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Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Complex and Data-Driven Systems: Methods, Evaluation, and Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; interpretable machine learning; trustworthy AI; model transparency; explainability metrics; human-centered AI; explainable deep learning; generative AI explainability; interpretable foundation models; AI governance; uncertainty and interpretability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics and Generative AI: Control, Transport, and Sampling

edited by Michael Misha Chertkov and

Abhishek Halder

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-equilibrium statistical physics; generative AI; diffusion models; Schrödinger bridges; stochastic optimal control; optimal transport; statistical thermodynamics; rare-event sampling; interacting particle systems; information theory; path measures; AI for scientific computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Communications in the Era of LLMs: Shaping the Future of Intelligent Connectivity

edited by Baturalp Buyukates and Melih Baştopçu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: LLM communications; multi-agent LLMs; networked LLMs; collaborative decision-making in LLMs; semantic networking; decentralized AI; distributed intelligence; LLM efficiency; LLM reliability; edge AI systems

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

Gravitation, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Theory

edited by Dimitris Moustos and

Charis Anastopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: QFT in curved spacetime; spacetime thermodynamics; black hole thermodynamics; stochastic gravity; stochastic thermodynamics; dissipation, noise, fluctuations; decoherence; entanglement; nonequilibrium QFT; analogue gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Advancing Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning: Innovative Frameworks and Protocols

edited by

Lihua Wang

and

Rongxing Lu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; privacy preserving; homomorphic encryption; differential privacy; secure multiparty computation; privacy-enhancing technologies; distributed AI; applied cryptography

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications: Entropy and Information-Theoretic Perspectives

edited by

Liang Dong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2337 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; biomedical data analysis; medical imaging and radiomics; multi-omics and precision medicine; graph neural networks and network biology; generative and self-supervised learning; multimodal data fusion; uncertainty quantification and interpretability; entropy and information-theoretic methods; complexity analysis in biological systems

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

Quantum Dynamics in Hybrid Systems

edited by

Haobin Wang

and

Ofir E. Alon

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum mechanics; atomic, molecular, optical, and chemical physics; condensed matter theory; molecular dynamics; other fields involving theoretical aspects of quantum–classical and light–matter interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Image Encryption and Privacy Protection Based on Chaotic Systems—Third Edition

edited by

Congxu Zhu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

Keywords: chaos; chaotic system; complexity analysis; information theory; entropy analysis and calculation; image encryption algorithms; privacy protection schemes; complex networks and artificial intelligence technology

A Contemporary Triad in Quantum Foundations: Correlational, Compositional, and Causal Structures

edited by Ana Belén Sainz and

Marco Erba

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum foundations; correlational phenomena; compositional structures; causal structures; higher-order causal structures; quantum correlations; Bell’s theorem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Quantum Precision Measurement

edited by

Le Luo

and Feng Zhu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum metrology; quantum sensing; quantum entanglement; quantum phase transitions; quantum many-body systems; atomic clocks; open quantum systems; artificial intelligence (in quantum measurement); non-equilibrium dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information-Theoretic Methods in Data Analytics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kichun Lee

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7016 | Submission Open

Keywords: information; probability; divergence; statistical inference; data compression; data visualization; community detection; outlier detection; feature selection; data mining; machine learning; pattern recognition; neural networks; applications of data analysis

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

Graph Theory and Its Applications in Quantum Mechanics

edited by

Fabiano Manoel de Andrade

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3288 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph theory; quantum graphs; quantum walks; graph states; quantum state transfer; spin chains; quantum networks; quantum transport; filtering devices; metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Space Quantum Communication

edited by

Laszlo Bacsardi

and

Morio Toyoshima

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2246 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum key distribution; entanglement distribution; quantum memories; quantum channels; satellite-based quantum communication; deep space quantum communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information-Theoretic Principles for Advanced Clustering and Structured Representation Learning

edited by

Jie Yang

,

Yan Ma

and

Liang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced clustering theory; automatic clustering; clustering algorithms; information-theoretic clustering; structured representation learning; parameter-free and self-tuning methods; unsupervised and semi-supervised learning; manifold learning and dimensionality reduction; outlier and anomaly detection; data analysis

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

Quantum Information and Probability: From Foundations to Engineering V

edited by

Andrei Khrennikov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum foundations; quantum probability; quantum measurement; quantum-like modeling; quantum information; quantum mechanics; quantum decision-making; quantum cognition; quantum biology; quantum computers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Information Theory and Differential Privacy

edited by

Amirreza Zamani

and Mina Sheikhalishahi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1100 | Submission Open

