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Advanced Materials for Intelligent Electronics
edited by Hyojung Kim
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; novel synthesis and fabrication techniques; characterization of materials; multifunctional nanocomposites; advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices; theoretical modeling and simulation; additive manufacturing and 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Advanced Industry 4.0/5.0: Intelligence and Automation submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0/5.0; artificial intelligence; blockchain technologies; intelligent sensors; interoperability; automation; monitoring; digital twin; prognosis and diagnosis; control technology; cloud/edge computing; open-source; industrial internet of things; industrial cyber– physical systems (ICPS); industrial sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
New Trends in Cryptography, Data Security and Privacy with Robust Authentication and Access Control
edited by Guowen Xu, Hao Ren and Jianfei Sun
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied cryptograph; data security and privacy; access control and authentication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Explainability in Human-Computer Interaction and Collaboration submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open
Keywords: explainability and explainable artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction; human-robot/agent collaboration; human-centered  AI; AI  ethics; decision-making systems; recommender systems; explainability in multiagent systems; human-robot teams
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Recent Progress in Wireless Communication Networks
edited by Bo Wei, Bo Gu and Hang Song
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open
Keywords: green IoT; beyond 5G/6G; communication and energy efficiency; wireless sensing; video transmission; AI in wireless communication; cross-layer design; resource allocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
New Trends and Methods in Communication Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced signal processin; radio communications; non-linear system analysis; artificial intelligence; wireless communications; Internet of Things; 5G communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Recent Advances in High-Performance Electrical Machine Drives: Design, Optimization, Manufacturing, and Control
edited by Yang Xiao, Yiming Ma, and Xi Chen
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics-fed machine drives; permanent magnet machines; electrically excited machines; induction machines; data-driven optimization; artificial intelligence; machine drive control; machine drive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Advances in Cloud and Distributed System Applications
edited by Massimo Canonico and Marco Guazzone
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; fog and edge computing; distributed systems; peer-to-peer
Advancements in Communication and Sensing Systems through Machine Learning
edited by Huan Wu, Hua Zheng and Kun Zhu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; communication systems; sensing systems; signal processing; sensor data analysis; intelligent sensing technologies; internet of things (IoT)
Applications of IoT Technology in Intelligent Farms submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; IoT/ IoE; AI-enabled IoT solutions; WSN; cloud and edge computing; smart farming; advanced agriculture practices; data fusion and analytics IoT methodologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
The Latest Progress in Computational Electromagnetics and Beyond
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-frequency and full-wave computational electromagnetics methods; multiple scattering mechanisms and analysis; electromagnetic simulation; detection; and perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
New Trends in Cryptography, Authentication and Information Security
edited by Zhen Liu, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrusion detection; cybersecurity; cyber threats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
AI-Based Solutions for Cybersecurity
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI solution for cybersecurity; machine learning-based solution for cybersecurity; deep learning-based solution for cybersecurity; AI solution for cloud security; AI solution for privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Swarm Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, and Cloud Computing in Applications for IoT and Information Retrieval submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; swarm intelligence; fuzzy logic; cloud computing; optimization; information retrieval; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Microwave Technologies
edited by Pere L. Gilabert and Telmo Cunha
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; microwave technologies; wireless communications; radar; satellite systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Beyond Boundaries: Holistic Network Security in an Age of IoT, AI, ML, and Decentralized Computing
edited by and Abdullahi Chowdhury
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open
Keywords: holistic network security; IoT vulnerabilities; ML-based threat detection; Fog computing security; decentralized data security and integrity; advanced security protocols; predictive cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Theories and Technologies in Software Engineering
edited by and Daniel Flores-Martin
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer science; software industry; software engineering; software for science research; empirical software engineering; emerging technologies; DevOps; cloud; software for quantum computing; trends in software engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Research and Applications of Natural Language Processing in Cybersecurity
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open
Keywords: threat intelligence and information extraction; phishing detection; natural language generation for reporting; machine learning analytics for cybersecurity; compliance and policy management; multilingual threat analysis; security chatbots and virtual assistants; log analysis and anomaly detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Emerging Topics in Wireless Security and Privacy towards 6G Networks
