Emerging Technologies for Crisis and Disaster Management, Situational Awareness, and Decision Support
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computer vision; smart sensor-based situational awareness and integration; edge computing; crisis management; image and point cloud processing; machine learning; earth observation; terrestrial and UAV embedded systems; IoT systems
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Interests: crisis and disaster management; security; data handling; sensor integration and communications security issues; systems biology; bioinformatics; machine learning; situational awareness; data and communications security and management
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Interests: automated transport systems; cooperative systems; smart mobility; sensor and information fusion; communication technologies; human machine interaction; IoT systems and platforms; cloud computing and services; environmental and security applications; smart embedded and cyber physical systems; crisis management emergency communications; radar systems; computer vision and detection; sensor-based situational awareness; 5G networks; machine learning; security; VR/AR; artificial intelligence; circular economy and blockchain
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Interests: crisis and disaster management; sensor integration and communications security issues; situational awareness; data and communications security and management; smart sensor-based situational awareness and integration; edge computing; crisis management; machine learning; earth observation; UAV embedded systems; UGVs; IoT systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crisis and disaster management, situational awareness, and decision support systems in aerial, terrestrial, space, and maritime (surface and underwater) domains are increasingly being enhanced through the adoption of advanced computational methodologies. State-of-the-art technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Earth observation, computer vision, and signal, image, and point cloud processing are contributing to the development of systems capable of operating reliably under complex and dynamic conditions and environments.
In parallel, emerging technologies such as explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Vision–Language Models (VLMs) are expected to play a significant role in this domain. These approaches can improve accuracy and robustness while also enhancing explainability, interpretability, and responsiveness, which are essential for building trustworthy systems in several applications.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews from both academia and industry focusing on the aforementioned fields are welcome. Manuscripts are invited that address theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, system architectures, and applications relevant to crisis management, situational awareness, and decision support. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel applications of AI, ML, and DL for crisis and disaster management as well as decision support;
- Multimodal sensing, data fusion, processing, and risk assessment for enhanced situational awareness;
- Explainable and trustworthy AI frameworks for critical systems;
- Exploitation and integration of LLMs and VLMs into critical systems and human–machine interaction;
- Cross-domain approaches spanning aerial, terrestrial, space, and maritime (surface and underwater) domains.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Evangelos Maltezos
Dr. Eleftherios Ouzounoglou
Dr. Angelos Amditis
Guest Editors
Dr. Spyridon C. Athanasiadis
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- UxVs
- embedded sensors
- autonomous vehicles
- mixed reality (MR)
- augmented reality (AR)
- virtual reality (VR)
- computer vision and video analytics
- time series analysis
- satellite images
- AI/machine learning
- explainable AI
- generative AI
- unusual pattern detection
- LLMs
- VLMs
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