Advanced Localization and Motion Tracking with Dense Wireless Networks

Dear Colleagues,

Radio-based localization and motion tracking exploit the characteristics of the radio propagation of opportunity RF signals to find the position/posture of objects/people. Applications range from operator monitoring in smart factories to motion detection in assisted living and smart spaces settings. In smart environments, low-cost IoT sensors with limited computational and communication capabilities are typically distributed. Besides accuracy, the main challenges for employing object/people positioning and tracking systems in such environments are the design of ubiquitous, real-time, low-energy, and low-complexity algorithms. Joint computational and communication intelligence is the key to allow wireless sensor networks (WSN) facing the large-scale heterogeneous data distribution problem that arises from complexity vs. performance constraints imposed on conventional motion detection and localization systems. This Special Issue aims to put together original research and review articles on advanced algorithms and methods for object/people positioning and motion tracking based on emerging technologies in dense WSNs and their performance optimization.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Device-free localization and motion tracking in human–machine shared workspace.
• RIS-aided localization in 6G and beyond networks.
• Edge-based localization in smart environments.
• Multisensory localization and motion tracking.
• AI methods for Localization/motion tracking in WSNs.
• Continuous localization/motion recognition for health monitoring.
• Cooperative localization in a dynamic environment.
• Advanced radio sensing, radio tomography and holography methods.

Dr. Sanaz Kianoush
Dr. Stefano Savazzi
Dr. Vittorio Rampa
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.