intelligence; human– computer interaction; edge and cloud computing

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

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Smart Healthcare

edited by

Lidia Bajenaru

and Virginia Sandulescu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9512 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare; smart healthcare systems; machine learning in medicine; AI-powered diagnostics; predictive analytics in healthcare; remote monitoring; telemedicine; digital twins in healthcare; ai-driven workflow optimization; wearable health technologies; AI and mental health; healthcare IoT (Internet of Things); data privacy and security in healthcare

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

Moving Towards 6G Wireless Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Raschellà

and

Michael Mackay

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5851 | Submission Open

Keywords: beyond 5G and 6G technologies; 6G communications; performance analysis for energy efficiency; latency and quality of experience; mm-wave and THz communications; artificial intelligence and deep machine learning; new antenna array design; laser communications and visible-light communication; blockchain for 6G

(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 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems for Industry 4.0 and 5.0

edited by

Filipe Pereira

and

Paulo Leitao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2822 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; artificial intelligence; control systems; edge computing; cloud computing; augmented reality; 5G networks; 6G networks; cybersecurity; intelligent automation; collaborative robotics; cyber-physical systems (CPS); adaptive and autonomous systems; reconfigurable manufacturing; multi-agent systems; holonic systems; evolutionary computation; natural computing; IOT and smart factories; distributed control systems; advanced industrial communication protocols (OPC-UA; MQTT; EtherCAT; profinet; Ethernet-IP and modbus TCP-IP); predictive maintenance in Industry 4.0/5.0; factory automation; human– robot collaboration

Toward 6G Networks: Challenges and Technologies

edited by Jianwu Zhang and

Léo Mendiboure

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communications; 6G; network architecture; cyber physical system

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

Artificial Intelligence in Mobile Networks

edited by Daniel F.S. Fernandes, Gabriela Eleutério Soares and

Francisco Cercas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; mobile networks; network optimization; network automation; 5G/6G networks; intelligent resource management; self-organizing networks; predictive maintenance

Securing Artificial Intelligence Against Attacks

edited by

Peter Kieseberg

and Jungwoo Ryoo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Olusola Tolulope Odeyomi

and

Temitayo Olowu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 6 | 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)

Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for IoT in Next-Generation Networking

edited by

Nguyen Khoa

, Steve Drew, Qihao Li and

Jinhua Guo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3531 | Submission Open

Keywords: task offloading; resource allocation; Internet of Things (IoT); 6G networks; edge computing; software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); ultra-low latency; Internet of Vehicles (IoV); edge AI

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

Security and Privacy in AI-Powered Systems

edited by

Bo Liu

and Tianqing Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI security; privacy-preserving AI; adversarial machine learning; secure AI deployment; ethical AI; federated learning; differential privacy; data protection; trustworthy AI systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Techno-Social Smart Systems)

Information and Future Internet Security, Trust and Privacy—4th Edition

edited by

Weizhi Meng

and Christian D. Jensen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: network security; trust management; intrusion detection; SDN security; data privacy; internet security; trust aggregation; blockchain in security and trust; AI in trust; critical system security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

6G Wireless Network Technologies

edited by

Hongtao Zhang

, Yuan He and Li Deng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communications; 6G; wireless systems; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; massive MIMO; integrated sensing and communication; IoT

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

DDoS Attack Detection for Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Xiao Cai

,

Jinglei Tan

,

Shiyu Dong

and Yanbin Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: DDoS attack detection; cyber– physical systems security; network control systems; intrusion detection in cyber– physical systems; real-time anomaly detection; resilient control architectures; machine learning for cybersecurity; federated learning and distributed defense; lightweight AI algorithms; secure SCADA and industrial systems; reinforcement learning for attack mitigation; AI-driven network security; secure industrial IoT (IIoT); trustworthy control under cyberattacks; adversarial robustness in cyber– physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)

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