Announcements

We are currently recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for MDPI journals indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in Web of Science. In particular, we are looking for experts who are interested in aiding in the development of our journals and safeguarding the scientific quality of the published findings.

Journals currently listed in the ESCI will receive an Impact Factor in June 2023, according to the changes announced by Web of Science (Clarivate). Therefore, this is an excellent time to become an Editorial Board Member for one of these fast-developing journals.

If you are interested in sharing your expertise in one of the journals listed below, please send us an application using this link.

The Editorial Office of the journal will contact you once the application has been approved.
Editorial Board Members are responsible for academic decisions on manuscripts in their field of expertise, will edit Special Issues, and may be invited to review manuscripts. The initial term lasts for two years, after which it can be renewed, and entails the following:

• Prescreening and making decisions on new submissions related to your research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during your term on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences;
• Attending Board meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts.

Editorial Board Members are entitled to a full waiver on one publication per year in the journal that they serve and need to be experts in their fields.

The list of ESCI journals can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals/esci.

Please find the list of ESCI journals, categorized by subject, for which we are recruiting Editorial Board Members below.

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program aims to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills as well as to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Algorithms Special Issues will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Editorial Board of Algorithms (ISSN: 1999-4893), from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Providing a CV, including a list of publications;
• Proposing a Special Issue title and a short introduction;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue;
• Reviewing and making decisions on submissions under the mentorship of our Editorial Board Members.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Co-editing the Special Issue with younger scholars and performing quality control of the publications in the Special Issue;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and mentees. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Algorithms Editorial Office (algorithms@mdpi.com), and we will discuss the process (mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Algorithms continues to welcome all Special Issue proposals based on hot research topics as usual.

Algorithms Editorial Office

“Multi-Objective Task Scheduling Optimization in Spatial Crowdsourcing” 
by Afra A. Alabbadi and Maysoon F. Abulkhair
Algorithms 2021, 14(3), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14030077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/3/77

“Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Its Applications for Optimization in Fuzzy Clustering” 
by Fevrier Valdez, Oscar Castillo and Patricia Melin
Algorithms 2021, 14(4), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14040122
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/4/122

“A Multi-Objective Optimization Method for Hospital Admission Problem—A Case Study on Covid-19 Patients”
by Amr Mohamed AbdelAziz, Louai Alarabi, Saleh Basalamah and Abdeltawab Hendawi
Algorithms 2021, 14(2), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14020038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/2/38

“An Improved Greedy Heuristic for the Minimum Positive Influence Dominating Set Problem in Social Networks”
by Salim Bouamama and Christian Blum
Algorithms 2021, 14(3), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14030079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/3/79

“K-Means Clustering Algorithm Based on Chaotic Adaptive Artificial Bee Colony” 
by Qibing Jin, Nan Lin and Yuming Zhang
Algorithms 2021, 14(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14020053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/2/53

“Optimal Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm Based PID Controller for High Performance Brushless DC Motor” 
by Mohamed A. Shamseldin
Algorithms 2021, 14(7), 193; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14070193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/7/193

“Combining Heuristics with Simulation and Fuzzy Logic to Solve a Flexible-Size Location Routing Problem under Uncertainty” 
by Rafael D. Tordecilla, Pedro J. Copado-Méndez, Javier Panadero, Carlos L. Quintero-Araujo, Jairo R. Montoya-Torres and Angel A. Juan
Algorithms 2021, 14(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14020045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/2/45

“UAV Formation Shape Control via Decentralized Markov Decision Processes” 
by Md Ali Azam, Hans D. Mittelmann and Shankarachary Ragi
Algorithms 2021, 14(3), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14030091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/3/91

“COVID-19 Prediction Applying Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms with Comparative Analysis Using WEKA”
by Villavicencio, C. N., Macrohon, J. J. E., Inbaraj, X. A., Jeng, J.-H. and Hsieh, J. -G.
Algorithms 2021, 14(7), 201, https://doi.org/10.3390/a14070201
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/7/201

“Circle-U-Net: An Efficient Architecture for Semantic Segmentation”
by Sun, F., V, A. K., Yang, G., Zhang, A. and Zhang, Y.
Algorithms 2021, 14(6), 159; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14060159
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/6/159

