Entropy

Statistical Physics Approaches for Modeling Human Social Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3578 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; statistical mechanics; social systems; social networks; human dynamics; agent-based modeling; data-driven modeling; human mobility patterns; innovation diffusion; socioeconomic systems; dynamics on/of networks; political polarization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Deciphering the Link Between Information and Interpretability in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Michael L. Mayo and Kevin R. Pilkiewicz

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; neural networks; interpretability; statistical analysis; information theory; feature analysis; object detection/tracking; generative artificial intelligence

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

Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Many-Body Systems

edited by Ruizhe Shen and Ching Hua Lee

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum phase transitions; quantum criticality; quantum simulation; tensor networks; strongly correlated systems; topological order; non-equilibrium dynamics; cold-atom systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Dynamics in Biological and Social Networks

edited by Luiz Henrique Alves Monteiro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7079 | Submission Open

Keywords: agent-based model; cellular automata; complex network; dynamical systems; entropy measures; game theory; social media; social network; systems biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Number Theoretic Methods in Statistics: Theory and Applications

edited by

Kai-Tai Fang

and Yongdao Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6301 | Submission Open

Keywords: number– theoretic methods; quasi-Monte methods; experimental design; representative points; statistical inference; data science

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

Entropy-Centric Intelligent Computation with Graph: In Pursuit of Advanced Computational Theories, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Yongpan Sheng

,

Hao Wang

, Junyang Chen and

Chunwei Tian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5388 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy-centric intelligent computation with graph; entropy-centric intelligent computation theories; entropy-centric graph/network representation learning; entropy-centric graph applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Entropy in Classical and Quantum Information Theory with Applications

edited by

Dominik Szczęśniak

and

Sabre Kais

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; entropy measures; information theory; quantum information

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum Resource Theories: From Entanglement to Time Correlations and Measurement-Induced Noise

edited by

Lewis Clark

and

Almut Beige

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum correlations; quantum Markov processes; quantum finite-state machines; quantum bounds; causality; complexity; hypothesis testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Continuous Variables for Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Random Number Generators

edited by

Matteo Schiavon

,

Marco Avesani

and

Cosmo Lupo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous variables (CVs); quantum key distribution (QKD); quantum random number generator (QRNG); measurement-device-independent QKD (MDI-QKD); quantum cryptography; coherent detection; free-space and satellite CV-QKD; integrated photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Non-Equilibrium Dynamics in Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases

edited by Sayak Ray and

Lamberto Rondoni

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1530 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-equilibrium dynamics; driven-dissipative systems; ergodicity and thermalization; many-body localization; periodically driven systems; Kibble– Zurek dynamics; many-body quantum scar; non-Hermitian systems; exceptional point; quantum chaos and random matrix theory (RMT)

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

Information-Theoretic Methods in Computational Neuroscience

edited by

Sarah Marzen

, John Beggs,

Martina Lamberti

and Jared Salisbury

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: maximum entropy models; information theory; criticality in neural systems; information-theoretic quantities; Information-theoretic normative theories

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

Complexity and Evolution, 2nd Edition

edited by Francis Heylighen and

Tomas Veloz

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8455 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological evolution; cognitive evolution; social evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Computational and Statistical Physics Approaches for Complex Systems and Social Phenomena, 3rd Edition

edited by

Hung T. Diep

,

Miron Kaufman

and

Sanda Kaufman

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3426 | Submission Open

Keywords: social phenomena; complex systems; Monte Carlo simulations; statistical physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Insight into Entropy

edited by

Philip Broadbridge

and

Tony C. Scott

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open

Keywords: Everett– Hirschman entropy; Von Neumann entropy; Shannon entropy; Ré nyi entropy; Tsallis entropy; quantum theory; nonlinear optics; logarithmic Schrö dinger equation; superfluids; superconductors; emergent gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Coding Theory and Its Applications

edited by Yauhen Yakimenka and

Eirik Rosnes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: coding theory; error-correcting codes; network coding; quantum codes; distributed storage; LDPC codes; polar codes; machine learning in coding; data compression

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

Application of Information Theory to Computer Vision and Image Processing, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jesús Elías Miranda-Vega

