Cybersecurity in IoT and Smart Infrastructure: Perspectives on Emerging Technologies Including AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 873
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cyber security; trustworthy AI; Internet of Things; blockchain; quantum computing and quantum threat
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Interests: cybersecurity; postquantum crypto; data analytics; machine learning; blockchain
Interests: artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid integration of IoT devices and smart infrastructure has revolutionized industries, offering unprecedented efficiency, connectivity, and innovation. However, this evolution has also introduced new and complex cybersecurity challenges. Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Quantum Computing play a pivotal role in addressing these challenges while simultaneously presenting potential risks.
This Special Issue delves into the multifaceted relationship between cybersecurity and emerging technologies in IoT and smart infrastructure. AI enhances threat detection and response through intelligent algorithms that identify anomalies in vast IoT networks. Blockchain offers decentralized and tamper-resistant frameworks that ensure data integrity and secure device interactions. Meanwhile, with its unparalleled computational power, quantum computing disrupts traditional cryptographic methods, necessitating quantum-safe solutions to future-proof cybersecurity.
We welcome contributions exploring both the defensive and adversarial implications of these technologies. Topics may include AI-driven cybersecurity solutions for IoT, blockchain-based frameworks for securing smart infrastructure, quantum-safe cryptographic techniques, and the intersection of these technologies in enhancing or undermining security.
Dr. Khondokar Fida Hasan
Dr. Basker Palaniswamy
Dr. Mohammad Ali Moni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cybersecurity
- IoT (Internet of Things)
- smart infrastructure
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- blockchain technology
- quantum computing
- emerging technologies
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