Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 View: 342 Submit to Special Issue
Prof. Dr. Abdel-Hamid Soliman
Email: a.soliman@staffs.ac.uk
Affiliation: School of Digital, Technology, Innovation & Business, Staffordshire University, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom
Research Interests: digital signal processing, telecommunications, data acquisition systems, wireless sensor networks (WSN), Internet of Things (IoT), Fiber Optics communication and image/video processing
Mr. Tamoor Shafique
Email: tamoor.shafique@staffs.ac.uk
Affiliation: School of Digital, Technology, Innovation & Business, Staffordshire University, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom
Research Interests: Resource Constraints in Smart Cities, Hostile Wireless Sensor Networks, Make-up Invariant Face recognition and Standardized Routing Protocols for Internet of Things
Dr. Anas Amjad
Email: a.amjad@staffs.ac.uk
Affiliation: School of Digital, Technology, Innovation & Business, Staffordshire University, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom
Research Interests: resource optimization for Internet of Things, data prioritization in smart cities, and quality assessment for future generation of wireless network
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have emerged as a transformative technology, offering unparalleled capabilities in monitoring, data collection, and intelligent decision-making across a wide range of applications. This special issue, titled "From Nodes to Knowledge: Harnessing Wireless Sensor Networks," aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in this rapidly evolving field.
Introduction:
The proliferation of WSNs has revolutionized the way we interact with our environment, enabling real-time monitoring and control in areas such as environmental monitoring, healthcare, smart cities, industrial automation, and more. The importance of this research area lies in its potential to significantly enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of various systems through the seamless integration of sensor nodes and sophisticated data processing techniques. As the demand for smarter and more connected systems grows, understanding and leveraging the full potential of WSNs becomes increasingly crucial.
Aim and Scope
This Special Issue aims to explore the challenges and prospects associated with IoT-based WSNs, providing insights into the advancements and considerations required to unlock their full potential. We invite both original research papers and review articles that showcase the significant developments in these fields. Potential areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
· Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)
· Internet of Things (IoT)
· Smart cities, smart homes, smart buildings, and smart industry
· WSN & IoT applications in:
- Environmental monitoring
- Healthcare
- Agriculture
· Sensor data fusion
· Resource management in WSN & IoT including
- Cost (of node, energy, development, deployment, maintenance)
- Energy (reliability, management)
· Wireless technologies for WSNs and IoT, including short- and long-range radio technologies, non-radio-based technologies, etc.
· Real-time communication and monitoring
· WSN & IoT Adaptability (to environment, energy, faults)
· Self-learning (pattern discovery, prediction, auto-configuration)