Advances in Data Mining, Information Retrieval, and Information Extraction

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in data mining, information retrieval, and information extraction are reshaping the way large-scale, heterogeneous, and multimodal data are processed and transformed into actionable knowledge. The rapid growth of deep learning, foundation models, graph-based methods, and intelligent data analytics has enabled new capabilities in semantic search, knowledge discovery, natural language understanding, recommender systems, and real-time decision support across a wide range of electronic and digital platforms. These developments are particularly significant for modern electronic systems, where efficient data processing, intelligent indexing, and scalable retrieval mechanisms are essential for performance, interoperability, and user-centered services.

This Special Issue of Electronics aims to present state-of-the-art research and emerging methodologies that advance the theory and applications of data mining, information retrieval, and information extraction. It seeks to bring together contributions addressing novel algorithms, hybrid AI approaches, domain-specific retrieval systems, edge and cloud implementations, multimodal and cross-lingual retrieval, explainable and trustworthy AI for search and analytics, and real-world applications in smart systems and digital infrastructures.

Original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, semantic and neural information retrieval, large language models for search and extraction, knowledge graphs, intelligent indexing and ranking, multimodal data mining, scalable and distributed analytics, privacy-preserving data mining, and applications in smart cities, healthcare, education, and cyber-physical systems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ramteja Sajja
Dr. Yusuf Sermet
Guest Editors

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