edited by , Jin Cao and Xiaoming Xu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless security; privacy; covert communication; 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Navigating AI Challenges in Cybersecurity: Strategies for Industrial and IoT Protection
edited by Eirini Anthi and Lowri Williams
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; industrial control systems (ICS); internet of things (IoT); adversarial machine learning (AML); concept drift; AI vulnerabilities; machine learning security; cyber threats; AI in cybersecurity; system resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
The Application of Intelligent Robotics and Smart Machines in Agriculture
edited by and Sergio Bayano Tejero
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; agricultural robot; agriculture 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Integration of Electric Vehicle Chargers and Energy Storage Systems in Smart Grids submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery charger; electric vehicles (EVs); energy storage systems; power converters; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); supraharmonics; smart grids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Fuzzy-Logic-Based Approaches for Knowledge Management and User Modelling
edited by and Dionisios Sotiropoulos
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy logic; fuzzy inference systems; fuzzy-rule-based systems; expert systems; artificial intelligence; granular computing; fuzzy rough sets; fuzzy clustering; fuzzy neural networks; fuzzy deep neural networks; explainable AI based on fuzzy logic; fuzzy logic-based knowledge management; fuzzy logic-based decision support systems; fuzzy logic-based adaptive systems; fuzzy logic-based recommendation systems; fuzzy logic-based user modelling; fuzzy logic-based behavior prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Progress of Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Reality submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Deep Learning for Power Transmission and Distribution
edited by Chathura Wanigasekara and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: power transmission; power distribution; deep learning; smart grid; renewable energy; security and stability of power systems; fault detection and diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Electronics Technologies for Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development and Green Transition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; electronics technologies for sustainable development; green transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Advances in Internet of Things Sensors
edited by Mingjing Cai, Mingyi Liu, Biao Wang and Xin Li
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; IoT sensors; low-power computing and communication algorithms; power management; battery-free applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Deep Learning Applications in Optimization and Control of Power Transmission and Distribution
edited by Nawaf Nazir, Adil Khurram and Qiuhua Huang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; power transmission; power distribution; optimization and control of power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
DC–DC Power Converter Technologies for Energy Storage Integration
edited by , Mariusz Zdanowski and Dimitar Arnaudov
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: DC– DC converter; energy storage; active balancing; storage integration; efficiency; bidirectional DC– DC converer; energy storage integration; DC microgrid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Cognitive Robotics and Machine Learning
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; robot learning; cognitive robotics; imitation and reinforcement learning; human– robot interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Human-Computer Interaction Techniques and Applications
edited by Jeannie Lee, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-computer interaction; human-robot interaction; interaction design; virtual reality; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Advances in Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics and control systems; communication; signal processing; decision systems; image processing; sensors; deep learning; autonomous navigation; position; navigation and timing (PNT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Automation, Operation and Maintenance of Control and Communication Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation of control systems; operation of control systems; maintenance of control systems; automation of communication systems; operation of communication systems; maintenance of communication systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Printed Antennas: Development, Performance and Integration
edited by and Thierry Lacrevaz
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: antennas on biosourced substrates; textile antennas; flexible antennas; antenna printing techniques; high-gain antennas; reconfigurable antennas; miniaturized antennas; antenna beamforming; antenna beam steering; antenna integration techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Advances in Antenna and Terahertz Communications
edited by Lehu Wen, Wei Hu and Qingling Yang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: 6G communication systems; artificial intelligent algorithms; base station antennas; metamaterials; reflectarray antennas; satellites antennas; smart sensing antennas; terahertz communication systems; transmitarray antennas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Human-Centric Manufacturing and Cyber-Physical Systems in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Era
edited by , and Peter Drahoš
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber-security of cyber– physical systems; industrial Internet of Things and industrial communication; human-centric HMIs based on emerging technologies (virtual; augmented and mixed reality; voice control; motion capture; brain– computer interface; multiplatform web and mobile applications; etc.); mechatronic and ICT systems for automotive industry; intelligent transport; modelling; simulation and control of mechatronic systems; computational intelligence; optimization; computer vision and challenges based on generative artificial intelligence and synthetic data; microcontrollers; FPGA; PLC and modern electronic systems for Industry 4.0 and 5.0; low-code and no-code approaches for software development; business; economic; environmental; sustainable and social aspects of Industry 4.0/5.0; innovative applications of mechatronics and digital engineering in Industry 4.0/5.0 and services (predictive maintenance; mechatronics in sustainability and health care; advanced robotics; education systems; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Emerging Technologies in Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques (Selected Papers from SoMeT 2023)
