Wireless Sensor, Robot and UAV networks are specialized Cyber-Physical Systems made of
intelligent devices characterized by the coordination and mobility of nodes that are able to
accomplish distributed sensing and actuation tasks. To serve their use cases they employ a broad
range of innovative techniques: deploying, repairing, and relocating sensors to optimize network
topologies or to balance energy consumption; integrating with mobile networks such as 5G/6G or
LEO satellite networks; processing data on the edge or offloading them towards the cloud. The
benefits are limited only by imagination.

To this purpose, WiSARN aims at bringing together scientific communities that share this particular
research agenda to discuss state-of-the-art contributions on the design, specification, and
implementation of architectures, algorithms, applications, and protocols for current and future
applications of wireless ground robotic and aerial networks.

Features:

• Best Paper Award (BPA) sponsored by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

Topic of Interests

Original, unpublished contributions are solicited in design, implementation and evaluation of
wireless ground robotic and aerial networks. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Machine Learning-based communication and computing in robotic networks
• Communication protocols and wireless technologies for robotic systems
• UAV and robot networks in 5G/6G and LEO satellite systems
• UAV-aided wireless sensor networks
• Drone/Robot assisted edge computing
• Cloud/fog/edge computing platforms in robotic systems
• Data management, gathering and aggregation issues in robotic systems
• Modeling and control of fleet of UAVs
• Autonomic and self-organizing coordination and communication in robotic networks
• Sensor-robot and robot-robot coordination
• Energy-efficient and real-time communication protocols in Robot and UAV networks
• Distributed control and management for Robot and UAV network deployments
• Map exploration and pattern formation of mobile robots
• Robot task assignment
• Biologically inspired communication systems for Robot and UAV networks
• Software-Defined Aerial Networks
• Endurance Management
• Context-awareness and decision making for UAV systems
• Path planning, and target tracking in UAV networks
• Robot advanced motion control
• Optimal control of networked robots
• Quality of service, security, and robustness issues
• Novel applications of Robot and UAV networks
• Blockchain-based robotic networks
• UAV-based IoT applications