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