IoT and Networking Technologies for Smart Mobile Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) and networking technologies has revolutionized smart mobile systems, enabling seamless connectivity, real-time data processing, and intelligent decision-making across diverse applications such as smart cities, healthcare, transportation, and industrial automation. This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge technologies, challenges, and future trends in IoT-driven smart mobile systems, with a focus on low-power sensing and communication, edge intelligence, collaborative learning, and 5G/6G networking.

Key topics include the following:

• Ultra-low-power IoT communication (e.g., backscatter, RF harvesting) for energy-efficient edge devices.
• Mobile edge computing (MEC) for latency-sensitive AI-empowered IoT applications, including task offloading and distributed learning.
• 5G/6G-enabled IoT architectures, leveraging massive MIMO, D2D communication, and network slicing.
• AI-driven IoT optimization, covering smart sensing, QoS management, security, and resource allocation in dynamic environments.
• Heterogeneous IoT integration, addressing interoperability, scalability, and real-time sensing challenges.

Prof. Dr. Chengwen Luo
Guest Editor

Dr. Xingyu Feng
Dr. Chao Fan
Guest Editor Assistants

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