Announcements

MDPI will be attending the 2023 INT’L Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS ‘23), held in Warsaw, Poland, from 6 to 9 June 2023. ICUAS ‘23 aims to bring together different groups of qualified representatives worldwide, as well as funding agencies, industry, academia, end-users, and practitioners, to discuss the current state of unmanned aviation and the roadmap to its full utilization in civilian and public domains. The conference is open to scholars and specialists from academia and the engineering profession. During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Drones;
• Applied Sciences;
• Applied Mechanics;
• Aerospace;
• Imaging;
• JSAN;
• Micromachines;
• Smart Cities.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: http://www.uasconferences.com/2023_icuas/.

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the Asia Communications and Photonics Conference. This meeting will be held in Shenzhen, China, from 5 to 8 November 2022.

The Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP) is one of the largest conferences in the Asia-Pacific region on optical communication, photonics, and relevant technologies, which has been held annually since 2001 and jointly sponsored by OPTICA, SPIE, IEEE Photonics Society, The Chinese Optical Society, and China Institute of Communications. 

ACP 2022 will be held concurrently with the International Conference on Information Photonics and Optical Communications (IPOC). IPOC was founded by the State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2013.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Micromachines (leading journal);
• Photonics;
• Symmetry;
• Optics;
• Fibers;
• J. Imaging.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: http://www.acp2022.org/.

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

MDPI will be attending the 6th Micro-Nano Optical Technology and Application Conference (MOTA2022) in Nanjing, China, which will take place from 21 to 23 October 2022. The MOTA2022 is organized by the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering, aiming to build a communication platform between researchers and industrial application teams, as well as promote scientific research progress and the industrialization development of micro-nano optics.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Electronics (leading journal);
• Photonics (leading journal);
• Coatings;
• Sensors;
• Crystals;
• Journal of Imaging.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://b2b.csoe.org.cn/meeting/MOTA2022.html.

The Journal of Imaging (J. Imaging, ISSN: 2313-433X) Editorial Office is pleased to inform you that applications are open for the Topical Advisory Panel (TAP). 

The benefits of becoming a Topical Advisory Panel Member include the following:

• Opportunity to publish 3−4 papers, with a certain discount, per year in J. Imaging, in addition to potential discounts for additional papers you invite;
• Receiving a certificate in recognition of becoming a Topical Advisory Panel Member of J. Imaging;
• Journal sponsorships for conferences organized by Topical Advisory Panel Members. 

The main responsibilities of the new members of the Topical Advisory Panel are as follows:

• Providing regular reviews of manuscripts;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue (SI) in partnership with a senior researcher within two years of the appointment. The topic of the proposal should be within the scope of J. Imaging;
• Providing a strategy plan for the SI, including assisting in preparing the Special Issue’s/Topic’s title, aim and scope, summary, and keywords, as well as soliciting papers for and promoting the SI;
• Promoting our journal at conferences, social media, and other relevant platforms;
• Collaborating with the Editorial Office to promote high-quality/featured papers. 

To qualify as a Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must fit the following criteria:

• Have expertise and experience in the field related to J. Imaging;
• Have published at least six papers in the last five years as a first author or corresponding author;
• Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute. 

If you are interested in this role, please contact the Editorial Office (jimaging@mdpi.com). You can also click on the following link to submit your application: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jimaging/topical_advisory_panel_application. 

1. “Deep Learning for Brain Tumor Segmentation: A Survey of State-of-the-Art”
by Tirivangani Magadza et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(2), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7020019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/2/19

2. “Noncontact Sensing of Contagion”
by Fatema-Tuz-Zohra Khanam et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(2), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7020028
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/2/28

3. “Efficient Face Recognition System for Operating in Unconstrained Environments”
by Alejandra Sarahi Sanchez-Moreno et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(9), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7090161
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/9/161

4. “Automated Detection and Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Comprehensive Survey”
by Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(9), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7090165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/9/165

5. “A Survey of Brain Tumor Segmentation and Classification Algorithms”
by Erena Siyoum Biratu et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(9), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7090179
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/9/179

6. “Determining Chess Game State from an Image”
by Georg Wölflein et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(6), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7060094
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/6/94

7. “Transfer Learning in Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging: A Systematic Review”
by Juan Miguel Valverde et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(4), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7040066
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/4/66

