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Advances in Mathematical Models and Computational Intelligence for Transportation System Planning and Management

edited by Yan Sun and Maoxiang Lang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12895 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation system planning; transportation system management; transportation system operations; optimization model; game model; intelligent algorithm; system simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Information Industry and Intelligence Innovation

edited by

Shih-Pang Tseng

and Jhing-Fa Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4153 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation of industries; AI-driven innovation; big data and knowledge intelligence; industry internet; information and intelligence; artificial intelligence for industry; intelligent quality control; smart manufacturing; human– computer interaction; smart robotics; ESG computing for manufacturing; next-generation education; digital twins for industry; tiny machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Control Strategies and Optimization for Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Mohsen Pourkiaei

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4032 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; optimization algorithms; intelligent control strategies; energy management systems; sustainable development; smart grids; energy storage optimization; hybrid energy systems; machine/deep learning in control; predictive control; distributed energy resources; power system resilience

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Smart Cities: Optimization, Collaboration, and Intelligent Applications

edited by

Wu Deng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial systems; smart cities; air– ground collaboration; AI-enabled urban applications; UAV control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Efficient and Scalable Federated Learning for Real-World Applications

edited by

Bruno Casella

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; critical applications; real-world applications; distributed learning; healthcare; medical imaging; privacy-preserving artificial intelligence; AI for financial applications; decentralized learning

Enhancing Smart Manufacturing: Process Innovation and Safety Management in the Digital Factory Era

edited by

Mario Di Nardo

Valentina Popolo

and

Marianna Madonna

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– machine collaborative systems; challenges and limitations for smart manufacturing; data quality and quality in information management systems; defining performance measures for smart manufacturing systems; digital transformation for manufacturing supply chains; sustainability for smart manufacturing; smart manufacturing for process safety management practices; AI applications for industrial safety; Industry 5.0 for process enhancement and safety management; work systems and human factors in the era of digital transformation; optimization for smart manufacturing processes and advanced safety systems performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)

Exploration and Applications of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computing

edited by

Andries P. Engelbrecht

Hugo Valadares Siqueira

and

Fernando Buarque

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: swarm intelligence; evolutionary algorithms; nature-inspired algorithms; combinatorial optimization; binary optimization; real-world applications; feature selection; clustering; classification; reinforced learning; time series forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Battery System Modeling and Management in Electric Vehicles

edited by Eunji Kwak

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced physics-based modeling for EV batteries; AI and machine learning applications in Battery Management Systems (BMS); thermal management systems and thermal runaway prediction/prevention; state estimation methodologies (State of Charge; State of Health; State of Power); diagnosis; prognosis; and safety monitoring in battery packs; optimization of charging protocols and fast-charging strategies; modeling and management of emerging battery chemistries (e.g.; sodium-ion; solid-state) for EV applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control and Systems Engineering)

Feature Papers in the ‘Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering’ Section

edited by

Cheng-Fu Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20686 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing technologies; supply chain management and logistics optimization; quality control and six sigma; sustainable manufacturing and green technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)

Privacy-Preserving Models and Systems in Blockchain

edited by

Christine Hennebert

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) through blockchain; cryptographic anonymous credentials; secure multiparty computation; advanced digital signatures; ring signatures; and blind signatures; attribute-based credentials; PETs within supply chains; medical domain; transportation; etc.; usage of blockchain and IPFS; privacy-enhancing information system architectures; data security at storage and during transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)

Advanced Technologies and Methodologies in Education 4.0

edited by

Sarantos Psycharis

Konstantinos Kalovrektis

and

Apostolis Xenakis

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 28874 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical computing; educational technologies; educational robotics; learning machines; STEAM

AI-Driven Decision Support for Systemic Innovation

edited by

Yong Qin

Yuyan Luo

and Xinxin Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6932 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven decision support; AI for smart tourism; systemic innovation and intelligent design; machine learning and data-driven DSS; AI in education and learning analytics; human– AI collaboration; simulation and optimization with AI; IoT- and blockchain-enhanced DSS; AI for medical informatics and healthcare innovation; engineering and industrial applications of AI-driven DSS; sustainable and smart systems innovation; explainable AI for DSS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Mobility Aids: Design, Methods, and User-Centered Solutions

edited by Claire Flemmer and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility aid; wheelchair; leg prosthetic; exoskeleton; rehabilitation; navigation; accessibility; accessibility implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)

