IoT/AIoT-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks: Issues and Challenges
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 7
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Interests: wireless sensor network; WSN; Internet of Things and Web of Things
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Interests: IoT; ontologies; sensor networks; data integration; e-agriculture; precision agriculture
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent significant advances in IoT/AIoT technology ecosystem such as artificial intelligence (deep learning, generative AI, Tiny ML), nano-electronic material and technology (graphene, graphene/CMOS and 2D/3D integrated circuits), cloud data analysis (AI agent), wireless communication networks (5G, 5.5G, 6G, Wi-Fi 7), personal area network (Nearlink, BLE), satellite communication network (Eutelsat Oneweb, Starlink), MEMS/NEMS sensors and standard firmware (operating system, communication protocol) will allow to implement dedicated real-time ubiquitous IoT/AIoT platforms considering cost, reliability and performance to meet the requirements of diverse applications: Industry 4.0, autonomous vehicle, metaverse, digital twin, wearable sensors (SmartCare, smartwatch), etc. According to IoT Analytics, there were 18.8 billion IoT connected devices at the end of 2024 (a growth of 13% over 2023).
With the continued rapid advancements of the IoT/AIoT ecosystem delivering new IoT/AIoT capabilities for many new and complex applications that were previously inaccessible, we believe the number of AIoT/IoT devices will continue to grow significantly in the coming year. Thus, more and more smart AIoT/IoT platforms will become available and will transform our daily lives, especially those of the elderly (SmartCare, Smart Home) and the Industry 4.0 ecosystem. Finally, AIoT/IoT technology is considered as one of the key technologies for smart agriculture to address climate change and preserve biodiversity.
Dr. Kunmean Hou
Dr. Jean-Pierre Chanet
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low power and long range wireless communication network
- satellite communication
- nano-electronic new material and technologies such as 2D/3D field effect transistor for implementing low cost low power MCU IoT/AIoT node
- firmware for IoT/AIoT
- operating system
- wireless communication protocol
- static and mobile sink node
- safety, reliability and security
- AI agent for IoT/AIoT management
- SmartCare, smart home, smart farming
- MEMS/NEMS sensors
- energy harvesting technologies
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