Big Data and Cognitive Computing

Perspectives and Applications of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

edited by

Maria Chiara Caschera

and

Francesca Cordella

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2365 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal AI; artificial intelligence; data analysis; human-robot interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Advances in Large Language Models for Biological and Medical Applications

edited by Irene Li and Ruihai Dong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7196 | Submission Open

Keywords: LLMs; NLP; bioinformatics; EHRs; medical text processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1142 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Machine Learning Applications in Natural Language Processing

edited by

Ying Weng

, Kecheng Liu and Chao Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4421 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; deep learning; large language model; multimodal; XAI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Application of Digital Technology in Financial Development

edited by

Wei Li

and

Michael C. S. Wong

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2700 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data analytics; digital technology; fintech innovation; blockchain; cloud computing; cybersecurity; decentralized finance; digital currencies; financial development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Human-Centered and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Perspectives in HCI

edited by

Luciano Alessandro Ipsaro Palesi

,

Damiano Perri

and

Kouzeleas Stelios

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered smart city; human-in-the-loop systems; energy-efficient AI algorithms; smart and sustainable cities; ethical and responsible AI; HCI for smart environments; explainable AI; HCI scenarios

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Internet Intelligence for Cybersecurity

edited by

Hui Tian

submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3858 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; cybersecurity; data privacy; blockchain technology; steganography; steganalysis; information hiding; digital watermarking; multimedia security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Knowledge Graphs in the Big Data Era: Navigating the Confluence of Distribution, Visualization, and Advanced Computational Models

edited by Amna Dridi,

Edlira Kalemi Vakaj

and

Mohamed Medhat Gaber

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 25677 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge graphs; big data analytics; distributed computing; data visualisation; semantic web technologies; machine learning integration; natural language processing; graph databases; domain-specific applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

AI and Data Science in Sports Analytics

edited by

Vangelis Sarlis

and

Christos Tjortjis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5879 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports analytics; big data in sports; machine learning; performance optimization; injury prevention; predictive modeling; wearable technology; game strategy analysis; AI in sports; sports forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Advances in Graph Learning and Representation Models for Complex Network Analysis

edited by

Enrico Corradini

and Francesco Cauteruccio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4036 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph transformers; self-attention on graphs; heterogeneous and multi-relational graphs; scalable graph learning; interpretability and explainability; real-time graph analytics; privacy-preserving graph methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Next-Generation Security Schemes and Models for IoT-Enabled Smart Environments

edited by

Maurizio Giacobbe

, Max Talanov and

Giuseppe Tricomi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection; context-aware security; cybersecurity in smart applications; edge and fog computing security; IoT security; lightweight cryptography; privacy-preserving systems; security and privacy in cloud-edge continuum; security and resilience quantification; zero-trust architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Advanced Software and Machine Learning Techniques for System Architectures and Big Data

edited by

Yan Qiao

and

Francesco Cauteruccio

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5684 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; system architectures; big data; software engineering; artificial intelligence (AI); distributed systems; cloud and edge computing; anomaly detection; adaptive systems; intelligent analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP)

edited by

Sardar Jaf

,

Basel Barakat

and Yongqiang Cheng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18233 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; natural language processing; NLP; language models; large language model; speech processing; text processing; language processing

Application of Semantic Technologies in Intelligent Environment

edited by Maria Nisheva-Pavlova, Galia Angelova and

Moulay A. Akhloufi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27117 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic web; linked data; knowledge graph; ontology; big data; information retrieval; semantic interoperability

Large Language Models for Cutting Edge Applications in Science and Humanities

edited by

Rohitash Chandra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

Keywords: LLMs; domain-specific tasks; natural language processing; model training; language models; ethics and data transparency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Machine Learning Methodologies and Applications in Cybersecurity Data Analysis

edited by Biao Han,

Xiaoyan Wang

,

Xiucai Ye

and Na Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18530 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; cybersecurity; data science; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Intelligent Integration of Sensing-Communication-Computing Continuum for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by Li Zhu and

Lei Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: data acquisition and processing; ultra-low data communication; resource management; distributed intelligence; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Visual Media Literacy in the Age of AI-Generated Content

edited by

Jacob Groshek

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-generated images; visual misinformation; deepfakes; media literacy; algorithmic authenticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Cultural Heritage: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Giuseppe Maria Luigi Sarnè

