Artificial intelligence is carving its own space due to its self-sustainable nature and self-governing and independent decision making. The Internet of Things (IoT) is formed of an increasing number of connected devices, from smart homes and smart roads to a smart globe, and an intelligent IoT is bound to change dramatically not only daily life but civilisation as a whole.

The Internet of Things and artificial intelligence have each independently been the subject of recent research. Several AI problem-solving algorithms have been proposed, most of which are still in their early stages, improving and evolving with time. These algorithms can process huge amounts of data and make intelligent decisions independently. On the other hand, the development of the IoT has already made considerable achievements, and we believe it is only a matter of time before IoT devices will surround us. The Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) combines AI with IoT technology. AIoT will evolve the existing IoT standards to form autonomous future communication architectures to support the intelligent exchange of data between millions of devices. Intelligence in state-of-the-art network paradigms, comprising network function virtualisation (NFV), software-defined networks (SDN), and network slicing architectures, will further enhance network resource utilisation. AIoT applications including health care, agriculture, smart homes, security, and autonomous vehicles will soon become a necessity.

Considering the importance of the Artificial Intelligence of Things, this Special Issue seeks to collect relevant and original research and review articles to advance the field and encourage researchers. We welcome contributions from both industry and academia to highlight and introduce solutions to the challenges associated with the Artificial Intelligence of Things.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Intelligent future IoT architecture
• Intelligent security and privacy for the IoT
• Intelligent IoT solutions for smart eHealth
• Intelligent green computing in the IoT
• Intelligent industrial IoT
• Intelligent IoT communication and network virtualisation
• Intelligent Edge/Cloud computing for the IoT
• Intelligent IoT applications
• Intelligent Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT)
• Protocols and standards for intelligent IoT
• Intelligent Internet of Vehicles