Sensor Networks
A section of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
Section Information
The Sensor Networks section covers topics, original research and peer-reviewed articles related to the latest research and development in the field of sensor networks. It is an interdisciplinary domain that consists of wireless and wired communication, algorithms and protocols as well as energy sources to supply these networks. The section covers theoretical and experimental problems, especially considering the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) applications that allow several devices to connect in a smart way. In general, this section aims to provide researchers with a platform to publish their scientific work that can influence the scientific community as well as the general public.
Potential Topics include but not limited:
- Smart sensor networks
- Power consumption/energy harvesting sensor networks
- Energy-autonomous and low-power systems for IoT
- TinyML – Tiny machine learning on sensors
- Cross-layer optimization
- Sensor network nodes
- Wireless sensor networks
- Routing protocols in sensor networks
- Embedded networked sensors
- Software-defined networks
- Underwater sensor networks
- Distributed sensor networks
- Ad hoc networks
- Industrial monitoring
- Sensor network security, privacy and threat detection
- Data calibration and fault tolerance
- Sensor network data fusion and data aggregation
- Sensor node localization
- Medium access control (MAC) protocols for sensor networks
- Artificial intelligence in sensor networks
- Edge computing in wireless sensor networks
- Applications of sensor networks on area monitoring, health care monitoring, habitat monitoring, environmental/Earth sensing, etc.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Emerging IT Security Technologies in the Computer Systems: Network Security and Cryptography (Deadline: 15 July 2022)
- Application of Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Intelligent Sensing (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
- Parallel and Edge Computing with Artificial Intelligence for Sensor Network (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
- AI Applications in Smart Networks and Sensor Devices (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sensors for Human Activity Recognition (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Ultra-Low Power Smart Sensor Networks and IoT Devices (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sensor Enabled Smart Energy Solutions (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Security and Privacy Protection for Wireless Sensor Networks towards Big Data (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- AI-Aided Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Theory and Techniques for the Deployment of Future Wireless Sensor Networks in 5G and Beyond (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Wireless Underground Sensor Networks (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- On IoT Security, Privacy and Quality (Deadline: 15 August 2022)
- Edge Computing and Networked Sensing in 6G Network (Deadline: 15 August 2022)
- Application of Wireless Sensor Networks and Remote Monitoring Systems in Smart Buildings (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Security for Mobile Sensing Networks (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Sensor-Based Systems for Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Data Acquisition and Analysis of Seismic Noise (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
- Joint Sensing and Communications for Advancing Autonomous Vehicles (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
- Wireless Sensing and Intelligent Reflective Surfaces (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Intelligent Internet of Thing, Sensor, and AR/VR Technology for Smart Cities (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Activity Recognition in Smart Homes and Smart Cities (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization and Navigation—a Multidisciplinary Approach (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Sensor Network in Agriculture (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Services at the Edge of a Network for Industrial 4.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Blockchain as a Services: Architecture, Networking and Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Digital Signal Processing, Computational Methods and Sensor Networks for Engineering Application (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Security Assessment in IoT-Based Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Recent Advances in Next Generation Wireless Sensor and Mesh Networks (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Advanced Sensor Networks/Seismic Networks and Monitoring for Earthquakes and Phenomena Having a Seismic Signature (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Real-Time Data Management in Internet-of-Things (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Sensors and Satellite Network Systems (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Embedded Systems for AI-Based Health Monitoring in Cyber Physical Systems (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- AI-Driven 6th-Generation (6G) Wireless Systems (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Advances in Ocean Sensors (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Modeling, Analysis, and Performance Evaluation of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (Deadline: 25 September 2022)
- Recent Progress in Wireless Sensor Networks, Robot Sensors, or Applied Electromagnetics Applications (Deadline: 28 September 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Networks Technology and Its Application in Distributed Intelligent System (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Lifetime Extension Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Recent Advances in Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Artificial Intelligence for Security and Privacy in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (AI-SPASN) (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- AI-Based Vehicular Network toward 6G: Machine Learning and Sensors Approaches (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Data Privacy, Security, and Trust in New Technological Trends (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Smart Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- IoT Sensors and Technologies for Education (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Autonomous Low Power Monitoring Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- LoRa-Based Sensor Networks for the New Frontier of the IoT (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Recent Trends in Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Challenges in Energy Perspective on Mobile Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Smart Sensor Networks and Security Management for Industrial IoT (IIoT) Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks – Current Trends and Future Challenges (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Learning Technology Based on Navigation Sensors (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- SDN Architecture and Fog Computing for Intelligent Vehicular Sensor Networks (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Wireless Communications Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Sensors and Underwater Robotics Network (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Advanced Research in Mobile Crowd Sensing Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Application of UAV and Sensing in Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Virtual Network Embedding for Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Communication, Coordination and Sensing of Networked Drones (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Distributed Intelligence in Edge-Supported Future Mobile and Wireless Networks (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Security and Privacy in 5G-Enabled IoT Applications (Deadline: 25 October 2022)
- Selected Papers from CSNDSP 2022 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Advanced Visual Sensor Networks for Object Detection and Tracking (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Vision-Based Sensors in Navigation: Image Processing and Understanding (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Networks in the IoT: New Challenges (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Structural Health Monitoring Based on Piezoelectric Transducers (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Smart Sensors and Devices in Artificial Intelligence II (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Network Based on Cloud Computing (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- State of the Art Networking: From Design to Sensor Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Sensors for Severe Environments (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Underwater Sensors Network II (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Industrial Internet of Things for Future Smart Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Indoor and Outdoor Sensor Networks for Positioning and Localization (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Advanced Wireless Sensing Techniques for Communication (Deadline: 1 November 2022)
