Emerging trends, issues and challenges in Internet of Things, Big Data and cloud computing

Although Big Data, IoT and cloud computing are three distinct approaches that have evolved independently, they are becoming more and more interconnected over time. The convergence of IoT, Big Data and clouds provides new opportunities and results in development of new applications in many fields, including business, healthcare, sciences and engineering. At the same time, various challenges are faced during processing and management of massive amounts of data, as well as during their storage in cloud environments. This special issue presents novel research approaches related to Big Data, IOT and cloud computing. It also discusses the encountered problems and open issues.