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State-of-the-Art Future Internet Technology in Italy 2024–2025 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3040 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial and augmented intelligence; software-defined network functions and network virtualization; cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence Driven Software-Defined Networking Technologies for Next Generation Networks submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2924 | 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
The Future Internet of Medical Things, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoMT; smart health; e-health
Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
edited by , and Huiping Cao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1837 | 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)
AI and Blockchain: Synergies, Challenges, and Innovations submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1231 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; blockchain; smart contracts; distributed ledger
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Scalable and Distributed Cloud Continuum Orchestration for Next-Generation IoT Applications: Latest Advances and Prospects—2nd Edition
edited by and Ioannis Dimolitsas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1207 | 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)
Wireless Sensors and Edge Computing in IoT
edited by Haider Ali, Umair Ullah Tariq and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1104 | 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
Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | 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)
Intelligent IoT and Wireless Communication submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 202 | 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)
eHealth and mHealth—2nd Edition
edited by , Bernhard Neumayer and Stefan Sauermann
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | 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
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | 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)
Advances in Deep Learning and Next-Generation Internet Technologies
edited by , and Mingyang Ma
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 823 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3164 | 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 and Francesco Delli Priscoli
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2676 | 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 898 | 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 and Alan Oliveira De Sá
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | 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 submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 83 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11428 | 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 and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7997 | 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 and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2457 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1102 | 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)
Navigation, Deployment and Control of Intelligent Unmanned Vehicles submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 301 | 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 submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 260 | 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)
Joint Design and Integration in Smart IoT Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by and Guobin Xu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | 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)
The Challenges of Data-Driven Systems: Intelligence, Security and Trust
edited by , , and Zhihai Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven; intelligence; security; trust
Parallel and Distributed Systems
edited by Xingda Wei and
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 625 | 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 submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5833 | 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 submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | 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 submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 40 | 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)
5G/6G and Beyond: The Future of Wireless Communications Systems
edited by Bin Dai and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 642 | 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 submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 241 | 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 and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 91 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 61 | 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 submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1510 | 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 and Diala Naboulsi
submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 247 | 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 submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 418 | 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)
Human-Centered Cybersecurity
edited by and Partha Das Chowdhury
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-centred cybersecurity; accessible and inclusive cybersecurity; human decision making in cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Secure Integration of IoT and Cloud Computing
edited by Di Lu and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | 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)
Developments of Computer Vision and Image Processing: Methodologies and Applications—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 329 | 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)
Network Architectures and Protocols for Edge Learning in B5G IoT Systems
edited by , Muslim Elkotob and Tayeb BenMeriem
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open
Keywords: network architectures; network protocols; edge learning; 5G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 309 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Smart Healthcare
edited by and Virginia Sandulescu
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6247 | 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)
5G Security: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G; 6G; security; cloud/edge/fog computing; Internet of Things; cyber– physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybersecurity)
Toward 6G Networks: Challenges and Technologies
edited by Jianwu Zhang and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 169 | 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 and Jungwoo Ryoo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; trustworthy AI; AI attacks; attacking AI; secure AI; controllable AI
Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for IoT in Next-Generation Networking
edited by , Steve Drew, Qihao Li and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2306 | 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 and Tianqing Zhu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | 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)
DDoS Attack Detection for Cyber–Physical Systems
edited by , , and Yanbin Sun
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 177 | 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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