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Mathematics Applied to Manufacturing and Logistics Systems
edited by , and Isabel Cristina Mendes Pinto
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7320
Keywords: mathematical models; processes optimization; industrial management; logistics optimization; sustainability; costs reduction; quality optimization; process flow optimization; internal logistics optimization; external logistics optimization; optimization algorithms; industrial operations; robot path optimization; information flow optimization; optimization of the industry digitalization; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Stochastic Processes and Its Applications submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4417 | Submission Open
Keywords: stochastic processes and their applications; computational probability; time series analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
Advances in Control Theory and Optimizations submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1222 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear and optimal control methods; robust control and stability analysis in AI-enhanced systems; model predictive control and real-time optimization; adaptive and intelligent control strategies; reinforcement learning and data-driven control strategies; model predictive control and real-time optimization; AI-driven decision-making in control systems; game theory and multi-agent control; computational methods in control and optimization; computational intelligence and evolutionary optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Evolutionary Computation and Multi-Objective Optimization submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary algorithms; multi-objective bi-level optimization; dynamic and robust multi-objective optimization; multi-party multi-objective optimization; multi-objective multi-tasking optimization; hybrid optimization techniques; real-world applications; multi-objective optimization; large-scale multi-objective optimization; multi-modal multi-objective optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Recent Advances in Mathematical Optics submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical optics; optical imaging; wavefront analysis; computational optics; nonlinear optics; inverse problems; quantum optics; photonics signal processing; light propagation; diffraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
Statistical Data Modeling and Machine Learning with Applications, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 21 articles | Viewed by 61992 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational statistics; dimensionality reduction; variable selection; parameter estimation; model selection; Bayesian networks; causal inference; missing data; D-optimality; nonparametric statistical modeling; supervised learning (classification; regression); clustering methods; financial statistics and econometrics; statistical algorithms; time series analysis and forecasting; machine learning algorithms; decision trees; ensemble methods; neural networks; deep learning; hybrid models; data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
Advanced Methods and Applications with Deep Learning in Object Recognition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 45440 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection and classification; multi-object tracking; deep-learning architectures; model training and evaluation; loss functions in learning; evaluation metrics and datasets; class imbalance; applications of object detection and object tracking; aerial object identification; transformers for object detection; edge ai for object detection; multi-modal object detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Analytic Methods in Number Theory and Allied Fields submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 32777 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex analysis; harmonic analysis; number theory; differential equations; algebraic elucidation of analytic expressions
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Application of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in Industrial and Medical Domains submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24294 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied artificial intelligence; applied machine learning; data science; engineering applications of AI; generative AI; intelligent decision support systems; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Modeling and Optimization of Complex Engineering Systems under Uncertainties
edited by and Shui Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22076 | Submission Open
Keywords: Complex systems; Reliability; Control; Advanced modeling technology; Design optimization; Uncertainty-based design and optimization; Reliability-based design and optimization; Optimization methods; Uncertainty quantification and  propagation; Multidisciplinary design optimization; Risk assessment; Fault diagnosis; Physics of failure; Reliability hazard analysis; Fuzzy reliability analysis; Uncertainty in engineering; Artificial intelligence; Machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Advanced Research in Complex Analysis Operators and Special Classes of Analytic Functions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 21094 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytic function; univalent function; differential operator; integral operator; fractional operator; q-operator; differential subordination; differential superordiantion
(This special issue belongs to the Section C4: Complex Analysis)
Innovations in Optimization and Operations Research
edited by , and Socorro Rangel
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19235 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; operations research; metaheuristics; multi-objective optimization; combinatorial optimization; stochastic optimization; heuristics; supply chain management; logistics; robust optimization; game theory; evolutionary algorithms; swarm intelligence; finance; economics; engineering; decision support systems; data-driven optimization; machine learning; real-world applications; multidisciplinary applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Statistics and Operational Research)
New Solutions for Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence Security
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18922 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence security; multimedia security and protection; multimedia forensics and anti-forensics; adversarial attacks and defenses; digital watermarking; steganography; and steganalysis; deepfake and misinformation detection; data integrity and authentication; secure signal processing and information hiding; DNN-based multimedia protection techniques; cybersecurity for multimedia systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Optimization
edited by Zne-Jung Lee and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17930 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; optimization; biocomputing; intelligent control; intelligent computing; data mining; deep learning; intelligent technologies and applications in engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Non-associative Structures and Their Applications in Physics and Geometry submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17313 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-associative algebras; superalgebras; n-ary algebras; Poisson algebras; quandles; braces; racks; bialgebras; differential equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Algebra and Logic)
