Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Artificial Intelligence for IoT
Machine learning and data mining for IoT and Smart Systems
Smart healthcare to combat epidemics (including COVID-19)
Edge and fog computing: distributed computing models from sensor to cloud
Machine intelligence in distributed sensor systems and real-time analytics
Novel communication paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) for IoT and Smart Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems
IoT and Smart Systems for Smart and Connected Communities
Autonomy: closing the loop between sensing and actuation
Time and location management
Robustness, resilience, and dependability of IoT and smart systems
Security and privacy in IoT and Smart Systems
Performance analysis: complexity, correctness, scalability
Mobile and human-centric sensing
IoT and Smart Systems for social computing
Interoperability, heterogeneity and scalability
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based sensing/communications/networking 
Social sensing and crowd sensing techniques, applications, and systems
Complex systems comprising wearable, robotic and/or fixed sensor systems
IoT and Smart Systems for emerging and developing economies
Green and environmentally friendly IoT (low-power, harvesting, energy management)
Design and implementation of real-world applications and systems
Approaches, tools, and experience of deployment and operation
Interdisciplinary applications of IoT and Smart Systems
Smart healthcare and digital epidemiology
Smart agriculture
Smart infrastructures
Smart cities
Smart energy, transportation, and water distribution systems
Smart factories
Smart workspace