Special Section on Self-organising Networks

It is our great pleasure to introduce this Special Section of the Journal, focused on self-organising networks. The rapid diffusion of a whole range of devices featuring wireless networking capabilities and a wealth of heterogeneous resources make self-organising networks more and more a premier component of the Future Internet. It is therefore fundamental to guarantee efficient and effective solutions for building autonomous self-organising networks, able to exploit in the best possible way the huge resource capacity such networks can provide as a whole. Two key areas in this framework are Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANET). Research in WSN and VANET is generating a very well balanced blend between theoretical results, practical directions, and concrete applications and use cases. Thus, these areas can be considered amongst the most promising to enable self-organising technologies to impact on the mass market.