,

Wendy Flores-Fuentes

,

Julio Cesar Rodríguez-Quiñonez

and

Oleg Sergiyenko

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: information theory; entropy and coding theory (data compression; watermark; minimizing data loss; visual information in a more compact form; transmission; storage); computer vision (identify relevant features and patterns); machine vision (data analysis and understanding; segmentation; registration; denoising and restoration; object recognition; classification and tracking); cyber-physical systems; instrumentation; signal and image processing; measurements (3D spatial coordinates; redundancy; statistical properties); artificial intelligence; applications (navigation; surveillance; facial recognition; medicine; robotics; entertainment; and more)

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

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) in 6G

edited by Danaisy Prado-Alvarez and

Jose F. Monserrat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | 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)

Information-Theoretic Methods in Data Analytics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kichun Lee

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 799 | 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)

Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications: Fourth Edition

edited by

Anne Humeau-Heurtier

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiscale entropy; approximate entropy; sample entropy; permutation entropy; fuzzy entropy; distribution entropy; dispersion entropy; ensemble entropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum Thermal Machines

edited by

Nathan M. Myers

,

Francisco Peña

and

Sebastian Deffner

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum thermodynamics; quantum heat engines; quantum information engines; quantum statistical mechanics; open quantum systems; quantum work and heat; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; finite-time thermodynamics; cyclic thermal machines; autonomous and continuous thermal machines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Decision Optimization in Information Theory and Game Theory, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marek Szopa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision optimization; game theory; quantum game theory; negotiation; machine learning; deep learning; Pareto optimization

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

Information Theory for Future Communication Systems

edited by Min Li,

Lawrence Ong

, Congduan Li and

Mingmin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: information theory; coding theory; information-theoretic security and privacy; integrated sensing and communication; future wireless systems; machine learning-driven wireless communications

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

Quantum Information Security

edited by Wei Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computing; information security; cryptography; secure computation; attacks; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Advances in Information Theory and Machine Learning for Computational Imaging

edited by Shirin Jalali

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 162 | 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)

Information Theory in Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Marco Piangerelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: information theory; artificial intelligence; entropy; machine learning; mutual information; anomaly detection; representation learning; predictive maintenance; statistical inference; explainable AI

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

Statistical Machine Learning with High-Dimensional Data and Image Analysis: Second Edition

edited by

Lei Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistical machine learning; high-dimensional data; image processing; data mining; pattern recognition; deep learning; big data; computer vision; multimedia

(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 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 119 | 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)

Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Plasmas

edited by

Gianpiero Colonna

, Annarita Laricchiuta and

Elena Kustova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: equilibrium plasma; non-equilibrium plasma; Chapman– Enskog method; multi-temperature models; state-to-state models; excited states

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Mathematical Modeling in Systems Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pavel Kraikivski

submission deadline 9 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling; biological systems; computational methods; network dynamics; systems-oriented approaches; data analysis tools; regulatory networks; complex biological mechanisms; mechanistic approaches

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

Information-Theoretic Approaches for Machine Learning and AI

edited by

Songze Li

and Linqi Song

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: information theory; coding theory; data compression; quantum computing; semantic information theory; statistical learning theory; reinforcement learning; large language models; federated learning; security and privacy; unbiasedness and fairness

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

Complexity and Synchronization in Time Series

edited by

Lev Guzmán-Vargas

and

Daniel Aguilar-Velázquez

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series synchronization; entropy analysis; fractal analysis; signaling networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Topics from the 2025 Biennial Symposium on Communications

edited by

Sébastien Roy

, Claude D’Amours,

Abdellah Chehri

and Dave Touchette

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; quantum communications; coding; signal processing; cybersecurity; ultra-low-power communications; massive MIMO; advanced beamforming; IoT; ultra-dense networks

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

The Future of Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum AI, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andreas (Andrzej) Wichert

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum-inspired machine learning; quantum-inspired AI; quantum genetic algorithms; quantum machine learning applications; linear algebra-based quantum machine learning; quantum kernels; efficient preparation of data; quantum programming languages; variational algorithms; quantum decision trees; quantum neural networks; quantum annealing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Quantum Mereologies and Quantum Inspired Set Theories and Logics

edited by

Federico Holik

and

Juan Pablo Jorge

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum mereology; quantum-inspired set theory; non-standard set theories; quasi-set theory; quasets theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Entropy and Optimal Control: Theory and Applications

edited by

Hanz Richter

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimal control; thermodynamic optimization; port-Hamiltonian systems; multi-domain systems; control theory; exergy and entropy generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Entropy-Based Fault Diagnosis: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Xiaoan Yan