Smart and Human-Centered Rehabilitation Technologies and Systems

edited by Zhe Li and

Ming Yan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation technology; human-centered design; personalized system; healthcare information; wearable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Applied System Optimization for Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Bo Lu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management ; logistics optimization ; mathematical programming ; data-driven decision making ; artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain ; machine learning for logistics ; smart logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)

Application of Deep Learning in Medical Imaging

edited by Jingyang Zhang and

Lei Ma

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: development; validation; and application of deep learning-based model in medical imaging; establish of large-scale standardized clinical datasets; applications in different medical modalities; explainability and uncertainty research for clinical decision support; self-supervised and weakly supervised learning for annotation reduction; federated; privacy-preserving; and domain adaptation frameworks addressing data fragmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Autonomous Robotics and Hybrid Intelligent Systems

edited by

Calin Ciufudean

Tamara Nestorović

and

Olena Hrybiuk

submission deadline 21 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4813 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous robotics; artificial intelligence in robotics; intelligent control systems; machine learning for robotics; fuzzy logic controllers; neural networks; evolutionary computation; swarm intelligence; path planning and navigation; human– robot interaction; multi-agent systems; service robotics; industrial automation; robotics in healthcare; AI for cyber– physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control and Systems Engineering)

Recent Advances in Internet of Things and Its Applications

edited by

Jahan Hassan

Sayed Amir Hoseini

and

Syed Danial Ali Shah

submission deadline 21 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2837 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless; Internet of Things; precision agriculture; IoT sensors; soil monitoring; crop health; automated irrigation; mining; environmental sensing; vehicular technology; traffic management; remote patient monitoring; wearable health devices; real-time diagnostics; personalized healthcare; IoT security; SCADA; telemetry systems; industrial automation

Evolution of Electric Motors: Current Trends and Future Prospects for Industrial Applications

edited by

Theoklitos Karakatsanis

and

Athanasios Karlis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14782 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet synchronous motors; induction motors; industrial applications; power electronics; control theory; fault-tolerant electric machines; fault diagnosis; smart sensors; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring

Reviews of Critical and Emerging Technologies for Applied System Innovation

edited by

Daswin De Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; critical technologies; systematic review; scoping review; narrative review; meta analysis; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; biotechnologies; advanced/unconventional computing; advanced materials; integrated networking; nanomanufacturing; semiconductors and microelectronics; space technologies; AI robotics; humanoid robotics; augmented reality; virtual reality; neural technologies

Intelligent Robotics for Precision Medicine and Advanced Manufacturing

edited by Zhengtai Xie,

Zhongbo Sun

and

Boyu Ma

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical robotics; adaptive manufacturing systems; human– robot collaborative control; real-time sensing and feedback; digital-twin optimization; soft robotics; intelligent path planning; multimodal sensor fusion; neural network; robot learning and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)

AI-Driven Computational Methods for Social Media Analysis

edited by María Dolores Ruiz and

Jose Angel Diaz-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: social media analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; large language models; generative ai; text mining; sentiment analysis; information diffusion; network analysis; misinformation detection; multimodal data; real-time analytics; ethics and transparency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

AI- and Data-Driven Digitalization for Computer-Aided Design

edited by

Chaoxiang Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided design; AI in design; design digitalization; generative design; data-driven design; human– AI interaction; intelligent design systems; design informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

AI-Driven Educational Technologies: Systems and Applications

edited by Nikos Antonopoulos and

Stamatios Papadakis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5304 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; education; human– computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Systems on Educational Innovations and Emerging Technologies)

Collaborative and Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems for Real-World Applications

edited by Fernando Koch

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; distributed computing; ubiquitous computing; scalable computing; human– agent interaction; collaborative AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

Low-Latency and Reliable Networking: Algorithms, Optimization, and Applications

edited by Chaoqun Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and optimization of low-latency and reliable networking; innovation of reliability assurance mechanisms; edge computing and distributed architectures; typical applications of low-latency and reliable networking; AI-assisted low-latency and reliable networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Control and Systems Engineering)

Deep Visual Recognition for Intelligent Systems and Applications

edited by

Chin Poo Lee

and

Kian Ming Lim

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep visual recognition; computer vision; intelligent systems; deep learning; object detection; semantic segmentation; action recognition; vision Transformer; multimodal learning; self-supervised learning; explainable AI; edge intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

AI-Enhanced Decision Support Systems

edited by

Lu Meng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1645 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; medical image processing; computer-aided diagnosis; deep learning; clinical decision making; large language models; financial risk assessment; industrial predictive maintenance; smart city management; multi-modal data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

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