edited by , and Maria Grazia Marchesano
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent software; deep learning; reinforcement learning; emerging technologies; industrial production; supply chain management; software methodologies; automation; decision support; optimization; artificial intelligence; industrial applications; software tools; advanced algorithms; intelligent decision-making
Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain
edited by , Niki Hrovatin, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: Blockchain; IoT; smart city; wireless sensor networks; privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Recent Advances in the Convergence of Wireless and Optical Technologies
edited by Theofilos Chrysikos and Panagiotis Kokkinos
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: mm-Wave; THz communications; massive MIMO; AI-assisted beam steering; free-space optics; free-space THz transmitters and receiver building blocks; demonstration of net data transmission of 400 Gb/s over 1 km; UV NLOS sensor technologies; LiDARs; use cases for the F6G/6G ecosystem; Industry 5.0; ultra-high-capacity systems; modulation techniques for the optical spectrum; infrared solutions; smart health for B5G systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics)
Advances in Array Signal Processing for Diverse Applications
edited by Cao Zeng, Zai Yang, Shidong Li, , Tiebin Mi and Yougen Xu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave diversity arrays (WDAs); frequency diversity arrays (FDAs); reconfigurable intelligence surface array (RIS array); 4D millimeter wave arrays; array waveform design; array geometry optimization; bi-station/multi-station arrays; distributed aperture arrays; multi-source array processing; intelligent array processing; non-linear array processing; adaptive signal processing; multi-dimensional array signal processing; reduced-dimensional array processing; polarization estimation; DOA; DOD; PDW
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Advances in GaN-Based Electronic Materials and Devices
edited by Aristotelis Christou
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: GaN; power switching devices; epitaxial growth; reliability; semiconductor materials; substrate engineering; defect engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Situational Awareness and Protection Technologies for Low-Carbon Economic Operation of New Power Systems
edited by Yi Wang, Yonghui Sun, Yaoqiang Wang and Yanxun Guo
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6575 | Submission Open
Keywords: ower systems; state estimation; modeling and control; situational awareness technology; fault analysis; relay protection; low-carbon economic operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Recent Advances in Hybrid Power Generation Using Solar and Wind Energy
edited by , and Minh Quan Duong
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3209 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid renewable energy sources; hybrid energy storage system; optimization; power converter; photovoltaics; wind turbine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Trends and Prospects in 6G Wireless Communication
edited by Omar Younis Alani
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open
Keywords: 6G networks; terahertz communication; spectrum management; dynamic spectrum access; cognitive radio; security and privacy; applications and use cases; autonomous vehicles; virtual reality; energy-efficient hardware
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Intelligence Control and Applications of Intelligence Robotics
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9544 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; robotics; artificial intelligence; learning-based approaches; autonomous robots; multi-agent control; collaborative robots; human– robot interaction; swarm robotics; industrial robots; robust control; network control system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
FPGA-Based Deep Neural Network Accelerators Using Emerging Technologies
edited by Chen Yang
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6369 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; convolution neural network; fast convolution algorithm; sparsification; low-bit quantization; approximate computing; reconfigurable computing; FPGA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Advanced Topics in Modelling Microwave and mmWave Electron Devices submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5751 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear device models; ANN modelling; multiphysics modelling; HEMTs models; cryogenic models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Satellite Terrestrial Networks: Technologies, Security and Applications
edited by Jiaxin Zhang
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5062 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite terrestrial networks; resource management; secure transmission and privacy protection; edge computing and intelligent processing; networking theory and routing algorithm; beam hopping management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Future Communication Networks and Systems for Smart Cities submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Modeling of Multimodal Speech Recognition and Language Processing
edited by Xiaoxue Gao, Xinyuan Qian, Ruijie Tao, and Zhaojie Luo
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open
Keywords: robust speech recognition; novel approaches for speech recognition; multi-lingual speech recognition; audio-visual speech recognition; language modelling; self-supervised learning for speech processing; representation learning for audio; language and vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Multimedia)
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