Keywords: information-theoretic differential privacy; differentially private distributed computing; differential privacy in fairness; differential privacy in network coding; differentially private learning algorithms; differential privacy in coded computing; differential privacy in network information theory; differential privacy in reinforcement learning and federated learning

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

AI for Wireless Communication Systems: From Semantic Communications to 6G

edited by

Yinfei Xu

, Qi Cao and Shu Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic communications; semantic-aware networks; 6G wireless communications; task-oriented communications; deep learning; AI-native network architecture

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

Complex Networks and Their Applications—in Memory of Prof. Erik Bollt

edited by

Paul Laurienti

and Jeremie Fish

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: complexity; networks; information theory; entropy; dynamical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Assessing Complexity in Physiological Systems Through Biomedical Signals Analysis, 3rd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; fractals; multiscale analysis; linear and nonlinear prediction; self-organization; chaos; information dynamics; symbolic dynamics; nonlinearity; heart rate variability; EEG

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

Carnot Cycle and Heat-Machines: From Applications (Systems and Processes) to Fundamentals (FDOT), Second Edition

edited by

Michel Feidt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; FDOT (Finite Physical Dimensions Optimal Thermodynamics); least action principle (MAUPERTUIS); finiteness principle (conjecture); structure of the universe (large-scale); FTT (Finite Time Thermodynamics); FST (Finite Speed Thermodynamics); efficiency; economy; environment; statistical thermodynamics; quantum thermodynamics; entropy analysis; exergy analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Data Analysis for Complex Systems

edited by Ixandra Achitouv

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven analysis in complex systems; machine learning and complex systems; stochastic propagation in networks; chaos, criticality, and emerging phenomena; data analysis and multi-scaled simulations; noise and signal in complex systems

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

Computational Intelligence and Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by Meng Xu, Ziyu Jia and Boxun Fu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational intelligence; biomedical signal processing; intelligent diagnosis; artificial intelligence in healthcare; physiological signal analysis; electroencephalogram; electrocardiogram; brain–computer interface; clinical decision support; healthcare monitoring

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

Advances in Information-Theoretic Methods for Representation Learning and Data Science

edited by

Luis Gonzalo Sánchez Giraldo

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: information-theoretic learning; entropy regularization; information noise contrastive estimation; neural scaling laws; information bottleneck; information-theoretic attribution methods; estimators of entropy, divergence and mutual information

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

Quantum Computation, Quantum AI, and Quantum Information

edited by

Younghun Kwon

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum algorithms; quantum computing devices; quantum error correction; quantum artificial intelligence; applications of quantum algorithms; quantum information theory; quantum state discrimination; quantum key distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Entropy-Based Applications in Sociophysics, Third Edition

edited by

Francisco W. De Sousa Lima

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: opinion dynamics; votes; consensus; econophysics; networks; agent-based models; phase transitions; equilibrium and non-equilibrium concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Hamiltonian Dynamics in Fundamental Physics

edited by

Lawrence Horwitz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hamiltonian dynamics; canonical quantization; general relativity; symplectic geometry; quantum gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Entanglement, Transport, and Topology in Spin Models

edited by

Leonardo dos Santos Lima

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: spin Hall effect; spintronics; topological phase transitions; magnon bands; quantum entanglement; various quantum spin models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) in 6G

edited by Danaisy Prado-Alvarez and

Jose F. Monserrat

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7532 | Submission Open

Keywords: ISAC (integrated sensing and communication); trade-offs; channel models; sensing and communication; vehicular communications; industrial applications; resource optimization

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

Alive or Not Alive: Entropy and Living Things

edited by

Krzysztof Wojciech Fornalski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3748 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonequilibrium statistical physics; stochastic thermodynamics; entropy dissipation; dissipative adaptation; self-adaptation; adaptive response; physics of life; nonlinear dynamics; complex systems; far-from-equilibrium

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

Advances in Information Theory and Machine Learning for Computational Imaging

edited by Shirin Jalali

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; inverse problems; deep learning for imaging; information theory in imaging; model-based deep learning; deep unfolding; phase retrieval; coherent imaging; physics-informed machine learning; optimization in imaging; statistical imaging methods

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

Statistical and Physics-Based Interpretation of AI and Machine Learning Methods for Biomedical Data

edited by

Gastone C. Castellani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistical interpretation of learning rules; diffusion processes in AI; complex networks; AI methods for biomedicine; integration of multi-omic data; AI for medical imaging; biophysics-inspired learning rules

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

Modeling, Analysis, and Computation of Complex Fluids

edited by Jia Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2333 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flows; complex fluids; continuum and kinetic theory; multiscale modeling; phase-field methods; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; structure-preserving numerical methods; entropy-based modeling; soft matter physics; scientific computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Multivariate Entropy-Informed Fault Diagnosis and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Rui Yuan

