Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Communication Technologies
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Next-Generation Communication Technologies explores the convergence of WSNs with advanced communication systems such as 5G/6G, edge computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) to address challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. Key topics include the following:
- Architectural Innovations: Integration of low-power WSNs with massive MIMO, millimeter-wave communications, and cognitive radio techniques to enhance scalability and reliability.
- Intelligent Data Processing: AI-driven approaches for real-time data fusion, edge/fog computing frameworks, and lightweight machine learning models for sensor networks.
- Energy Efficiency: Optimization strategies for power consumption, dynamic resource allocation, and green communication protocols in heterogeneous networks (e.g., WiFi 6, LoRa, NB-IoT).
- Security and Privacy: Cryptographic schemes, distributed privacy-preserving mechanisms, and defenses against physical-layer and cyber-attacks in IoT ecosystems.
- Cross-Domain Applications: End-to-end solutions for smart cities, industrial IoT, healthcare monitoring, environmental sensing, emphasizing reliability, latency, and interoperability.
This issue invites interdisciplinary research, including theoretical analyses, algorithm design, system prototypes, and deployment case studies, aiming to advance the robustness, intelligence, and sustainability of WSNs in next-generation communication landscapes.
Dr. Li Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wireless sensor networks (WSNs)
- 5G/6G communication systems
- internet of things (IoT)
- edge/fog computing
- AI-driven data fusion
- energy-efficient protocols
- security and privacy
- heterogeneous network interoperability
- smart city and industrial IoT
- distributed network architectures
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