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Wearable Sensors for Human Position, Attitude and Motion Tracking
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensor design; data glove; e-textile sensor; multimodal sensing; data fusion; daily activity recognition; motion tracking; deep data processing; machine learning in motion tracking; position tracking; IMU; gait analysis; biomechanics; real-time tracking system; body area networks; smart clothing; signal processing for wearables
New Trends in IoT Networks and Security
edited by Theodoros Spyridopoulos
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT networks; IoT security; security mechanisms; privacy preservation; edge computing; edge security; edge AI; AI security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
AI in Network Security: Recent Advances and Prospects
edited by Sai Akshita Maradapu Vera Venkata, , Md Sajidul Islam Sajid and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; network security; AI-based security techniques; adversarial AI; threat detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Antennas and RF Circuits on Biobased Substrates: Development, Performance and Integration
edited by and Thierry Lacrevaz
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: biobased  substrates for RF electronics; textile antennas and circuits; flexible antennas and circuits; printing techniques; high-gain antennas; reconfigurable antennas and circuits; miniaturized antennas and circuits; antenna beamforming; antenna beam steering; integration techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Recent Advances in Semantic Communications and Networks
edited by Zhilong Zhang and Xiaoshi Song
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: semantic communication; artificial intelligence; large language models; low-complexity; distributed intelligence; federated learning; brain-like computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) of Mobile Robots
edited by and Jin Wang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: localization and mapping; robotic navigation; autonomous system; AI-enhanced SLAM; vision inertial SLAM; multi-sensor fusion; mobile robot
Multimedia Signal Processing and Computer Vision
edited by Haimin Zhang, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimedia signal processing; computer vision; deep learning; image and video analysis; object detection and recognition; multimodal data fusion; 3D vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Trends and Applications of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Associated Systems
edited by Rongyu Lin and Sihong He
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed artificial intelligence; edge computing; federated learning; system integration; internet of things; real-time processing; resource optimization; privacy-preserving computing; energy efficiency; smart systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Power Electronics for Smart Grids: The Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; smart grids; power converters; renewable energy integration; power quality; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
AI in Network Security: New Opportunities and Threats
edited by Shancang Li and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; security analytics; network security; network security defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advanced Technologies for Intelligent Vehicular Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent vehicular networks; internet of vehicles (IoV); vehicle-to-everything (V2X); vehicular network architecture; deep learning; machine learning; blockchain; quantum computing; vehicular cloud and edge computing; wireless networks with UAVs; software-defined networking (SDN); communication protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Advances in Image Recognition, Image Segmentation, Image Fusion, and Singal Processing
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: image and video segmentation; image and video understanding; visual-language model; grounding segmentation; multi-modality (e.g.; image; text; and video) learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advances in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Intelligence submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL); embedded intelligence; distributed control systems; real-time processing; autonomous systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Multimedia)
Advanced DC Power Technology in Future End-to-End DC Power Grids submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: DC– DC converters; MVDC; HVDC; PV; battery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Radio Frequency Identification in Wireless Communications submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: RFID protocols and algorithms; coding schemes and signal detection; radio propagation; channel modeling; and measurements; RFID antenna design; RFID materials; fabrication; and packaging; millimeter-wave and THz RFID; battery-less RFID systems and energy harvesting; energy efficiency in RFID systems; RFID integration in 5G+ and 6G networks; RFID for IoT applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Quantum Communication, Quantum Networks, and Quantum Communication Devices
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum information; quantum communication; quantum secure direct communication; quantum key distribution; quantum network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Electronics)
New Trends for Power Optimizations in FPGA-Based Embedded Systems
edited by and Mohamed El-Hadedy Aly
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: FPGA-based embedded systems; power optimization; power management; architectural optimization; low-power design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Energy-Efficient Architectures and Memory Innovations for High-Performance Computing and Distributed Systems
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: in/near-memory processing; software– hardware co-design; hardware architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS))
