Software Agents and Virtualization for Internet of Things

Dear Colleagues,

The dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm has brought a series of novel services and applications never imagined only a short time ago. Many buzzwords such as smart cities, smart homes, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) show the democratization of the “things”. However, “things” usually present notable limitations regarding both communication and processing capabilities. In this context, software agents as well as virtualization techniques arise with the aim of developing more complex IoT services based on user needs. This synergy is evident in recent research advances integrated within the fog and edge computing paradigms in IoT scenarios. In a later stage, data collected from end-devices should be processed using a computing paradigm and taking advantage of Big Data algorithms. This with the aim of developing user-centric services or directly supporting the proper autonomous functioning of “things”.

This Special Issue will exploit the momentum in these domains by inviting researchers to contribute with original works in topics covering the development of software agents and virtualization techniques for IoT systems through analysis, simulation and field trials.

Dr. Ramon Sanchez-Iborra
Dr. Emilio Serrano
Dr. Antonio Skarmeta
Guest Editors

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