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Heuristic Optimization Algorithms for Logistics
edited by José Andrés Moreno Pérez and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open
Keywords: heuristics; metaheuristics; combinatorial optimization; optimization algorithms; logistics; transport; supply chain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Intelligent Algorithms for High-Penetration New Energy
edited by and Chen Liu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2477 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent algorithms for high-penetration new energy; optimization techniques for renewable energy generation and storage; machine learning algorithms for renewable energy integration and control; data-driven forecasting models for renewable energy sources; intelligent energy management systems for high-penetration new energy; hybrid energy systems and their intelligent control; fault detection and self-healing algorithms for renewable energy systems; cybersecurity and privacy in high-penetration new energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Medicine (2nd Edition) submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data analysis; algorithms; big data
Generative AI in Educational Practices: Emerging Topics, Use Cases, and Socio-Algorithmic Vulnerabilities
edited by António Correia, , Daniel Schneider, and Tommi Kärkkäinen
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; education; generative AI; human– AI interaction; learning; socio-algorithmic vulnerabilities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Selected Papers From the 22nd International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2024)
edited by Theodore E. Simos and
submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical analysis; computational mathematics; applied and industrial mathematics; scientific computing and algorithms; approximation; mathematical physics; mathematical chemistry; mathematical biology and mathematical medicine; optimization and operational research; discrete applied mathematics; mathematical modeling; machine learning; neural networks
Network Science and Graph Neural Networks in Clinical Bioinformatics submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open
Keywords: graph neural networks; graph analysis; network science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Machine Learning Algorithms for Biomedical Image Analysis and Applications
edited by Ines Prata Machado, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical imaging; precision medicine; health informatics; radiomics; machine-learning; deep-learning; clinical decision support systems; explainable artificial intelligence
Recent Algorithms for Operation Research in Logistics, Project Planning and Scheduling
edited by Zsolt Tibor Kosztyán
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1825 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience and flexibility in planning and scheduling; multi-objective and multi-criteria optimization algorithms; stochastic; robust; and adaptive optimization algorithms; meta-heuristics and hybrid algorithms for complex problems; distributed and parallel algorithms for large-scale problem scheduling; project planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Artificial Intelligence for More Efficient Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Mostefa Kermadi and Jinning Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; metaheuristic algorithm; power conversion; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Advancing Smart Health and Biomedical Research with Artificial Intelligence Algorithms
edited by , Ghazanfar Latif and Elena Tanfani
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI algorithms in healthcare; AI algorithms in biomedical research; medical diagnostics; smart healthcare; ML and big data; sensor technologies; privacy in healthcare; AI-enabled medical imaging
Algorithms for Quantum Computing and Quantum-Centric High-Performance Computing
edited by and Naveed Mahmud
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum computing; quantum machine learning; quantum natural language processing; quantum-centric high-performance computing; quantum software; simulation; and emulation; hybrid algorithms for QC-HPC; hybrid programming models; tools; software for QC-HPC; QC in data centers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Optimization Methods for Advanced Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing systems; planning; scheduling; logistics; maintenance; control; exact and metaheuristic algorithms; graph theory and its applications; mathematical programming approaches; artificial intelligence; real-time optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Algorithms in Data Classification (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8058 | Submission Open
Keywords: binary classification; multi-label classification; decision trees; neural networks; big data; Bayes methods; K-NN methods; feature selection; machine learning; supervised learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Databases and Data Structures)
Algorithms in Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
edited by and Bruno Gašperov
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5406 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary reinforcement learning; optimal stochastic control; illumination algorithms; decision making; gradient-free reinforcement learning; hybrid algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Algorithms for Image Processing and Machine Vision
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25463 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; machine vision; image fusion; vision algorithms; deep learning; stereo vision; activity recognition; image/video analysis; image encryption algorithms; computational photography; vision hardware/software; monitoring and surveillance; biometrics; robotics; augmented reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Machine Learning for Pattern Recognition (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; algorithms; pattern recognition; gesture recognition; behavioral recognition; lightweight neural network; biometrics; image/video processing; audio/speech recognition; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Algorithms for Complex Problems
edited by Steven Prestwich and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-objective optimization; multi-level optimization; multi-agent reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory)
Advancements in Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Healthcare
edited by Shaoxiong Sun, Nur Ahmadi and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical signal processing; machine learning; wearable devices/computing; medical imaging; contact/contactless monitoring; sensor fusion; health informatics; remote patient monitoring; disease modeling; health data science
Facility Layout Optimization: Bridging Theory and Practice
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open
