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Generative AI Meets Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation
edited by and Peer-Olaf Siebers
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; agent-based modelling (ABM); large language models (LLM); LLM-augmented ABM; computational social science; complex systems simulation; cognitive agents; code generation; human-like reasoning; verification and validation; emergent behaviour; decision support; optimisation; cross-disciplinary research; responsible AI development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Algorithms and Innovations for Real-Time Processing in Streaming Systems and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open
Keywords: stream processing; real-time analytics; event-driven computation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Machine Learning Techniques for Social Media Data Analysis submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open
Keywords: social media data analysis; machine learning; deep learning; natural language processing; sentiment analysis; opinion mining; user behavior modeling; social network analysis; misinformation and fake news detection; multimodal data analysis; predictive analytics; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); ethical and responsible AI; big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Advanced Predictive Control Algorithms for Electric Drives submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open
Keywords: model-based predictive control; variable speed drives; control tuning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Next-Generation Physics-Informed Neural Network Approaches for Engineering Applications: Theory, Algorithms, and Simulations submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: physics-informed neural network approaches; Kolmogorov– Arnold-Informed neural networks; deep operator neural network; partial differential equations; deep learning; computational algorithms; numerical simulation; programming code development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Algorithmic Bias and Fairness in Academic Publishing: Detection, Mitigation, and Ethical Practices
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithmic bias; fairness in machine learning; scholarly publishing; peer review systems; research evaluation algorithms; citation and impact metrics; responsible AI; explainable and transparent algorithms; data ethics in academia; debiasing techniques
Modelization and Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical modeling; numerical algorithms; optimization techniques; AI/ML integration; data-driven modeling; high-performance computing; numerical simulation; interdisciplinary engineering applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
AI-Driven Optimization for Sustainable Edge-Cloud Continuum submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; artificial intelligence; federated learning; resource optimization; task scheduling; energy efficiency; 5G/6G networks; IoT systems; privacy-preserving computing; secure edge computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Data Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence in Transport, Finance and Healthcare submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: business analytics; artificial intelligence; industrial optimization; computing and algorithm design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Randomized, Online, and Approximation Algorithms)
Large Language Models and Beyond: Multimodal and Agentic Intelligence
edited by Chen-Kuo Chiang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language models; multimodal intelligence; agentic AI; LLM-based agents; vision– language models; multimodal reasoning; autonomous agents; tool-augmented AI; multi-agent systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Algorithmic Foundations for Blockchain-Enabled AI, Data Governance, and Secure Distributed Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithms; blockchain; artificial intelligence; data governance; data protection; privacy and security; decentralized and distributed systems; consensus and cryptographic protocols; mobile and edge computing; trustworthy autonomous systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Data Science and Machine Learning for Environmental Monitoring and Intelligent Analysis submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; environmental monitoring; air quality prediction; data science; Internet of Things (IoT); low-cost sensors; predictive modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Software Engineering for Intelligent Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; software engineering; intelligent systems; advanced AI techniques; database systems; decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Deep Learning Methods and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; multimodal AI; agentic AI; federated learning; edge AI; vision-language models; domain-specific models; explainable AI; trustworthy AI; applied computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Intelligent Optimization and Control for Industrial Information Integration and Decision Analysis
edited by Zhenhua Cai, Lijie Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent optimization and control; industrial information integration; decision analysis; multi-objective optimization; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Advanced Data-Driven Techniques in Process Mining and Choreography submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: process mining; process choreography; data-driven discovery; conformance checking; event log analysis; collaborative BPM; inter-organizational processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Learning-Based Algorithms for Robotic Systems
edited by Songyan Niu, Yuchen Wei and Zhenghao Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: learning-based robotics; robot control and autonomy; robotic manipulation; actuators and motor design; embodied intelligence; multi-agent robotic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Advances and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Transport Engineering and Planning
edited by , Qiang Wu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; transport engineering and planning; large language models (LLMs); generative AI; deep reinforcement learning; spatio-temporal modeling; time-series forecasting; multi-source data fusion; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); explainable AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Lightweight and AI-Driven Cybersecurity Algorithms for IoT Networks
edited by and Junaid Akram
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT security algorithms; lightweight cryptography; anomaly detection; federated learning; intrusion detection; blockchain; ML; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Algorithms for Real World Applications (3rd Edition) submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1198 | 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)
Optimization and Evaluation Methods for Complex Transportation Systems
edited by and Bo Sun
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: the optimization model for transportation management; innovative intelligent algorithms for solving transportation optimization models; the future of traffic system prediction; innovative evaluation methods and case studies for transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
AI-Enabled Security for IoT Communications
edited by Wael Elmedany
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI security; IoT communications; machine learning; deep learning; intrusion detection; anomaly detection; privacy; blockchain; trust management; cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Application of Algorithms in Data Mining
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; machine learning; data visualisation; big data analytics; text mining; social media analysis; predictive models; internet of things; cloud computing; data privacy and security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Software Engineering for Intelligent Systems
edited by
submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: software engineering for AI; artificial intelligence; system safety and reliability; testing AI systems; software architecture and models; graphical models for AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Next-Generation Recommender Systems: Collective Intelligence and Multi-Agent AI
edited by and Francisco J. Quesada Real
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: recommender systems; multi-agent systems; collective intelligence; generative AI; distributed ledger technologies; algorithmic fairness; user-centered AI; trustworthy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Bioinformatic Networks
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: network reconstruction; network analysis; comparison; and visualization; network simplification; gene regulatory networks; cell signaling networks; protein– protein interaction networks; metabolic networks; Bayesian networks; phylogenetic networks; food webs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory)
Advances in Planning and Scheduling Theory
edited by Frank Werner and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: scheduling and planning in manufacturing systems; scheduling for segments of supply chains; scheduling approaches in logistics; transport; and energy management; scheduling for cloud computing and IOT; resource-constrained project scheduling problems; assembly line balancing and scheduling; multi-criteria scheduling; just-in-time and real-time scheduling; enumerative; approximate and heuristic algorithms; artificial intelligence tools for scheduling and planning; coupling machine-learning with operations research techniques; application of neural networks to scheduling and planning problems; AI-driven scheduling and planning in different applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Combinatorial Optimization, Graph, and Network Algorithms)
Applications of Image Recognition Algorithms
edited by and Francesco Cauteruccio
submission deadline 1 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: image recognition; computer vision; image classification; object detection; scene understanding; edge AI; model compression; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); robust learning; domain adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning)
Advanced Algorithms for Intelligent Decision-Making in Complex Systems
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent decision-making; complex systems; algorithm design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
Intelligent Information Processing Methods in Interdisciplinary
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven medical technologies; AI-driven biomedical signal processing; AI-driven sensor signal processing; AI-driven methods in sport and education; machine learning methods and their applications in interdisciplinary research; large language models and their applications in interdisciplinary research; few-shot learning and its applications in interdisciplinary research; federated learning and its applications in interdisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
2026 and 2027 Selected Papers from Algorithms Editorial Board Members
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithm; distributed and parallel algorithms; computer vision; metaheuristics and matheuristics; numerical analysis
Optimization Algorithms and Methods for Advanced Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2028 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing process optimization; additive manufacturing; subtractive manufacturing; formative manufacturing; resource-constrained scheduling; smart manufacturing; CNC machining and tool path planning; production planning; metaheuristics; artificial intelligence in manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications)
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