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IoT - Internet of Things

From the ground up: explore how the Internet of Things has set the basis for the future. 

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IoT - Internet of Things

In IoT, we present the latest research in the field of Internet of Things. This content is diverse, interdisciplinary and includes high impact research on the subject.

Each book presented here has a chapter which is available for free till April 4, as are each of the articles in the journals.

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Explore Book Series on IoT

Internet of Things

Series Editors: Giancarlo Fortino and Antonio Liotta

The series Internet of Things - Technologies, Communications and Computing publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of the different facets of the Internet of Things. It contains monographs, lecture notes and edited volumes in the Internet of Things research and development area. It spans areas of wireless sensor networks, autonomic networking, network protocol, agent-based computing, AI, self organizing systems, multi-sensor data fusion, smart objects, and hybrid intelligent systems.

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Each title has a chapter that can be accessed freely until April 4.

Intelligent Technologies for Internet of Vehicles

Editors: Naercio Magaia, et al.

This book gathers recent research works in emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for the convergence of communication, caching, control, and computing resources in cloud-based Internet of Vehicles (IoV) infrastructures.

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The Fundamentals and Potential of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) in Today’s Society

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Green Internet of Things Sensor Networks

Book cover: Green Internet of Things Sensor Networks

Authors: Adamu M. Zungeru, et al.

This book presents methods for advancing green IoT sensor networks and IoT devices. For each, the authors outline the methods, presents security and privacy issues, and their solutions.

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Introduction to Green Internet of Things Sensor Networks

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Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things 

Book cover: Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things

Editors: George Mastorakis, et al.

This book gathers recent research work on emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for processing and storing data generated by cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructures. 

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Industrial and Artificial Internet of Things with Augmented Reality

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Internet of Things Security and Data Protection

Book cover: Internet of Things Security and Data Protection

Editors:  Sébastien Ziegler

This book provides an overview of the most recent developments in Internet of Things (IoT) security and data protection.

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Privacy and Security Threats on the Internet of Things

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Autonomous Driving Changes the Future

Book cover: Autonomous Driving Changes the Future

Authors: Zhanxiang Chai, Tianxin Nie, Jan Becker

This book offer a detailed introduction to and comprehensive description of autonomous driving. It provides extensive information on each of the main players in the field in China and globally.   

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Infrastructure: Echoing with Autonomous Driving

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Internet of Things Security: Architectures and Security Measures 

Book cover: Internet of Things Security

Author: Chuan-Kun Wu

This book presents a systematic and comprehensive overview for IoT security. It introduces an innovative IoT security architecture. 

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IoT Security Architecture

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Internet of Things Security: Principles and Practice

Book cover: Internet of Things Security: Principles and Practice

Authors:  Qinghao Tang,  Fan Du

This book targets beginners and professionals with providing basic concepts to system design. It includes how to find IoT device vulnerabilities, how to analyze wireless communication data and how to build a secure IoT system. It also shares codes and real project experiences on IoT security.

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The Analysis of Wireless Communication Protocol

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The Elements of Big Data Value

Book cover: The Elements of Big Data Value

Editors: Edward Curry, et al.

This Open Access book presents the foundations of the Big Data research and innovation ecosystem and the associated enablers that facilitate delivering value from data for business and society. 

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The Elements of Big Data Value

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Human Behavior Analysis: Sensing and Understanding

Book cover: Human Behavior Analysis: Sensing and Understanding

Authors: Zhiwen Yu, Zhu Wang

This book addresses non-invasive sensing of human behaviors, including advances in both sensor-based and device-free approaches. It covers human behaviors of various granularities, from individual-level to group-level and community-level. 

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Individual Behavior Recognition

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Edge AI

Book cover: Edge AI

Authors: Xiaofei Wang, et al.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how AI services are being applied to the network edge near the data sources, and demonstrates how AI and edge computing can be mutually beneficial.

Read free chapter: 

Fundamentals of Edge Computing

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Industrial IoT

Book cover: Industrial IoT

Editors:  Ismail Butun

This book covers the cross relations and implications of IIoT with existing wired/ wireless communication/ networking and safety technologies of the Industrial Networks.

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Industrial Networks and IIoT: Now and Future Trends

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Handbook of Integration of Cloud Computing 

Book cover: Handbook of Integration of Cloud Computing, Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things

Editors: R Ranjan, et al.

This handbook covers recent advances in the integration of three areas - cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things. 

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Context-Aware IoT-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems: A Vision and Future Directions

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The AIoT Playbook

Editors: Dirk Slama, et al.

This Open Access book is a practitioner`s guide to smart, connected products and solutions based on AI and IoT. As a hands-on playbook, it combines the business and technical execution perspectives to help utilize the full potential of AIoT.

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Internet of Things: Concepts and System Design

Book cover: Internet of Things: Concepts and System Design

Author: Milan Milenkovic

This comprehensive overview of IoT systems architecture includes in-depth treatment of all key components: edge, communications, cloud, data processing, security, management, and uses. 

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IoT Data Models and Metadata

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CyberParks – The Interface Between People, Places and Technology

Book cover: CyberParks – The Interface Between People, Places and Technology

Editors:  Carlos Smaniotto Costa, et al.

This Open Access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. 

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The Application of Advanced IoT in Cyberparks

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Smart Cities

Book cover: Smart Cities

Authors: Schahram Dustdar, et al.

This book provides an essential overview of the latest developments in the areas of IoT and social computing research, and outlines a research roadmap for a closer integration of the two areas in the context of the Smart City.

Read free chapter: 

Provisioning Smart City Infrastructure

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New Horizons for a Data-Driven Economy

Book cover: New Horizons for a Data-Driven Economy

Editors: José María Cavanillas, Edward Curry, Wolfgang Wahlster

This Open Access book readers will find technological discussions on the existing and emerging technologies across the different stages of the big data value chain. 

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New Horizons for a Data-Driven Economy

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Enabling Things to Talk

Book cover: Enabling Things to Talk

Editors:  Alessandro Bassi, et al.

This Open Access book constitutes a foundation from which software companies can capitalize on the benefits of developing consumer-oriented platforms including hardware, software and services.

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Enabling Things to Talk

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Read and share some recent content from our journals

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EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (Open Access)

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Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing for Smart Internet of Vehicle

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EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing (Open Access)

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EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing (Open Access)

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EURASIP Journal on Information Security (Open Access)

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EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (Open Access)

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Backscatter Communications for the Internet of Things

Intelligent Systems and Smart Network Computing for Commercial and Industrial IoT

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Soft Computing

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Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing

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SN Applied Sciences (Open Access)

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Health and Technology 

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Journal of Cloud Computing (Open Access)

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AI Perspectives (Open Access)

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Discover Internet of Things (Open Access)

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