Recent Advances in Sensor Networks and Industrial IoT Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The use of Industrial IoT systems for the development of ever performant smart and wide-area distributed measurement systems and sensor networks is gaining fundamental importance. The technological transformations fostered by Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 paradigms deeply rely on a data-centric vision, where information and measurements are seamlessly exchanged and shared among distributed nodes. To enable these concepts, it is paramount to design scalable and efficient wired, wireless and hybrid communication networks, also capable of operating in harsh and safety/security-critical environments. At present, industrial communication is moving towards time-sensitive (ultra-reliable and low-latency) networking, paving the way for the adoption of innovative technologies such as, among others, 5G/6G, WiFi6, LPWANs, and Time Sensitive Networks (TSN). This is enabling both vertical integration of sensors and networked manufacturing systems from the field level up to the cloud, and horizontal integration, which aggregates distributed and heterogeneous computing and control infrastructures forming a global cyber-physical system. In this context, the aim of this Special Issue is to gather all the recent advances in Industrial IoT and sensor networks technologies, comprising innovative communication systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Edge and Fog architectures, and techniques applied to both measurements transmission and analysis.   

This Special Issue focuses on (but is not limited to) the following:

• Real Time Industrial Sensors networks;
• Industrial Wireless Communication;
• Industrial applications of Time Sensitive Networking;
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques for measurements analysis;
• Machine Learning and AI for industrial networks;
• Edge and Fog computing architectures for Industrial applications;
• Industrial CPSs;
• 5G/6G industrial networks;
• WiFi6 for industrial applications;
• Industrial LPWANs;
• Security and Safety of Industrial Networks;
• Modeling, simulation, and analysis of IoT Industrial Systems;
• Ultra Reliable Low Latency (URLL) industrial communications;
• Digital Twins for the novel smart factory;
• IoT-based measurement systems;
• Bluetooth sensors networks.

Dr. Federico Tramarin
Dr. Aamir Mahmood
Dr. Tommaso Fedullo
Dr. Alberto Morato
Guest Editors

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