Underwater Communication and Networking

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean is a cradle of life and contains abundant precious resources. To date, human beings have a very limited understanding of the ocean. Although the ocean covers nearly two-thirds of the earth’s surface, most of the underwater space remains unknown and unexplored. To understand and utilize the ocean, underwater communication and networking techniques are of great importance. Currently, underwater wireless communication techniques can be mainly divided into three categories: underwater acoustic communications, underwater optical communications, and underwater magnetic induction (MI) communications. Different underwater techniques have unique advantages and drawbacks. Hence, they can be used in different applications according to specific requirements, such as distance and data rate. Despite decades of development, underwater communication and networking is still a very challenging research field due to the complex and harsh underwater environments. The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect the latest innovative research results in the field of underwater communication and networking, solve technical difficulties, and provide technical support for ocean exploration. The scope of solicitation for this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following research directions:

• Underwater acoustic communication
• Underwater optical communication
• Underwater magneto communication
• Underwater Channel modeling and prediction
• Underwater localization and tracking
• Detection and classification of underwater communication signals
• Underwater wireless sensor networking on Router, Mac and topology
• Heterogeneous network and cross-layer protocol
• Underwater signal processing
• Application of artificial intelligence in underwater communication and networking

Prof. Dr. Songzuo Liu
Prof. Dr. Nan Chi
Dr. Zhi Sun
Guest Editors

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