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Building Resilient Logistics Networks Through Autonomous Organizations

edited by Roman Gumzej

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | 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 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | 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)

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

edited by Abdul Razzaq

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 480 | 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)

Context Models for Human Systems Integration

edited by

Guy André Boy

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: context; sociotechnical systems; human systems integration; systemic cognition; modeling; scenarios; human-centered design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Socio-Technical Systems

edited by Mathias Fonkam and

Narasimha Rao Vajjhala

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for social good; human–AI collaboration; systems thinking; modeling and computer simulations; complex feedback systems; data science; machine learning applications; digital transformation; computational thinking; AI ethics and governance

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

Digital Business Systems for Entrepreneurial Innovation and Strategic Development

edited by

Irina Saur-Amaral

and

Ciro Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital business systems; digital transformation; entrepreneurial innovation; dynamic capabilities; business model innovation; digital ecosystems; digital twins; strategic development

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

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the Digital Age

edited by

Bridget Irene

and Joan Lockyer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurial ecosystems; digital transformation; systems thinking; platform economies; institutional dynamics; innovation systems; ecosystem governance; digital infrastructure; inclusion and inequality; emerging economies

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

Resilience and Security in Self-Adaptive Systems

edited by

Muhammad Aslam Jarwar

, Aisha Kanwal Junejo and

Jims Marchang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-adaptive systems; resilience architecture; fault tolerance; autonomous systems; anomaly detection; IoT security; adaptive control; trustworthy AI; agentic AI; self-healing cyber-physical systems; runtime adaptation

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

Resilient Organizations in an Era of Workforce Transformation: Systems Perspectives on Talent, Mobility, and Sustainability

edited by

Samyia Safdar

, Namra Mubarak and

Shaista Noor

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational resilience; workforce transformation; systems thinking; human capital sustainability; talent mobility; organizational adaptation; socio-technical systems; system dynamics; sustainable organizations; knowledge management

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

Hybrid Systems Thinking and Methodologies in the AI Transformation Era

edited by

Seunghwan Myeong

and

Younhee Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid systems thinking; AI transformation; quantum probability; socio-technical systems; governance and decision-making

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

Leveraging AI Algorithms to Enhance Healthcare Systems

edited by

Antonio Pesqueira

and

Andreia De Bem Machado

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3785 | Submission Open

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

System Approaches for Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy

edited by Violeta Sima,

Andrei Jean-Vasile

and

Mile Vasic

submission deadline 14 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; systems thinking; socio-technical systems; system dynamics; integrated assessment; material flow analysis; life cycle sustainability assessment; industrial symbiosis; energy systems; circular ecosystems; policy coherence; institutional frameworks; digital technologies; digital twins; sustainability transitions; resource efficiency

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

Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Analytics in Smart City Systems

edited by

Razvan Daniel Zota

and

Bogdan Oancea

submission deadline 19 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1634 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; artificial intelligence; simulation modeling; machine learning; sensor analytics; data-driven governance; NLP; sentiment analysis; urban computing; decision support systems

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

Digital Business Model Innovation

edited by Magdalena Jaciow

submission deadline 19 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital business model innovation; digital transformation; business model reconfiguration; digital platforms; business ecosystems; data-driven value creation; AI-enabled business models

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

The Dynamics and Resilience of Innovation Networks in a Disruptive World

edited by Leila Tahmooresnejad

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | 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)

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

edited by

Konstantinos A. Chrysafis

and

Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2453 | 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)

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

edited by

Bellam Sreenivasulu

Oleg Pavlov

and Jeff Foote

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 1012 | 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)

Logistics Network Optimization and Supply Chain Design

edited by

Mariusz Kmiecik

and

Marzena Kramarz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics network optimization; supply chain design; systems thinking; digital twin; artificial intelligence; simulation; resilience; sustainability; systems engineering; data-driven decision-making; supply chain coordination; urban logistics system; last mile; sustainable transport

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

AI-Driven and Digital Systems Engineering for Optimization of Complex Environmental and Industrial Processes

edited by

Madalina Cǎrbureanu

and

Florin Stefan Zamfir

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital systems engineering; machine learning; deep learning; software engineering; intelligent control; internet of things; optimization; complex environmental processes; computational intelligence frameworks

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

Sustainability and System Transformation in Public Governance

edited by Fatemeh Zeleti and Jeff Foote

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: public governance systems; sustainability; system transformation; artificial intelligence; AI governance; data spaces; digital public infrastructure; socio-technical systems

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

Systems Approaches to Generative AI: Workforce Development, Organisational Learning, and Economic Transformation

edited by Ali Ahsan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative artificial intelligence (GenAI); systems thinking; socio-technical systems; complex adaptive systems; system dynamics; workforce development; organisational learning; human–AI collaboration; digital transformation; information systems; AI governance; enterprise systems; systems engineering; organisational capability; economic capability

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

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