Computational Intelligence for Novel Processing Techniques in Industrial Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Digital processing techniques with computational intelligence play a noteworthy role and have been extensively applied in industrial applications, such as application domains in smart manufacturing systems, digital medical image systems, and infosecurity communication systems. Digital signal and image processing techniques have attracted the attention of many researchers who want to develop computational intelligence-based techniques for the abovementioned industrial applications. Therefore, novel computational intelligence-based methods/algorithms are required for the following purposes: (1) automatic visual inspection or search, automatic control, advanced robotics, and fault detection in smart manufacturing systems; (2) automatic visual inspection, image enhancement and segmentation, and automatic diagnosis/detection in digital medical image systems; and (3) word, text, and image encryption and decryption infosecurity communication systems.

The scopes such as novel processing techniques for visual inspection/search, fault detection, dynamic image processing, digital medical image processing, automatic diagnosis, and digital data encryption and decryption are included in smart manufacturing engineering, biomedical engineering, and infosecurity engineering. To achieve the abovementioned aim, the proposed Special Issue needs advanced/novel mathematical and intelligent model developments for three scopes to solve both research problems and real world problems. We hope that these up-to-date studies/techniques can be established in order to put special emphasis on emerging topics.

The scope of interest for the proposed Special Issue includes, but are not limited to

Smart Manufacturing System:

• Automatic visual inspection or search in smart manufacturing system.
• Fault detection in smart manufacturing system.
• Advanced robotics and control in smart manufacturing system.
• Three-dimensional printing for prototyping optimal design in smart manufactute.

 Medical Image System:

• Smart imaging, microwave, and optical techniques for medical image and signal acquisition.
• Medical image processing with computational intelligence-based methods.
• Fractional-order calculus for medical image and signal processing.
• Automatic diagnosis, detection, and monitoring applications in digital medical image management system.
• Three-dimensional printing for surgical predictive planning and clinical application.

 Infosecurity Communication System:

• Chaotic synchronous communication and chaotic system for document and image encryption and decryption.
• Signal and image encryption and decryption with computational intelligence-based methods.
• Medical image encryption and decryption in a health information system.

Prof. Dr. Chia-Hung Lin
Prof. Dr. Neng-Sheng Pai
Dr. Pi-Yun Chen
Dr. Jian-Xing Wu
Prof. Dr. Wen-Cheng Pu
Guest Editors

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