,

Weihang Zhu

, Xingkai Yang and

Zhuo Long

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open

Keywords: multivariate entropy; multivariate signal processing; fault diagnosis; structural health monitoring; prognostics and health management; remaining useful life prediction; multi-sensor data fusion; information-theoretic measures; nonstationary heterogeneous signals; intelligent condition monitoring

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

Quantum Thermodynamics in Action

edited by Bayan Karimi and Jukka P. Pekola

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: open quantum systems; thermalization; quantum heat transport; quantum thermal machines and refrigerators; measurement of quantum systems; stochastic thermodynamics; quantum trajectories; thermometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Symmetry and Its Applications in Complex Systems

edited by

Francisco W. De Sousa Lima

and

J. A. Plascak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; phase transition; complex network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Advances in Quantum Cryptography

edited by

Leong Chuan Kwek

and

Xiang-Bin Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum communication; quantum key distribution; quantum teleportation; integrated photonics; quantum communication infrastructure; quantum energy analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Swarm Intelligence, Self-Organization, and Creative Computational Systems

edited by Carlos Fernandes and

Nuno Fachada

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: swarm intelligence; self-organization; computational creativity; generative art; artificial art; evolutionary art; creative systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Explaining Economic and Social Science Phenomena Through Physical Models, Third Edition

edited by

Marcin Makowski

and

Jan Sładkowski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy and fisher information; quantum games; econophysics; decision making/analysis; quantum market game; quantum-like models; social science; quantum finances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum Probability and Randomness, 6th Edition

edited by

Andrei Khrennikov

and

Karl Svozil

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum foundation; quantum vs. classical probability and randomness; quantum information; Bell inequality; entanglement; contextuality; random generators; generalized probabilistic models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Modern Solvation Thermodynamics

edited by

Arieh Ben-Naim

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: solvation; Solvation Thermodynamics; solvation entropy; solute–solvent interaction; solvation Gibbs energy; solvation of ionic solutes; solvation of inert solute; solvation of proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Quantum Error Correction and Fault-Tolerance

edited by

Jianxin Chen

, Ke Liu and

Linghang Kong

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4972 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum error correction; fault-tolerant quantum computing; hardware-aware QEC strategies; scalable decoding architectures; quantum LDPC code; surface code; color code

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Next-Generation Multiple Access for Future Wireless Communications

edited by Chongjun Ouyang, Jia Guo and Xingqi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2266 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation multiple access; information-theoretic techniques; ubiquitous connectivity; artificial intelligence and communications; integrated sensing and communications; electromagnetic signal and information theory; network intelligence; advanced modulation and coding; novel waveform design; MIMO evolutions

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

Opinion Dynamics: Applications and Fundamentals

edited by Carmela Bernardo and

Piotr Bródka

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: opinion dynamics models; opinion formation; sociophysical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Complexity in High-Energy Physics: A Nonadditive Entropic Perspective

edited by

Trambak Bhattacharyya

and

Maciej Rybczynski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2679 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tsallis entropy; nonadditive statistics; high-energy physics; power-law distributions; complexity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Quantum Computing: From Basics to Advanced Algorithms

edited by

Ali Mohammad-Djafari

and

Mohammad-Vahid Takook

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computing; quantum error correction; quantum algorithms; quantum machine learning; quantum simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Multi-Dimensional Entropy Feature-Driven State Perception, Fault Diagnosis and Safety Evaluation of Power Systems

edited by

Zhuo Long

, Feng Deng, Xiaofei Zhang and Fengqin Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: state perception; fault diagnosis; safety evaluation; power system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Free Energy Calculation in Molecular Dynamics Simulation

edited by

Maciej Maciejczyk

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: free energy; thermodynamic integration; thermodynamic perturbation; end-point methods; metadynamics; molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Entropy in Landscape Ecology, 5th Edition

edited by

Samuel A. Cushman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape; entropy; dissipative structures; pattern; complexity

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

Stochastic Processes, Quantum Foundations, and Many-Body Dynamics in Quantum Mechanics: Theory, Computation, and Experiments

edited by

Cristian Staii

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: stochastic processes; quantum foundations; open quantum systems; quantum trajectories; decoherence; entropy production; Bell inequalities; quantum Brownian motion; parent Hamiltonians; entanglement dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Classical Limits on Quantum Information Processing—100 Years of Heisenberg Uncertainty

edited by

Sebastian Deffner

, Emery Doucet and Tara Kalsi

submission deadline 14 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum Darwinism; Heisenberg uncertainty relations; uncertainty relations; quantum information dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

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