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Systems Engineering Tools and Digital Twin Technologies for Industry 6.0

edited by

Andrej Škraba

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 6.0; symbiotic digital twin technology; systems engineering tools; cyber-physical-human-biological systems (CPHBS); autonomous human– AI– robot collaboration; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); trustworthy AI and collective intelligence; real-time hyper-connected simulation; autonomous robotics and swarm systems; AIoT/bio-IoT sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Complex Financial Systems: Dynamics, Risk, and Resilience

edited by

Tristan Lim

, Zhiyuan Wang and Chong Guan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex financial systems; systemic risk; socio-technical finance; financial networks; system dynamics; behavioural market dynamics; digital and algorithmic finance; AI/ML decision systems; sustainability transitions; complex adaptive systems

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

Sustainable Maritime Transport and Logistics: Efficiency, Optimization, and Decarbonization

edited by

Mohan Anantharaman

and

Rabiul Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine transport; marine engineering; maritime logistics; engine and bride simulation; maritime management; decarbonisation; green house gas; reduction; emissions; sustainable transport; efficiency; economy

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

Modelling, Planning and Management of Sustainable Transport Systems: Second Edition

edited by

Ewelina Sendek-Matysiak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; transport systems; transport policy; electromobility; hydrogen technologies; alternative powertrains; intelligent transport systems (ITS); transport digitalization; emissions and environmental impact; urban logistics; decision support systems in transport; transport process optimization

Intelligent Supply Chain Systems: Digital Twins, AI, and Predictive Risk Management in Industry 5.0 Era

edited by

Matteo Gabellini

Francesco Gabriele Galizia

and

Marco Bortolini

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 5.0; intelligent supply chain systems; artificial intelligence; large Language models; digital twin applications; forecasting ; prescriptive analytics; supply chain resilience ; data spaces; supply chain sustainability

Digital Transformation of Business Ecosystems

edited by Florina Pînzaru and

Anagnoste Sorin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; business ecosystem; ecosystem governance; coopetition; digital technologies

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

Redefining Knowledge Management Systems: The Role of Generative AI in Innovation, Learning, and Knowledge Processes

edited by Eric Tsui, Gang Liu and Muhammad Saleem Sumbal

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management systems; generative AI; knowledge processes; innovation; learning

Learning-Empowered Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Haoran Wang

Jintao Lai

, Heye Huang and Jia Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; intelligent transportation system; artificial intelligence; imitation learning; reinforcement learning

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

Autonomous Traffic Management and Control Systems

edited by

Keshuang Tang

and Hong Zhu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous traffic management; digital twin– driven control; multi-source traffic sensing and fusion; reinforcement learning– based signal control; autonomous transportation system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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