Artificial Neural Networks and Dynamic Control Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16007 | Submission Open
Keywords: control systems; nonlinear systems; stability; synchronization analysis; fractional-order nonlinear systems; neural networks; mathematical modeling; fuzzy logics 
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Applied Mathematical Modelling and Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15782 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical modeling; dynamical systems; nonlinear systems; theory of singularities; fixed point theory; bifurcation theory; complex systems; iteration theory; topological dynamics; ergodic theory; symbolic dynamics; population dynamics; embedding problems; networks; synchronization; simulation; chaos; functional equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section C2: Dynamical Systems)
Advanced Computational Intelligence in Cloud/Edge Computing
edited by , Zhengxin Yu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15450 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud/edge computing; resource optimization; deep reinforcement learning; task scheduling/offloading; service deployment/migration; federated learning; traffic prediction; content caching; security/privacy protection; model compression
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Quantum Computing and Networking submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14618 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum algorithms; quantum annealing algorithms; quantum-inspired algorithms; distributed quantum algorithms; quantum machine learning; quantum neural networks; quantum key distribution; quantum network routing; quantum network communication; quantum network protocol designs; quantum Internet of Things (QIoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Latest Advances in Mathematical Economics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14465 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; convergence issues; analytical solutions; coefficient matrices; computational and algorithmic methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section E5: Financial Mathematics)
Advances in Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, and Their Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13760 | Submission Open
Keywords: iterative dynamics; ordinary differential equations; (evolutionary) partial differential equations; applications to physics (cosmology; quantum physics; matter theory; thermodynamics) and other sciences
(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Quantum Computing Simulators submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13622 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Reliability Estimation and Mathematical Statistics
edited by Kamel Rekab
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13394 | Submission Open
Keywords: estimation; reliability; sequential; Bayesian; classical; decision rule; simulation; software; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
Mathematical Foundations in NLP: Applications and Challenges
edited by Jizheng Wan and Mubashir Ali
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12876 | Submission Open
Keywords: NLP; LLMs; machine learning; deep learning; text generation; speech recognition; sentiment analysis; conversational AI; ethical AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science
edited by Yufeng Yu, Guoxia Xu and Hu Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12337 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; data mining; computer vision; artificial intelligence; image processing; pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Metaheuristic Algorithms, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11665 | Submission Open
Keywords: swarm intelligence; bio-inspired algorithms; evolutionary algorithms; neighborhood search algorithms; hybridized algorithms; metaheuristics applied to combinatorial problems; metaheuristics applied to continuous problems; empirical and theoretical research on metaheuristics; high-impact applications of metaheuristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Mathematical Methods of Operational Research and Data Analytics in Operations Planning and Scheduling
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11215 | Submission Open
Keywords: planning; scheduling; models; frameworks; manufacturing; healthcare; transportation; logistics; supply chain; combinatorial optimization; computational complexity; design of algorithms; special cases; polynomial algorithms; exact methods; heuristic methods; metaheuristics; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Current Topics in Optimization, Inequalities and Convex Function Theory
edited by Sorin Rǎdulescu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10922 | Submission Open
Keywords: convex functions; biconvex functions; generalized convexity; subharmonic functions; absolute monotone functions; majorization theory; Schur convex functions; Jensen inequality; Hermite– Hadamard inequality; weighted inequalities; control theory; mathematical programming; differential inequalities; variational inequalities; equilibrium problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning in Large Language Models (LLMs)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10425 | Submission Open
Keywords: privacy preserving; large language models; machine unlearning
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Applied Mathematics and Applications of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10348 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytic hierarchy process (AHP); analytic network process (ANP); best– worst method (BWM); complex proportional assessment (COPRAS); data envelopment analysis (DEA); elimination and choice translating reality (ELECTRE); full consistency method (FUCOM); multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT); multi-attribute value theory (MAVT); step-wise weights assessment ratio analysis (SWARA); technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)
AI-Driven Innovations in Healthcare: Advances in Machine Learning and Computer Vision
edited by and Ruihan Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10018 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare; machine learning; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Mathematical Problems in Chemical Physics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9927 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
Computational Methods in Electromagnetics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9695 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational electromagnetics; waves; scattering/diffraction; radiation/propagation; numerical methods; asymptotic methods; stochastic modeling; random fields; electromagnetic interference/compatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Advanced Research in Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
edited by Zhen Chao and Xiang-Sheng Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9548 | Submission Open
Keywords: finite element method; boundary element method; finite difference method; parallel computing techniques; spectral method; inverse problem; numerical optimization; computational fluid dynamics; multiscale methods; fractional differential equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Advanced Research in Mathematical Physics Models with Painlevé Property and Affine Weyl Group Symmetry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9429 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical Physics; integrable models; Painlevé equations; applications of symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
