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The Equation of State of Compact Stars submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2200 | Submission Open
Keywords: matter in canonical neutron star; the role of quantities such as nuclear incompressibility; nuclear symmetry energy; and nuclear effective mass; Nature of phase transitions in hybrid compact stars: first order; crossover; critical end points in the QCD phase diagram; dense matter in heavy ion collisions; hybrid stars in disconnected branches of the mass– radius diagram; quark stars with and without strangeness; impact of the EoS in compact star cooling processes; EoS with hyperon and boson content; hot dense nuclear matter in proto-compact stars and in mergers; methods of EoS determination from observables: Bayesian analyses; neural networks; machine learning approaches; effective field theories; dense matter in rotating compact stars; probing the compact star EoS with gravitational waves; the equation of state under the framework of alternative theories of gravity; dark matter in the compact star EoS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Evolutionary Algorithms
edited by Enrique Naredo and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic algorithms; genetic programming; grammatical evolution; evolutionary computation; evolutionary programming; evolution strategies; differential evolution; swarm intelligence; particle swarm optimization; artificial bee colony; ant colony optimization; artificial immune systems; memetic algorithms; large-scale optimization problems; cuckoo search algorithms; symbiotic organisms search; whale optimization algorithms; butterfly optimization algorithms; medical image processing and analysis; fundamentals of evolutionary algorithms; biometric recognition; optimization and learning methods; document analysis and recognition; video analysis and understanding; character recognition; visual applications and systems; face recognition and pose estimation; vision problems in robotics and autonomous driving; pattern classification and clustering analysis; object detection; tracking; and recognition; machine learning; action recognition; neural networks and deep learning; multimedia analysis and reasoning; feature extraction and feature selection; GPU implementation of evolutionary computing; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Future Wireless Networks
edited by , and Han Xiao
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless networks; network architecture; network management; quality of service
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Data Mining
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; symmetry; asymmetry; pattern recognition; anomaly detection; classification; machine learning; feature engineering; data analysis; clustering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Machine Learning and Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by and Hongbin Liu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; iIterative algorithm; heuristic method; efficiency; symmetry constrained optimization; process monitoring; fault diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Meta-Heuristics for Manufacturing Systems Optimization, 3rd Edition
edited by , and Jing Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open
Keywords: meta-heuristic; production scheduling; optimization; manufacturing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Control and Computing
edited by Yinyan Zhang, Ameer Tamoor Khan and Mohammed Aquil Mirza
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control; computing; symmetry; asymmetry; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Applications Based on Symmetry in Machine Learning and Data Mining
edited by Hao Chen and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; machine learning; data mining; invariance; model generalization; pattern detection; interdisciplinary research; neural networks; feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
2025 9th International Conference on Electronic Information Technology and Computer Engineering
edited by Xin Luo and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; sensor technology; embedded systems; digital communication technologies; satellite communication technologies; wireless network communication technologies; mobile communication; computer network communications; signal and image processing; multimedia technology; semiconductor devices; optical networks; communication; computer applications; photovoltaic system; power electronics; radio frequency; automation; virtual instrumentation; grid computing; robotics; information remote sensing; numerical analysis; operating systems; programming paradigms; quantum computing theory; scientific computing; computer programming; database management systems; evolutionary computation; logic programming; machine learning; software engineering; software testing; symbolic mathematics; advanced adaptive signal processing; spectrum estimation and modeling; TF spectrum analysis and wavelet analysis; higher-order spectral analysis; adaptive filtering and signal processing; array signal processing; hardware implementation for signal processing; speech and audio coding; speech synthesis and recognition; image processing and understanding; information ocean technology; PDE for image processing; video compression and streaming; computer vision and VR; multimedia and human– computer interactions; statistic learning and pattern recognition; AI and neural networks; communication signal processing; SP for internet and wireless communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Supersymmetry Approaches in Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open
Keywords: susyqm; supersymmetry; supersymmetric Wigner– Dunkl quantum mechanics; isospectrality; shape invariance; algebraic methods in quantum mechanics; factorization method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Intelligent Transportation
edited by and Wei Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement detection; road performance; traffic flow; traffic accident analysis; vehicle road collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
edited by Shafiq Ul Rehman
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in cybersecurity; symmetry and asymmetry in AI; adversarial machine learning; explainable AI (XAI); cyber threat detection; AI-powered security solutions; deep learning for cyber defense; AI ethics in cybersecurity; intelligent risk assessment; autonomous security systems; federated learning for cybersecurity; human– AI collaboration in cyber defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetries in Optimization Theory and Its Applications
