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Recent Trends in Dependable and High Availability Systems
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submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1588 | Submission Open
Keywords: dependable systems; highly available systems; quality of service
Distributed Computing Paradigms for the Internet of Things: Exploring Cloud, Edge, and Fog Solutions
edited by Kevin (Qixiang) Pang
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 33838 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed computing; Internet of things (IoT); cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; IoT architecture; data processing; IoT applications; resource optimization; security in IoT; energy efficiency; green computing; real-time analytics; hybrid computing models; smart devices; big data in IoT; application performance; IoT ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
AI in Knowledge Management
edited by Murray Jennex
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge creation; knowledge representation; knowledge discovery; artificial intelligence; knowledge management; knowledge retrieval; knowledge search; knowledge acquisition; machine learning with knowledge
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Modelling (2nd Edition)
edited by Ming Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 34447 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural language processing; small efficient language modelling; continual learning; text generation; adversarial learning; scientific text mining; multimodality; conversational systems; large language model
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Machine Learning: Innovation, Implementation, and Impact
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4902 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; zero-shot learning; few-shot learning; continual learning; life-long learning; artificial intelligence; implementation; explainability; ethics; big data analytics; edge computing; real-world
Computational Science and Its Applications 2025 (ICCSA 2025)
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4205 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance computing and networks parallel and distributed computing; geometric modelling; graphics and visualization; information systems and technologies
Operations Research: Trends and Applications
edited by , and Dorabela Gamboa
submission deadline 8 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10512 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization algorithms; data analytics; predictive modeling; heuristic methods; multi-objective optimization; supply chain optimization; smart systems; Industry 4.0; IoT (Internet of Things) in OR; decision support systems; computational intelligence; big data analytics; deep learning in OR; resilience and robustness in OR; network optimization; cloud computing in OR
Intrusion Detection and Trust Provisioning in Edge-of-Things Environment
edited by Hooman Alavizadeh and Ahmad Salehi Shahraki
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 47308 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-based intrusion detection; Edge-of-Things computing; Internet of Things (IoT); cloud computing; real-time monitoring; security modelling and analysis; trust provisioning; threat modelling and situation awareness; privacy-preserving techniques; deep learning-based IDS for EoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Signal Processing and Recognition submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: trustworthy AI; explainable AI (XAI); biomedical signal processing; telecommunication signals; signal integrity; ethical AI; AI security; image processing; brain– computer interface; wireless health monitoring; deep learning; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Wearable Computing and Activity Recognition
edited by Yang Gao and Yincheng Jin
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19267 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor design and integration; activity recognition algorithms; data processing and analysis; applications in healthcare; user interfaces and interaction techniques for wearable devices; data privacy and security in wearable devices; sports and fitness; integration of llms with wearable devices for enhanced activity recognition; conversational agents and virtual assistants in wearables; multimodal data fusion with llms for improved activity recognition; lifelong/continual human activity learning; adaptation and generalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Mobile Fog and Edge Computing
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3564 | Submission Open
Keywords: mobile fog and edge computing; mobile AI paradigm; next-generation IoT; mobile autonomous collaborative; 5G/6G mobile computing
Advances in Failure Detection and Diagnostic Strategies: Enhancing Reliability and Safety
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open
Keywords: incipient failure detection; diagnostic strategies; reliability engineering; anomaly detection; condition monitoring; prognostics and health management (PHM); reliability enhancement; data-driven maintenance; AI and IoT; digital twins
AI in Action: Innovations and Breakthroughs
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2442 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; generative AI; healthcare AI; explainable AI; AI for science
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Generative AI in Medicine: Emerging Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
edited by Atsushi Teramoto
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; medical image synthesis; diffusion models; report generation; large language models (LLMs); clinical applications; deep learning; explainability; AI ethics in healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Computer Architecture
edited by Taskin Kocak and Ron (Rongyu) Lin
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1296 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance and parallel computing; computer architecture; supercomputing and cluster systems; multi-core and GPU computing; performance optimization and workload management; energy efficiency and scalability; cloud computing and data centers; hardware acceleration; AI-HPC systems and infrastructures; hybrid quantum– AI computing
Machine and Deep Learning in the Health Domain (3rd Edition) submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3283 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; medicine; health; disease diagnosis; disease prognostication; treatment effectiveness; electronic medical records; medical informatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Edge and Fog Computing for Internet of Things Systems (3rd Edition) submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; IoT; computational offloading; orchestration; distributed computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Intelligent Edge: When AI Meets Edge Computing
edited by Riduan Abid
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25020 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; intelligent edge; edge security; edge applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications)
