Information Security of Sensor Networks: A Focus on Surveys and Reviews
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 4
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cryptography; IoT network security; information security; quantum security communications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are glad to announce the Special Issue "Information Security of Sensor Networks: A Focus on Surveys and Reviews", which aims to showcase high-quality surveys and review papers concerning Internet of Things research.
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to contribute your work so that we can collaboratively develop this exciting field of research further.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Internet of Multimedia Things;
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT);
- Underwater IoT communication and networks;
- Machine-type communications;
- Low-power and energy-harvesting technologies;
- Real-time systems for the IoT;
- Service middleware and device management for the IoT;
- Privacy, security, and trust in IoT systems;
- Cyber–physical system (CPS) platforms;
- Edge/fog/cloud computing in the IoT;
- Data management and mining platforms for the IoT;
- IoT architectures and standards;
- Future Internet design for the IoT;
- IoT pilots and testbeds;
- 5G and beyond 5G architectures and protocols for the IoT;
- AI/ML and distributed intelligence for the IoT;
- IoT applications and uses (smart factories, smart cities, smart health, smart transportation, and smart agriculture).
Prof. Dr. Jian Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cryptography
- Sensor network security
- information security
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