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Algorithms, Models and Proofs: Advancing Scalability, Sustainability and Security in Large-Scale Computation and Cryptography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions to a Special Issue entitled “Algorithms, Models and Proofs: Advancing Scalability, Sustainability and Security in Large-Scale Computation and Cryptography”. This Special Issue seeks cutting-edge research at the intersection of large-scale computational systems and modern cryptography, focusing on algorithmic innovation, mathematical modeling, and formal proofs to address the intertwined challenges of scalability, sustainability, and security in next-generation intelligent systems. We welcome theoretical and applied contributions that advance distributed and parallel algorithms for efficient model training, complexity-theoretic frameworks for energy-efficient AI, cryptographic protocols with rigorous security proofs (including MPC, ZKP, and post-quantum cryptography), and optimization methods for privacy-preserving computation and adversarial robustness. Submissions should demonstrate algorithmic novelty, mathematical rigor, and/or practical validation in domains such as healthcare, finance, and IoT, with explicit analysis of computational complexity, resource efficiency (energy/communication/storage), provable security guarantees, and model generality. High-quality works will establish foundational principles and practical pathways toward trustworthy, efficient, and sustainable intelligent systems, pushing the frontiers of computational theory and cryptographic engineering.
We eagerly await your innovative contributions!
Dr. Yu Guo
Dr. Haodi Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- distributed training frameworks
- parallel cryptographic computation
- efficient model serving
- energy-efficient architecture design
- low-impact and lightweight cryptography
- privacy-preserving llms
- post-quantum cryptography
- adversarial robustness
- algorithmic foundations and modeling
- secure multi-party learning
- zero-knowledge proofs in AI
- hardware-accelerated security
- scalable key management
- neural architecture search for scalable models
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