Fractional Calculus Applications for Signal Processing and Data Science
A special issue of Fractal and Fractional (ISSN 2504-3110).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 272
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fractional calculus; approximate solutions development for nonlinear differential equations; numerical and computational methods; collision-free trajectory planning in robotics; techniques for electronic circuit simulation
Interests: fractional calculus; signal processing; fractional signals and systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fractional calculus has gained significant interest in recent years, as scientists have continued to explore new scenarios for applying mathematical models derived from this unique branch of mathematics. In this context, the Special Issue "Fractional Calculus Applications for Signal Processing and Data Science" aims to showcase practical applications of fractional calculus across various fields, including signal processing, data science, machine learning, and related disciplines, hoping to shed light on traditional results that emerge as significant cases of back compatibility.
We highly encourage submissions that emphasize engineering applications where fractional calculus allows enlarging classic perspectives on signals and systems modeling/identification in time and frequency domains, image processing, fast numerical algorithms, data science tasks, and embedded systems. Submitted manuscripts must explain in detail the methodology that guarantees the reproducibility of the experiments described within the manuscript. Additionally, the materials needed to reproduce the achieved results should be available to readers either by default or upon request. Survey articles are welcome if they are written in a way that helps readers assess the role of fractional calculus in engineering applications.
Prof. Dr. Héctor Vázquez-Leal
Dr. Manuel Duarte Ortigueira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fractional calculus
- fractional transfer functions/Bode diagrams
- fast numerical algorithms for fractional calculus
- fractional signal processing in time and frequency domains
- image processing and fractional techniques
- embedded systems implementation of fractional operators
- fractional filters design and implementation
- fractional-order algorithms in AI
- data science applications of fractional calculus
- machine learning with fractional operators
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