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

edited by

Antonio Sarasa Cabezuelo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14992 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5759 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2752 | 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)

Machine Learning and Data Mining in Exercise, Sports and Health Research, Second Edition

edited by

Daniel Rojas-Valverde

Aldo Alfonso Vasquez-Bonilla

and Rodrigo Yánez-Sepúlveda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; sensor data; health informatics; sport analytics; health data; performance analysis; optimization

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

From Intuition to Algorithms: Re-Inventing Management in the Age of Big Data

edited by

Otmane Azeroual

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; data collection and processing; data analysis; management datasets; decision support data; predictive analytics; modern management; data-driven decision making; business intelligence; artificial intelligence in management; digital transformation; decision support systems; data governance; predictive analytics; smart organizations; experimental and empirical data

(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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | 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 for Environment and Earth)

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

edited by Tzanko Donchev and

Mihail Kolev

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1895 | 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

Big Data and Data-Driven Research in Sports

edited by

Oliver Ramos Álvarez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 38687 | Submission Open

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

Benchmarking Datasets in Bioinformatics, 3rd Edition

edited by

Pufeng Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7090 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics datasets; dataset construction; dataset comparisons; dataset qualities; dataset comments; dataset collections; comparison of computational methods based on datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Data Science)

Data in Astrophysics and Geophysics: Research and Applications, 4th Edition

edited by

Vladimir Sreckovic

Milan S. Dimitrijević

and

Zoran Mijic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4361 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data in astrophysics and geophysics; data processing, visualization, and acquisition; line profile data; interstellar spectral data; atomic and molecular data in astrophysics; earth observation data; climate data records; natural hazards and disasters; satellite observations and atmospheric modeling; machine learning in astrophysics and geophysics

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

Misinformation Identification, Processing, and Management in the Big Data Era

edited by Wen Chen Hu

submission deadline 7 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: misinformation; disinformation; fake news; misinformation identification and detection; misinformation processing; misinformation management; misinformation analysis; misinformation dataset; security

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

Data Analytics for Environmental Risk Management

edited by

Qingwei Xu

and

Juanle Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; environmental risk; risk management; dynamic risk; environmental data; digital technologies

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

Big Data Analytics in Omic Science

edited by Adonney Allan De Oliveira Veras

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; multi-omics integration; artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; high-performance computing; FAIR data principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Data Science)

Vision-Based AI in the Real World: Data, Robustness and Deployment

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3411 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-world vision AI; data-centric AI; robust visual recognition; domain generalization; out-of-distribution robustness; multimodal learning; trustworthy AI; foundation models; vision-language models; real-world deployment

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

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