Ieee Access Special Section Editorial: Ambient Intelligence Environments With Wireless Sensor Networks From the Point of View of Big Data and Smart and Sustainable Cities

Ambient-intelligence Environments are an exciting topic of research which span a wide number of research and application domains, among which is the Smart City concept. In smart environments, Big Data applications are developed to support smart components that reach the required level of sustainability and improve the living standards by means of wireless sensor networks. The aim of this IEEE A ccess Special Section has been to provide a forum for the dissemination of research based on Ambient Intelligence Environments, paying attention to Big Data, Smart & Sustainable Cities by the use of wireless sensor networks. This Special Section in IEEE Access is comprised of eleven articles from seven countries: Taiwan, SA, Spain, Greece, Argentina, Chile, and the United Kingdom, encompassing multiple continents. Each article presents advances in Ambient-Intelligence Environments applied to interesting and relevant domains, among them, experiences in ambient-intelligence environments, Internet of Things Frameworks and health solutions in the context of Smart Cities.