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Symmetries in Pattern Recognition: Principles and Applications submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open
Keywords: pattern recognition; signal processing; artificial intelligence; neural networks; time series; biomedical signals; deep learning; applied mathematics; biometrics; differential equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Its Applications in Partial Differential Equations
edited by and Dianchen Lu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16340 | Submission Open
Keywords: partial differential equations; mathematical methods; exact solutions; solitons; solitary waves; analytical and numerical wave solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Its Applications in Image Processing
edited by José Luis Vázquez-Noguera, Horacio Legal-Ayala and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16180 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; image processing; visual data analysis; symmetric algorithms; pattern recognition; computational imaging; symmetry detection; feature extraction; symmetric patterns; symmetry-based transformations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Process Optimization submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15012 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; process optimization; machine learning; optimization methods; interdisciplinary; algorithm efficiency; model robustness; solution quality; engineering; physics; chemistry; medecine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Mathematical Models submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13957 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; neural network; data analysis; big data in astrophysics; nonlinear dynamics; biomathematics; mathematical modelling; chaos; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Fuzzy Control submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12065 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics; motion control; embedded systems; fuzzy control; fuzzy sets; fuzzy reasoning; real-time systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Research on Fuzzy Logic and Mathematics with Applications, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11942 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy set; nonstandard fuzzy set; fuzzy soft set; fuzzy logic; fuzzy topology; fuzzy algebra; fuzzy graph theory; fuzzy control; fuzzy decision making; fuzzy arithmetic; fuzzy classification and pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Advances in Image Processing with Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by and Shunli Zhang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7553 | Submission Open
Keywords: Image processing; symmetry; asymmetry; computer vision; feature extraction; pattern recognition; deep learning; medical imaging; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Machine Learning and Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by and Hongbin Liu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; iIterative algorithm; heuristic method; efficiency; symmetry constrained optimization; process monitoring; fault diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Control and Computing
edited by Yinyan Zhang, Ameer Tamoor Khan and Mohammed Aquil Mirza
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6228 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; computing; symmetry; asymmetry; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Exploring Symmetry in Wireless Communication
edited by , and Firdous Kausar
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5743 | Submission Open
Keywords: performance analysis of symmetric and asymmetric wireless channels; the role of symmetry in modern wireless communication systems; applications of IRS for symmetric wireless systems; applications of mMIMO for symmetric wireless systems; the use of ML techniques for symmetric wireless channels; the significance of symmetric wireless systems for IoT systems; the role of symmetric wireless systems in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs); the investigation of optical symmetric wireless channels; applications of symmetry in visible light communication (VLC)/Li-Fi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Mechanics of Heterogeneous Solids and Structures submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5478 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Applications Based on Symmetry in Machine Learning and Data Mining
edited by Hao Chen and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5317 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; machine learning; data mining; invariance; model generalization; pattern detection; interdisciplinary research; neural networks; feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Meta-Heuristics for Manufacturing Systems Optimization, 3rd Edition
edited by , and Jing Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5270 | Submission Open
Keywords: meta-heuristic; production scheduling; optimization; manufacturing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Quantum Mechanics
edited by Baoyi Chen
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4810 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry breaking; conservation equation; phase transition; deep learning; conservation in statistics; quantum mechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry of Molecules Related to Biological Activity submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4754 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein symmetry; biomolecular symmetry; supramolecular assembly; symmetries of biological assemblies; crystal structure; biological activity; molecular docking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
2025 9th International Conference on Electronic Information Technology and Computer Engineering
edited by Xin Luo and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4224 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; sensor technology; embedded systems; digital communication technologies; satellite communication technologies; wireless network communication technologies; mobile communication; computer network communications; signal and image processing; multimedia technology; semiconductor devices; optical networks; communication; computer applications; photovoltaic system; power electronics; radio frequency; automation; virtual instrumentation; grid computing; robotics; information remote sensing; numerical analysis; operating systems; programming paradigms; quantum computing theory; scientific computing; computer programming; database management systems; evolutionary computation; logic programming; machine learning; software engineering; software testing; symbolic mathematics; advanced adaptive signal processing; spectrum estimation and modeling; TF spectrum analysis and wavelet analysis; higher-order spectral analysis; adaptive filtering and signal processing; array signal processing; hardware implementation for signal processing; speech and audio coding; speech synthesis and recognition; image processing and understanding; information ocean technology; PDE for image processing; video compression and streaming; computer vision and VR; multimedia and human– computer interactions; statistic learning and pattern recognition; AI and neural networks; communication signal processing; SP for internet and wireless communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Data Mining
