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Computer Vision and Deep Learning: Trends and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Pier Luigi Mazzeo

and

Alessandro Bruno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 44552 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; reinforcement learning; unsupervised and self-supervised learning; general adversarial networks (GANs); no-code machine learning; full-stack deep learning; few-shot; one-shot; and zero-shot learning; tiny machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)

Self-Supervised Learning for Image Processing and Analysis

edited by

Chuang Niu

Qian Wang

, Xin Cao and Shenghan Ren

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7898 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-supervised learning; unsupervised learning; image processing; image analysis; semi-supervised learning; weakly supervised learning; medical imaging; medical image analysis; remote sensing imagery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

Advancing Action Recognition: Novel Approaches, Techniques and Applications

edited by Xiaoguang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5917 | Submission Open

Keywords: action recognition; multi-modal fusion; anomaly detection; domain adaptation/generalization; computer vision; video assessment; robotics; video understanding

Recent Techniques in Image Feature Extraction

edited by

Anastasios L. Kesidis

and Giorgos Sfikas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2793 | Submission Open

Keywords: feature extraction; image processing; feature selection; machine learning; computer vision; deep features; self-supervised learning; transformers; multi-scale features; graph-based feature extraction; attention mechanisms; contrastive learning; feature upsampling

Industrial Machine Learning with Image Technology Integration

edited by

Miguel Angel Guevara Lopez

Luís Gonzaga Mendes Magalhães

and Edel Bartolo Garcia Reyes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; machine (deep) learning; generative AI; artificial intelligence; machine vision; Industry 4.0/5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Imaging)

Advanced Hyperspectral Imaging: Techniques, Data Analysis, and Applications

edited by

Peter Yuen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; remote sensing; deep learning; artificial intelligence; multiplex image-acquisition techniques; super-resolutions; supervised or unsupervised target detection; band selections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Color, Multi-spectral, and Hyperspectral Imaging)

AI-Driven Advances in Computational Pathology

edited by Yuming Jiang,

Wencheng Li

and Xiaorui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: histopathological image analysis; precision oncology; computational pathology; artificial intelligence; explainability

New Developments in Musculoskeletal Imaging

edited by

Paolo Spinnato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; sarcoma; interventional radiology; bones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Current Progress in Medical Image Segmentation

edited by

Krishna Chaitanya

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image segmentation; deep learning; generative models; algorithm; clinical integration; biological variability; transformer architectures; interactive segmentation; interdisciplinary collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Imaging Applications in Agriculture

edited by

Pierre Gouton

, Saeid Minaei and

Vahid Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20419 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; crop health monitoring; smart farming and automation; imaging for soil analysis; emerging technologies

Advances in Medical Imaging and Machine Learning

edited by Ester Bonmati Coll and Barbara Villarini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12432 | Submission Open

Keywords: image pattern recognition; image classification; image segmentation; diagnosis; anomaly detection; genetics with medical imaging; machine learning; deep learning; research translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Deepfakes, Fake News and Multimedia Manipulation from Generation to Detection (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zahid Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7560 | Submission Open

Keywords: Deepfakes; digital face manipulations; digital forensics; fake news; multimedia manipulations; generative AI; security and privacy; information authenticity; face morphing attack; biometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biometrics, Forensics, and Security)

Techniques and Applications in Face Image Analysis

edited by

Mohamed Dahmane

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1655 | Submission Open

Keywords: face analysis; robust face recognition; image quality assessment; face recognition attacks

Translational Preclinical Imaging: Techniques, Applications and Perspectives

edited by

Sara Gargiulo

and Sandra Albanese

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: preclinical imaging; methodological refinement; multidisciplinary research; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Tools and Techniques for Improving Radiological Imaging Applications

edited by

Manuel Curado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13166 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray; medical imaging; machine learning; radiodiagnostic; medical measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Advancements in Imaging Techniques for Detection of Cancer

edited by Bofan Song and Eung-Joo Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4899 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer detection; cancer imaging; non-invasive diagnosis; high-resolution imaging; early cancer detection; point-of-care detection; artificial intelligence in cancer imaging; optical coherence tomograph; confocal microscopy; fluorescence imaging; multispectral imaging; multiphoton imaging; biomarker imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Techniques and Applications of Sky Imagers

edited by

Andreas Kazantzidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-sky imager/camera; aerosol properties; cloud optical properties; solar irradiance/energy; airglow/aurora

