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Entropy runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Short Packet Communications: Design, Theory and Practice

edited by

Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam

submission deadline 9 May 2021

Keywords: URLLC; mMTC; grant-free access; LDPC; Polar; BCH; OSD; short packet communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Flow in Neural Systems

edited by Pulkit Grover, Christopher Quinn and

Gabriel Schamberg

submission deadline 10 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Information flow; Neuroscience; Artificial neural networks; Information theory; Control and dynamical systems; Integrated information

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Propagation in Psychological Networks

edited by Jorge López Puga

submission deadline 10 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Psychological networks; Psychopathology; Social networks; Brain connectivity; Cognitive processes; Psychological development; Network dynamics; Statistical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Measures of Information

edited by

Maria Longobardi

submission deadline 14 May 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: measures of ; discrimination;  ; stochastic orders;  ; ordered statistical data;  ; goodness of fit testing;  ; robust inference

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Geometric Approaches to Cyber Security

edited by

C.T.J. Dodson

submission deadline 15 May 2021

Keywords: entropy; information and likelihood; anomaly detection; neighbourhoods of randomness; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory in Biomedical Data Mining

edited by

Małgorzata Syczewska

submission deadline 15 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: biomedical data; big data; entropy for data mining; nonlinear relationships; information theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Statistical Methods in Malware Mitigation

edited by

Héctor D. Menéndez

and

Guillermo Suárez-Tangil

submission deadline 15 May 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: Machine learning for malware mitigation; Markov and Monte Carlo methods for Malware mitigation; Bio-inspired methods for malware mitigation; Information theory-based methods for malware mitigation; Adversarial techniques and malware mitigation; Malware mitigation and android; Malware mitigation methods in IoT environments; Malware mitigation methods in network security; Adversarial techniques in different security contexts; The security of machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

The Law of Entropy Increase and Boltzmann’s H-Theorem

edited by

Daniel P. Sheehan

and Alexey Nikulov

submission deadline 17 May 2021

Keywords: second law of thermodynamics; entropy; statistical mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications II

edited by

Anne Humeau-Heurtier

submission deadline 17 May 2021 | 9 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Review Papers for Entropy

edited by

Miguel Rubi

submission deadline 17 May 2021 | 10 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy Reviews)

Quantum Theory and Causation

edited by Ken Wharton

submission deadline 18 May 2021 | 6 articles

Keywords: quantum foundations; causal models; retrocausation; hidden variables; quantum cosmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

The Statistical Foundations of Entropy

edited by

Petr Jizba

and

Jan Korbel

submission deadline 19 May 2021 | 7 articles

Keywords: Generalized entropies; Non-equilibrium processes; Generalizations of statistical mechanics; Quantum systems; Information-theoretic entropies; Axiomatic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Bayesian Inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models

edited by

Rafael Rumí

and

Antonio Salmerón

submission deadline 20 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: Bayesian networks; Probabilistic Graphical Models; Bayesian methods; Cross Entropy Methods; Variational Inference; Bayesian Data Stream Modelling; Monte Carlo methods for PGMs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Nonequilibrium Dynamics and Molecular Simulation in Living Systems

edited by

Pablo Campomanes

submission deadline 20 May 2021

Keywords: nonequilibrium processes; rare events; molecular dynamics; enhance sampling; machine learning; deep learning; biomolecules; multiscale modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-equilibrium Phenomena)

Thermodynamics and Superconducting Devices

edited by

Benedetto Daniele Militello

and Anna Napoli

submission deadline 21 May 2021

Keywords: quantum thermodynamics; superconducting devices; artificial atoms; circuit QED; caloritronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Information-Theoretical Methods in Biological Systems

edited by

Vincenzo Manca

and

Vincenzo Bonnici

submission deadline 22 May 2021

Keywords: entropy;; information theory;; divergence;; biological information;; information source;; distribution;; biological memory;; biological transmission;; dictionary-based methods;; alignment-free;; biological data analysis;; information-theoretic methods and their applications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Swarms and Network Intelligence

edited by

Yaniv Altshuler

, Francisco Camara Pereira and Eli David

submission deadline 25 May 2021 | 1 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory-Based Approach to Assessing Ecosystem

edited by Maria Ragosta and Vito Telesca

submission deadline 28 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: information quantity; redundancy; maximum entropy; ecosystem changes; ecosystem goods and services; pollution; environmental stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Nonlinear Dynamics: Bifurcations of Periodic and Chaotic Oscillations