, Ling Xiang,

Jinde Zheng

and

Zhi-Xin Yang

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3484 | Submission Open

Keywords: information entropy; sample entropy; permutation entropy; fuzzy entropy; dispersion entropy; hierarchical entropy; multiscale entropy; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; fault prognostics; anomaly detection; feature extraction; machinery equipment

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

Non-Equilibrium Quantum Many-Body Dynamics

edited by Ricardo Puebla and Fernando Gómez-Ruiz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum annealing; adiabatic quantum computation; Kibble– Zurek mechanism; driven quantum systems; collective quantum phenomena; exploiting quantum coherence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Entropy Methods for Cardiorespiratory Coupling Analysis

edited by

Mirjana M. Platiša

,

Beatrice Cairo

and

Riccardo Pernice

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2437 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiopulmonary coupling; exercise; pulmonary diseases; heart failure; nonstationary time series

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

Non-Extensive Entropies: Properties and Applications

edited by

Orlando Luongo

and

Hernando Quevedo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-extensive entropy; thermodynamics; dark energy; dark matter; inflation; cosmological tensions; quantum gravity; observational cosmology; cosmological constant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Black Holes)

Diagnosis and Prognosis of Incipient Faults Using Information Processing or Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

edited by

Claude Delpha

,

Demba Diallo

and

Khalid Dahi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: incipient faults; resilience; statistical and information measures; machine and deep learning; predictive maintenance; cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Bayesian Network and Signal Processing

edited by

Carlos Dias Maciel

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bayesian network; large-scale models; quantum-inspired network; distributed inference; probabilistic models

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

Synergy and Redundancy Measures: Theory and Applications to Characterize Complex Systems, Build Models, and Shape Neural Network Representations

edited by

Daniel Chicharro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutual information; synergy; redundancy; unique information; neural networks; disentanglement; feature extraction; representation learning; partial information decomposition; fairness

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

Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Algorithms

edited by Qi Zhao, Fei Shi and

Banghai Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum entanglement; quantum algorithms; quantum computing; quantum simulation; quantum teleportation; quantum error correction; entanglement detection; quantum networks; quantum computational advantage; hybrid quantum-classical algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Active Inference in Cognitive Neuroscience

edited by

Ivilin Stoianov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1498 | Submission Open

Keywords: active inference; predictive coding; free energy principle; prediction errors; neurocomputational modeling; perception; motor control; cognitive control; decision making; cognitive neuroscience; neuropsychology; psychiatry

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

Cutting-Edge AI in Computational Bioinformatics

edited by Lin Gao and

Shixiong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; single-cell; multi-omics integration; drug discovery; disease prediction; biomedical imaging; RNA/protein structure prediction; information theory; systems biology; explainable AI

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

Wireless Communications: Signal Processing Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sébastien Roy

and Julian Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna selection; massive MIMO; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs); physical-layer security; cell-free MIMO; green communications; machine learning; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); relaying and cooperation; self-organization; modulation and waveform design; integrated sensing and communication

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

Emergent Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Synchronization to Clustering

edited by Zhigang Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; emergence; self-organization; synchronization; swarming; chaos; nonlinear dynamics; statistical physics; phase transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Dynamics Beyond the Hamiltonian: Dissipation in Classical Metriplectic Systems and Quantum Non-Unitary Systems

edited by

Massimo Materassi

and

Frédéric Barbaresco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: metriplectic formalism; generic formalism; quantum open systems; dissipation; collisional plasmas; trophic webs with losses; maximum and minimum entropy production principles; non-unitary quantum systems; macroscopic limit of quantum systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Recent Advances in Refractory High Entropy Alloys, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yucheng Wu

and

Shunhua Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: refractory high entropy alloy; high-temperature application; mechanical property; deformation mechanism; corrosion and oxidation behavior; radiation damage; tungsten alloy; refractory alloy; processing; nuclear application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Information Dynamics: Entropy-Driven Evolutionary Machine Learning

edited by

Diego Oliva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning (ML); evolutionary algorithms (EAs); entropy; uncertainty; information theory; optimization; entropy-driven evolutionary machine learning; information-theoretic measures; evolutionary operators; complex real-world problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

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