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Advances in Wireless Communications Systems, 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open
Keywords: network protocol and resources allocation; wireless sensor networks (WSNs); 6G communications; ultra-low power; node capability; performance and range; AI in communications; fog computing; physical layer security; privacy; RF and optical communications; smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Information Extraction and Language Discourse Processing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | 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)
AI-Based Image Processing and Computer Vision, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; pattern analysis; machine intelligence; pattern recognition; image understanding  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Blockchain and AI: Innovations and Applications in ICT, 2nd Edition
edited by Purnima Murali Mohan and Pai Chet Ng
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; artificial intelligence; IoT (internet of things); next-generation networks; smart homes; fintech; smart contracts; privacy and security; data management; federated learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Governance Security and Privacy Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure
edited by and Basel Katt
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: security assurance; privacy governance; critical information infrastructure; explainable AI; threat modeling; trustworthy information systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Load Balancing in Data Center Networks
edited by , and Jingling Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: load balancing; multi-path routing; data center networks; AI workloads; programmable and adaptive routing; smartNIC/DPU offloading; transport protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Blockchain Security and Smart Contract
edited by Guohua Tian, and Biwen Chen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain security; smart contract; data security; supervision; compliance-checking; AI-enabling blockchain paradigm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Social Media Mining: Algorithms, Insights, and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5717 | Submission Open
Keywords: social media; big data; data mining; data analytics; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Information-Driven Synergies in the Metaverse and IoT Ecosystems
edited by Eleni Symeonaki, and Evangelos M. Pallis
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1359 | Submission Open
Keywords: metaverse; internet of things; human– computer interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Applications of Deep Learning in Bioinformatics and Image Processing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; bioinformatics; bioimages; medical images; computer vision; multi-models; explainability of models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Performance Engineering in Cloud Computing
edited by Belén Bermejo
submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open
Keywords: performance; system performance; metrics; performance evaluation; workload
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Emerging Research in Computational Creativity and Creative Robotics submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12136 | 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)
Trustworthy and Secure Foundation Models for Human Skill Modeling
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation robotics; human– AI interaction; learning from demonstration; human-in-the-loop
(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 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 21555 | 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 Security, Data Preservation and Digital Forensics
edited by , and Tomaž Klobučar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14714 | 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)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Information Processes”, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9540 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge management; social media and social networks; big data and cloud computing; artificial intelligence; internet of things/internet of everything; digital signal processing; data mining; information extraction; human– machine interface; information in society and social development; business process management; blockchain and emerging technologies; communication systems and networks; wireless sensor network; mobile communication services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Standards Digitisation and Digital Standardisation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7845 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; standardisation; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Advances in Computer Graphics and Visual Computing
edited by Burkhard Wünsche
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5555 | 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)
Graph Neural Networks and Transformers for Intelligent Data-Driven Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5094 | Submission Open
Keywords: graph neural networks; transformers; intelligent data-driven systems; graph representation learning; attention mechanisms; self-supervised learning; graph convolutional networks; knowledge representation; knowledge discovery; sequence modeling; graph embeddings; deep neural architectures; scalable graph algorithms; multimodal learning; explainable ai; temporal graph networks; data-driven decision making; adaptive learning systems; real-time data analytics; graph-based decision systems; intelligent information processing; contextual data modeling; dynamic graph learning; semantic data integration; predictive intelligence; autonomous data systems; multi-source data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Carbon Emissions Analysis by AI Techniques
edited by and Sicheng Zhan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4153 | 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)
Digital Technologies for Communication in the Age of AI
edited by José Sixto-García, and Berta García-Orosa
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3561 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital communication; journalism; social networks; public communication; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Secure Intelligent Things: Advances in AI-Driven Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection for IoT
edited by Yan Huang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence-driven cybersecurity; privacy-preserving federated learning; adversarial machine learning; edge intelligence; zero trust architecture; blockchain for Internet of Things; intrusion detection systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Smart Cities, 2nd Edition
edited by Bonny Banerjee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things/Internet of Everything; cybersecurity; edge AI; predictive analytics; connected vehicle technologies; public safety; smart healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Trustworthy AI and Knowledge Management for Sustainable Organizations submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: trustworthy AI; responsible AI; artificial intelligence; generative AI; knowledge management; organizational knowledge; knowledge sharing; data governance; explainable AI (XAI); AI ethics; AI governance; cybersecurity; privacy; sustainable organizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Distributed Optimization: Methods and Emerging Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed optimization; distributed network; machine learning; control theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Advances in Architectural Design and Optimization Techniques for Autonomous Electric Vehicle Systems
edited by Chris S. Edrington and Ali Arsalan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous electric vehicles; vehicle electrical and electronic architecture; cyber– physical systems in transportation; energy management and powertrain optimization; AI-driven control and decision-making; fault diagnosis and system resilience; real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL); safety; reliability; and functional security autonomous electric vehicles; cyber– physical systems; cyber– physical security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Deep Learning for Multimedia Processing and Information Retrieval submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; multimedia processing; information retrieval; multimodal learning; explainable AI; vision– language models; multimedia indexing; healthcare; multimedia data security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Data Security in Smart Cities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: privacy-preserving computing; smart cities; secure IoT systems; trust and transparency in AI; federated learning; blockchain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Transport-Based and Flow Map Learning Generative Models: Advances and Perspectives
