We are pleased to announce that 27 papers in the field of Computer Sciences and Mathematics have been selected as the 2025 Best Paper Award winners.

Algorithms:
Defect Detection Methods for Industrial Products Using Deep Learning Techniques: A Review
Saberironaghi, A.; Ren, J.; El-Gindy, M.
Algorithms 2023, 16, 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/a16020095

A Novel Intelligent Method for Fault Diagnosis of Steam Turbines Based on T-SNE and XGBoost
Liang, Z.; Zhang, L.; Wang, X.
Algorithms 2023, 16, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/a16020098

Axioms:
An Inertial Subgradient Extragradient Method for Approximating Solutions to Equilibrium Problems in Hadamard Manifolds
Oyewole, O.K.; Reich, S.
Axioms 2023, 12, 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms12030256

A Characterization of Multipliers of the Herz Algebra
Feichtinger, H.G.
Axioms 2023, 12, 482. https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms12050482

Big Data and Cognitive Computing:
Privacy-Enhancing Digital Contact Tracing with Machine Learning for Pandemic Response: A Comprehensive Review
Hang, C.-N.; Tsai, Y.-Z.; Yu, P.-D.; Chen, J.; Tan, C.-W.
Big Data Cogn. Comput. 2023, 7, 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc7020108

Cognitive Network Science Reveals Bias in GPT-3, GPT-3.5 Turbo, and GPT-4 Mirroring Math Anxiety in High-School Students
Abramski, K.; Citraro, S.; Lombardi, L.; Rossetti, G.; Stella, M.
Big Data Cogn. Comput. 2023, 7, 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc7030124

Computation:
Modeling of Quantum Dots with the Finite Element Method
Mantashian, G.A.; Mantashyan, P.A.; Hayrapetyan, D.B.
Computation 2023, 11, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation11010005

Analytical Solution and Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer in Cylindrical- and Spherical-Shaped Bodies
Jalghaf, H.K.; Kovács, E.; Barna, I.F.; Mátyás, L.
Computation 2023, 11, 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation11070131

Computers:
Multistage Spatial Attention-Based Neural Network for Hand Gesture Recognition
Miah, A.S.M.; Hasan, M.A.M.; Shin, J.; Okuyama, Y.; Tomioka, Y.
Computers 2023, 12, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12010013

Artificial Intelligence and Sentiment Analysis: A Review in Competitive Research
Taherdoost, H.; Madanchian, M.
Computers 2023, 12, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12020037 

Data:
A Dataset of Scalp EEG Recordings of Alzheimer’s Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Healthy Subjects from Routine EEG
Miltiadous, A.; Tzimourta, K.D.; Afrantou, T.; Ioannidis, P.; Grigoriadis, N.; Tsalikakis, D.G.; Angelidis, P.; Tsipouras, M.G.; Glavas, E.; Giannakeas, N.; et al.
Data 2023, 8, 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/data8060095

Future Internet:
Machine Learning for Data Center Optimizations: Feature Selection Using Shapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP)
Gebreyesus, Y.; Dalton, D.; Nixon, S.; De Chiara, D.; Chinnici, M.
Future Internet 2023, 15, 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15030088

The Power of Generative AI: A Review of Requirements, Models, Input–Output Formats, Evaluation Metrics, and Challenges
Bandi, A.; Adapa, P.V.S.R.; Kuchi, Y.E.V.P.K.
Future Internet 2023, 15, 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15080260

Information:
A Comparison of Undersampling, Oversampling, and SMOTE Methods for Dealing with Imbalanced Classification in Educational Data Mining
Wongvorachan, T.; He, S.; Bulut, O.
Information 2023, 14, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/info14010054

Transformers in the Real World: A Survey on NLP Applications
Patwardhan, N.; Marrone, S.; Sansone, C.
Information 2023, 14, 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/info14040242

Mathematics:
A Combined Model Based on Recurrent Neural Networks and Graph Convolutional Networks for Financial Time Series Forecasting
Lazcano, A.; Herrera, P.J.; Monge, M.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010224 

Image Encryption Scheme Based on Newly Designed Chaotic Map and Parallel DNA Coding
Zhu, S.; Deng, X.; Zhang, W.; Zhu, C.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010231

A Survey on Active Learning: State-of-the-Art, Practical Challenges and Research Directions
Tharwat, A.; Schenck, W.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040820

Neimark–Sacker Bifurcation of a Discrete-Time Predator–Prey Model with Prey Refuge Effect
Hong, B.; Zhang, C.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061399 

A Mathematical Investigation of Hallucination and Creativity in GPT Models
Lee, M.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 2320. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11102320

A Stochastic Control Approach for Constrained Stochastic Differential Games with Jumps and Regimes
Savku, E.
Mathematics 2023, 11, 3043. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11143043

Multimodal Technologies and Interaction:
Enhancing Operational Police Training in High Stress Situations with Virtual Reality: Experiences, Tools and Guidelines
Zechner, O.; Kleygrewe, L.; Jaspaert, E.; Schrom-Feiertag, H.; Hutter, R.I.V.; Tscheligi, M.
Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2023, 7, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti7020014

Building Community Resiliency through Immersive Communal Extended Reality (CXR)
Yavo-Ayalon, S.; Joshi, S.; Zhang, Y.; Han, R.; Mahyar, N.; Ju, W.
Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2023, 7, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti7050043 

Symmetry:
Jacobi and Lyapunov Stability Analysis of Circular Geodesics around a Spherically Symmetric Dilaton Black Hole
Blaga, C.; Blaga, P.; Harko, T.
Symmetry 2023, 15, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020329

Metamaterial with Tunable Positive and Negative Hygrothermal Expansion Inspired by a Four-Fold Symmetrical Islamic Motif
Lim, T.-C.
Symmetry 2023, 15, 462. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020462

A Deep Learning Approach to Extracting Nuclear Matter Properties from Neutron Star Observations
Krastev, P.G.
Symmetry 2023, 15, 1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15051123

Tetraquarks and Pentaquarks from Quark Model Perspective
Huang, H.; Deng, C.; Liu, X.; Tan, Y.; Ping, J.
Symmetry 2023, 15, 1298. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15071298