State-of-the-Art in Sensor and Actuator Networks: Current Status and Future Possibilities
A special issue of Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks (ISSN 2224-2708). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators, Sensors and Devices".
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: internet protocols and architecture; wireless networks; ubiquitous pervasive computing; security; network simulation and modeling
2. School of Engineering, College of Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
Interests: Internet of Things; sensor networks; green computing; cloud and fog computing; fault diagnosis; wireless sensor networks; multimedia communication; middleware; security
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Interests: Internet of Things; mobile computing; wireless sensor & actuator networks; distributed systems
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Interests: Internet-of-Things; cyber security; next generation networking; device-to-device communication; ad-hoc networking; trustworthy AI; blockchain
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Interests: network-on-chip; blockchains; machine learning; hardware accelerators
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the age of digitalization, we have seen wide deployment of wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSAN) in many applications in smart cities, smart manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, farming, horticulture, health and medical systems, wildlife monitoring, etc. With improved network connectivity and a wider adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for system automation, many new innovative applications that are based on WSAN as its core can be developed in the future.
This Special Issue solicits novel research papers on the current state-of-the-art and future possibilities of WSAN, aiming to provide a comprehensive view of the current status of WSAN and set the future direction of WSAN research. The topics include but are not limited to:
- System architecture, operating systems, and network hardware for sensor/actuator networks;
- Smart and intelligent sensing and actuation;
- Protocols and middleware for sensor/actuator networks;
- Cloud- or edge-based services;
- Industry 4.0 and embedded wireless sensor/actuator systems;
- Nanosensor networks;
- Wireless sensor/actuator networks (WSAN) for tactile Internet;
- WSAN modeling simulation and virtualization tools and network twins;
- Experimental facilities and test beds for sensor/actuator networks;
- Large-scale and global sensor/actuator networks;
- Blockchain technologies and their applications to sensor/actuator networks;
- Internet-of-Things-based WSAN;
- Quality of WSAN services and experiences;
- WSAN and next-generation networks (5G, 6G, etc.);
- Applications of WSAN in farming, horticultural, vehicular, and mobile systems; smart cities, manufacturing, health and medical care; environment and wildlife; and others;
- WSAN as cyberphysical systems;
- WSAN reliability, trust, security, and privacy;
- Software-defined WSAN systems and infrastructure.
Prof. Dr. Taieb Znati
Prof. Dr. Lei Shu
Prof. Dr. Amiya Nayak
Dr. Sye Loong Keoh
Dr. Davide Patti
Guest Editors
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