Systems

The Application of a Large Language Model (LLM) in Education Reform and Innovation

edited by

Feng Zhang

and Shuo Zhao

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 26455 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language model application; big data; education innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Sustainable Business Models and Digital Transformation

edited by

Barbara Bradač Hojnik

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21069 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business model innovation; digital transformation and sustainability; circular economy and digitalization; technology-driven sustainability solutions; systemic approaches to business model evolution; artificial intelligence for sustainable business; digital entrepreneurship and sustainable ecosystems; corporate strategies for the sdgs in the digital era; governance and policy frameworks for sustainable digitalization; measuring sustainability impacts of digital business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Resilient Futures of Urban Systems

edited by

Pernille H. Christensen

and

Gabriela Quintana Vigiola

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; climate action; place-based approaches; sustainable development; climate security

Agile Design Methods: Enhancing Innovation in Industrial Product and Production Development

edited by

Denis A. Coelho

and Miguel Lourenço

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: agile design methods; product development; production systems; sustainability; user-centered design; human– technology– organization approach; computational simulation; optimization models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Systems Perspectives on Sustainable Supply Chains: Lessons from Renewable Energy Transitions

edited by Hartmut Zadek,

Jettarat Janmontree

and

Kasin Ransikarbum

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; supply chain resilience; systems modeling; renewable energy transition; energy systems integration; circular economy

Information Systems: Discipline, Critical Research and Education

edited by Rasheed Mohammad and

Faisal Saeed

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 26764 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethical AI in education; assessment for AI-generated reports; AI-generated materials; AI readiness by educators; AI’ s impact on education; the future of education processes through co-existence with generative AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Risk Management in Project Management—How Two Major Dimensions (Relational and Processual) Influence Risk Management in Project Management

edited by

Marco Nunes

and

António Abreu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23816 | Submission Open

Keywords: project management; risk management; people analytics; project lifecycle; project challenges; project network analysis; relational dimension; processual dimension; tools and techniques used in project management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Modeling and Optimization of Transportation and Logistics System

edited by

Neven Grubišić

and

Luka Novačko

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9144 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport modeling; simulation-based optimization; freight logistics; intelligent transport systems; smart mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Project Management of Complex Systems (Manufacturing and Services)

edited by

Alencar Bravo

and

Darli Rodrigues Vieira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7489 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; systems engineering; project management; manufacturing; services; product lifecycle management; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Systems Thinking and Healthcare Communities: A Community Approach to Transforming Healthcare

edited by Josep María Monguet-Fierro and

Alberto Paucar-Caceres

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4354 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems; healthcare; communities; innovation; integration; policy; technology; equity; health education; engagement; health literacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Next-Generation Cybersecurity Intelligence: AI-Driven Defense, Quantum-Safe Systems, and Resilient Digital and Environmental Ecosystems

edited by

Anas M. Alsobeh

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4033 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI driven cybersecurity; LLMs and generative AI security; quantum safe/post quantum cryptography; zero trust architectures; adversarial machine learning and robustness; cyber– physical systems resilience; IoT and edge security; privacy; ethics; and governance; threat intelligence and benchmarks; secure software engineering and supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

From Assessment to Action: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience in Global Networks

edited by

Giulio Marcucci

and

Raquel Sanchis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2356 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; disruptions; risk management; resilience quantitative models; ripple effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Systems Approaches to Risk Management

edited by Benjamin Seligmann

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1265 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems theory; risk management; systems model; risk model; causal model; risk assessment; risk treatment; control effectiveness; control management; critical control; risk management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Educational Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Xuesong Zhai

,

Andreja Istenic

and Jiong Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; artificial intelligence; educational systems

Beyond Automation: Building Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains with Integrative Industry 5.0 Technologies

edited by

Funlade Sunmola

and

George Baryannis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains ; supply chain resilience; circular economy ; human-centric systems ; socio-technical systems ; integrative technologies; system dynamics

Sociotechnical Systems in Engineering Education

edited by Desen Özkan and

Kari Zacharias

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open

Keywords: sociotechnical systems; systems thinking; sociotechnical thinking; engineering education; sustainability; equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Modeling, Planning, and Optimization for Railway and Urban Rail Systems

edited by

Petr Nachtigall

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation; transport modelling; urban planning; railway transport; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Low-Altitude Mobility and Foundation Models in 3D Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Yonglin Tian

submission deadline 8 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D intelligent transportation systems; foundation models for ITS; low-altitude ITS; air– ground cooperation; active perception with foundation models; autonomous planning for intelligent vehicles; agentic UAVs; end-to-end autonomous driving; parallel transportation systems; visual-language navigation for ITS; multimodal perception foundation models for ITS; scenarios engineering for ITS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Management: Enhancing Traceability, Efficiency, Resilience, and Sustainability

