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Symmetry in Fuzzy Systems and Control: A Path to Innovative Solutions submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy systems; control methodologies; time-delay systems; system stability and robustness; Lyapunov-based analysis; complex dynamic systems; descriptor systems; LPV models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry in Optimal Control and Applications
edited by Xin Chen, Liu He and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16607 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimal control; robust control; uncertainty theory; computational methods; applications in robotics; fractional systems; biological systems; economic systems; energy optimization; symmetry in financial models and economic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Neural Networks
edited by Yufeng Tian and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15444 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural network model; stability analysis of neural networks; state estimation on neural networks; neural networks and deep learning; neural networks and their applications in robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Mathematical Analysis and Functional Analysis: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13785 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; classical and generalized convexity; inequalities; extension of linear operators; sandwich conditions; moment problems; polynomial approximation; Banach lattices; self-adjoint operators; partial differential equations; dynamical systems; variational inequalities; evolutionary problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry in Mathematical Theory and Simulation Methods for Backward Problems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11074 | Submission Open
Keywords: backward problems; inverse problems; numerical analysis; mathematical modeling; fractional problems; ordinary/partial differential equations; meshless methods; applications; symmetry operators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Advances in Mathematical Models and Partial Differential Equations: 2nd Edition
edited by Yunhu Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9853 | Submission Open
Keywords: partial differential equation; mathematical method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry in Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Dynamic Systems submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8032 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; artificial intelligence; symmetry; dynamic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Deep Learning Networks and Its Applications in the Real World
edited by , Zhuang Li and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7340 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; symmetry in engineering problems; deep learning networks with symmetrical structure; optimization of deep neural networks; optimization methods in engineering; design of deep neural networks; the application of deep learning in engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Topology and Algebraic Geometry submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5660 | Submission Open
Keywords: general and algebraic topology; topological aspects of algebraic geometry; projective spaces; manifold topology; topological groups
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Quantum Mechanics
edited by Amine Jaouadi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5051 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum symmetry and asymmetry; symmetry breaking; symmetry-driven quantum control; quantum coherence; quantum information and quantum gates; quantum sensing; quantum communication; quantum machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Human–Computer Interaction for Medical Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4534 | Submission Open
Keywords: human–computer interaction; medical interface design; symmetry; asymmetry; brain–computer interface (BCI); healthcare technology; assistive systems; rehabilitation technology; visual perception; usability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Cryptography and Cybersecurity
edited by , Okuthe P. Kogeda and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4474 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetric cryptography; asymmetric cryptography; applied cryptography; cryptographic attacks; network and data security; software security; privacy preservation and secure protocol design; attack–defense asymmetry; cyber threat detection and mitigation; AI security and machine learning in cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Three-Phase Electrical Power Systems
edited by Jun Xie and Jianqiao Ma
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3861 | Submission Open
Keywords: new topology and geometry design; in-depth physical/chemical process study; novel modelling and computing theories and methods; design of new experiment and test result analysis; system/component/material research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Advancing Digital Signal and Image Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3475 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; image processing; feature extraction; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Quantum Mechanics: Concepts, Symmetries, and Recent Developments: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersymmetry; superintegrability; phase space formulation; entanglement; measurement theory; symmetry group invariance; representation theory; anyonsanions; deformation quantization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Wireless Communications for Secure IoT Networks submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless channel modelling and performance; generative artificial intelligence (GenAI); Internet of Things (IoT); sensor data fusion; security; encryption; security and privacy in wireless systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Modified Gravity and Related Symmetries
edited by Branko Dragovich and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open
Keywords: modified gravity; symmetries in modified gravity; f(R) gravity; f(T) gravity; nonlocal gravity; horndeski gravity; phenomenology of modified gravity; black holes in modified gravity; mathematical foundations of gravity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry and Artificial Intelligence: Models, Methods, and Applications
edited by Soumia Ziti, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry and asymmetry in AI; machine learning and deep learning; graph theory and graph neural networks; intelligent systems and optimization; data representation and structural patterns; algorithmic efficiency and robustness; application symmetry in computation; adaptive and asymmetric models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Automatic Control submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetric control; asymmetric control; robust control; adaptive control; nonlinear control; optimal control; fault-tolerant control; cyber-physical systems; robotics and automation; aerospace control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Image Processing: Current Advances and Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open
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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Sensing, Computing and Intelligence for Cyber–Physical Systems
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber-physical systems; artificial intelligence; resillence; security control; symmetry; scalability; interoperability; optimization algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Cosmoparticle Physics—Dedicated to Ya. B. Zeldovich's 110 Anniversary
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open
Keywords: cosmology; particle physics; astroparticle physics; cosmoparticle physics; BSM models; dark matter; inflation; baryosynthesis; primordial black holes; cosmological structures; cosmological phase transitions and topological defects; supergravity; modified gravity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Studies of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Electrochemistry
edited by and Oscar Manuel Rodríguez Narváez
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemistry; materials; water treatment; energy storage; batteries; supercapacitors; redox; energy density
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Condensed Matter Physics submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open
Keywords: spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum materials; topological phases and topological insulators; symmetry-protected states and topological order; charge density waves and structural phase transitions; magnetism, spin textures, and skyrmions; superconductivity and unconventional pairing symmetry; symmetry breaking at interfaces and in low-dimensional systems; emergent phenomena from symmetry reduction in engineered structures; computational and analytical methods for symmetry analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Exploring Symmetry and Asymmetry in Supply Chain Management: Frameworks, Applications and Innovations for Resilient and Sustainable Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain symmetry; asymmetry in logistics networks; resilient supply chains; sustainable supply chain systems; mathematical modeling in scm; optimization techniques; risk management in supply chains; collaborative supply chain frameworks; innovation in logistics; resilient supply chain design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Hybrid Deep Learning and Explainable AI for Symmetry-Aware and Multiscale Medical Image Analysis submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid deep learning; explainable AI (XAI); symmetry-aware modeling; model-enrichment strategies; vision transformers (ViTs); convolutional neural networks (CNNs); multiscale, multidimensional, and multiresolution descriptors; complex-network-based descriptors; medical image analysis; geometric and structural explainability; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry: Shaping the Future of Power Grids
