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Internet of Things and Cloud-Fog-Edge Computing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of things; cloud IoT architecture; cloud-fog-edge computing; blockchain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Within Software Engineering
edited by Leon Sterling and Xuan Bach D. Le
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative artificial intelligence; software requirements; software design; coding; software testing; software maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Computer and Multimedia Technology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer technology; multimedia technology; information applications; image recognition; video processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Information Systems and Technologies: Foundations, Techniques, and Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: information systems; information and knowledge management; decision support systems; big data analytics; human– computer interactions; computer networks; software systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing with Artificial Intelligence
edited by Vivek Singh and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical signal processing; medical image analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; generative AI; large language models (LLMs); generative adversarial networks (GANs); foundation models; explainable AI (XAI); multimodal AI; real-time signal processing; synthetic data generation; federated learning; edge AI; clinical text analysis; personalized medicine; disease prediction; image segmentation; healthcare technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Information and Health)
Human–Computer Interactions and Computer-Assisted Education submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– computer interactions (HCIs); computer-assisted education (CAE); generative AI in education; adaptive learning technologies; user-centered design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Serious Games, Games for Learning and Gamified Apps
edited by , Gavin Baxter, and Athanassios Jimoyiannis
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: serious games; game-based learning; gamification; gamified apps; simulations; STEM; history; assessment and evaluation of serious games; new technologies for serious games; engagement and Immersive learning environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Machine Learning in Image Processing and Computer Vision
edited by Grzegorz Sarwas
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: fine-grained object recognition; prototype and proxy learning; domain adaptation in computer vision; knowledge distillation; few-shot and metric learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Feature Papers in Information in 2024–2025
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 44 articles | Viewed by 109374 | Submission Open
Keywords: information theory and methodology; information intelligence; information processes; information applications; information and communications technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
AI-Based Image Processing and Computer Vision
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10998 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; pattern analysis; machine intelligence; pattern recognition; image understanding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Sensing and Wireless Communications
edited by Tien M. Nguyen
submission deadline 28 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8172 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensing and wireless communications; sensor technology; EO; IR; radar; LIDAR; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); quantum sensor; position; navigation; and timing (PNT); intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); artificial intelligence-of-things (AIoT); high resolution wide swath (HRWS SAR); interferometric SAR; bi-static SAR; multi-static SAR; distributed coherent beamforming; active phase array antenna (APAA); passive slot array antenna; embedded intelligent sensor; digital communication waveforms; advanced channel coding and coded modulation; optical communications; multidimensional modulation; low power communications system; hybrid multidimensional coded modulation; adaptive coded modulation (ACM); pulse communications; ultra-wideband communications; software-defined radio (SDR); software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); cloud communication technology; single carrier modulation; multi-carrier modulation; division multiplexing access; hybrid division multiplexing access (H-DMA); anti-jam; low probability of interception; and low probability of detection (AJ/LPI/LPD); SATCOM; tracking; telemetry; and command (TT& C); wireless sensor networks (WSN); internet of things (IoT); wireless local area networks (WLAN); smart communication and networking; 5G/6G Satellite Integration (SATis5; SATis6); generative adversarial network (GAN); recurrent neural networks (RNN); 4G; 5G; and 6G; wireless communication technology; machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML-AI); edge computing; space-based remote sensing; integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); multi-function RF (MFRF); MIMO radars; communication resources management (SCRM); commercial-off-the shelf radar-common data link (COTS-R-CDL)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wireless Technologies)
IoT-Based Systems for Resilient Smart Cities submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 21293 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT systems architectures for urban security; safety and security assessment of IoT systems; multisensor data fusion for safety-critical systems; middleware for real-time IoT-based applications; software engineering for local digital twins; model-based engineering of safety-critical IoT systems; dependability of autonomous systems for smart cities; semantic sensor networks and knowledge graphs for resilient cities; ontologies for resilient IoT systems; image and video processing for urban security; real-time and predictive monitoring of IoT-based applications for critical infrastructure; augmented reality for safety and security; formal verification of dependability requirements for the IoT; Artificial Intelligence and the IoT for threat detection systems; resilience of IoT systems; modeling and simulation for IoT systems; business intelligence methods for assessment of IoT systems; big data management; new technology for command and control; webGIS and data-driven user interfaces for real-time monitoring of the IoT; blockchain technology for IoT systems; cybersecurity assessment for IoT systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