Mechanism and Modeling Research of Graph Convolutional Networks
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: theory construction and analysis of GCNs; kernel-based; metrics-based; causal inference-based learning for GCNs; explainable representation learning for GCNs; supervised; semi-supervised; unsupervised; transfer; and reinforcement-based learning for GCNs; missing information imputation of GCN model; safety and reliability of GCNs with representation learning; sub-graph learning for GCNs; federated learning in GCNs model; homogeneity graphs and heterogeneity graphs for GCNs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Applications of Computer Vision, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5615 | Submission Open
Keywords: image and video segmentation; image classification; video analysis; pattern recognition; image and video understanding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Recent Advances and Applications of Radar Signal Processing
edited by Wenjing Zhao, Xianxiang Yu and Zhi Sun
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: MIMO radar; cognitive radar; deep learning; radar imaging; target detection; waveform design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion and Data Fusion in Technical Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: data fusion; information fusion; data fusion in WIM; sensor fusion; signal processing; technical systems; biomedical systems; fusion methods; data fusion applications; multi-sensor fusion; sensor networks; vehicle sensor fusion; robot sensor fusion; sensor fusion algorithms; smart sensors; applications of sensor fusion; multimodal sensor fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Next-Generation MIMO Networks with Edge AI and Foundation Models (FMs)
edited by Kangda Zhi and Na Yan
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiple-input multiple-output; edge AI; foundation models (FMs); massive multiple-input multiple-output; near-field communications; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Efficiency- and Reliability-Oriented Design of Power Electronic Devices, Converters, and Systems
edited by Chaochao Song
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; efficiency; reliability; optimal control; hardware design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Advances in Digital Signal and Image Processing, Techniques, and Computations with Multidisciplinary Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; image processing; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
New Advances in Machine Learning and Its Applications
edited by Phillip Bradford
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7995 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; robotics and human– machine interaction; intelligent manufacturing diagnostics; smart manufacturing; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Advances in Cybersecurity and Information Security
edited by Chuan Zhao
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyberspace security; information security; secure systems; mobile security; data privacy; security and privacy applications; cryptography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
5G and Beyond Technologies in Smart Manufacturing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1625 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G use cases for smart production; industrial 5G devices; performance analysis; network coexistence analysis; 5G industrial LAN and edge– cloud integration; beyond 5G proof-of-concept prototypes for smart production; deterministic communication; early 6G prototype systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Vacuum Electronics: From Micro to Nano
edited by , , Juncong She and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 829 | Submission Open
Keywords: vacuum micro/nano-electronics; field emission; on-chip electron emission; THz vacuum devices; nano-gap devices; carbon-based material; nano-particle material; micro-fabrication; microsystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microelectronics)
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Wireless Communications
edited by Haolin Tang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless networks; wireless networking; MIMO; communication system security; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Network Security Management in Heterogeneous Networks, Volume II
edited by Tao Zhang, Xiangyun Tang, Jiacheng Wang and Jiqiang Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open
Keywords: heterogeneous network; moving target defense; blockchain; secure federated learning; generative AI; privacy protection; trusted computing; malicious traffic detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Design of Low-Power Circuits and Systems
edited by and Ashiq A. Sakib
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient computing; beyond CMOS emerging technologies; near-threshold computing; power management techniques; low-power sensor interfaces; self-powered systems; AI/ML hardware and accelerators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Blockchain Technologies: Emerging Trends and Real-World Applications
edited by Tim Weingaertner and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; emerging technologies; smart contracts; decentralized Finance (DeFi); cryptocurrency; security; privacy; supply chain; energy; healthcare; interoperability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Target Tracking and Recognition Techniques and Their Applications
edited by and Feng Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: target tracking; target recognition; deep learning; sensor integration; applications; feature extraction; security surveillance; intelligent transportation; medical imaging; industrial automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
High‐Performance Organic Field‐Effect Transistors
edited by and Bruce E. Gnade
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic semiconductor devices; organic field-effect transistors (OFETs); printable electronics; flexible electronics; wearable sensors; OFET-based sensors; printed electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioelectronics)
