Computer Science, Machine Learning, Algorithms, and Applied Mathematics

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of intelligent systems and data-centric technologies, modern computational challenges increasingly require advanced mathematical modeling, efficient learning algorithms, and robust optimization strategies. Machine learning, evolutionary computation, and deep neural architectures have become indispensable tools for analyzing high-dimensional, heterogeneous, and dynamic data in various scientific and engineering domains.

At the same time, emerging application areas—such as the Marine Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous systems, smart sensing, and complex environmental monitoring—demand more accurate prediction models, adaptive learning mechanisms, and scalable computational frameworks. These advances highlight the importance of integrating applied mathematics with algorithmic innovation to develop new theories and methods that can support reliable decision-making in complex real-world scenarios.

This Topic invites high-quality research and review articles addressing the theoretical foundations, technological enablers, and practical applications of computer science–driven machine learning and algorithmic innovation, including advances in learning theory, optimization algorithms, intelligent computing frameworks, and data-driven systems across scientific and engineering domains. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Machine learning algorithms and theoretical foundations;
• Deep learning models and their applications;
• Evolutionary computation and multi-objective optimization;
• Swarm intelligence and cooperative learning frameworks;
• Feature engineering, representation learning, and dimensionality reduction;
• High-dimensional, heterogeneous, or streaming data analysis;
• Marine IoT data modeling, intelligent sensing, and environmental monitoring;
• Object detection, object tracking, and perception algorithms;
• Optimization-driven learning, probabilistic modeling, and mathematical algorithm design;
• Applied mathematics methods in intelligent systems and computational science;

This Topic aims to propose novel algorithms, provide deep mathematical insights, or demonstrate effective applications in engineering, environmental science, autonomous systems, and related fields.

Dr. Kunpeng Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jun-Juh Yan
Guest Editors

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• machine learning
• deep learning
• evolutionary computation
• multi-objective optimization
• computational algorithms
• feature engineering
• marine IoT
• intelligent sensing
• object detection and tracking
• computational intelligence