Keywords: facility layout optimization; algorithmic advancements; theoretical foundations; practical applications; case studies; interdisciplinary approaches; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; sustainability; energy efficiency; waste reduction; environmental impact; operational excellence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Visual Attributes in Computer Vision Applications
edited by Md Baharul Islam
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual quality enhancement and restoration; image and video inpainting and super-resolutions; gesture recognition for human– computer interactions; sign language recognition systems; computer vision for medical imaging; visual attributes in diagnostic healthcare systems; vision-based rehabilitation and assistive technologies; visual cues for remote healthcare monitoring; vision for autonomous driving systems; object detection and tracking in dynamic environments; scene understanding and semantic segmentation for autonomous systems; visual data for edge and cloud computing; low-level vision for intelligent systems; AR/VR/MR applications in training and simulation; gamification in vision-based applications; immersive environments for learning and training; object completion and inpainting in vision systems; vision-based surveillance and security systems; visual perception under adverse conditions (e.g.; low light; weather; etc.); computer vision for environmental monitoring (e.g.; agriculture; forestry; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Recent Advances in the Synergy Between Federated Learning and Foundation Models
edited by Yuyi Mao and Jiawei Shao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: federated learning; foundation models; large language models; multimodal models; generative AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Peak and Bad-Case Performance of Swarm and Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5338 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary computation; swarm intelligence; natural computation; bioinspired optimization; metaheuristics; NP-hard; NPO; optimization; stochastic algorithms; soft computing; computational intelligence; peak performance; bad-case performance; probabilities in performance of stochastic algorithms; confidence intervals; multiple runs of swarm and evolutionary algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Surveys in Algorithm Analysis and Complexity Theory, Part II
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16100 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithm analysis; modern data structures; computational complexity; fixed-parameter tractability; approximation algorithms; lower bounds; bioinformatics algorithms; computational geometry; parallel and distributed computing; quantum computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory)
Machine Learning Algorithms for Image Understanding and Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6512 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning algorithms; deep learning algorithms; re-identification; pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Sustainability submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2061 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; machine learning; deep learning; metaheuristics and matheuristics; numerical analysis; IoT; sustainability; green energy; power generation systems; forecasting models; environmental issues; embedded algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms and Generative AI in Education
edited by and María Estefanía Avilés Mariño
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; generative AI; educational technology; personalized learning; AI-powered assessment; adaptive learning systems; educational data mining; natural language processing in education; machine learning for education; AI ethics in education; intelligent tutoring systems; AI-assisted teaching; educational chatbots; predictive analytics in education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Hybrid Intelligent Algorithms and Intelligent Computing for Practical Decision Making in Business and Industry
edited by , David Lopez, and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: practical decision making; hybrid intelligent algorithms; intelligent computing systems; machine learning and optimization algorithms; metaheuristics; genetic algorithms; simheuristics; and learnheuristics; business applications and industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Human-in-the-Loop Safe Reinforcement Learning: Applications in Power and Energy Systems
edited by , Shivam Chaturvedi and Srijita Das
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; building energy management systems; combined cooling; heat; and power systems; deep reinforcement learning; deep learning; distributed energy resources; distributed operation and control; double auction; game theory; human in the loop machine learning; energy management systems; machine learning algorithms; multi-agent reinforcement learning; microgrids; muti-energy system; multi-agent system; peer-to-peer communication optimization; optimal energy trading; safe reinforcement learning; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Simulation Tools and Applications submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: simulation methods: discrete event; Monte Carlo simulation; parallel and distributed simulation; agent-based simulation; simulation-optimization; symbiotic simulation; DEVS; cellular automata; lattice-Boltzmann; membrane computing; P-systems; Petri Nets; etc.; simulation packages: widely used frameworks; both commercial and open-source; big data simulation and techniques: big data analysis; big data modeling and processing; simulation performance: GPU-based simulation; simulation in the cloud; scalability; performance analysis; simulation verification; validation; accreditation; and analysis; logistics and production simulation: applications of simulation to optimize supply chain management; warehouse operations; production processes; and overall logistics efficiency; agent-based simulation: modeling complex systems using autonomous agents with specific behaviors and interactions; exploring the dynamics of decentralized decision-making and emergent phenomena; AI and ML in simulation: integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to enhance simulation models; quality; metrics; and efficiency in applications of IoT and big data; simulation for decision support; hybrid simulation approaches; simulation and simulation tools in manufacturing and Industry 4.0; simulation in smart logistics; project management and construction; simulation in digital twins; quality and performance metrics for simulated systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Machine Learning and Signal Processing for EEG
edited by , Richard Sutcliffe, and Rab Nawaz
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; EEG; artificial neural network architectures; clinical diagnostics; emotion recognition; brain– computer interfaces
Fusion of Machine Learning and Metaheuristics for Practical Solutions
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: metaheuristics; machine learning; deep learning; optimization; hyper-parameter tuning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Recent Advances in Algorithms for Swarm Systems submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4328 | Submission Open
