Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks

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AI-Assisted Machine-Environment Interaction

edited by

Manolo Dulva Hina

and

Amar Ramdane-Cherif

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 37251 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; machine-environment interaction; human-computer interaction; intelligent machines; intelligent transportation; computational intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data, Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

IoT and Networking Technologies for Smart Mobile Systems

edited by

Chengwen Luo

Xingyu Feng

and

Chao Fan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); smart mobile systems; 5G/6G networks; mobile edge computing (MEC); low-power sensing and communication; artificial intelligence (AI) in IoT; task offloading; QoS Optimization; backscatter-based sensing and networking; Industrial IoT (IIoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications and Networking)

Feature Papers in the Section of Network Security and Privacy

edited by

Jordi Mongay Batalla

Pascal Lorenz

and

Ioannis Chatzigiannakis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6358 | Submission Open

Keywords: security and privacy; key agreement protocols; cryptography; security of ICT infrastructures; confidentiality; integrity and availability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Security and Privacy)

Remote Sensing and IoT Application for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Xihai Zhang

Xiangyu Meng

and

Yuan Rao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5710 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI in agriculture; hyperspectral crop diagnostics; blockchain traceability; agricultural wireless sensor networks; drone-based crop mapping; agricultural robotics; smart farms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Services and Applications)

Collaborative Integrated Sensing and Localization in Autonomous Systems

edited by

Tanveer Ahmad

, Xuejun Li and

Muhammad Usman Hadi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: drones; UAV; autonomous systems; localization; vehicle; edge computing; distributed computing; GPS; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Actuators, Sensors and Devices)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): 2nd Edition

edited by

Hovannes Kulhandjian

and

Michel Kulhandjian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; advance control; deep learning; data fusion; vehicle cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data, Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Industrial Networks of the Future Across the Edge-to-Cloud Continuum

edited by

Lorenzo Mucchi

, Laura Carnevali,

Stefano Caputo

and

Leonardo Scommegna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2618 | Submission Open

Keywords: network services; industrial IoT; software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); quality of service (QoS); AI for network (AI4NE); network for AI (NE4AI); federated learning; edge intelligence; 5G/6G networks; localization and navigation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Services and Applications)

Recent Advances in Industrial Network Security

edited by Sabeen Tahir, Sheikh Tahir Bakhsh and

Xu-An Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial network security; industrial IoT (IIoT); cyber– physical systems (CPS); AI-powered threat detection; blockchain-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Security and Privacy)

Selected Papers from "The 1st International Online Conference on Sensor and Actuator Networks"

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: WSAN; Internet-of-Things; blockchain; 5G/6G; Industry 4.0; wearable sensors; smart agriculture; smart cities; smart health and medical care; mobile systems

Federated Learning: Applications and Future Directions—2nd Edition

edited by

Giovanni Paragliola

and

Fiammetta Marulli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; machine learning; IoT; Industry 4.0; security; edge; intrusion detection; blockchain; smart grids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data, Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Research on Robot Systems for Embodied Intelligence Applications

edited by

Jianwei Niu

and

Xuefeng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; robot systems; autonomous robots; multimodal perception; sensor fusion; sensorimotor coordination; human– robot interaction; reinforcement learning; intelligent control; multi-robot systems; sensor and actuator networks; embodied AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Network Services and Applications)

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