Extended Reality: A New Way of Interacting with the World, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10389 | Submission Open
Keywords: XR in medicine and surgery; XR in rehabilitation; XR in education; XR in cultural heritage and arts; XR in industry; XR in military; XR in marketing; XR in business; XR in entertainment; Technologies for XR; ethical; social; and cultural issues in XR applications; Artificial intelligence in XR applications; XR and the Metaverse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Semantic Web and Language Models
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5089 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; knowledge representation; natural language processing; semantic web; large language models; deep learning; reasoning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Standards Digitisation and Digital Standardisation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; standardisation; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Information Technology in Society
edited by Yen Kheng Tan and Yunhao Jiang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3500 | Submission Open
Keywords: information technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); generative models; societal interaction; knowledge dissemination; misinformation; human-AI interaction; ethical implications; cyberspace; authority and decision-making; social media; digital INCLUSIVITY; sacred in digital contexts; AI governance; digital ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Addressing Real-World Challenges in Recognition and Classification with Cutting-Edge AI Models and Methods
edited by and Md Mostafizer Rahman
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3349 | Submission Open
Keywords: classification and recognition; large language models; hybrid quantum– classical approaches; multimodal and cross-modal learning; class imbalance; feature extraction and selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Decision Models for Economics and Business Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3306 | Submission Open
Keywords: decision models; economics; business management; risk management; optimization; financial markets; econophysics; information theory; computational intelligence; simulation; data science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory and Methodology)
Information Security, Data Preservation and Digital Forensics
edited by , and Tomaž Klobučar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open
Keywords: information security; contemporary attacks; applications security; data preservation; privacy by design; digital forensics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Advanced AI and Data-Driven Learning Methods for Healthcare Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2461 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; medical image analysis; segmentation; federated learning; distributed learning; multimodal learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Interactive Learning: Human in the Loop System Design for Active Human–Computer Interactions
edited by , Chris J. Michael and Derek T. Anderson
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2436 | Submission Open
Keywords: human in the loop; cognitive load; interaction modalities; cognitive feedback; online machine learning; active machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Carbon Emissions Analysis by AI Techniques
edited by and Sicheng Zhan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven energy analysis; carbon emissions and energy forecasting; machine learning and big data analytics; energy efficiency and management; smart urban development with clean energy; energy modeling and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Public Key Cryptography and Privacy Protection
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryptography; public key cryptography; privacy protection; information security; network security; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Performance Engineering in Cloud Computing
edited by Belén Bermejo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open
Keywords: performance; system performance; metrics; performance evaluation; workload
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Advances in Computer Graphics and Visual Computing
edited by Burkhard Wünsche
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural rendering and GenAI for image synthesis; photorealistic and non-photorealistic rendering; 3D modelling and 3D content creation; medical; scientific; and information visualization; medical imaging and virtual surgery; virtual and augmented reality; game technologies and serious games; object detection and object tracking; 3D vision and reconstruction; multimodal learning for computer vision; explainable AI in computer vision; domain adaption and generalization of vision models; ethics and bias in visual computing; novel AR/VR interfaces and navigation; customization and personalization in visual computing; brain– computer interfaces for visual computing; human– robot interaction and teleoperation; accessibility and equality in visual computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Machine Translation Quality Estimation: Advances and Emerging Challenges
edited by , Frédéric Blain and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine translation; quality estimation for MT; low-resource languages; explainability in AI; large language models; automatic post-editing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Digital Technologies for Communication in the Age of AI
edited by José Sixto-García, and Berta García-Orosa
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital communication; journalism; social networks; public communication; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Machine Learning and Data Science in Healthcare
edited by and Yutong Xie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI)  ; digital health  ; diagnostic tools  ; predictive analytics; clinical decision support systems  ; health data visualisation  ; machine learning (ML)  ; precision medicine  ; telemedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Strategies for Advancing Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Infrastructures and Mobility Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart mobility; infrastructure resilience; predictive analytics; traffic management; road safety; IoT in transportation; autonomous vehicles; data-driven decision making; disaster management; blockchain data structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Generative AI Transformations in Industrial and Societal Applications
edited by Razi Iqbal and Shereen Ismail
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; large language models; artificial intelligence; societal implication; Internet of Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Reinforcement Learning for Cyber Security: Methods and Applications