Keywords: swarm systems; artificial intelligence; optimization algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Their Synergies in the Era of Productivity 4.0
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer graphics; extended reality; human– computer interaction; digital image processing; computer vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; data synthetization; decision support; productivity 4.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Dynamic System Modelling from Data: Emerging Algorithms and Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by , Jing Chen and Ya Gu
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic system modelling; data-driven identification; intelligent algorithms; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Algorithms for Computer Aided Diagnosis: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithms; machine learning; artificial intelligence (AI); computer-aided diagnosis (CAD); healthcare revolution; medical devices
Algorithms for Smart Cities (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4024 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; city logistics; data analytics; e-governance; e-health; image recognition; internet of things; optimization methods; recommender systems; artificial neural networks algorithms; machine learning algorithms for intelligent software development; remote sensing; transportation networks; smart government; smart education; smart electronics; smart offices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Algorithms for Real World Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3729 | Submission Open
Keywords: swarm intelligence; evolutionary computation; large-scale optimisation; multi-objective optimisation; complex systems; hybridisation; premature convergence; stagnation; particle swarm optimisation; differential evolutionary; genetic algorithms; dispersive flies optimisation; ant colony optimisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Algorithms and Applications of Machine Learning Techniques for Healthcare submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3631 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning for healthcare; decision-making in healthcare; extended access to healthcare; computer vision in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; machine-learning-based disease diagnosis; automation of tasks in healthcare
Advanced Research on Machine Learning Algorithms in Bioinformatics
edited by and Roberto Pagliarini
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; computational biology; machine learning; genomics; data clustering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Graph Theory and Algorithmic Applications: Theoretical Developments
edited by Paul Hunter
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open
Keywords: graph theory; algorithms; graph parameters; treewidth; pathwidth; parameterized algorithms; meta-theorems; directed graphs; hypergraphs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Development of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Environmental Retrieval Tasks submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning/machine learning algorithms; environmental informatics and analyses; algorithmic design in environmental retrieval; atmospheric monitoring and assessment; land use monitoring and assessment; traffic monitoring and assessment; large-scale spatial and temporal environmental dynamics; data assimilation/fusion in large-scale model development; artificial intelligence and big data analytics; microsensor technology in environmental model development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Advancements in Causal Discovery Algorithms: Theory and Applications
edited by Biwei Huang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open
Keywords: causal discovery; causality for AI/ML; causality for scientific discovery; foundation models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Algorithms for Feature Selection (3rd Edition) submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithms and techniques for feature selection based on evolutionary searches; ensemble methods for feature selection; feature selection for high-dimensional data; feature selection for time series data; feature selection applications; feature selection for textual data; deep feature selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Emerging Trends in Distributed AI for Smart Environments
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed artificial intelligence (AI); smart environments; edge computing; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning (ML); deep learning; federated learning; autonomous systems; AI-driven optimization; smart cities; real-time data processing; privacy-preserving AI; AI for IoT devices; cloud computing; AI in smart infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance: Transforming Industrial Operations Through Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
edited by Sumika Chauhan, and Rajesh Kumar
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-powered predictive maintenance; intelligent fault diagnosis; industrial operations; data-driven condition monitoring; prognostic health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Advances in Computer Vision: Emerging Trends and Applications
edited by and Samee Ullah Khan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; activity recognition; intelligent surveillance systems; behavior analysis; person re-identification; object detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Advances in Deep Learning and Next-Generation Internet Technologies
edited by , and Mingyang Ma
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; model compression; feature extraction; edge computing; 5G/6G networks; cloud computing; autonomous driving; smart cities; healthcare; industrial IoT; remote sensing
Machine Learning for Edge Computing
edited by Sihai Tang and Song Fu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1784 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; machine learning; federated learning; real-time data processing; adaptive algorithms; energy-efficient machine learning; privacy and security in edge computing; autonomous decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Engineering Applications of Optimization Algorithms: Heuristics, Metaheuristics, and Hyperheuristics submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering optimization problems; heuristic algorithms; single-solution metaheuristic algorithms; population-based metaheuristic algorithms; multi-objective metaheuristic algorithms; knowledge-based metaheuristic algorithms; heuristic-driven metaheuristic algorithms; fuzzy-driven metaheuristic algorithms; machine learning-driven metaheuristic algorithms; hyperheuristic algorithms for just-in-time (JIT) problems; hybrid algorithm design methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
AI-Enabled Techniques for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
edited by Ishtiaq Ahmad
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; wireless networks; wireless communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
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