Internet-of-Living Things
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 822
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: Artificial Intelligence; Soft Computing; Machine/Deep Learning; Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuro-engineering; Neurobilogy; Industrial Informatics
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Interests: molecular communications; biocomputing; biocyber interfaces
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The many environmental challenges that lead to climate or agricultural crises around the world makes us think of novel technology that supports a faster recovery of our natural ecosystems. Many works on applied entomology or plant science look at the benefits of human-led ecological communities that positively interfere in macroscale ecosystem using active agents, such as insects. We envision that Internet-enabled biocyber interfaces (or cyber insects) coupled with living insects will revolutionise the way we manage natural ecosystems by controlling their behaviour and communication with the environment, termed hereafter as the Internet of Living Things.
However, there are many existing challenges to existing technology that inhibit a wide and reliable use of it. Currently technology is based on short-range communication systems (WI-FI, Bluetooth), with no handling of signal effects, no battery life management, and many others. The idea of making these devices Internet-enabled will also pose further power and communication challenges.
This Special Issue will present the most recent advances with respect to the theoretical foundations and practical applications of the Internet of Living Things.
Prospective authors are cordially invited to submit their original manuscripts (research or survey/tutorial articles) on (but not limited to) the following topics:
- Communication-theoretic foundation of the Internet of Living Things;
- Biocyber interfaces design and implementation for the Internet of Living Things;
- Fundamental performance limits of the Internet of Living Things;
- Algorithms and protocols design for the Internet of Living Things;
- Experimental results, measurements, and testbed implementations of the Internet of Living Things;
- Software-defined design and implementation of the Internet of Living Things;
- AI-inspired control and orchestration of the Internet of Living Things;
- Applications for the Internet of Living Things.
Dr. Javier Andreu-Perez
Dr. Michael Barros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insect neural interfaces
- aerial unmanned communications
- cyber beetle
- Internet of Living Things
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