Smart IoT Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Smart IoT systems are typically complex, large-scale, distributed, and running in open contexts. They involve interconnected things that sense and act on the physical environment, as well as control loops distributed all along the Internet continuum spanning across the Cloud, Edge, and IoT spaces. These control loops assimilate data from sensors, build their own representation of the surrounding environment, plan reactions, and enact these, possibly through actuators. When properly coordinated, they result in smart and autonomous behaviors that form the core of a Smart IoT System. With the recent democratization of sensors and actuators and the increased connectivity and interoperability capabilities, Smart IoT Systems are being adopted in numerous application domains such as Smart City, Smart Building, Smart Health, Smart Farming and Agriculture, Smart Grid, Smart Factory, Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart Supply Chain, etc. However, many challenges remain to be solved, related to:

• Their development (e.g., function as a service, microservices);
• Their smart behaviors (e.g., machine learning, integration with big data, human interaction);
• Their architecture (e.g., Cloud–Edge–IoT device architectures, systems of systems, hierarchical control systems);
• Their design methodologies (e.g., DevOps for IoT);
• Their security, privacy, and quality of service management;
• Their operation in large-scale, complex and open Context/Environments;
• Their impact on Human and Social Sciences, Ethics, Economics, Society, etc.

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish the most recent scientific results, both theoretical and applied, which highlight the latest advances in the field of Smart IoT Systems.

Dr. Jean-Yves Tigli
Dr. Nicolas Ferry
Guest Editors

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