edited by Xiaoxi Zhang, Jinhang Zuo and Chee Wei Tan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization theory; symmetry in optimization; symmetric cone optimization; combinatorial optimization; sparse optimization; statistical optimization; financial optimization; economic optimization; interior-point methods; first-order methods; learning-aided optimization; reinforcement learning; neural networks; mathematical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Coordination Chemistry submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal complexes; synthesis; structural analysis; ligands; spectroscopy; biological activity; optical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry in Civil Transportation Engineering—2nd Edition
edited by and Renliang Shan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: new building structural systems; excavation and support of large cross-section tunnels; PBA construction method; surrounding rock– support interaction; surface settlement during tunnel excavation; new technologies for geotechnical testing; mechanical properties of frozen rock and soil; environmental geotechnical engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Natural Language Processing
edited by Yang Li and Junwen Duan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; natural language processing; large language model; multimodal model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Chiral Pollutants: Environmental Impact, Detection, and Remediation
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: chirality; enantiomers; chiral pollutants; environmental impact; detection; remidiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry in Internet of Things and Distributed Computing Systems: Recent Innovations, Architecture (Design and Modelling), and Case Studies submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of things; distributed core banking systems; distributed medical systems and applications; internet of medical things; smart agriculture systems; distributed manufacturing systems; technological advancements; symmetry in distributed systems; big data; data quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Symmetry and Asymmetry Relations in Fuzzy Set Theory Applied to Decision-Making Methods submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy systems; decision-making methods (MCDM/MCDA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Quantum Chromodynamics
edited by , Heribertus Bayu Hartanto and Jesus Javier Cobos-Martinez
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: color confinement and SCSB; hadron structure; gluon saturation; non-perturbative QCD; QCD under extreme condition; QCD beyond standard model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Mathematical Physics: Current Topics and Recent Advances—in Honour of Professor Jean-Pierre Gazeau on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
edited by , and Mariano A. del Olmo
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetries in classical and quantum models; group representations; conformal field theory; integrable systems; gauge theories; symmetry breaking; quantum optics; coherent states; signal processing; aperiodic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetrical Studies in Optical Materials
edited by and Abdelmajid El Mansouri
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic devices; nanomaterials; DFT calculations; experimental characterisation; thin films; renewable energy; conducting polymers; hybrid solar cells; perovskite materials; optical materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical analysis; parallel computing; symmetry in algorithms; asymmetry in computing; load balancing; GPU computing; multi-GPU systems; heterogeneous computing; high-performance computing (HPC); OpenMP; SYCL; OpenACC; MPI; hybrid parallel programming; performance optimization; scalability in parallel systems; task scheduling; algorithm efficiency; computational workload distribution; resource allocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in String Theory, Supersymmetry and Supergravity
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: string theory; quantum mechanics; general relativity; supersymmetry; fermions and bosons; supergravity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lie groups and Lie algebras; representation theory; integrable systems; infinitesimal deformations; symbolic computations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Synthesis and Application of Organic Molecules Based on Symmetry
edited by Jian Zhang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic synthesis; catalysis; reaction mechanisms; chirality; natural products; medicine; materials; biochemistry; applied chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Advances in Symmetry and Asymmetry in Fracture Mechanics submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in mechanics; fracture mechanics; material symmetry; nonlinear finite elements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Fluid Mechanics
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; fluid mechanics; theoretical and experimental advances; applications; symmetry and asymmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Microfluidics and Electrohydrodynamics submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; electrohydrodynamics; microfluidic design; electrohydrodynamic effects; portable instrumentation; (bio)sensing; point of care testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry in Molecular Simulation submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in atomic-scale lattice disorders; nanomaterial characterization; property prediction (mechanical; thermal; electronic) of advanced materials; computational method development with engineering significance; molecular dynamics simulations; symmetry in multiscale modeling; mathematical/theoretical frameworks; machine learning approaches; finite element methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Nanomechanics and Symmetry in Quantum Signal Processing—Theory and Application
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomechanics; nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMSs); quantum optomechanics; cavity quantum electrodynamics; cat states; quantum information; quantum networks; quantum sensing; quantum error correction; quantum entanglement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Exploring Advanced Post-Quantum Cryptography: Securing the Future
