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Special Issues
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Language Acquisition and Understanding
Deadline: 15 July 2026
Using Large Language Models for Scientific Problem Solving and Engineering Design
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Deep Learning in Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition, 2nd Edition
Deadline: 26 November 2025
Advances in Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 3rd Edition
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Advances in Machine and Deep Learning
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Sustainable Applications for Machine Learning
Deadline: 2 July 2025
Machine Learning in Data Science
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Advances in Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2nd Edition
Deadline: 29 February 2024
Fairness and Explanation for Trustworthy AI
Deadline: 15 December 2023
Recent Advances in Feature Selection
Deadline: 15 September 2023
Deep Learning in Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition
Deadline: 30 August 2023
Deep Learning and Applications
Deadline: 20 August 2023
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