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Sensing and Wireless Communications
edited by Tien M. Nguyen
submission deadline 28 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9066 | 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 22951 | 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 11251 | 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 6217 | 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)
Decision Models for Economics and Business Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5596 | 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)
Standards Digitisation and Digital Standardisation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4595 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; standardisation; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Advanced AI and Data-Driven Learning Methods for Healthcare Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; medical image analysis; segmentation; federated learning; distributed learning; multimodal learning
(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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4115 | 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 3987 | 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)
Information Security, Data Preservation and Digital Forensics
edited by , and Tomaž Klobučar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3484 | 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)
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 2834 | 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)
Public Key Cryptography and Privacy Protection
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | 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)
Advances in Computer Graphics and Visual Computing
edited by Burkhard Wünsche
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1239 | 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)
Carbon Emissions Analysis by AI Techniques
edited by and Sicheng Zhan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | 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)
Performance Engineering in Cloud Computing
edited by Belén Bermejo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open
Keywords: performance; system performance; metrics; performance evaluation; workload
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Generative AI Transformations in Industrial and Societal Applications
edited by Razi Iqbal and Shereen Ismail
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; large language models; artificial intelligence; societal implication; Internet of Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Machine Translation Quality Estimation: Advances and Emerging Challenges
edited by , Frédéric Blain and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 791 | 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 411 | 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 346 | 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 290 | 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)
Reinforcement Learning for Cyber Security: Methods and Applications
edited by Mohamed Chahine Ghanem, Dominik Wojtczak and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 222 | 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 219 | 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 150 | 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 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sensor integration; machine learning; edge computing; smart systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Information Extraction and Language Discourse Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 43420 | 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)
Machine Learning for the Blockchain
edited by , Thanasis Papaioannou, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 42692 | 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)
Multidimensional Data Structures and Big Data Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26105 | 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 20003 | 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 14039 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6515 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6380 | 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 2310 | 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 1105 | 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)
Advances in Intelligent Hardware, Systems and Applications
edited by Zhiqiang Que
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | 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)
AI-Based Biomedical Signal Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | 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)
Security and Privacy of Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
edited by Krzysztof Gołofit and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 288 | 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 242 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2380 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1002 | 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 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; malware detection; networks security and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Surveys in Information Systems and Applications submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 21729 | Submission Open
Keywords: survey papers; information systems; information applications; information intelligence; information processes; information technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Review)
Modeling, Design, Analysis and Management of Embedded Control Systems for Automated Driving
edited by , , Anders Thorsén and Anders Cassel
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11076 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge engineering; ontological engineering; system modeling and analysis; architecture design and optimization; simulation; formal methods; variability modeling and analysis; operational and functional safety engineering; reliability engineering; contract theory and component-based engineering; self-adaptation; XAI and data-driven analysis; lifecycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Advanced Collaborative Manufacturing Systems submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1245 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; manufacturing systems; data analytics; industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Software Applications Programming and Data Security submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open
Keywords: agile software development; design patterns; programming languages; software engineering tools; software testing; application security and privacy; software security; data protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Integrating Artificial Intelligence: Large-Scale Foundational Models in Computational Medical Imaging and Digital Histopathological Analysis
edited by , Mohamed Almorsy Abdelrazek and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; foundation models; medical imaging analysis; deep learning; computer vision; healthcare informatics; image processing; clinical decision support; neural networks; machine learning; computational pathology; medical image classification; healthcare AI governance; biomedical image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Emerging Research in Computational Creativity and Creative Robotics submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational creativity; creative robotics; generative models; human– machine interaction; co-creative systems; cybersecurity; human-centred creative systems; artificial intelligence in creativity; embodied creative agents; affective computing; knowledge representation for creativity; information-driven innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advancing Smart Systems Through Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Big Data Analytics
edited by , , Xiaoxia Li, Dehao Wu and Wei Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); deep learning; Generative AI (GenAI); big data analytics; smart systems; smart manufacturing; human– robot collaboration; deep reinforcement learning; digital twins; predictive maintenance; IoT in manufacturing; AI in higher education; smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Health, 2nd Edition
edited by Neil Vaughan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; virtual reality; health applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
IoT, AI, and Blockchain: Applications, Security, and Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT) architectures and protocols; artificial intelligence for IoT optimization; blockchain-enabled secure IoT systems; federated learning and decentralized AI; privacy-preserving machine learning techniques; edge intelligence and distributed analytics; smart contracts and autonomous systems; lightweight cryptographic solutions for IoT; AI-driven anomaly detection in IoT networks; cyber– physical systems security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Knowledge Engineering and Management for Cyber Security
edited by and Ítalo Oliveira
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge engineering; knowledge management; cybersecurity; ontologies; knowledge graphs; cyber threats; explanaible AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
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