Quantum, Molecular and Unconventional Computing

Dear Colleagues,

Undeniably, the classical era of computing has been extremely successful. There are, however, certain indications that this era might be coming to an end. Newer, different, even exotic, computing paradigms have been proposed that, if successfully realized in sufficient scale, will usher computation into a new era that will hopefully bring substantial performance benefits. Information and computation are physical processes, and as such they can draw inspiration from nature.

This Special Issue is dedicated to computing paradigms that may become prevalent in the future, such as quantum, molecular and whatever may be categorized as unconventional computing. It aims to provide a platform for rapid dissemination of original research contributions in the above areas of research, and also welcomes comprehensive review articles emphasizing the state-of-the-art. An indicative, but not exhaustive list of topics of interest is given below:

• quantum computing;
• quantum programming languages;
• quantum machine learning;
• quantum internet / network;
• bio-inspired computing;
• molecular and DNA computing;
• chemical computing;
• molecular machines incorporating information processing;
• membrane computing;
• neural networks;
• evolutionary computing;
• natural computing;
• computing based on dynamical & stochastic systems;
• unconventional computing;
• computation beyond the Turing model;
• swarm intelligence;
• logic and unconventional computing;
• physical limits to mechanical computation;
• physics of computation;

Dr. Theodore Andronikos
Dr. Georgios I. Goumas
Guest Editors

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