Control, Optimization, and Artificial Intelligence Methods Involving Fractals and Fractional Calculus
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: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; visual object tracking; control systems
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Interests: fractional calculus; fractional control; wave energy conversion; data mining
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Special Issue Information
This Special Issue explores emerging research at the intersection of control, optimization, and artificial intelligence (AI) methods involving fractals and fractional calculus. Fractals, with their self-similarity and recursive complexity, provide a powerful framework for modeling nonlinear and scale-variant behaviors. When integrated with modern AI and optimization strategies, they offer promising advancements in both theory and practical implementations.
We invite contributions that apply fractal and fractional concepts to a wide range of AI and machine learning tasks, including, but not limited to, object tracking, image segmentation, target detection, time-series prediction, and signal classification. Additionally, research on fractional-order controllers, fractal-based neural networks, and evolutionary optimization methods that exploit self-organizing patterns are highly encouraged.
This issue aims to highlight both theoretical advancements and real-world applications, especially in dynamic and uncertain environments such as robotics, autonomous systems, biomedical engineering, and environmental modeling.
Submissions focusing on interdisciplinary approaches, hybrid methods, and comparative studies with conventional models are particularly welcome, as they help demonstrate the practical significance and versatility of fractal-based approaches in control and AI.
Dr. Jae Hoon Jeong
Dr. Duarte Valério
Dr. Sachin Sakthi Kuppusami Sakthivel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fractals
- fractional calculus
- control systems
- optimization
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- tracking
- detection
- segmentation
- fractional-order models
- fractal neural networks
- evolutionary algorithms
- signal processing
- computer vision
- autonomous systems
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