Smart Surfaces in Communications: Current Status and Future Prospects
edited by , , and Guido Torrese
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical-layer security; metamaterials; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; RIS; software-defined environment; flexible intelligent metasurfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Ubiquitous Computing and Applications in Digital Healthcare Systems
edited by Sijie Ji, Yiwen Dong, Qiang Yang and Linshan Jiang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: ubiquitous computing; digital healthcare systems; mobile health (mHealth); wearable technology; ambient intelligence; internet of things (IoT) in healthcare; personalized healthcare analytics; real-time health monitoring; privacy-preserving healthcare systems; large language models (LLMs) in healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Cyber Security, Design and Applications in Smart Systems
edited by , Francois Siewe, Leandros Maglaras and Wen Zeng
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: security; privacy; smart systems; AI; IoT; cyber– physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Microwave Engineering and Applied Electromagnetism in Modern Engineering
edited by , and Tiancheng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic; microwave devices; electromagnetic metamaterial; microwave front ends; RF components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Battery and Energy Storage Systems in Industrial Applications
edited by Jimin Oh
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage devices; battery management systems; energy storage materials; energy conversion system; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Innovative Designs in Human–Computer Interactions: Their Current and Future Status
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– computer interactions (HCIs); human– AI agent interactions; generative AI; embodied agents; trust in AI; perceived agency; social presence; AI collaboration; AI ethics; emergent AI behaviors; theoretical frameworks; conceptual explication; review papers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advances in Fault Diagnosis, Defect Detection and Predictive Maintenance of Railway Vehicle Systems
edited by , Jin Zhang and Cheng Wu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis and prognosis; advanced sensing and inspection technologies; data analytics and artificial intelligence; structural health monitoring/management; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Data-Related Challenges in Machine Learning: Theory and Application
edited by Kwang-Seong Shin, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: data quality and preprocessing; bias and fairness in machine learning; few-shot learning and transfer learning; privacy-preserving machine learning; explainability and robustness in ML
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Data Security and Data Analytics in Cloud Computing
edited by , , and José Javier Martínez-Herráiz
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10253 | Submission Open
Keywords: data security; data analytics; cloud computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Big Data and AI Applications
edited by , and Joonho Kwon
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6608 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; machine learning; AI; multimedia; social media
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Computing
edited by Qiang Yang, Ningning Hou and Zhenlin An
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3206 | Submission Open
Keywords: ubiquitous computing; mobile computing; Internet of Things (IoT); wearable devices; mobile health; wireless sensing; large language models (LLMs); generative AI; mobile sensing; low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Converging Platform Technologies: Collaborative Innovations and Future Directions
edited by , Dongwann Kang and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2129 | Submission Open
Keywords: platform technology integration; emerging network systems; smart technology solutions; security in digital platforms; innovative computational models; advanced computing platforms; intelligent networking solutions; multimedia and HCI platforms; cybersecurity and data privacy; smart grid technologies; ubiquitous computing systems; cloud and distributed computing; machine-to-machine communications; virtual and augmented reality; artificial intelligence in platform services; IOT and service innovation; business intelligence platforms; educational technologies and e-learning; biotechnology and health informatics platforms; sustainable and green technologies
Future Aerial Communication—Multi-tiered/ Hierarchical Aerial-Ground Integrated Networks submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles networks; UAV networks; flying ad hoc networks; FANET; drone communication; UAV-aided Wireless sensor networks; multi-tiered UAV networks; high-altitude platform (HAPs); aerial computing; future aerial communication; urban air mobility (UAM); advanced air mobility (AAM); UAV swarm; aerial networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Security and Privacy in Emerging Edge AI Systems and Applications
edited by Cong Wu, Xianhao Chen and Weisong Sun
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1535 | Submission Open
Keywords: security and privacy; AI; large language models; decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Application of Big Data Mining and Analysis
edited by Xiangguo Sun and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1157 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data analytics; data mining techniques; machine learning algorithms; data privacy and ethics; system optimization; decision support systems; scalable computing frameworks; data security; real-time data processing; cross-domain applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
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