edited by

Wieslaw Marszalek

and Helmut Podhaisky

submission deadline 28 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: computations in oscillatory dynamics; bifurcation and chaos; oscillations in engineering and science; machine learning in oscillatory dynamical systems; software applications; parallel computation in nonlinear dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Energy, Entropy, Sustainability: The Need to Observe the Second Law of Economics

edited by Reiner Kümmel and

Dietmar Lindenberger

submission deadline 28 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: energy; entropy; economic growth; emission mitigation; optimization; risk assessments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum Information in Quantum Gravity

edited by Charis Anastopoulos and Ntina Savvidou

submission deadline 28 May 2021

Keywords: quantum gravity; entanglement; superpositions; decoherence; quantum cosmology; quantum information; black holes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology with Complex Systems

edited by Iannis Kominis,

Clarice D. Aiello

and Özgür E. Müstecaplıoğlu

submission deadline 28 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: quantum benchmarking; quantum biology; quantum complexity; quantum sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information Theory and Extremal Problems

edited by Mokshay Madiman

submission deadline 30 May 2021

Keywords: optimization; information inequalities; Rényi entropy; extremal problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Ordinal and Pattern-Based Quantifiers for Complex Time Series Analysis

edited by

Miguel C. Soriano

and

Luciano Zunino

submission deadline 30 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: ordinal patterns; permutation entropy; ordinal autocorrelation functions; forbidden ordinal patterns; unobserved ordinal patterns; ordinal transition networks; time series analysis; nonlinear dynamical systems; delayed feedback; complex systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Three Risky Decades: A Time for Econophysics?

edited by

Ryszard Kutner

, Christophe Schinckus and

H. Eugene Stanley

submission deadline 30 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: risk; correlations, complexity and entropy; multiscaling and multifractality; extreme rare events; superextreme events; dynamics of complex networks; income and wealth; agent-based and order book modeling; observational econophysics; physical economics; macroeconophysics; markets; banking; games

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum Cryptography II

edited by Cosmo Lupo, Rupesh Kumar and Alessandro Zavatta

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution; continuous variables; twin-field quantum key distribution; device-independent quantum key distribution; measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution; quantum networks; quantum internet; quantum repeaters; random number generation; homomorphic encryption; two-party quantum cryptography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Applications of Information Theory in Neuroscience and Econometrics

edited by Joanna Tyrcha

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: information flow; transfer entropy; causality measures; multivariate statistics; time series; statistical inference

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Memory and Criticality

edited by

Paolo Grigolini

and Garland Culbreth

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 2 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications

edited by

Carla M.A. Pinto

,

José A. Tenreiro Machado

, Julio Rebelo and

Helena Reis

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: iterative dynamics; ordinary differential equations; (evolutionary) partial differential equations; applications to physics (cosmology, quantum physics, matter theory, thermodynamics) and other sciences.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Entropy in Biomedical Engineering

edited by George Manis

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: Entropy analysis; Biomedical applications; Biomedical data analysis; Biomedical signal processing; Biomedical time series analysis; Heart rate (HR, HRV, FHR) analysis; Electroencephalography (EEG) analysis; Photoplethysmography (PPG) analysis; Polysomnography (PSG) analysis; Computing algorithms and complexity; Machine learning based classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

New Trends in Random Walks

edited by

Miquel Montero

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: anomalous diffusion; biased processes; disordered systems; equilibrium; ergodicity; first-time events; localization; optimality; multilayer networks; search strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Statistical Signal Processing, Detection and Estimation: Dealing with the Data Deluge

edited by Todd K. Moon, Mohammad Shekaramiz and Rodrigo de Lamare

submission deadline 31 May 2021

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime

edited by Michele Campisi and Francesco Plastina

submission deadline 31 May 2021

Keywords: quantum thermodynamics; quantum heat engines; non-equilibrium processes; fluctuation relations; entropy production; energy storage and extraction; ergotropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Non-equilibrium Phenomena)