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum computing; post-quantum cryptography (PQC); cryptographic system; blockchain; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Variational Inequality Problems and Fixed Point Theory and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: variational inequalities; fixed point theory; minimax problems; optimization problems; variational inclusions; predict methods in statistics; predict algorithms by applied mathematical algorithms; machine learnings; artificial intelligence; predict algorithms with applications in health care including heart disease; common problems associated with variational inequalities and fixed point problems; proximal point algorithms; numerical comparisons; stability of numerical methods; symmetry
Astrophysical Neutrinos in the Multi-Messenger Era and Their Broken Symmetries
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: neutrino; neutrino astronomy; multi-messenger; neutrino oscillation; neutrino physics; neutrino mass; sterile neutrino; right-handed neutrino; Glashow resonance; weak interaction broken symmetries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Phenomena
edited by Francisco W. De Sousa Lima
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase transition; networks; opinion dynamics; non-equilibrium; Ising model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Functional Equations and Inequalities: Topics and Applications submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional equations; functional inequalities; stability theory; Ulam stability; fixed point theory; difference equations; operator theory; applications of functional equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in the Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; fluid flow; numerical study; thermal performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry and Mechanical Engineering
edited by Călbureanu Mădălina
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; finite element method; vibrations; heat transfer; mass transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Applications of Symmetry/Asymmetry and Machine Learning
edited by and Jianhang Zhou
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in machine learning; asymmetry-aware learning; group-equivariant neural networks; partial multi-label learning; interpretable machine learning; robust machine learning; applications with symmetric model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Gravitational Waves in Black Hole Physics
edited by Zhan-Feng Mai and Jinbo Yang
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: black holes; gravitational waves; holographic duality; binary black holes; quasinormal modes; fundamental physics; cosmology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Fixed Point Theory and Optimization: Computations and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4062 | Submission Open
Keywords: fixed point theory; nonlinear analysis; optimization (vector optimization; linear programming); equilibrium and variational inequality problems; iterative algorithms; fractional calculus; stochastic systems; approximation algorithms; computer science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Optimization Algorithms and System Control
edited by , , Gang Yuan, and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open
Keywords: control methods; data encryption; information security; optimization algorithms; discrete event modeling and simulation; production scheduling; system control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Asymmetric and Symmetric in Deep Computer Vision and Generative Modeling submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6653 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep computer vision; generative models and GANs; symmetry and asymmetry in neural networks; feature extraction and representation learning; synthetic data generation; cross-domain applications; data augmentation and transfer learning; model robustness and interpretability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Its Application in Wireless Communication
edited by Chengkai Tang and Rugui Yao
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4713 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-speed communication; AI enabled communication; big data processing; MIMO communication; array antennas; array signal processing; smart reflective surface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetries and Fractional Differential Equations: Theory and Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3293 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; fractional differential equations; delay fractional differential equations; PDEs and difference equations; stochastic fractional differential equations; fractional difference equations and applications; low-rank approximations; Krylov subspaces; mathematical modeling in engineering; symmetries; integrability; control theory; numerical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry in Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics
edited by , Guoqing Xin, , Ying Liu, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2624 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductors; integrated circuits (ICs); microelectronic devices; transistors; diodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Evolutionary Computation and Machine Learning
edited by and Leilei Cao
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary computation; machine learning; swarm intelligence; bio-inspired optimization; pattern classification and clustering analysis; symmetry in evolutionary single-objective and multi-objective optimization; symmetry in regularization techniques; symmetry in data augmentation; symmetry in neural networks and deep learning; symmetry and asymmetric similarity measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Quantum Models
edited by Marek Góźdź and Wenxue Cui
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open
Keywords: gauge field theory; symmetry breaking; nuclear symmetry; phase transition; entanglement; conservation law; quantum evolution; quantum information
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Security and Theoretical Computer Science submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-quantum cryptography; theoretical computer science; cyber security; efficient implementations of cryptographic schemes; formal analysis; malware analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Anisotropy in the Design and Modeling of Advanced Materials submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry-driven design; anisotropic materials; multiscale modeling; structural optimization; advanced manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
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