Recent Advances in Computer-Assisted Learning (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14414 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-learning; learning analytics; artificial intelligence; pedagogy design; learning management systems; online education; gamification; large language models; software engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
AI for Humans and Humans for AI (AI4HnH4AI)
edited by and Deepak Puthal
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10752 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; innovation; learning; influence; humans
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Advances in Game-Based Learning, Gamification in Education and Serious Games submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6428 | Submission Open
Keywords: game-based learning; gamification; serious games; educational games
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human–Computer Interactions)
Revolutionizing Industries: The Impact of Blockchain Technology submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3703 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain innovation; industry transformation; distributed ledger technology (DLT); smart contracts; decentralization; financial services; supply chain management; digital identity; FinTech; crypto assets; data security; Industry 4.0; cryptocurrency; regulatory challenges; trust and transparency; blockchain adoption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Blockchain Infrastructures and Enabled Applications)
Wireless Sensor Networks in IoT
edited by , Jinxin Li and Tiaojie Xiao
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3509 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); internet of things (IoT); artificial indigence (AI); real-time data processing; sensing and imaging; integrated sensing and communication; network optimization; edge and fog computing; time-sensitive networking; security and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Innovative Research in Human–Computer Interactions submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3165 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-artificial intelligence (Human-AI) interaction & human-machine interfaces; ubiquitous & Pervasive Computing; augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR); brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) & Neurotechnology; tangible & embodied interfaces; bio-sensing & wearable technology; robotics & human-robot interaction; ethics; trust; safety and privacy in emerging technology interfaces; borderless & Sociocultural Research in HCI; future-Focused Research in HCI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human–Computer Interactions)
AI-Powered IoT (AIoT) Systems: Advancements in Security, Sustainability, and Intelligence
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open
Keywords: AIoT; internet of things; artificial intelligence; edge computing; federated learning; responsible AI; explainable AI; smart systems; cybersecurity; privacy preservation; deep learning; generative AI; edge– cloud collaboration; ethical AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Innovative Computer Vision Solutions for Medical Image Analysis
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical image analysis; computer vision; generalizability; interpretability; class imbalance; image generation; feature fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Mobile Cloud Computing 2026
edited by Wenyun Dai and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; AI; machine learning; deep learning; 5G/6G networks; enhanced security and privacy; green computing; serverless computing; quantum computing; financial operations; mobile cloud computing; cloud offloading; resource allocation; mobile services; computation offloading; energy efficiency; latency reduction; serverless computing (FaaS); containerization (e.g.; docker; kubernetes); microservices architecture; virtualization; network slicing; software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-foraging; AI-driven resource management; distributed machine learning; federated learning; deep learning at the edge; task scheduling; smart cities; autonomous vehicles; augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR); security and privacy; blockchain; digital twins; QoS (quality of service); QoE (quality of experience)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Industrial Processes and Manufacturing
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27398 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; supply chain; digital twins; construction; cloud-based manufacturing; prototyping; regulatory technologies; Industry 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
STEAM Literacy and Computational Thinking in the Digital Era submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12749 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital literacy; computational thinking; STE(A)M education; generation Z; educational technologies; artificial intelligence in education; educational robotics; gamification; virtual and augmented reality; unplugged educational practices; mobile learning
Deep Learning and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2682 | Submission Open
Keywords: model interpretability; model explainability; transparency in AI; trustworthy AI; human-in-the-loop AI; human/decision maker accountability; algorithmic accountability; AI ethics; causality/causal inference; fairness; accountability; and transparency (FAT/ML); responsible AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Harnessing the Blockchain Technology in Unveiling Futuristic Applications (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain technology; smart contracts; smart city; decentralized application; World Wide Web 3
(This special issue belongs to the Section Blockchain Infrastructures and Enabled Applications)
Privacy and Security for Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS)
edited by Tahmid Rashid
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber– physical systems; cps security; cps privacy; secure control systems; privacy-preserving CPS; intrusion detection; edge and IoT security; trustworthy systems; resilient CPS
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
Advanced Cryptographic Techniques for Digital Watermarking, Encryption, and Steganography
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital watermarking; cryptography; information hiding; steganography; multimedia security; image and video encryption; chaos-based security; robustness and attack analysis; secure data transmission; intelligent security systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
AI in Complex Engineering Systems submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10893 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; engineering data analytics; engineering systems; fault detection and isolation; industrial automation; performance modeling; predictive maintenance; process optimization; sensor fusion; smart manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Recent Advances in Social Networks and Social Media (2nd Edition)
edited by Hovhannes Harutyunyan
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open