Integrated Information Theory and Consciousness

edited by

Kyumin Moon

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: consciousness; information; causation; phenomenology; emergence; neural correlates of consciousness; qualia; defining phi; computing integrated information; animal consciousness; artificial consciousness; mathematics and consciousness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Geometry, Complexity Measures and Data Analysis

edited by José María Amigó and Piergiulio Tempesta

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: complex systems; information geometry; complexity measures; data analysis; information theory; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Measures of Dependence in Machine Learning and Signal Processing

edited by Luis Gonzalo Sánchez Giraldo

submission deadline 31 May 2021

Keywords: Measures of dependence; Mutual information; Estimation of entropy and mutual information; Representation learning; Independent component analysis; Feature selection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Thermodynamic Analysis and Process Intensification

edited by

Yasar Demirel

submission deadline 31 May 2021

Keywords: Thermodynamic analysis; process intensification; process irreversibility; information flow; techno economic analysis; sustainability analysis; process design & optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Graphs and Networks from an Algorithmic Information Perspective

edited by

Narsis A. Kiani

,

Hector Zenil

and Jesper Tegnér

submission deadline 31 May 2021

Keywords: Graph theory; algorithmic information theory; complexity; machine learning; dynamic networks; complex networks; multilayer network; deep learning; causality; explainability.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Adaptive Signal Processing and Machine Learning Using Entropy and Information Theory

edited by

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi

,

David Luengo

, Nithin V George and Danilo Comminiello

submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Adaptive signal processing, adaptive filters; Machine listening, deep learning; Information theoretic learning; Generalized maximum correntropy criterion (GMCC); Maximum correntropy criterion (MCC), cyclic correntropy; Nonlinear adaptive filters; Robust signal processing, robust learning; Impulsive noise; Model selection and feature extraction; Bayesian learning and representation learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Divergence Measures: Mathematical Foundations and Applications in Information-Theoretic and Statistical Problems

edited by

Igal Sason

submission deadline 1 Jun 2021 | 7 articles

Keywords: Divergence measures; Bregman divergences; f-divergences; Renyi divergence; relative entropy (Kullback-Leibler divergence); Information projections; Strong data processing inequalities; Hypothesis testing; Guessing; Coding theorems based on divergence measures; Concentration of measure inequalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Stochastic Processes

edited by

Henni Ouerdane

submission deadline 1 Jun 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Energy conversion, including thermoelectric, electrochemical, chemical reactions, etc.; Self-organization; Classical and quantum dissipative systems; Mesoscopic systems; Stochastic thermodynamics: MEMS, molecular motors, colloids, biomolecules; Non-Markovian dynamics; Fluctuation theorems; Open quantum systems; Quantum thermodynamics; Machine learning methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Entropy Measures for Data Analysis II: Theory, Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Karsten Keller

submission deadline 13 Jun 2021 | 4 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Physical-Layer Security, Quantum Key Distribution and Post-quantum Cryptography

edited by

Ivan B. Djordjevic

submission deadline 14 Jun 2021 | 9 articles

Keywords: physical-layer security; quantum key distribution (QKD); continuous variable QKD; discrete variable QKD; measurement device independent QKD; post-quantum cryptography; quantum enhanced cryptography; stealth communication; covert communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Mathematical Analysis of Urban Spatial Networks

edited by

Dimitri Volchenkov

submission deadline 14 Jun 2021

Keywords: Urban morphology; Urban complexity and entropy; Swarm intelligence in urban processes; Urban geometry; Agent-based modelling of urban processes; Entropic force in society and urban studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Information Theory in Machine Learning and Data Science II

edited by

Kevin R. Moon

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: machine learning; information theory; data science; big data; model selection; regularization; distributional features; Bayes error; information bottleneck; entropy; mutual information; information divergence; deep learning; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Distributed Signal Processing for Coding and Information Theory

edited by Derya Malak

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Function compression; Computation; Distributed source coding; Networks; Rate distortion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Nonparametric Statistical Inference with an Emphasis on Information-Theoretic Methods

edited by

Jan Mielniczuk

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021 | 7 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory for Anomaly Detection in Complex Systems

edited by

Christian W. Omlin

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

The Philosophy of Quantum Physics

edited by Arkady Plotnitsky and

Gregg Jaeger

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: quantum mechanics; quantum field theory; reality; locality; causality; determinism; probability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Recent Advances in Single-Particle Tracking: Experiment and Analysis

edited by

Janusz Szwabiński

and

Aleksander Weron

submission deadline 15 Jun 2021 | 9 articles

Keywords: molecule imaging; single-particle tracking; anomalous diffusion; trajectory classification; machine learning; statistical analysis; time series classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

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