edited by Arturo R. Messina
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open
Keywords: controllability and observability; grid stability; power grids; power system dynamics; symmetry/asymmetry; re-silient grid infrastructure; risk assessment; robustness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
New Higgs-Like States
edited by and Kai-Feng Chen
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open
Keywords: particles and fields; Higgs boson; electroweak interactions; spontaneous symmetrybreaking; quantum chromodynamics; quark and lepton masses and mixing; models beyond the standard model; experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary-particle and nuclear physics; data analysis; extensions of Higgs sector; Higgs-like states; phase transitions; Higgs mode; top quark; cosmology; superconductivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Advances in AI-Based Multidimensional Digital Signal Processing—Symmetry Approaches
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; artificial intelligence; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Detection Mechanisms for Modern Security Systems
edited by , Timothy T. Adeliyi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryptographic primitives; symmetric key encryption; asymmetric cryptography; post-quantum security; blockchain security; secure multiparty computation; hybrid encryption schemes; privacy-preserving computation; lightweight cryptography; formal methods in cryptography; cybersecurity; IoT forensics; deep learning and NLP; Semantic data models; Smart environments; class imbalance; secure AI architectures; blockchain and distributed security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances of Symmetry/Asymmetry in Fluid Dynamics: Engineering Applications and Marine Hydrodynamics submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; fluid dynamics; ship hydrodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; flow–structure interaction; turbulence; vortex dynamics; offshore structures; marine engineering; heat transfer; flow control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Studies in Cybersecurity with Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by , Xibin Zhao, Zonghui Li and Jiqiang Liu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; anomaly detection; symmetric security; asymmetric systems; adversarial learning; intrusion detection; intelligent defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Applications Based on Symmetry in Nuclear Energy and Engineering
edited by Gustavo Alonso, Kevin T. Clarno and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear reactors; fuel assembly performance; transient analysis; stability analysis; fault diagnosis; electricity system planning; electricity system design; operational efficiency; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Applied Computational Intelligence and Informatics
edited by Israel Edem Agbehadji, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; explainable AI; deep learning; hybrid models; AI applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Its Applications in Mechanical Design submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical element design; finite element design; structural design; automotive systems design; design and analysis of heat transfer; design and analysis of fluid mechanic; process design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in the Control Theory submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control; asymmetry in control; cooperative robotics; energy efficiency; intelligent control; networked control systems; nonlinear dynamics; sensor fusion; stability and robustness; symmetry in control systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Big Data and Blockchain Technologies submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; blockchain applications; ML; LLM; privacy-preserving analytics; agentic-AI on blockchain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Machine Learning and Text Mining
edited by Abdelkrim El Mouatasim
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; machine learning; text mining; invariance; equivariance; geometric deep learning; representation learning; natural language processing; pattern analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Smart Materials and Structures
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart materials and structures; mechanics-based design; symmetry/asymmetry observation; mathematical modelling; numerical computation; simulation methods; symmetry/asymmetry analysis; engineering applications; sensors and actuators; nonlinear dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry Applied in Urban Water Resource Systems: Modeling, Control, and Optimization submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban water resources; symmetry and asymmetry; groundwater quality; hydrogeochemistry; sustainable water management; urban water-related risks; urban water governance and policy; groundwater recharge; geomatics and GIS; remote sensing applications; machine learning in water resources; climate change and water
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Deep Learning for Computer Vision submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; deep learning; computer vision; medical imaging; precision agriculture; autonomous driving; industrial inspection; remote sensing; anomaly detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Computer Vision: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications
edited by and Ajita Rattani
submission deadline 2 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in agriculture and satellite aperture ranging; sustainable and symmetric vision; secured symmetrical visual data in health care domain; transformer and neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Image Processing: Optimization, Security, and Applications submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry in image processing; metaheuristics in image processing; image security and authentication; intelligent embedded systems for visual applications; medical image diagnosis and symmetry analysis; optimization techniques for image reconstruction; pattern recognition in symmetric and asymmetric structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Data Analysis
edited by Song Deng, Xiong Fu and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8429 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data analysis for industrial information; outlier identification; data distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetries and Symmetry-Breaking in Data Security, 2nd Edition
edited by Na Ren and
submission deadline 18 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open
Keywords: data security; digital watermark; data encryption; data transactions; privacy-preserving computation; attack and defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Nonlinear Control: Theory and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 26 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetric control; nonlinear control; fault-tolerant control; event-triggered control; intelligent transportation control; intelligent agriculture robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Computing with Words with Symmetry
edited by and Nadya Regina Galo
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2812 | Submission Open
Keywords: computing with words; fuzzy sets; intuitionistic fuzzy sets; 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation; hesitant fuzzy sets; grey systems; rough sets; soft sets; Z-numbers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry or Asymmetry in Machine Learning
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 30619 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; computational statistics; artificial intelligence; data mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Image Processing and Computer Vision
edited by and Shuo Yang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16829 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; pattern recognition; object detection; image segmentation; deep learning; machine learning; convolutional neural network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Mathematical Optimization Algorithm and Its Applications
edited by Zhe Sun
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12559 | Submission Open
Keywords: combinatorial optimization; machine learning algorithm; heuristic algorithm; algorithm design; systems optimization and control; NP hard Problem optimization; parameter identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
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