Symmetry in Image Processing: Current Advances and Applications
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: image and signal processing; invisible-visible watermarking; steganography; steganalysis; artificial neural networks; deep learning; ownership authentication; security information; data protection; cybersecurity in power electronics; artificial neural network controller
Interests: image processing; signal processing; machine learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce the launch of a Special Issue titled ‘Symmetry in Image Processing: Current Advances and Applications.’
The field of image processing has become one of the most significant areas of research in recent years, driven by the growing demand for intelligent visual analysis and automation. Through advanced techniques such as filtering, segmentation, enhancement, and restoration, image processing improves image quality, extracts meaningful information, detects complex patterns, and supports critical decision-making processes. In healthcare, it assists in disease diagnosis, medical imaging analysis, and surgical planning; in security, it plays a key role in facial recognition, surveillance, and threat detection systems. As the volume of digital images continues to increase exponentially, the need for efficient, accurate, and real-time image processing becomes even more essential for innovation and technological advancement worldwide.
Current developments in this field are closely linked to image protection, computer vision, medical image management, and spatial and frequency domain analysis. Industrial applications of image processing cover a wide range of areas, including robotics, manufacturing, automotive systems, and quality control, among others. Furthermore, recent breakthroughs in deep learning and machine learning have revolutionized the field, enhancing capabilities in pattern recognition, object detection, symmetry estimation, and facial recognition. These innovations have expanded the potential of image processing across numerous scientific and industrial domains.
This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research in symmetry and image processing, fostering the exchange of ideas and methodologies. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- image processing
- image segmentation analysis
- image protection
- image segmentation, enhancement and restoration
- symmetry filtering and multiresolution on image processing
- symmetry in image transformation
- computing vision
- medical image
- symmetry on structural analysis
- feature extraction
- object detection and recognition
- machine learning
- deep learning
Dr. Oswaldo Ulises Juarez-Sandoval
Prof. Dr. Mariko Nakano-Miyatake
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- image processing
- image segmentation analysis
- image protection
- image segmentation, enhancement and restoration
- symmetry filtering and multiresolution on image processing
- symmetry in image transformation
- computing vision
- medical image
- symmetry on structural analysis
- feature extraction
- object detection and recognition
- machine learning
- deep learning
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