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; symmetry; asymmetry; pattern recognition; anomaly detection; classification; machine learning; feature engineering; data analysis; clustering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Evolutionary Algorithms
edited by Enrique Naredo and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3696 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic algorithms; genetic programming; grammatical evolution; evolutionary computation; evolutionary programming; evolution strategies; differential evolution; swarm intelligence; particle swarm optimization; artificial bee colony; ant colony optimization; artificial immune systems; memetic algorithms; large-scale optimization problems; cuckoo search algorithms; symbiotic organisms search; whale optimization algorithms; butterfly optimization algorithms; medical image processing and analysis; fundamentals of evolutionary algorithms; biometric recognition; optimization and learning methods; document analysis and recognition; video analysis and understanding; character recognition; visual applications and systems; face recognition and pose estimation; vision problems in robotics and autonomous driving; pattern classification and clustering analysis; object detection; tracking; and recognition; machine learning; action recognition; neural networks and deep learning; multimedia analysis and reasoning; feature extraction and feature selection; GPU implementation of evolutionary computing; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
The Equation of State of Compact Stars submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open
Keywords: matter in canonical neutron star; the role of quantities such as nuclear incompressibility; nuclear symmetry energy; and nuclear effective mass; Nature of phase transitions in hybrid compact stars: first order; crossover; critical end points in the QCD phase diagram; dense matter in heavy ion collisions; hybrid stars in disconnected branches of the mass– radius diagram; quark stars with and without strangeness; impact of the EoS in compact star cooling processes; EoS with hyperon and boson content; hot dense nuclear matter in proto-compact stars and in mergers; methods of EoS determination from observables: Bayesian analyses; neural networks; machine learning approaches; effective field theories; dense matter in rotating compact stars; probing the compact star EoS with gravitational waves; the equation of state under the framework of alternative theories of gravity; dark matter in the compact star EoS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Supersymmetry Approaches in Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2817 | Submission Open
Keywords: susyqm; supersymmetry; supersymmetric Wigner– Dunkl quantum mechanics; isospectrality; shape invariance; algebraic methods in quantum mechanics; factorization method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Advances in Control Systems and Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by Yiming Wu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2696 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetric/asymmetric control constraints; intelligent optimal control; neural-network-based control; event-triggered control; adaptive iterative learning control; nonlinear tracking control; robust control; stochastic system control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry Problems in Metal Forming
edited by and Rui Ma
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2488 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal forming; material modeling; numerical simulation
Symmetry in Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2048 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lie groups and Lie algebras; representation theory; integrable systems; infinitesimal deformations; symbolic computations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition for Sensing Smart Cities
edited by , and Ana Marcela Herrera-Navarro
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1844 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision systems; pattern recognition; symmetry and asymmetry; smart cities; video understanding; video analytics; smart sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Functional Equations and Inequalities: Topics and Applications submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1544 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional equations; functional inequalities; stability theory; Ulam stability; fixed point theory; difference equations; operator theory; applications of functional equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry in Civil Transportation Engineering—2nd Edition
edited by and Renliang Shan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open
Keywords: new building structural systems; excavation and support of large cross-section tunnels; PBA construction method; surrounding rock– support interaction; surface settlement during tunnel excavation; new technologies for geotechnical testing; mechanical properties of frozen rock and soil; environmental geotechnical engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Systems and Symmetry
edited by Ciro Tordela
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamics; model-based estimation; model-based control; vehicle dynamics; symmetric dynamic behaviour; multibody
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Variational Inequality Problems and Fixed Point Theory and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open
Keywords: variational inequalities; fixed point theory; minimax problems; optimization problems; variational inclusions; predict methods in statistics; predict algorithms by applied mathematical algorithms; machine learnings; artificial intelligence; predict algorithms with applications in health care including heart disease; common problems associated with variational inequalities and fixed point problems; proximal point algorithms; numerical comparisons; stability of numerical methods; symmetry