8. “Low-Cost Hyperspectral Imaging with A Smartphone”
by Mary B. Stuart et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(8), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7080136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/8/136

9. “Exposing Manipulated Photos and Videos in Digital Forensics Analysis”
by Sara Ferreira et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(7), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7070102
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/7/102

10. “A Comprehensive Review of Deep-Learning-Based Methods for Image Forensics”
by Ivan Castillo Camacho et al.
J. Imaging 2021, 7(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7040069
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/7/4/69

We are pleased to inform you that the Journal of Imaging (ISSN: 2313-433X) has been accepted for inclusion in Ei Compendex in July 2022. We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all of the authors, reviewers, and editors who have contributed to this journal and helped accomplish this achievement.

At the same time, the Journal of Imaging continues to be covered in Scopus, where its CiteScore (4.8) corresponds to a ranking of 82/308 (Q2) in the “Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging” category.

The Journal of Imaging has been publishing research on imaging for more than seven years. To make the most of this opportunity, we would like to invite you to make submissions to the journal. If you have a paper on any topic within the scope of the journal, please feel free to submit it here.

We look forward to working with you again in the future.

Kind regards,

Journal of Imaging Editorial Office

1. “Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Computer Vision: A Review of Techniques”
by Munir Oudah et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(8), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6080073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/8/73

2. “Explainable Deep Learning Models in Medical Image Analysis”
by Amitojdeep Singh wt al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(6), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6060052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/6/52

3. “A Survey of Deep Learning for Lung Disease Detection on Medical Images: State-of-the-Art, Taxonomy, Issues and Future Directions”
by Stefanus Tao Hwa Kieu et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(12), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6120131
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/131

4. “Real-Time System for Driver Fatigue Detection Based on a Recurrent Neuronal Network”
by Younes Ed-Doughmi et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(3), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6030008
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/3/8

5. “Identification of QR Code Perspective Distortion Based on Edge Directions and Edge Projections Analysis”
by Ladislav Karrach et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(7), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6070067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/7/67

6. “Comparative Study of First Order Optimizers for Image Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks on Histopathology Images”
by Ibrahem Kandel et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(9), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6090092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/9/92

7. “A Fast and Low-Cost Human Body 3D Scanner Using 100 Cameras”
by Mojtaba Zeraatkar et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(4), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6040021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/4/21

8. “A Survey of Deep Learning-Based Source Image Forensics”
by Pengpeng Yang et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(3), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6030009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/3/9

9. “A Survey on Anti-Spoofing Methods for Facial Recognition with RGB Cameras of Generic Consumer Devices”
by Zuheng Ming et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(12) 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6120139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/139

10. “Evaluation of Automatic Facial Wrinkle Detection Algorithms”
by Remah Mutasim Elbashir et al.
J. Imaging 2020, 6(4), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6040017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/4/17

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the subject area of “Computer Science & Mathematics” for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of Travel Awards for the year 2021 and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors.

MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Computers:

• Umberto Michieli, University of Padova, Italy

Journal of Imaging:

• Cameron Kaye, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Alexandra Trujillo, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina

Symmetry:

• José María, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
• Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, University of Bradford, UK

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2021 in the “Computer Science and Mathematics” for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Algorithms:

• Maxim A. Dulebenets, SA Florida A&M University-Florida State University, USA
• Artur Jez, University of Wrocław, Poland
• Dmitry Lukyanenko, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Forecasting:

• Juan Ramón Trapero Arenas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Future Internet:

• Pedro Pablo Garrido Abenza, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
• Roberto Saia, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Marek Bolanowski, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

Journal of Imaging:

• Jung Sun Yoo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
• Josemaria Martinezo, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Mathematics:

• Maria Alessandra Ragusa, Università di Catania, Italy; DN University, Russia
• Endre Kovács, University of Miskolc, Hungary
• Roman Vavrek, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Giacomo Ascione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
• Giorgio Sonnino, University in the City of Brussels, Belgium

Signals:

• Nina Golyandina, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
• Cataldo Guaragnella, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Symmetry:

• Stefan Groote, University of Tartu, Estonia
• José Antonio Oller, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
• Kazuharu Bamba, Fukushima University, Japan