- Sensors and Wireless Communication Networks (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Real-Time and Networked Embedded Systems in Environment and Human Health Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Antennas for Wireless Sensors (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Disruptive Technologies and Wireless Sensor Network Communication Algorithms (Deadline: 18 November 2022)
- Performance, Simulation and Modelling of Sensors Networks in the Context of IoT, Edge Computing, and AI (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Grid Communications (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Sensor Networks in Sustainable Cyber-Physical Production Systems (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Trustworthy Sensing with Human-and-Environment-in-the-Loop (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Mobile Crowdsensing in Smart Cities (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Wireless Sensor Network for Improving GNSS and 5G Position (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Cyber Security in Industry 4.0 and Beyond (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- New Trends in Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (Deadline: 25 November 2022)
- Sensors and Imaging for Medical Robotics (Deadline: 25 November 2022)
- Advances in Wireless Body Area Networks: Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 25 November 2022)
- Community Question Answering: From Recent Advances in Methods, Techniques, Models and Applications to Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Congestion Control in Internet of Things Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Smart Camera Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- SDN/NFV-Driven 6G and IoT Network Era (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- 6G Wireless Communication Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Computer Vision for Positioning, Tracking and Wayfinding: State of the Art Solutions (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Application of Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Drone Sensing and Imaging for Environment Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Sensing in Smart Buildings (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Wearable and Mobile Sensors and Data Processing (Deadline: 1 December 2022)
- Simplified Sensing for Ambient Assisted Living in Smart Homes (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Edge Computing and Deep Learning for Smart IoT Systems (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Compressive Sensing-Based IoT Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Artificial Intelligence and Their Applications in Smart Cities (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Future Trends in Millimeter Wave Communication (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Design of Embedded Systems for Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Security of IoT-Enabled Infrastructures in Smart Cities (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Video Coding Based on Compressive Sensing (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Ambient Intelligence in Healthcare (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN): Technologies, Protocols and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Security and Privacy for IoT Networks and the Mobile Internet (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Techniques in Emerging Optical Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Clustered Sensor Networks (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Antenna and Sensors System (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Big Data Inspired Data Sensing, Processing and Networking Technologies (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Data and Privacy Management in Sensor Networks (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Design, System, and Performance of Sensors Networks (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sensor-Aid Localization, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Harnessing Machine Learning and AI in Cybersecurity (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sensors Applications in Structural Health Monitoring: Selected Papers from the 10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM) (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Feature Papers in the Sensor Networks Section 2022 (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) (Deadline: 1 January 2023)
- State of the Art in beyond 5G and 6G Radio Communications Networks (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Machine Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Security in IoT Networks and Smart Grids (Deadline: 15 January 2023)
- Novel Scheduling and Optimization Methods to Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 15 January 2023)
- Architectures, Protocols and Algorithms of Sensor Networks (Deadline: 15 January 2023)
- Edge/Fog Computing for Intelligent IoT Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Sensors and Digital Modulation in Modern Life: Antenna Design and Massive MIMO Systems (Deadline: 25 January 2023)
- The Cybersecurity and Privacy in Smart Cities (Deadline: 30 January 2023)
- Wireless Sensors and Sensing Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Future Trends in Data Fusion for Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 1 February 2023)
- Massive IoT Communication in 5G Systems (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Solar Energy Harvesting System for Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Target Detection, Tracking and Identification Using Multi-Sensor Systems (Deadline: 15 February 2023)
- Cybersecurity and Privacy in Smart Environments: Current Research Trends and Future Directions (Deadline: 15 February 2023)
- Wireless Powered Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Cybersecurity and Resilience of Smart Grids (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Smart Systems for Wireless Communications and Networks (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Social Media Sensing: Methodologies and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in Healthcare Systems (Deadline: 5 March 2023)
- Micro-Nano Sensors and the Internet of Things for Intelligent Energy (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Sensor Networks for Vehicular Communications (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Microwave-Based Integrated Sensing Systems and Applications (Deadline: 25 March 2023)
- Smart Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring and Management (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Network Traffic: Models, Challenges and Research Opportunities (Deadline: 10 April 2023)
- Reliability Analysis of Wireless Sensor Network (Deadline: 15 April 2023)
- Wireless Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Machine Learning for Wireless Sensor Networks and Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Security and Privacy in IoT-Enabled Smart Environments (Deadline: 25 May 2023)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 30 May 2023)
- Self-Organizing and Smart Protocols for Heterogeneous Ad Hoc Networks (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Human-Centric Sensing Technology and Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Hybrid Approaches for Enhanced GNSS Positioning (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Selected Papers from IMETI 2022 (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Sensor and Sensorless Technology with Renewable Energy and Flexible Load Participation in Active Distribution Network (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good
- Cryptography and Security in IoT and Sensor Networks
- Cyber Situational Awareness in Computer Networks
- Fog/Edge Computing based Smart Sensing System
- IoT and Smart Homes
- Machine Learning and AI for Sensors
- Sensing Technology in Smart Agriculture
- Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms for Sensor Networks
- Smart Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks
- Smart Ocean: Emerging Research Advances, Prospects and Challenges
- Underwater Sensor Networks and Internet of Underwater Things
- Wireless Sensor Networks towards the Internet of Things
