Guest Editorial: AI and 6G Convergence: An Energy Efficiency Perspective

Guest Editorial Energy-Efficiency in Optical Networks

THE increasing concern for environmental and cost issues has made energy efficiency in telecom networks an important theme. According to a recent report [1], today’s networks are wasting a lot of energy by consuming 10,000 times more energy than what is really needed. The Internet currently consumes about 0.4% of the total electricity in broadband-enabled countries and is foreseen to quickly re...

Guest-editorial: 25 years of AI*IA

This issue reviews the recent work of the Italian community in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The study of AI has a long tradition in Italy, it can be dated back to the early Seventies and the research groups are numerous and their activities span a wide range of themes, from knowledge representation and automated reasoning, to machine learning, from multi-agent systems to robotics, and many oth...

Guest Editorial: Global Perspective on Environmental Health

The environment is a key determinant of human health, and exposures to toxic chemicals, physical fac­ tors, and pollutants all have a direct impact on the quality of life, the burden of disease, and the outcome of longevity. In the developing world, population growth with urban crowding, the introduction of many environmental pollutants and toxic exposures, and the lack of clear policies to con...

Editorial: Neurotechnology: An Engineering Perspective

Energy harvesting communications: Part III [Guest Editorial]

as a promising approach to enable self-sufficient and self-sustaining operation for devices in energy-constrained networks by scavenging energy from the ambient environment to power up devices. In particular, for wireless sensor networks, if the sensors, which spread throughout homes or factories, in buildings or even outdoors, are powered by energy harvesting, there are no batteries to replace...