Sustainable computing is a rapidly expanding research area spanning the fields of computer science and engineering, electrical engineering as well as other engineering disciplines. The aim of Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM) is to publish the myriad research findings related to energy-aware and thermal-aware management of computing resource. Equally important is a spectrum of related research issues such as applications of computing that can have ecological and societal impacts. SUSCOM publishes original and timely research papers and survey articles in current areas of power, energy, temperature, and environment related research areas of current importance to readers. SUSCOM has an editorial board comprising prominent researchers from around the world and selects competitively evaluated peer-reviewed papers.

Making computing sustainable - Software systems perspective:
• Power-aware software
• Code profiling and transformation for power management
• Power-aware middleware
• Multimedia systems
• Scheduling and allocation

Computing for sustainability - Use of computing to make the world a sustainable place:
• Use of sensors for environmental monitoring
• Smart control for eco-friendly buildings
• Green Data Centers and Enterprise Computing

Re-inventing algorithms and applications for sustainability:
• Theoretical aspect of energy, power, and temperature
• Power-aware applications
• Resource management to optimize performance and power
• Power implications for portable and mobile computing
• Algorithms for reduced power, energy and heat for high-performance computing

Modeling and evaluation of sustainable systems:
• Reliability of Power-aware computers
• Runtime systems that assist in power saving
• Models for collective optimization of power and performance
• Monitoring tools for power and performance of parallel and distributed systems

Sustainable hardware platforms and devices - Hardware and architecture perspective:
• Power aware networking
• Real-time systems
• Power-efficient architectures
• Efficient circuit design for energy harvesting
• Power management in memory, disk, storage and other peripheral devices
• Configurable and renewable energy
• Low power electronics
• Embedded systems, ASICs and FPGSs
• Power leakage and dissipation

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Special Issue on Energy Efficient Routing Algorithms in Sustainable 5G-Enabled VANETs for Real Time Communication
Submission Date: 2026-02-28

Guest Editors

Dr. Jing Zhang
Associate Professor,
School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, China

Prof. Nikos C. Sagias
Department of Informatics & Telecommunications
University of Peloponnese, Greece.

Dr. G. G. Md. Nawaz Ali
Assistant Professor and Curriculum Committee Chair
Dept. of Computer Science and Information Systems
Bradley University, USA.

Dr. Michele Roccotelli
Assistant Professor,
Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Dr. Giuseppe Caso
Senior Lecturer
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Karlstad University, Sweden

Manuscript submission information:

Energy-efficient routing algorithms in 5G-enabled VANETs offer benefits but face challenges. One key issue is the trade-off between energy savings and communication latency, as these algorithms may select suboptimal routes, causing delays, which is critical in real-time applications like autonomous driving. High computational complexity is another drawback, as real-time decisions based on dynamic vehicle locations can strain network nodes. Frequent topology changes due to vehicle mobility may lead to route breaks and packet loss, impacting network reliability. Additionally, balancing energy efficiency with quality of service (QoS) and the higher initial costs of implementation pose further challenges. The issue will explore innovative solutions that reduce energy consumption while maintaining the high-speed, low latency communication required for real-time applications, such as autonomous driving and intelligent transportation systems. Topics may include the trade-offs between energy savings and quality of service, the integration of AI for dynamic routing, and the impact of sustainable communication protocols on network performance and environmental sustainability.

Potential topics included, but not limited,

    Machine learning-based routing in 5G-VANETs for reducing power consumption of real time communications
    Dynamic energy-efficient routing algorithms in high-mobility VANETs for real time communication
    Cross-layer energy optimization in 5G-enabled VANETs for optimization of energy use of real-time communication
    Energy-efficient routing in 5G-enabled networks for V2X communications
    AI-Powered predictive routing in energy-efficient VANETs for high network reliability
    Energy-efficient multi-hop routing in dense urban VANETs for data transmission and vehicle-to-network interactions
    Sustainable routing protocols in 5G VANETs for electric vehicle battery usage and reduction of energy consumption
    Green routing protocols in hybrid VANETs for renewable energy integration and vehicular communication system
    Energy-aware secure routing in 5G-enabled VANETs for real-time decision of autonomous vehicles
    SI Proposal Form
    Energy-efficient multi-criteria routing in VANETs for safety-critical applications

Tentative Schedule:

Paper Submission Deadline : February 25, 2026
Revised Submission Deadline: May 30, 2026
Final Acceptance Deadline: June 30, 2026