edited by , , Chieh-Hsin Lai and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport-based generative models; flow map learning; deep generative models; consistency models; diffusion models; flow matching models; stochastic interpolants; generative AI for science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Intelligent Agent and Multi-Agent System, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: coordination; organizations; institutions; and norms for multiagent systems; markets; auctions; and noncooperative game theory; social choice and cooperative game theory; knowledge representation; reasoning; and planning; learning and adaptation; modelling and simulation of societies; humans and AI/human– agent interaction; engineering multiagent systems; robotics; innovative applications of multiagent systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Deep Learning for Image, Video and Signal Processing, 2nd Edition
edited by and Ilias Theodorakopoulos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; image; video; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Cyber Security, Intelligent Control, and Coordination for Multi-Agent Systems
edited by , Qi Sun and Jinyu Fu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-agent systems; cyber security; intelligent control; distributed control; anomaly detection; autonomous swarms; network control systems; cooperative optimization
Advanced Neural Architectures for Multimodal Understanding and Generation
edited by and John Garofalakis
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal learning; artificial intelligence; neural architectures; large-scale multimodal models; data integration; intelligent systems; human– AI interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Information Visualization Theory and Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: information visualization; science of user interactions in visualization; visualization theory; knowledge-assisted visualization; visualization technique; visualization in machine learning; visualization applications and design studies; evaluation and empirical research in visualization; visual data analysis and knowledge discovery; visual representation and interaction; visualization applications; visualization taxonomies and models; visualization algorithms and technologies; uncertainty visualization; visualization tools and systems for simulation and modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Applications)
Design and Optimization of Scheduling and Resource Management in Reliable Optical Networks
edited by Juzi Zhao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical networks; resource management; scheduling optimization; network reliability; AI/ML-based control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
The Convergence of Cryptography, Blockchain, and Privacy-Preserving AI
edited by Ruiheng Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryptography; blockchain; privacy-preserving AI; federated learning; secure multi-party computation; differential privacy; homomorphic encryption; trustworthy AI; intelligent operations and maintenance; AIOps; anomaly detection; root cause analysis; digital finance; fraud detection; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Intelligent Information Systems for Geospatial Data: AI-Driven Methods and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial intelligence; geospatial information processing; spatiotemporal analytics; big earth data; geospatial data application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Systems)
Stitching, Alignment and Segmentation Applications in Biomedical Images, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; biomedical image analysis; image stitching; image alignment; image segmentation; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Information and Health)
Emerging Research in Target Detection and Recognition in Remote Sensing Images, 2nd Edition
edited by Tao Tang and Deliang Xiang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection; recognition; tracking; remote sensing images; artificial intelligence technology; multimodal recognition models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Cryptographic Protocols for Decentralized Security and Privacy
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: decentralized cryptographic protocol; zero-knowledge and privacy-preserving techniques; distributed ledger security; blockchain; decentralized identity and authentication; secure and verifiable computation; post-quantum cryptography for decentralized security; secure multi-party computation in decentralized systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Smarter Systems: Innovations at the Intersection of AI and Sensor Technology
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sensor integration; machine learning; edge computing; smart systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Processes)
Advancing Smart Systems Through Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Big Data Analytics
edited by , , Xiaoxia Li, Dehao Wu and Wei Wang
submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2939 | 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)
AI-Driven Information Analytics for Cybersecurity and Privacy
edited by
submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cybersecurity; privacy preservation; information analytics; intrusion detection systems; anomaly detection; threat intelligence; adversarial machine learning; explainable AI (XAI); federated learning; differential privacy; blockchain security; behavioral analytics; secure data sharing; risk analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Security and Privacy)
Integrating Artificial Intelligence: Large-Scale Foundational Models in Computational Medical Imaging and Digital Histopathological Analysis
edited by , Mohamed Almorsy Abdelrazek and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5113 | 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)
Security and Privacy of Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
edited by Krzysztof Gołofit and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; cybersecurity; security/privacy for the IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and Large Language Models: Transforming Technology and Society submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; generative AI; large language models; machine learning; natural language processing; deep learning; neural networks; transformer models; AI ethics; human-AI interaction; prompt engineering; multimodal AI; AI applications; digital transformation; AI governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Innovative Machine Learning Technologies and Applications
edited by and Fang Jin
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; predictive analytics; reinforcement learning; generative models; explainable and transparent AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Recent Advances and Emerging Applications in Graph Data Mining (GDM)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: graph neural networks; graph mining applications; geometric deep learning; Riemannian machine learning; graph foundation model; trustworthy graph learning; AI for science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Next-Generation Communication Technologies and Mobile Networks
edited by Shuyi Chen
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G-advanced and 6G mobile networks; AI-native wireless communications; integrated sensing and communication; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; non-terrestrial networks; integrated satellite-terrestrial networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Information and Communications Technology)
Intelligent Image Processing by Deep Learning, 2nd Edition
edited by Dongming Zhou and Haiyan Li
submission deadline 6 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10672 | 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)
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