Keywords: network formation; social networks; network experiments; local interaction games; non-cooperative games; real-world complex network analysis; pattern analysis in social networks; temporal networks; information diffusion models; reputation and trust in social media; social influence; recommendation; and media
Intelligence for Complex Data: From Retrieval and Understanding to Decision-Making
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submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open
Keywords: information retrieval; semantic understanding; representation learning; knowledge extraction; reasoning and inference; decision support systems; multimodal data analytics; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); complex data intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Convergence of Blockchain and AIoT: Secure and Intelligent Systems
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submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); decentralized AI; artificial intelligence of things (AIoT); smart contracts; decentralized systems; autonomous agents; security; data privacy; transparency; internet of things (IoT); supply chain; healthcare; decentralized finance (DeFi); predictive analytics; blockchain-AIoT convergence
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Cyber Security and Privacy in IoT Era
edited by Mujeeb Ahmed
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 43730 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); cyber security; privacy protection; IoT vulnerabilities; data security; privacy-preserving techniques; authentication protocols; intrusion detection systems; blockchain in IoT; secure data transmission; access control mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
Using New Technologies in Cyber Security Solutions (3rd Edition)
edited by , Helge Janicke, Alexios Lekidis and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4368 | Submission Open
Keywords: LLM cybersecurity solutions; post-quantum crypto; deepfake attacks; metaverse cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
Emerging Trends and Challenges in Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Networking—2nd Edition
edited by Kannan Govindarajan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open
Keywords: software-defined networking; artificial intelligence; machine learning; AI-driven networking; mobile networks; 5G and 6G; big data analytics; mobile edge computing; energy efficiency; security and privacy; blockchain; network resource allocation; internet of things; cloud computing; network function virtualization; software-defined wide-area network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications)
Shaping the Future of Green Networking: Integrated Approaches of Joint Intelligence, Communication, Sensing, and Resilience for 6G
edited by , and Weijie Yuan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2468 | Submission Open
Keywords: green networking; joint intelligence; software-defined networking; digital twin technology; energy-efficient communication; sensing and communication integration; energy-aware scheduling; power control in communication networks; resilient network design; smart city communication; wireless sensor network sustainability; energy harvesting in networks; energy-efficient traffic management; network performance optimization; network resilience and robustness; low-power communication protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications)
Machine Learning and Statistical Learning with Applications (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning applications; statistical learning; deep learning; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; reinforcement learning; feature learning; hybrid machine learning approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
IoT: Security, Privacy and Best Practices (3rd Edition)
edited by and Abdullah Al Hayajneh
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT security; IoT privacy; perimeter defense; IoT vulnerabilities; innovative security solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Informatics
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); medical informatics; brain– computer interfaces; machine learning; deep learning; clinical decision support systems; medical data analytics; Electronic Health Records (EHRs); medical image analysis; Natural Language Processing (NLP); predictive modeling in healthcare; precision and personalized medicine; healthcare data mining; wearable and sensor data; brain signal analysis; explainable AI in healthcare; EEG decoding; ethics and trustworthy AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Computational Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Game Science for Education submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; education; serious games; immersive simulations; STEM
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
AI/ML-Driven Intrusion Detection Systems for the Internet of Things: Techniques, Challenges, and Future Directions
edited by and Prashant Pillai
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT security; intrusion detection systems; AI-based intrusion detection; machine learning; anomaly detection; lightweight IDS; real-time monitoring; edge computing; big data analytics; explainable AI; scalable security solutions; threat detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT)
Advances in Multimodal Learning and Representation
edited by Bocheng Ren and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal learning; multimodal representation/cross-modal representation; multimodal fusion/multimodal integration; multimodal understanding; multimodal large language models (MLLMs); vision-language models; cross-modal retrieval; generalization/zero-shot learning/few-shot learning; multimodal transformer
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Advancing Software Engineering with Artificial Intelligence submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); software engineer; software AI; AI systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
Next-Generation Cyber Defense: AI, Automation and Adaptive Security
edited by Yang Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity/cyber defense; artificial intelligence (AI) in security; machine learning for security; threat detection/anomaly detection; explainable AI for security; LLM-augmented security operations (SOC analytics; triage; decision support); self-healing systems/resilient security architectures; zero-trust security/behavioral analytics; explainable AI for security; privacy-preserving security analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section ICT Infrastructures for Cybersecurity)
Trustworthy and Uncertainty-Aware Machine Learning for Large-Scale Data
edited by Meng Yang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: trustworthy machine learning; uncertainty-aware learning; conformal prediction; distribution-free inference; uncertainty quantification; reliable artificial intelligence; robust machine learning; model calibration; explainable AI; interpretable machine learning; big data analytics; large-scale data mining; learning under distribution shift; decision-making under uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Driven Innovations)
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