Intelligent Air–Sea–Underwater Integrated Communication and Sensing Networks
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Computer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 306
Editors
Interests: UAV; ISAC; underwater communication; vehicular networks; MIMO
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Dear Colleagues,
The integration of air, sea, and underwater communication and sensing systems is emerging as a key paradigm for future intelligent networks, driven by applications such as maritime monitoring, underwater exploration, emergency response, and intelligent transportation over coastal and offshore areas. In such heterogeneous environments, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can serve as flexible airborne platforms to assist communication, sensing, and networking across different media, enabling efficient coordination among aerial, surface, and underwater nodes. This Special Issue focuses on intelligent air–sea–underwater integrated communication and sensing networks, with particular emphasis on symmetry-aware system modeling, resource allocation, and cooperative networking. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, UAV-assisted maritime and underwater communications, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), flexible and reconfigurable antenna systems, self-organizing and adaptive networking, and learning-based optimization methods. By exploiting structural symmetry and cross-layer cooperation, this Special Issue aims to advance theoretical foundations and practical solutions for next-generation integrated communication and sensing networks operating in complex multi-domain environments.
Prof. Dr. Yi Wu
Dr. Zheng Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- air–sea–underwater integrated networks
- UAV-assisted communication
- integrated sensing and communication
- underwater communication
- flexible antenna beamforming
- resource allocation and optimization
- self-organizing networking
- symmetry/asymmetry
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