“A Real-Time Network Traffic Classifier for Online Applications Using Machine Learning”
by Ahmed, A. A. and Agunsoye, G.
Algorithms 2021, 14(8), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14080250
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/8/250

“Adaptive Supply Chain: Demand–Supply Synchronization Using Deep Reinforcement Learning”
by Kegenbekov, Z. and Jackson, I.
Algorithms 2021, 14(8), 240; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14080240
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/8/240

“Data Mining Algorithms for Smart Cities: A Bibliometric Analysis”
by Kousis, A. and Tjortjis, C.
Algorithms 2021, 14(8), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14080242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/8/242

“Machine Learning Predicts Outcomes of Phase III Clinical Trials for Prostate Cancer”
by Beacher, F. D., Mujica-Parodi, L. R., Gupta, S. and Ancora, L. A.
Algorithms 2021, 14(5), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14050147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/5/147

“Digital Twins in Solar Farms: An Approach through Time Series and Deep Learning”
by Arafet, K. and Berlanga, R.
Algorithms 2021, 14(5), 156; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14050156
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/5/156

“Mobile-Aware Deep Learning Algorithms for Malaria Parasites and White Blood Cells Localization in Thick Blood Smears”
by Nakasi, R., Mwebaze, E. and Zawedde, A.
Algorithms 2021, 14(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14010017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/1/17

“Combining Optimization Methods Using an Adaptive Meta Optimizer”
by Landro, N., Gallo, I. and La Grassa, R.
Algorithms 2021, 14(6), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14060186
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/6/186

“Optimal CNN–Hopfield Network for Pattern Recognition Based on a Genetic Algorithm”
by Keddous, F. E. and Nakib, A.
Algorithms 2022, 15(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/a15010011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/15/1/11

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Algorithms Editorial Board Member Prof. Dr. Daniela di Serafino in September 2022. Prof. Dr. Daniela di Serafino was a Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Applications "R. Caccioppoli", at the University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Univ. Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy

From December 2018, she served as the Full Professor of Numerical Analysis, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy. Her research mainly focused on the development and analysis of numerical methods and software for scientific computing.

Over the years, Prof. Dr. Daniela di Serafino published more than 50 scientific papers in internationally peer-reviewed journals. The journal Algorithms was very proud to have her on its Editorial Board.

Her death is a significant loss to the academic community as well as anyone close to her. We offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.

Algorithms Editorial Office

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

MDPI will be attending the Conference on Complex Systems (CCS2022) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, which will take place from 17 to 21 October 2022. The CCS is the largest and most important annual meeting of the international complex systems community. It comes under the auspices of the Complex Systems Society. This edition, organized by IFISC, takes place after previous events held in Lyon, Singapore, Thessaloniki, and Cancun.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Entropy;
• Fractal and Fractional;
• Symmetry;
• Mathematics;
• Dynamics;
• Algorithms;
• Systems;
• Informatics;
• MAKE;
• Information;
• Future Internet;
• Applied System Innovation;
• Data.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://www.ccs2022.org/.

MDPI will be attending the 5th China Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling Conference from 12 to 14 August 2022, in Taiyuan, China.

Themed “Intelligent Optimisation for Scheduling”, the conference will focus on big data, artificial intelligence, simulation optimization, intelligent optimization, scheduling optimization, and other directions through conference presentations, group presentations, wall presentations, enterprise application demonstrations, etc., to carry out cutting-edge theories, methods, technologies, and applications, and will invite famous publishers at home and abroad to introduce journal submissions. The conference will select outstanding academic papers, young scientists, outstanding Ph.D. theses, outstanding M.Sc. theses, innovative application practice projects, etc.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Sensors;
• Systems;
• Mathematics;
• Axioms;
• Smart Cities;
• Future Internet;
• Data;
• Algorithms;
• Automation;
• Signals.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the subject area of “Computer Science & Mathematics” for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of Travel Awards for the year 2021 and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors.

MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Computers:

• Umberto Michieli, University of Padova, Italy

Journal of Imaging:

• Cameron Kaye, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Alexandra Trujillo, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina

Symmetry:

• José María, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
• Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, University of Bradford, UK