Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) generates unlimited data, which should be collected and
forwarded towards a central controller (CC) for further processing and decision-making …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have recently achieved sky-rocketed prominence in
assisting various wireless communication scenarios due to their implicit characteristics like …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are characterized by high flexibility and low deployment
costs. Therefore, UAVs, in recent years, have been widely used in all walks of life, such as …

Electric and Flying Vehicles (EnFVs) represent a transformative shift in transportation,
promising enhanced efficiency and reduced environmental impact. However, their …

The rapid advancement and increasing number of applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV) swarm systems have garnered significant attention in recent years. These systems …

Next generation wireless networks are expected to be greatly supported by unmanned
aerial vehicles, which can act as aerial base stations and constitute a promising solution for …

The metaverse is an emerging technology with the potential to revolutionize our interactions
with digital environments. Soft computing presents exciting opportunities in shaping this …

Recently, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for wireless communications has
attracted much research attention. However, most applications of UAVs for wireless …

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in
Internet of Things (IoT) networks to reduce costs, maximize energy efficiency, and provide a …

This paper reviews a majority of the nature-inspired algorithms, including heuristic and meta-
heuristic bio-inspired and non-bio-inspired algorithms, focusing on their source of inspiration …