Internet of Things for Smart Homes (4th Edition)
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025 | Viewed by 88
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Interests: 5G security; IoT security; authentication and access control; formal security analysis; mobile internet security
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Interests: wireless sensor networks; intelligent transportation systems; Internet of Things; green communications; fuzzy logic
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the improvement or growth of wireless protocols, the development of cloud services, the refinement of low-energy and high-performance technologies, the practice of artificial intelligence, and other forms of convergence solutions based on the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm have begun a new era for smart homes. Technologies for IoT-oriented smart homes include sensors, interfaces, monitors, and appliances networked together to facilitate the automation and local/remote control of the domestic environment. Thanks to the latest information and communication technologies (ICT) and machine learning algorithms, the smart home environment is capable of monitoring residents' welfare and everyday life activities, learning their distinct necessities and habits, to readjust itself to them, thus enhancing their overall quality of life. Furthermore, smart homes can skillfully control the energy consumption of appliances and all other features related to the domestic environment, thus producing a healthier and more energy-efficient area for their inhabitants. While IoT-oriented smart homes can modify how inhabitants interact with the domestic environment, each distinct technology needs different levels of security based on the sensitivity of the controlled system and the information it manages. Smart homes can be exposed to security threats and privacy breaches that stem from current ICT and protocols.
This Special Issue solicits the submission of high-quality and unpublished papers that aim to solve open technical problems and challenges typical of IoT-oriented smart homes. The main aim is to integrate novel approaches efficiently, focusing on performance evaluation and comparison with existing solutions. Both theoretical and experimental studies for typical IoT-oriented smart home scenarios are encouraged. Furthermore, high-quality reviews and survey papers are also welcomed.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Wireless networks for smart homes;
- Green communications for smart homes;
- Energy management systems and networks for smart homes;
- Smart environment monitoring and control;
- Smart management of home appliances;
- Innovative applications and services for smart homes;
- Machine learning methods applied to smart homes;
- Artificial neural networks for smart home automation;
- Security and privacy in smart homes;
- Data integrity, authentication, and access control for smart homes.
Dr. Ilsun You
Dr. Giovanni Pau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Internet of Things
- smart homes
- information and communication technologies
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