Smart Devices

Dear Colleagues,

In the current context of advancements in communication technologies, computation power, and device miniaturization, smart devices are becoming a reality in our everyday life, e.g., smart watches, wristbands, intelligent sensors and actuators, smart meters, smart lighting systems, smart TVs, and even smart fridges, everything is getting smarter. The reality of the Internet of Things (IoT ) paradigm and its rapid evolution in the last few years has pushed the focus onto smart devices even more, making them a natural continuation of the current IoT technologies in various application fields. Nevertheless, there are many issues that still need to be addressed from a scientific and an applicative point of view in order to ensure the smooth development of this field and to address potential scalability problems. For example, the standardization needs for smart devices, their interoperability, search and discovery methods, and communication protocols are only a few of the issues that are still wide open. Furthermore, with the advent of novel power management methods and new battery techniques, smart devices are becoming increasingly more mobile, and as such, new problems have arisen in terms of the security and privacy of these devices. Last but not least, in light of recent events related to the virus pandemic, a new application field has arisen in using smart devices to enhance the control of the current situation and prevent similar outbreaks in the future.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest research results and the advances of smart devices. You are therefore invited to submit original papers presenting significant advances with respect to the state of the art in the following topics, including, but not limited to:

• Power consumption and power optimization for smart devices;
• Communication issues for smart devices;
• IoT, M2M, and smart devices convergence;
• Standardization issues for smart devices;
• Security and privacy issues for smart devices;
• Search, discovery, and collaboration among smart devices;
• Smart environments;
• Smart devices for vehicular applications;
• Smart devices for mobility management;
• Smart devices in the smart cities context;
• Smart devices for medical assistance and healthcare applications;
• Scalability issues for smart devices.

Dr. Vlad Popescu
Guest Editor

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• smart devices
• cooperation
• convergence
• aggregation
• smart environments