Advances in Machine Learning for Medical Imaging Applications

edited by

Eftychios E. Protopapadakis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; deep learning; GANs; MRI reconstruction; segmentation; disease detection; multimodal learning; explainability; AI in healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Image Segmentation Techniques: Current Status and Future Directions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaohao Cai

and

Gaohang Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7585 | Submission Open

Keywords: image segmentation; image processing; classification; recognition; variational regularization algorithms; neural networks; machine learning; deep learning; digital imaging; medical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

Bridging Medical Imaging and Biosignal Analysis: Innovations in Healthcare Diagnostics

edited by Simona Turco and

Massimo Salvi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; biosignal analysis; biomarkers extraction; machine learning; physiological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Advancement in Multispectral and Hyperspectral Pansharpening Image Processing

edited by Simone Zini, Mirko Paolo Barbato and

Flavio Piccoli

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1525 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image fusion; image sharpening; pansharpening; hyperspectral imaging; multispectral imaging; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

Clinical and Pathological Imaging in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: New Insights and Perspectives—2nd Edition

edited by

Gerardo Cazzato

and Francesca Arezzo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4075 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; clinical imaging; pathology; ginecopathology; dermatopathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Object Detection in Video Surveillance Systems

edited by Jesús Ruiz-Santaquiteria Alegre,

Juan Antonio Álvarez García

and

Harbinder Singh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3308 | Submission Open

Keywords: video surveillance; deep learning; machine learning; computer vision; object detection; object tracking; anomaly detection; action recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

Advances in Photoacoustic Imaging: Tomography and Applications

edited by Xianlin Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic tomography; physics imaging modality; a priori information; accuracy and robustness; deep learning; generative models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Advances in Machine Learning for Computer Vision Applications

edited by

Gurmail Singh

and

Stéfano Frizzo Stefenon

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; machine learning; deep learning; image processing; object detection and recognition; scene understanding; video analysis; autonomous systems; robotics; augmented reality; surveillance; pattern recognition; neural networks; data-driven vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)

Explainable AI in Computer Vision

edited by Bas Van der Velden

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; computer vision; image analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Imaging)

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Journal of Imaging

edited by

Raimondo Schettini

and

Guanghui (Richard) Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4837 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; image analysis; computer vision; deep learning; machine learning; object detection; multimodal Imaging; medical imaging; remote sensing; image quality; imaging systems and devices; artificial intelligence

Novel Approaches to Image Quality Assessment

edited by

Luigi Celona

and Hanhe Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4329 | Submission Open

Keywords: image quality assessment; opinion aware/unaware image quality assessment; explainable image quality assessment; multi-modal image quality assessment; contrastive learning for image quality assessment; self-supervised for image quality assessment; efficient image quality assessment; image quality assessment for image enhancement; image quality assessment of synthetized/generated images; personalized image quality assessment

Underwater Imaging (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yuri Rzhanov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: acquisition instrumentation; 3D reconstruction algorithms; color reconstruction underwater; application of time-of-flight sensors; multispectral imaging

Imaging in Healthcare: Progress and Challenges

edited by Vasileios Magoulianitis,

Pawan Jogi

and Spyridon Thermos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2616 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; Generative AI; Trustworthy AI; medical image segmentation; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); computerized tomography (CT) scan; Ultrasound; medical image synthesis; MRI enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Next-Gen Visual Stimulators: Smart Human-Machine Interfaces for Visual Perception Assessment

edited by

Francisco Ávila Gómez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1449 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; visual optics; image processing; computer vision; human vision; human– machine interaction

Recent Developments in Optical Imaging

edited by Ralf Palmisano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 692 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiplex optical imaging; adaptive optics; single molecule localization microscopy; spatial omics; multi-photon microscopy; correlative microscopy; intravital imaging; light sheet imaging; super-resolution imaging; optical design; spatio-temporal imaging; SMART microscopy; event-driven microscopy; biomedical visualization; holographic microscopy and tomography

Computer Vision for Food Data Analysis: Methods, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Jiangpeng He, Luotao Lin and Bhalaji Nagarajan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; food image analysis; generative AI; deep learning; multi-modal analysis; action recognition; 3D reconstruction; visual understanding; food recognition; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)

