Future Research Trends in Internet of Things and Sensor Networks

Dear Colleagues,

Sensor networks have been extensively used over the past few decades for several application paradigms to improve our lifestyles, such as medical sensing applications, environmental monitoring applications, military sensing applications, underwater sensing applications, hazard sensing, etc. We see a similar trend in the Internet of Things (IoT), which has emerged as the enabler of multiple networking technologies. The goal of IoT is to connect and control everyday things, composed of sensing, computation and communication capabilities, to the Internet. IoT is also expected to support various applications with faster decision-making capabilities and reliable transmissions between consumer electronic devices. Sensor networks are at the heart of enabling IoT applications. Examples where researcher use sensor networks and IoT together for numerous applications include smart homes, smart cities, and intelligent transportation networks.

The objective of this Special Issue is to address the innovative developments based on current technologies and new idea related to sensor networks and IoT. The Special Issue is seeking the latest findings from research and ongoing projects relevant to IoT and sensor networks. Additionally, review articles that provide readers with current research trends in both sensor networks and IoT are also welcome. The potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Cross-Layer Protocols for sensor networks
• Routing protocols for sensor networks
• Transport layer protocols for sensor networks
• MAC layer protocols for sensor networks
• New emerging architectures for IoT and sensor networks
• New applications and test bed for IoT and sensor networks
• Energy-efficient protocols for WSN and IoT
• Energy harvesting/scavenging for WSN and IoT
• Security and privacy architectures for WSN and IoT
• Interrelationship between WSN and IoT: Similarities and differences
• WSN aspects that are critical for future IoT
• WSN issues and technologies for IoT applications
• IoT management and monitoring
• IoT platforms for education and applications
• Cohesion of WSN and IoT to build a Smart Home, Smart Cities, Smart Buildings
• Edge computing, fog computing and cloud computing in IoT

Prof. Dr. Dongkyun Kim
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jaime Lloret Mauri
Dr. Syed Hassan Ahmed
Guest Editors

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