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Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Optimization
edited by Zne-Jung Lee and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11957 | 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)
Reliability Estimation and Mathematical Statistics
edited by Kamel Rekab
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11890 | Submission Open
Keywords: estimation; reliability; sequential; Bayesian; classical; decision rule; simulation; software; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
Advances in Algorithm Theory and Computer Networks submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10301 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithm theory; computer networks; machine learning in computer networks; distributed combinatorial optimization; algorithmic foundations of next-generation network architectures
(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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10249 | 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 10025 | 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 Problems in Chemical Physics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9509 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
Current Topics in Optimization, Inequalities and Convex Function Theory
edited by Sorin Rǎdulescu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9414 | 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)
Trends and Prospects of Numerical Modelling in Bioengineering
edited by , and Beatrice De Lazzari
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9101 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical model; numerical software; e-learning; 0D; 1D; and 3D model; clinical environment; hybrid model; athletic performance; biomechanics in athletics; movement analysis; computer assist surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Fractional Calculus: Advances and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8607 | Submission Open
Keywords: methods for solving fractional differential equations; new theory of capacitors; fractional electromagnetic theory; fractional bioengineering; fractional cosmology; non-ordinary mechanics; signal and image processing; fractional biomedical signals and images; fractional circuit theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Computational Methods in Electromagnetics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8597 | 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)
Mathematical Methods of Operational Research and Data Analytics in Operations Planning and Scheduling
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8580 | 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)
Applied Mathematics and Applications of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8356 | 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)
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 8296 | 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 8248 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical Physics; integrable models; Painlevé equations; applications of symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
Computational Fluid Dynamics with Applications
edited by Sónia Isabel Silva Pinto
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8154 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; computational programming; numerical methods; mathematical analysis; numerical simulations; fluids; thermal energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
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 7731 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare; machine learning; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Mathematical Foundations in NLP: Applications and Challenges
edited by Jizheng Wan and Mubashir Ali
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7516 | 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)
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning in Large Language Models (LLMs)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7264 | Submission Open
Keywords: privacy preserving; large language models; machine unlearning
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Advanced Methods and Applications in Medical Informatics
edited by Chengsheng Mao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7075 | 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 7046 | 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)
Numerical Methods and Simulations for Turbulent Flow
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6411 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbulent flows; turbulent boundary layer; turbulent channel flow; computational fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interaction; numerical simulations; numerical methods; direct numerical simulations; large eddy simulation; hybrid RANS-LES; Navier– Stokes
(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 6181 | 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)
The Applications of Fractional Calculus in Control Engineering, Dynamical Systems and Signal Processing submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6132 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence for Fault Detection in Manufacturing
edited by Jinwoo Song
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5839 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; fault detection; manufacturing; data imbalance; quality control; machine learning; statistical modeling; data augmentation; mathematical optimization; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Artificial Intelligence for Network Security and IoT Applications
edited by Anjia Yang, Cheng Huang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5136 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); network security; Internet of Things (IoT); intrusion detection; anomaly detection; machine learning; cybersecurity; secure data transmission; privacy preservation; mathematical modeling; Cryptography; security scheme; cryptosystem; cryptographic scheme; information security; privacy security; authentication; cryptographic scheme; authorized access; digital signature; public key cryptosystem; discrete logarithm based cryptosystem; Diffie– Hellman key exchange; elliptic curve cryptography; pairing-based cryptography; lattice-based cryptography; encryption; secret sharing; zero-knowledge; Authenticated; cryption; multi-secret; Encrypted; data hiding; Encrypting
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Polynomial Sequences and Their Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4907 | 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)
Advanced Intelligent Algorithms for Decision Making Under Uncertainty
edited by Stoyan Tranev and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4848 | 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)
Mathematics Methods of Robotics and Intelligent Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4831 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear and hybrid robotic systems; distributed and multi-agent systems; multi-sensor fusion techniques and filtering; motion planning; optimal path design; swarm robotics; control theory; gaussian control; matrix control; H-infinity control; sliding mode control; multivariable control; neural control; nonlinear control; stochastic control; model predictive control; robust control; optimal control; adaptive control; time-varying control; fuzzy control; fractional-order control