Hexagonal Image Processing in Computer Vision

edited by

Danny Kowerko

and

Tobias Schlosser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: hexagonal sensor data and datasets; hexagonal image generation and synthesis; comparison of traditional vs. hexagonal algorithms; applications of hexagonal image processing; review articles on hexagonal image processing; hexagonal image processing in: computer vision pattern recognition; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; and artificial neural networks

Image Segmentation: Trends and Challenges

edited by

Nikolaos Mitianoudis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; semantic segmentation; instance segmentation; panoptic segmentation; image binarization; automated driving perception

Progress and Challenges in Biomedical Image Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by Lei Li and Zehor Belkhatir

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical image; image segmentation; image registration; image classification; advances in machine/deep learning (e.g.; federated learning); foundation models in medical imaging; digital twins; image-based personalized medicine; integration of imaging and non-imaging data (multi-modal analysis); explainable and interpretable AI; radiomics analysis; computer-aided diagnosis and surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Computer Vision for Medical Image Analysis

edited by Rahman Attar and Le Zhang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; computer vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; federated learning; self-supervised learning; multi-modal imaging; generative models; healthcare AI; clinical decision support; automated diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

3D Image Processing: Progress and Challenges

edited by Chinthaka Dinesh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D image processing; point cloud restoration; graph signal processing; graph neural networks; model-based deep learning; 3D gaussian splatting; large language models for 3D vision; 3D scene understanding; machine-optimized 3D coding; multimodal ai in 3D vision; 3D medical image segmentation; volumetric medical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

Emerging Technologies for Less Invasive Diagnostic Imaging

edited by

Francesca Angelone

Noemi Pisani

and

Armando Ricciardi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive diagnostics; less invasive imaging; patient-centered imaging; tissue characterization; functional assessment; biomarker quantification; real-time intraoperative guidance; early diagnosis; personalized diagnostics; safer and faster diagnostic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Imaging)

Beyond Reality: Advancements in Computer Graphics for Immersive Metaverse Experiences

edited by

Prashant Goswami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: metaverse; real-time rendering; immersive graphics; digital twins; extended reality (XR); neural rendering; avatars; AI in graphics; 3D standards (USD/glTF); haptics; computer vision in XR; visual computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mixed, Augmented and Virtual Reality)

Infrared Image Processing with Artificial Intelligence: Progress and Challenges

edited by

Ruiheng Zhang

, Na Li, Yaokun Xu,

Xiaolin Han

and

Zhe Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared imaging; infrared image processing; deep learning; image enhancement; MLLM; object detection; few-shot learning; dateset

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Imaging)

Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging and Applications

edited by Wen Tang and

Jinhua Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; computer vision; image processing and computer graphics; medical image and video analysis; multimodal foundation model; gaussian splatting; neural rendering; lesion detection; organ segmentation surgical tool tracking; computer-aided diagnosis; medical visualization; surgical navigation; clinical integration; bid data in medical imaging; virtual and augmented reality

Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging: Progress and Challenges

edited by Jacques Blanc-Talon and Patrice Delmas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; band selection; unmixing; anomaly detection; hyperspectral imaging (HSI); multispectral imaging; spectral databases; evaluation for HSI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Color, Multi-spectral, and Hyperspectral Imaging)

Deep Learning in Biomedical Image Segmentation and Classification: Advancements, Challenges and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ebrahim Karami

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical image segmentation; biomedical image classification; lesion detection with deep learning; cancer detection and classification with deep learning; computer-aided diagnosis; deep learning for MRI and FMRI imaging; deep learning for X-ray imaging; deep learning for ultrasound imaging; deep learning for infrared imaging; deep learning for biomedical object localization; biomedical image denoising and enhancement using deep learning; 3D and 4D biomedical image analysis; multimodal and multiscale biomedical data fusion; synthetic data generation and data augmentation; explainability; interpretability; and uncertainty quantification; ethics; bias; and federated learning in biomedical imaging

Towards Deeper Understanding of Image and Video Processing and Analysis

edited by Zixiang Zhao, Haotong Qin and Tao Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing and video processing; image and video restoration and enhancement; scene understanding; cross-modal learning; computational imaging; efficient image processing models; image and video generation; image and video processing application (medical; remote sensing; autonomous driving; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Image and Video Processing)

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