Symmetry/Asymmetry in the Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; fluid flow; numerical study; thermal performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Quantum Technologies in Computing, Communication, Sensing and Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum computing; quantum communication; quantum sensing; quantum imaging; quantum networks; quantum internet; superposition; entanglement; single photons; single electrons; single spins; trapped ions and atoms; qubits; qudits; simulations; cryptography; quantum key distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetries in Optimization Theory and Its Applications
edited by Xiaoxi Zhang, Jinhang Zuo and Chee Wei Tan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization theory; symmetry in optimization; symmetric cone optimization; combinatorial optimization; sparse optimization; statistical optimization; financial optimization; economic optimization; interior-point methods; first-order methods; learning-aided optimization; reinforcement learning; neural networks; mathematical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Computer Network Design: Innovations in Security and Communication
edited by and Toktam Ramezanifarkhani
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetrical and recursive network architecture design principles; security-by-design frameworks in network architectures/protocols; symmetry applications in 6G and IoT networks; Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA) and its security implications; symmetrical topologies for enhancing fault tolerance and resilience; algorithmic approaches to symmetrical network configurations and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Symmetry and Asymmetry Relations in Fuzzy Set Theory Applied to Decision-Making Methods submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy systems; decision-making methods (MCDM/MCDA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Computer Vision Under Extreme Environments
edited by Peng Liu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition; machine learning and deep learning; medical image processing and analysis; 3D vision and reconstruction; image enhancement; image restoration; pattern recognition; symmetry; asymmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in String Theory, Supersymmetry and Supergravity
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open
Keywords: string theory; quantum mechanics; general relativity; supersymmetry; fermions and bosons; supergravity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Chiral Pollutants: Environmental Impact, Detection, and Remediation
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open
Keywords: chirality; enantiomers; chiral pollutants; environmental impact; detection; remidiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Coordination Chemistry submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal complexes; synthesis; structural analysis; ligands; spectroscopy; biological activity; optical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetrical Studies in Optical Materials
edited by and Abdelmajid El Mansouri
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic devices; nanomaterials; DFT calculations; experimental characterisation; thin films; renewable energy; conducting polymers; hybrid solar cells; perovskite materials; optical materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Advances in Symmetry and Asymmetry in Fracture Mechanics submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in mechanics; fracture mechanics; material symmetry; nonlinear finite elements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Fluid Mechanics
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; fluid mechanics; theoretical and experimental advances; applications; symmetry and asymmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Synthesis and Application of Organic Molecules Based on Symmetry
edited by Jian Zhang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic synthesis; catalysis; reaction mechanisms; chirality; natural products; medicine; materials; biochemistry; applied chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Applications of Symmetry/Asymmetry and Machine Learning
edited by Jianhang Zhou
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in machine learning; asymmetry-aware learning; group-equivariant neural networks; partial multi-label learning; interpretable machine learning; robust machine learning; applications with symmetric model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Mechanical Engineering
edited by Călbureanu Mădălina
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; finite element method; vibrations; heat transfer; mass transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Asymmetrical Problems and Countermeasures in Deep Excavations and Tunnelling Engineering submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep excavation; tunnel; geomechanics; underground engineering; rock; soil; asymmetry
Symmetry and Gravitational Waves in Black Hole Physics
edited by Zhan-Feng Mai and Jinbo Yang
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: black holes; gravitational waves; holographic duality; binary black holes; quasinormal modes; fundamental physics; cosmology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Fixed Point Theory and Optimization: Computations and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13626 | Submission Open
Keywords: fixed point theory; nonlinear analysis; optimization (vector optimization; linear programming); equilibrium and variational inequality problems; iterative algorithms; fractional calculus; stochastic systems; approximation algorithms; computer science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Optimization Algorithms and System Control
edited by , , Gang Yuan, and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2335 | Submission Open
Keywords: control methods; data encryption; information security; optimization algorithms; discrete event modeling and simulation; production scheduling; system control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Optimization Algorithms and Systems Control
edited by and Yuanyuan Zhang
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization algorithm; systems control; autonomous system; multi-objective decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Asymmetric and Symmetric in Deep Computer Vision and Generative Modeling submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20219 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep computer vision; generative models and GANs; symmetry and asymmetry in neural networks; feature extraction and representation learning; synthetic data generation; cross-domain applications; data augmentation and transfer learning; model robustness and interpretability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
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