(This special issue belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4789 | 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)
Computational and Analytical Methods for Inverse Problems
edited by Mohsen Tadi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4645 | 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)
Advances in High-Performance Computing, Optimization and Simulation
edited by Hao Jiang and Zhe Quan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4339 | 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)
Algebraic Modal Logic and Proof Theory
edited by Minghui Ma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4329 | Submission Open
Keywords: modal algebra; modal logic; proof theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Soliton Theory and Integrable Systems in Mathematical Physics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4181 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical simulation; solitons; quasi-integrability; nonlinear evolutions; symmetries; conserved charges
(This special issue belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
Mathematical Finance: Statistical Inference, Stochastic Modeling, and Advanced Algorithms submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4058 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling of financial time series; derivatives pricing; term structure of interest rates; stochastic volatility and risk modeling; price duration analysis; high-frequency data analysis; sequential Monte Carlo and particle filtering; Markov chain Monte Carlo; laplace approximations; machine learning methods; other approximating techniques; including random forests; deep Learning; reinforcement learning; and non-parametric estimators
(This special issue belongs to the Section E5: Financial Mathematics)
Analysis and Applications of Control Systems Theory
edited by Quan-Yong Fan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3922 | 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)
Differential Games and Its Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3874 | Submission Open
Keywords: differential games; pursuit– evasion games; dynamic games; Hamilton– Jacobi equations; numerical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Federated Learning Strategies for Machine Learning
edited by Lavinia Ferariu, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3794 | Submission Open
Keywords: federated learning algorithms; federated reinforcement learning; federated generative model; privacy and security in federated learning; communication efficiency for federated learning; federated learning frameworks; standardisation and interoperability; multi-task learning; evaluation metrics in transfer learning; advanced learning algorithms; distributed learning algorithms; scalability and performance in distributed learning; real-world machine learning applications with data privacy constraints
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Modeling, Analysis and Optimization for Mathematical Finance, Economics and Risks, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Linlin Tian and Bing Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3787 | 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)
Advances in Modern Supply Chain Management and Information Technology
edited by Meichuan Cheng and Alexis P.I. Goh
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3756 | Submission Open
Keywords: inventory management; green supply chain and information technology integration; reverse logistics and sustainability; subscription economy; Internet of Things in supply chain management; sustainability assessment and resilience analysis of critical infrastructures; computer graphics and visualization; network theory and optimization; information retrieval and natural language processing; optimization algorithm; operations research and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Research on Applied Partial Differential Equations
edited by Erwin Suazo and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3734 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations; stochastic differential equations; nonlinear wave propagation; applications of difference and differential equations in finance (or applications in finance); differential learning methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
Fuzzy Group Decision Making and Intelligent Systems: Recent Trends and Methodologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy systems; large-scale group decision making; computational intelligence; consensus-reaching process; feedback mechanism; social network; influence; trust; information fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)
Analysis on Differentiable Manifolds
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3641 | 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)
Advances in Mathematical Optimization in Operational Research
edited by and Jiayan Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3566 | 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)
Innovative Methods in Long Sequence Forecasting and Time Series Analysis
edited by Haoyi Zhou, Qingyun Sun and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3551 | 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)
Research and Advances in Network Security
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3520 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative security protocols; contemporary networking scenarios; secure networks; robust data protection; quantum-resistant algorithms; IDPSs; AI-driven approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
Statistical Research on Missing Data and Applications
edited by Soeun Kim
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3437 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
Bioinformatics and Mathematical Modelling
edited by Juntao Liu and Ting Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3380 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein; primary sequence; tertiary structure; binding sites; binding affinity; complex structure; peptide function
(This special issue belongs to the Section E3: Mathematical Biology)
Computational Optimization and Operations Research: Theory and Applications
edited by Hsing Luh and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; machine learning; neural networks; simulation; operations research; stochastic modeling              
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)
Progress in Computational and Applied Mechanics
edited by Bingbing Xu and Jian Meng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational mechanics; numerical methods; finite elements; meshless methods; solid mechanics; dynamics; fluid mechanics; computer simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
Advances in the Research of Complex Network Algorithms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open
Keywords: models of complex networks; structural network properties and analysis; network statistical inference; machine learning with graphs; complex networks and information systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
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