edited by

Radmehr P. Monfared

, Diana Segura-Velandia and Rajesh Shankar-Priya

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19277 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; digital transformation; digital currency; traceability; blockchain; cyber security; smart contracts; CSMM; IoT; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Data Analytics for Social, Economic and Environmental Issues

edited by

Martins Adelaide

,

Susana Silva

and Bruno Veloso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17096 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; big data; data governance; information systems; social; economic; and environmental dimensions; behavioral trends; reporting; economic analysis and forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Supply Chain Management towards Circular Economy

edited by Victoria Muerza and

Emilio Larrodé

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16063 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; decision making; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; reverse logistics; resilient supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Integrating System Dynamics with AI and Other Analytical Methods: Advancements and Applications for Decision Making with/Within Complex Systems

edited by

Stefano Armenia

,

Eduardo Ferreira Franco

and Pietro Vito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15561 | Submission Open

Keywords: system dynamics; systems thinking; agent-based modeling; modeling & simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; predictive analytics; data analytics; complex systems; decision making; decision support systems; strategic planning; sustainability and resilience; scenario analysis; policy design & evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Ensemble Learning-Driven Models for Managerial System Modelling and Applications

edited by Zhenkun Liu,

Yan Hao

, Pei Du and

Jianzhou Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12430 | Submission Open

Keywords: ensemble learning-driven models; managerial system modeling; renewable energy sources management; supply chain management; financial management systems; decision support systems; business intelligence systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Advances in Reliability Engineering for Complex Systems

edited by

Randy Buchanan

and Mohammad Marufuzzaman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11212 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems; complex; reliability; failure; modeling and simulation; artificial intelligence; efficiency; optimization; sustainability; predictive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics in Enterprise Systems

edited by

Ana Ramona Bologa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8677 | Submission Open

Keywords: business intelligence; data analytics; enterprise systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; systems thinking; process mining; digital transformation; decision support systems; data governance

Advancing Digital Engineering: Transforming Industries with Model-Based Systems Engineering and Digital Twin Technology

edited by Sergio Luna, Ahsan R. Choudhuri and Aditya Akundi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8349 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital engineering; enterprise transformation; model-based systems engineering; digital twin; AI-Driven systems engineering; digital thread

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Systems Thinking in Education: Learning, Design and Technology

edited by

Roger Hadgraft

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6143 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; systems modelling; stakeholder engagement; systems engineering; emergence; feedback; causality; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Systems Thinking for Business Strategic Management: Innovation and Resilience

edited by

Darko Etinger

and

Katarina Kostelić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; strategic management; innovation ecosystems; organizational resilience; digital transformation; dynamic capabilities; scenario planning and risk governance; AI-driven strategic management; data-rich systems strategy; human-AI teaming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Systems Thinking and Modelling in Socio-Economic Systems

edited by Laima Okunevičiūtė Neverauskienė

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4078 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; social and economic systems; system dynamics; innovation and systemic change; socio-economic transformation; agent-based modeling; machine learning; complexity science; policy modeling; resilience; sustainable development; smart economy; scenario analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

Innovation and Systems Thinking in Operations Management

edited by Gregory Theyel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems; innovation; operations; technology; management; ecosystems; supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Applying Systems Science to Place-Based Systems Change Efforts: Theoretical and Methodological Advances

edited by Therese Riley

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open

Keywords: place-based systems change; systems theory; systems approaches; place-based approaches; complex social problems; monitoring and evaluation

From Supply Chains to Customer Experience: Business Model Innovation in the Digital Era

edited by

Asif Muzaffar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; supply chain innovation; business model innovation; customer experience; data-driven personalization; omnichannel strategies; sustainable marketing; digital platforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Decision Making in Uncertain Environments via Advanced Analytical Methods: Second Edition

edited by

Konstantinos A. Chrysafis

and

Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1828 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision making; fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic; scenario analysis; decision analysis; statistical inference; mixed methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Hypothesis-Driven Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Complex Systems Biology

edited by

Michele Braccini

, Andrea Roli and

Pasquale Stano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypothesis- and theory-driven AI for complex systems biology; AI and complex systems biology; applications of dynamical systems theory to biological processes; modelling approaches that exploit biological principles to reproduce observed data patterns; parameters tuning and optimisation of mathematical models for biological and biochemical systems; computational systems’ biology methodologies; machine learning tools for pattern identification in large biological datasets; drug response prediction and similar applications; theory-trained neural networks (TTNs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Modeling and Optimization for Resilient and Sustainable Global Supply Chains

edited by Jingen Zhou and

Sajjad Jasimuddin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1142 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; transportation; logistics; resilience; sustainability; risk management; optimization; digital transformation; emerging technologies; and decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