,

Fabrizio Messina

and

Domenico Rosaci

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; generative artificial intelligence; cultural heritage; artifact analysis; classification; digital representation; data analysis; AI-based mixed reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Healthcare Systems

edited by

Carlos Fernández-Basso

and Andrea Morales-Garzón

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics in healthcare; cognitive computing; health informatics; large language models (LLMs); autonomous AI Agents; multi-agent systems; machine learning and deep learning; predictive modelling; responsible and explainable AI; electronic health records; clinical decision support; multimodal data integration; sustainable healthcare systems; environmental and population health data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures

edited by

Marian Pompiliu Cristescu

, Amelia Bădică and

Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Natural Language Processing and Large-Scale Semantic Data Mining for Business Performance and Strategic Decision-Making

edited by Ludovica Segneri,

Andrea Fronzetti Colladon

,

Francesca Grippa

and

Aleksandra Przegalińska

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: text mining; natural language processing; semantic network analysis; artificial intelligence; business performance; data-driven business analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Big Data Analytics and Business Model Innovation: Toward an Integrative View

edited by Arash Najmaei Lonbani, Zahra Sadeghinejad and

Rao Mikkilineni

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics (BDA); cognitive computing; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); business model innovation (BMI); data-driven decision-making; explainable AI (XAI); digital transformation; algorithmic governance; sustainable digital ecosystems; ethical AI and data privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

AI, Computer Vision and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by Hannan Azhar,

Md Nazmul Huda

and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 23 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3114 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; explainable AI (XAI); transformer-based models; transfer learning; sim-to-real learning; human– robot interaction; swarm robotics; autonomous navigation; assistive robotics

Application of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

edited by

María del Carmen Pegalajar Jiménez

and

Luis G. Baca Ruiz

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; machine learning; deep learning; self‑supervised learning; explainability; interpretability; few‑shot learning; transfer learning; anomaly detection; time‑series analysis; multimodal fusion; graph learning; federated learning; artificial neural networks; analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Data Management in Data Analysis

edited by

Jorge Bernardino

, Le Gruenwald, Elio Masciari and Laurent D'Orazio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); data management; data analysis; machine learning; data governance; predictive analytics; data quality; data visualization; data mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Machine Learning and Image Processing: Applications and Challenges

edited by

Balazs Harangi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1895 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; image processing; deep learning; medical imaging; agricultural image analysis; engineering applications; computer vision; data annotation; pattern recognition; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Cognitive Computing for Image, Signal, and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Qingli Li

,

Yan Wang

, Qing Zhang and

Qian Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: image and signal processing; signal modeling and identification; informatics; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Application of Machine and Deep Learning in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs)

edited by

,

,

,

, Dahai Liu, Prashant Shekhar and Hong Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems (CPSs); Internet of Things; data-driven applications; explainable AI; self-learning adaptive systems; trustworthy machine learning; efficient learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Data Science Empowers Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications

edited by

Junwei Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; intelligent system; data theory; interdisciplinary application; artificial intelligence; knowledge graph

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Intelligence: Building a Sustainable Future for Smart Cities

edited by Changjun Zhou and

Zhichao Pan

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7317 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); 6G communication; evolutionary computation; real-time data stream processing and optimization; edge computing optimization; AI-driven analytics; distributed computing and resource scheduling; network slicing technology; privacy protection mechanisms; heterogeneous network collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Natural Language Processing Applications in Big Data

edited by Xingyi Song, Ye Jiang and

Yunfei Long

submission deadline 22 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20774 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing; low-resource languages; NLP applications; interpretability; large language model; sentiment analysis

Intelligent Communication and Sensor Networks for Advanced Signal Processing

edited by Yibeltal Chanie Manie and Hayle Stotaw Talbachew

submission deadline 23 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor networks; intelligent communication systems; advanced signal processing; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning and deep learning; edge and fog computing; free space optics (FSO) communication; 5G/6G communication and Internet of Things (IoT); smart communication protocols; energy-efficient sensing systems; autonomous and adaptive sensor networks; smart cities and industrial monitoring; intelligent signal processing; smart sensing networks; structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Recent Trends and Applications of Data Science in Social Network

edited by

Fabrizio Messina

submission deadline 27 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; data analytics; social sciences; social networks; data mining; AI-based data analytics; agent-based data-driven applications; data-driven architecture; data science protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Scalability and Interoperability in the Artificial Intelligence of Things

