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Cutting-Edge Datasets and Algorithms for Enhancing Industrial Processes and Supply Chain Optimization

edited by

Iván Pérez-Olguín

Luis Carlos Méndez González

and

Luis Alberto Rodríguez-Picón

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11960 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial processes; supply chain management; stochastic optimization; predictive maintenance; inventory management; demand forecasting; production planning; uncertainty management; data processing; logistics optimization; transportation optimization; quality control; advanced datasets

Navigating Emerging Advancements and Challenges in AI and Big Data Technologies for Business and Society

edited by

Michael Gerlich

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13681 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); big data technologies; business innovation; societal impact of AI; ethical AI; data privacy and governance; workforce transformation; regulatory challenges in AI; sustainable technological development; digital transformation in business

Data Management in Life Sciences

edited by

Jorge dos Santos Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: data management; FAIR principles; metadata standards; sensitive data handling; federated data access; data governance; interoperability; data stewardship; reproducible research; research data infrastructures

Big Data and Data-Driven Research in Sports

edited by

Oliver Ramos Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13831 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; performance; analysis; technology; biomechanics; physiology; optimization; team sports

Interactive Visual Analytics: Bridging Human Cognition and Complex Data

edited by

Kamran Sedig

and

Sheikh Shaugat Abdullah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open

Keywords: interactive visual analytics (IVA); human-in-the-loop; sensemaking; explainable AI (XAI); big data visualization; human-AI collaboration; high-dimensional data visualization; interaction theory

Advances in Graph-Structured Data: Methods and Applications

edited by

Liang Qu

Jingxian Cheng

Shangfei Zheng

and Jianxin Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph data; graph representation learning; graph databases; graph analytics; knowledge graphs; recommender systems; healthcare applications; financial networks; social computing; blockchain and Web3 systems

Lossy Compression of Scientific Data

edited by Jinyang Liu and Sian Jin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: scientific computing; high-performance computing; scientific compression; data compression; parallel computing; optimization methods; numerical algorithms; numerical analysis; data coding

Ethical AI and Responsible Data Science

edited by Donghee Shin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3636 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethical AI; human-centered AI; responsible data science; fairness in AI; accountability in machine learning; transparency in AI systems; bias mitigation; privacy-preserving analytics; AI ethics frameworks; societal impacts of AI; data-driven decision-making ethics

Digital Transformation in Materials Science: Data-Driven Approaches to Metal Matrix Composites

edited by Tzanko Donchev and

Mihail Kolev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; materials science; metal matrix composites; data-driven approaches; computational modeling; machine learning in materials; advanced materials optimization; microstructure analysis; industrial applications of mmcs; aerospace and automotive materials

Data in Behavioral and Experimental Research: Datasets and Applications

edited by

Jie Zheng

and

Jaimie W Lien

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6369 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral experiments; experimental economics; behavioral data; experimental data; data sharing; dataset descriptors; replication; meta-analysis; open science; experimental design; decision-making

IoT and Big Data Applications in Smart Cities: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Critical Issues

edited by

Diego Gabriel Rossit

and

Pedro Moreno-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9308 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; smart cities; wireless connections; optimizations; urban management; big data; visualization; real-time information; image processing; decision-making process; simulation

Mining and Computational Intelligence for E-Learning and Education—4th Edition

edited by

Antonio Sarasa Cabezuelo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-learning; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data analysis; algorithms; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems and Data Management)

Natural Language Processing in the Era of Big Data

edited by

Mingyu Wan

and

Chu Ren Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: linguistically enriched encodings; embodied shared knowledge; linked open data; NLP enhancement; perception– cognition– experiential AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems and Data Management)

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Fintech

edited by Kani Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in finance; large language models (LLMs); generative AI; forecasting; risk and compliance; fraud and AML; portfolio optimization; trading and microstructure; graph learning; explainability and robustness; privacy; ML Ops; human– AI collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems and Data Management)

Modern Statistical Methods for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

edited by

Ruping Mo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: air– sea interaction analysis; spatial statistics; extreme value analysis; uncertainty quantification; ensemble methods; data assimilation; climate variability analysis; climate change detection; machine learning and artificial intelligence; multi-source data integration; bias correction; ocean current and sea level change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Spatial Data Science and Digital Earth)

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