The Dynamics and Resilience of Innovation Networks in a Disruptive World

edited by Leila Tahmooresnejad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation networks; network resilience; disruption; systems thinking; digital transformation; complex adaptive systems; social network analysis; dynamic modeling; technological change; policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Multimodal and Intermodal Transportation Systems in the AI Era

edited by Rongfang (Rachel) Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal transportation; intermodal coordination; automated transportation; transportation safety and security; supply chain management; advanced aviation mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Advancing Systems Thinking in Higher Education: Frameworks, Pedagogies, Interdisciplinary Practices and Challenges

edited by

Bellam Sreenivasulu

,

Oleg Pavlov

and Jeff Foote

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; system dynamics; curriculum design; sustainability; higher education; interdisciplinary pedagogy; systems approaches; systems mapping and modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Circular Economy for Food Systemic Design

edited by

Sina Ahmadi Kaliji

,

Ashkan Pakseresht

and

Riza Radmehr

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy systems; complex adaptive food systems; system dynamics in food systems; network theory in food sustainability; decision theory in the circular economy; blockchain in food supply chains; technology acceptance in circular systems; systems engineering in food waste valorization; digital transformation in sustainable food systems; socio-technical transitions in agri-food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Systems: Methods, Trust, and Cyber Defense

edited by

Maurice E. Dawson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: trustworthy AI; adversarial robustness; privacy-preserving machine learning; intrusion and anomaly detection; cyber-physical systems (CPS) security; federated learning; explainable AI (XAI); AI-driven threat intelligence and OSINT; governance; risk; and compliance (GRC); model and data supply chain security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Digital and Intelligent Technologies for Analytics and Optimization in Industrial Systems Engineering

edited by

Hany Osman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems engineering; smart industrial systems; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); Artificial Intelligence (AI); advanced analytics; digital twin; Cyber– Physical Systems (CPSs); autonomous and adaptive systems; data-driven systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Synergy of Machine Learning and System Theory: New Frontiers in Nonlinear System Identification

edited by Abdul Razzaq

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear system identification; machine learning; hybrid modeling; system theory; data-driven methods; interpretability; control systems; dynamical systems; deep learning; real-time modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Modeling and Analysis for Stability and Reliability in Railway Systems

edited by

Mladen Nikšić

,

Martin Starčević

and

Adam Szeląg

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway systems; system reliability; system stability; modelling and simulation of railway traffic; railway dynamics; RAMS (reliability; availability; maintainability; safety); fault diagnosis and prognosis; railway traffic management; predictive maintenance; system-level analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Complex Adaptive Systems Approaches for Health and Well-Being

edited by

Panagiotis Katrakazas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex adaptive systems; health systems; well-being; systems thinking; resilience; agent-based modeling; network analysis; population health; healthcare transformation; emergence

Building Resilient Logistics Networks Through Autonomous Organizations

edited by Roman Gumzej

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: global supply chain; governance; disruption; systemic fragility; trust deficit; coordination inefficiency; resilient structure; small-world network; distributed autonomous organization; physical internet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Scheduling Theory and Models in Industrial Management

edited by

Ruben Ruiz-Torrubiano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; scheduling; manufacturing; industrial management; heuristics; mathematical programming; machine learning; reinforcement learning; constraint satisfaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

Leveraging AI Algorithms to Enhance Healthcare Systems

edited by

Antonio Pesqueira

and

Andreia De Bem Machado

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare systems; machine learning; medical diagnostics; digital health

Socio-Technical Cyber Security for Socio-Technical Systems: Human Factors and Other Perspectives

edited by Uchenna Daniel Ani and Hongmei He

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2946 | Submission Open

Keywords: human factor-related security; socio-technical systems; cyber security; human behaviour; privacy protection; security risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Navigating Complexity in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains

edited by Jaeyoung Oh, Joonhwan In and

Minseok Park

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10214 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; resilience; trade-offs and synergies; ESG strategies; data-driven decision-making; AI and machine leaning in supply chains; circular economy; supply chain risk management; supply chains for SMEs and service industries; policy and regulation for ESGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Systems Thinking for Sustainable and Responsible Innovation

edited by Ehsan Nabavi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; responsible innovation; sustainable innovation; governance and regulation; historical context and theoretical foundations; systemic risks in responsible innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

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