edited by Mohamed Chahine Ghanem, Dominik Wojtczak and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: reinforcement learning; cyber security; autonomous defence; Markov chain; cyber forensics; threat detection; vulnerability assessment; Internet of Things security; compliance automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Predictive Analytics and Data Science, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: classification; regression; deep learning; uncertainty; validation and maintenance; self-learning; real-life applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Information Technology for Smart Healthcare submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart health; health informatics; artificial intelligence; wearables; mobile health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Smarter Systems: Innovations at the Intersection of AI and Sensor Technology
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sensor integration; machine learning; edge computing; smart systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Machine Learning for the Blockchain
edited by , Thanasis Papaioannou, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 41591 | Submission Open
Keywords: Machine learning; Distributed ledger; Blockchain; Scaling; Sharding; Sidechain; Parachain; Network Interoperability; DeFi; DApps; Cryptofinance; Automatic trading; Transaction fee optimization; Asset price prediction; NFT; Security; Privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Information Extraction and Language Discourse Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 40288 | Submission Open
Keywords: coherence; topic focus; information structure; conversation structure; discourse processing; scholarly discourse processing; anaphora resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Multidimensional Data Structures and Big Data Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25446 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidimensional data structures; big data management; big data indexing strategies; large scale query processing and query optimization; large scale machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Security: Shaping the Future of Secure Connected Systems
edited by Zia Ush Shamszaman, , and Xiaokun Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17316 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoTs security; CPS security; secure ML and secure AI; trustworthy and safe AI; adversarial learning; CPS security; privacy in IoTs and CPS; secure connected systems; data privacy; data poisoning; secure VR/AR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
Emerging Applications of Machine Learning in Healthcare, Industry, and Beyond submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10068 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; healthcare; industry; extended reality; neural engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Transformative Technologies in Healthcare: Harnessing Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Large Language Models in Health Informatics
edited by Balu Bhasuran and Kalpana Raja
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5779 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical natural language processing; biomedical natural language processing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; healthcare applied AI; automated diagnosis; knowledge graphs; prospective study; causal models; prompt tuning; large language model; text generation; transformer model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Information and Health)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5753 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Information Behaviors: Social Media Challenges and Analytics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open
Keywords: social media; technology; information era; challenges; knowledge; networks; digital communication; fake news
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
2nd Edition of Modern Recommender Systems: Approaches, Challenges and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open
Keywords: recommender systems; contextual information; social networks; item semantics; big data and performance; privacy preservation; AI-based recommender systems; explainable recommendations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
AI-Based Biomedical Signal Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep neural networks; graph neural networks; generative neural networks; EEG; ECG; biomedical sensing; FPGA; AI processors; medical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Information and Health)
Advances in Intelligent Hardware, Systems and Applications
edited by Zhiqiang Que
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI/ML hardware; algorithm-hardware co-design and frameworks; embedded AI/ML systems; AI/ML-driven hardware optimization; hardware-accelerated AI/ML applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Security and Privacy of Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
edited by Krzysztof Gołofit and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; cybersecurity; security/privacy for the IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
Selected Papers of the 10th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
edited by and Shahram Taj
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: simulation; operations research; quality systems; Industry 4.0/5.0; human factors; logistics; supply chain management; healthcare systems; machine learning; data mining; generative artificial intelligence; knowledge representation; multi-agent systems; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Intelligent Image Processing by Deep Learning, 2nd Edition
edited by Dongming Zhou and Haiyan Li
submission deadline 6 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; image inpainting; image analysis; information processing; information analysis; computer vision; deep learning; machine learning; application and case studies; intelligent image processing system; multimodal target monitoring and tracking; multimodal image fusion; Artificial Intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation Systems Based on Large Language Models
edited by and Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | Submission Open
Keywords: retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); large language models (LLMs); information retrieval; knowledge generation; decision making; cross-domain applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Deep Learning for Advanced Malware Detection submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; malware detection; networks security and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
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