The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Topic Area 1: IoT and AI
Track Chair: Dr. Ismail Arai, Associate Professor at Information Initiative Center, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

    AI and ML in IoT
    IoT Architecture with embedded AI
    On device machine learning algorithms
    AI for IoT edge computing
    Low-power AI for IoT
    Distributed AI for IoT
    Use of IoT/AL to fight COVID-19
    IoT with SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
    Smart Cities
    Context-driven intelligence
    Edge-based data analytics
    Big Data and Information Integrity in IoT
    Communication and networking technologies for IoT/AI
    Digital Twins in IoT applications
    Indoor localization

Topic Area 2: Security and Privacy of IoT, and Blockchain
Track Chair: Dr. Ahmad Salman, Assistant Professor, James Madison University, Virginia

    AI for IoT security and privacy
    Artificial Intelligence-based security and data protection
    AI for IoT edge computing
    Cross-layer Attacks in IoT
    Communication Security in IoT using ML
    Information Integrity in IoT
    IoT security and privacy standardization
    IoT privacy and security concerns tests, certification, and labeling
    IoT security of smart sustainable cities
    Cryptography, key management, authentication and authorization for IoT
    Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security
    Biometric security
    Access control, Anonymity, and Audit in IoT
    User-privacy protection in IoT
    Security, privacy and trust for virtualization and SDN in 5G wireless networks
    Blockchain-empowered Beyond 5G networks
    Blockchain-based privacy and security in resilient 5G wireless communications
    Blockchain-based IoT networks: security approaches
    Blockchain for 6G-Enabled Network-Based Applications
    Blockchain for Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks
    Blockchain and artificial intelligence
    Blockchain in mobile cellular networks
    Blockchain in edge and cloud computing
    Security, privacy and trust of blockchain and distributed ledger technology

Topic Area 3: IoT Electronics and Signal Processing
Track Chair: Dr. Marco Picone, Assistant Professor, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Architectures of IoT services
    IoT platforms and data management
    Smart homes, arenas, structures, cities and grids fundamentals and issues
    Smart Healthcare
    Smart supply chain, logistics and farming
    Smart manufacturing
    Smart transportation
    Tools and technologies for IoT services
    Business models for IoT applications
    IoT system modeling and analysis—performance
    Real case deployment scenarios and results
    IoT deployment on agriculture, retails, smart sustainable cities, etc.
    IoT and future internet architectures
    Testbeds and experiments for Internet of Things smart sustainable cities
    Smart Energy
    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
    Oil & Gas sector
    IoT Interoperability and Heterogeneity Management
    Cyber-Physical System Design and Management
    Edge and Cloud Computing to support distributed application scenarios