Fractional and Fractal Methods in Biomedical Imaging and Time Series Learning
A special issue of Fractal and Fractional (ISSN 2504-3110). This special issue belongs to the section "Optimization, Big Data, and AI/ML".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 246
Special Issue Editors
Interests: artificial intelligence; computer vision; healthcare AI; robotics; fractional calculus
Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotics; fractional calculus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fractional and fractal methods are increasingly used in biomedical research for their ability to handle model complexity, memory effects, and self-similarity—key traits in physiological signals and biological structures. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances at the intersection of fractional calculus, fractal geometry, and machine learning, particularly in biomedical imaging and time series analysis.
We welcome the submission of original research, reviews, and applied studies that introduce new models, algorithms, or learning frameworks using fractional or fractal approaches. Potential topics include the use of fractional differential equations in disease modeling, fractal descriptors in image analysis, fractional-order neural networks in the analysis of biomedical signals, and fractal-based biomarkers in health monitoring.
Interdisciplinary contributions spanning applied mathematics, computer vision, biomedical engineering, and AI in healthcare are encouraged, while submissions demonstrating a real-world impact through the use of clinical validation, public datasets, or open-source tools are especially valued.
Dr. Ziyang Wang
Prof. Dr. Chengjun Wang
Guest Editors
Dr. Jiabao Li
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- fractional calculus
- medical robotic control
- biomedical signal processing
- medical image analysis
- time series machine learning
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