Advanced Methods and Applications in Medical Informatics
edited by Chengsheng Mao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8408 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical informatics; electronic health records; medical data analysis; medical decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems and Applications
edited by Gaiyun Liu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8142 | Submission Open
Keywords: discrete event dynamic system; formal method; property verification; networked control system; cyber security; system control; optimization and scheduling; distributed system; system reconfiguration; stochastic process and uncertainty; timing aspects in DEDS and hybrid systems; cyber– physical system; artificial intelligence in discrete event dynamic system; applications of discrete event dynamic system
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Modeling, Analysis and Optimization for Mathematical Finance, Economics and Risks, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Linlin Tian and Bing Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7281 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment and management; optimization; green finance; data-driven financial modeling; financial risk management with machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section E5: Financial Mathematics)
The Applications of Fractional Calculus in Control Engineering, Dynamical Systems and Signal Processing submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6994 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; fractional-order control systems; fractional-order dynamics; signal processing; synchronization; memory trace
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Mathematical Innovations and Contributions Within Communication and Information Processing
edited by Li Guo, , Jesus Requena-Carrión and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6665 | Submission Open
Keywords: block chain and cryptography; cloud computing and scheduling optimization; computational intelligence and grid computing; computer crime prevention and detection; computer security; data mining and big data analysis; data stream processing in mobile/sensor networks; distributed and parallel applications; evolutionary learning and optimization; fuzzy and neural network systems; image processing and signal processing; information and data management; information and network security; mobile and social network programming; multimedia computing; mathematical optimization and swarm intelligence; software engineering; ubiquitous computing; services and applications; web services modeling and web composition; wireless communications optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Innovative Methods in Long Sequence Forecasting and Time Series Analysis
edited by Haoyi Zhou, Qingyun Sun and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6342 | Submission Open
Keywords: time series analysis; spatiotemporal forecasting; non-stationary process modeling; high-dimensionality embedding; interpretability– accuracy trade-off; frequency– time domain synthesis; long-term dependency modeling; cross-scale dependency learning; data-driven decision making; domain knowledge integration; interdisciplinary applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6274 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamical systems; nonlinear phenomena; analytical methods; nonlinear differential equations; approximate analytical solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section C2: Dynamical Systems)
Advances in Mathematical Optimization in Operational Research
edited by and Jiayan Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6213 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; operational research; operations and supply chain management; real-world applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Statistics and Operational Research)
Advanced Intelligent Algorithms for Decision Making Under Uncertainty
edited by Stoyan Tranev and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6162 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; decision support systems; data analytics; intelligent algorithms; intuitionistic fuzzy logic; large-scale problems; machine learning; numerical methods; optimization; predictive analytics; probabilistic models; stochastic processes; uncertainty quantification
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)
Polynomial Sequences and Their Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5617 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthogonal polynomials; matrix methods; monomiality principle; generating functions; Sheffer; Appell and binomial classes; Lidstone type class; umbral calculus; interpolation; boundary value problems; numerical quadrature   TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian   //   TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back //     This page is in English   Translate to Simplified Chinese         Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh   Always translate English to Simplified Chinese Never translate English Never translate admin.mdpi.com
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Advances in High-Performance Computing, Optimization and Simulation
edited by Hao Jiang and Zhe Quan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5528 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance computing; parallel algorithms; quantum computations; error analysis; heterogenous computing; mixed precision; communication-avoiding computing; performance tuning; optimization; parallelization; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Analysis on Differentiable Manifolds
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5304 | Submission Open
Keywords: differentiable manifold; (pseudo-)Riemannian metric; submanifold; curvature; optimal inequalities; affine connection; polynomial structure; quasi-Einstein manifold; spacetime; geometric flow; soliton; vector field; fiber bundle; vector distribution; foliations
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Geometry and Topology)
Soliton Theory and Integrable Systems in Mathematical Physics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5188 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical simulation; solitons; quasi-integrability; nonlinear evolutions; symmetries; conserved charges
(This special issue belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
Computational and Analytical Methods for Inverse Problems
edited by Mohsen Tadi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5154 | Submission Open
Keywords: inverse problem; Cauchy problem; regularization; land/sea mine detection; impedance tomography; inverse wave scattering in elastic/electromagnetic domains
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Analysis and Applications of Control Systems Theory
edited by Quan-Yong Fan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5108 | Submission Open
Keywords: robust control; optimal control; adaptive control; fault-tolerant control; fault detection; switching control; event-triggered control; adaptive dynamic programming; security control; cyber– physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
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