Smart Sensor Networks and Security Management for Industrial IoT (IIoT) Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Starting with Industry 4.0, smart IoT technologies based on intelligence and connectivity are being researched in various industrial fields. To build a fully automated production system, these technologies are evolving in combination with recent artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. While many manufacturers are still busy developing methods for interconnecting new technologies to improve efficiency and productivity—the guiding principle behind Industry 4.0—the next step is being discussed as Industry 5.0. However, there are still ongoing issues that need to be addressed in terms of productivity and cost reduction by helping workers or people, including data acquisition and management, heterogeneous network management, and information extraction in many areas. This also requires integrated mechanisms and data interfaces that can effectively process data and signals from various sensors to give intelligence, and security for critical data is also an important part.

This issue will publish original technical papers and review papers on these recent technologies which are focusing on smart Industrial IoT technologies based on intelligence and connectivity, such as real-time sensor networks, network structure, sensor signal processing, data security scheme, and industrial applications.

You are welcome to submit an unpublished original research work related to the theme of “Sensor Networks and Security Management for Industrial IoT (IIoT) Applications”.

Prof. Dr. Byung-Gyu Kim
Guest Editor

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