Guest Editors Introduction: Special Issue on Network-on-Chip Architectures of the Future (NoCArc).

The article discusses the increasing importance of Network-on-Chip (NoC) as the communication infrastructure for many-core processor systems, and the challenges and research opportunities related to interconnect technologies, integration platforms, applications, and security. It mentions four articles covering topics such as machine learning-enabled NoC architecture design, sustainable and efficient medium access control for wireless NoCs and more.