Virtual Special Issue on “Advanced Security and Privacy aspects of Wireless Sensor Networks”

The increase in the use of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is remarkable, entailing applications from environmental monitoring and military security to energy management and for the elderly and individuals with disabilities. Along with state-of-the-art technologies such as the Internet of Things, blockchain and big data, the implementation of networks and distributed systems is set to continue on the upward trend. Despite the increasing difficulty in intercepting confidential information transmitted over wireless links, persistent attackers will only intensify their efforts to breach security barriers. Furthermore, security and privacy issues in this field have yet to be fully investigated.

WSN sensor networks come in the form of mobile sensors (MWSNs) and stationary sensors (SWSNs). The inherent indeterminacy of the topology of the MWSN causes several issues when it comes to data routing, while SWSNs, with their static node nature, encounter security challenges associated with the immobility of sensor nodes. Moreover, nodes in WSNs generally have low resiliency, and are often used in locations with harsh environments, making it vulnerable to a broad range of attacks. Hence, concerns remain over their quick and widespread deployment, including security, privacy and dependability.

Going forward, network routing protocols must address concerns such as confidentiality, data integrity, data privacy and fault tolerance to minimize the risk of network intrusion. This special issue aims to cover topics related to this evolving field, facilitating research and idea-sharing within the R&D community in academia, telecommunications and networking.

Topic of interest includes:

• Security and privacy in sensor networks
• Security Issues and Defence Mechanisms in WSNs
• Survivable Path Routing in WSN for various applications
• Case studies on Security in Future Generation networks
• Emerging Technologies for Next Generation Networks
• Intrusion detection and Disaster recovery in WSNs
• Privacy preserving and Machine Learning based security schemes in networks
• Machine Learning techniques to foster communication security
• Machine Learning based authentication and authorization techniques
• Intrusion and malware detection in WSNs using Machine Learning models
• Cryptography, Security and Privacy of mobile and Wireless Networks
• Latest Trends in Mobile and Wireless Technologies
• Security and identity management for WSNs
• Algorithms, Protocol & Design for Network security
• Connectivity and Communication Scheduling in WSNs
• Fault Tolerance and Diagnosis in WSNs
• Challenges and Issues in Wireless & Mobile Networks

Submission instructions:

Manuscripts must be prepared according to the Guide for Authors before being submitted to Cyber Security and Applications online. All articles should be submitted online. Please select the article type

VSI: “Advanced Security and Privacy aspects of WSN”

Important dates:

Submission deadline: March 15, 2024

Author notification: May 15, 2024

Revised paper due: June 15, 2024

Final notification: July 15, 2024

Publication: As per the policy of journal

Guest Editor Details:

Dr. Marimuthu Karuppiah

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,

Presidency University, 

Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064.

Email: kmarimuthu@ieee.org

Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=AMC7s4AAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry

Department of Computer Science and Information Technology,

College of Engineering,

Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi 59911, United Arab Emirates

Email:  shehzad.ashraf@adu.ac.ae

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=rtwXvjkAAAAJ

Dr. Alavalapati  Goutham  Reddy

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,

Fontbonne University,

St. Louis, USA. 

Email: gralavalapati@fontbonne.edu

Google Scholar  https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?hl=en&user=H_AYdekAAAAJ&view_op=list_works