edited by

Cristian González García

submission deadline 28 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: AIoT; 5G networks; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); edge computing; scalability; interoperability; network optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Beyond Diagnosis: Machine Learning in Prognosis, Prevention, Healthcare, Neurosciences, and Precision Medicine

edited by

Cristian Randieri

, Giuseppe Tradigo,

Riccardo Pecori

and Jakub Mieczkowski

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11807 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; medical imaging; predictive modeling in healthcare; bioinformatics; genomics; clinical decision support; healthcare data analytics; machine learning in drug discovery; machine learning simulations; interpretable machine learning; health informatics; patient monitoring; ethical issues in medical AI; ML in psychology; psychological support; remote treatment; ML in neurosciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Multimodal Learning for Open-World Environments

edited by

Guosen Xie

and Fang Zhao

submission deadline 2 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal learning; large vision-language models; multimodal systems; open-domain; open-world

(This special issue belongs to the Section Big Data)

Applied Artificial Intelligence for Distributed Industrial Systems—Edge–Cloud Intelligence and Time Series Forecasting

edited by

Andreas Fischer

,

Andreas Kassler

,

Bestoun S. Ahmed

and

Carlos Enrique Palau Salvador

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: multivariate time-series forecasting; federated and split learning; edge intelligence and edge– cloud continuum architectures; distributed LLM inference for industrial AI; high-volume and high-frequency data processing; multivariate anomaly detection; data stream classification; explainable and trustworthy AI in industrial settings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Enhancement Optimization Techniques on Large Language Model

edited by Shanjiang Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient AI; model compression reasoning enhancement ; parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) ; AI alignment ; retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Analysis of Big Health Data

edited by

Ziyu Jia

and Hengguan Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big health data; machine learning; predictive analytics; health informatics; deep learning; electronic health records; precision medicine; data privacy; biomedical data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Smart Manufacturing in the AI Era

edited by

Jeong Hoon Ko

submission deadline 3 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3758 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; autonomous manufacturing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent systems; data-driven; Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Reasoning for Safety in Artificial Intelligence: Optimisation, Multi-Agent Systems, and Trustworthy Inference

edited by Leonardo Ranaldi

submission deadline 3 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: reasoning in AI; multi-agent systems; agentic AI; safety and oversight; optimisation-based reasoning; dialectical argumentation; trustworthy AI; weak-to-strong supervision; reasoning evaluation; explainability and verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Next-Generation Medical Image Analysis: Multimodal, Decentralized, Fair and Reasoning-Centric Approaches

edited by

Md Mostafa Kamal Sarker

and Pramit Saha

submission deadline 18 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; agentic AI; multimodal learning; vision-language models; large language models; large reasoning models; clinical explainability and reasoning; fairness; reliable and trustworthy AI; uncertainty; interpretability; human– AI collaboration; federated learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Sentiment Analysis in the Context of Big Data

edited by

Fei Liu

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer; large language models (LLM); aspect-based analysis; predictive analysis; data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Advances in Natural Language Processing and Text Mining: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zuchao Li

and

Min Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing; text mining; deep learning; large language models; information retrieval; entity linking; relation extraction; multimodal NLP; low-resource NLP; NLP and text mining for social good

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Artificial Intelligence Models and Cognitive Computing: Innovations from Algorithms to Intelligent Systems

edited by Xin Su and Zhiquan Bai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cognitive computing; large models/foundation models; multimodal learning; neuro-symbolic reasoning; reinforcement learning; generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI); edge and cloud intelligence; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); trustworthy and human-centered AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin Technologies for Smart and Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Woubishet Zewdu Taffese

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twin; Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; machine learning; cognitive computing; smart cities; structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance; sustainable built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Large Language Models and Embodied Intelligence)

Natural Language Processing and Text Analysis in Social Media

edited by Dumitru-Clementin Cercel

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; social media; natural language processing; deep learning; text mining; multimodal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data Mining and Machine Learning)

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Audio, Image, and Multisensory Signal Processing

edited by

Giuseppe Ciaburro

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; signal processing; audio processing; image processing; multisensory data; deep learning; multimodal fusion; machine learning; computer vision; acoustic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems)

Multimodal Deep Learning and Its Applications

edited by Ping Hu,

Jie Zou

and Lu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal deep learning; multimodal large language models; multimodal recommendation; cross-modal retrieval; graph representation learning; multimodal data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive System)

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