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software engineering for local digital twins; model-based engineering of safety-critical IoT systems; dependability of autonomous systems for smart cities; semantic sensor networks and knowledge graphs for resilient cities; ontologies for resilient IoT systems; image and video processing for urban security; real-time and predictive monitoring of IoT-based applications for critical infrastructure; augmented reality for safety and security; formal verification of dependability requirements for the IoT; Artificial Intelligence and the IoT for threat detection systems; resilience of IoT systems; modeling and simulation for IoT systems; business intelligence methods for assessment of IoT systems; big data management; new technology for command and control; webGIS and data-driven user interfaces for real-time monitoring of the IoT; blockchain technology for IoT systems; cybersecurity assessment for IoT systems </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/internet_of_things">Internet of Things (IoT)</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/7J6W0B2RNG">Emerging Information Technologies in the Field of Cyber Defense</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/332749?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/332749/thumb/Dongkyoo_Shin.png" style="width: auto; 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disinformation; fake news; amplification; fact-checking; toxic content; dis-amplification; detection tools and strategies </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/F04GZG59KI">Digital Forensic Investigation and Incident Response</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1315750?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1315750/thumb/Cihan_Varol.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; 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digital investigation; incident response; AI in digital forensics </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_security_privacy">Information Security and Privacy</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/262O2F9D34">Signal Processing and Machine Learning, 2nd Edition</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/876692?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/876692/thumb/Zoran_Peri膰.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Zoran H. Peri膰</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/708244?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/708244/thumb/Tomas_Skovranek.jpeg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Tomas Skovranek</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/880210?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/880210/thumb/Vlado_Delic.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Vlado Deli膰</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2608469?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2608469/thumb/Vladimir_Despotovic.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Vladimir Despotovic</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/880212?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/880212/thumb/Stefan_Panic.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Stefan Panic</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Nov 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 2788</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/07BVQQUF5S">Generative AI in Operations Research: Modeling, Applications and Challenges</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/386005?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/386005/thumb/Konstantinos_Demertzis.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Konstantinos Demertzis</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Nov 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 1581</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> generative models; operations research; operations management; decision-making; real-time decision support </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/NHA0RTN8DU">Second Edition of Advances in Wireless Communications Systems</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1153115?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1153115/thumb/Stefano_Caputo.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Stefano Caputo</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/163984?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/163984/thumb/Lorenzo_Mucchi.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lorenzo Mucchi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Nov 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 702</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> network protocol and resources allocation; artificial intelligence; pervasive communications; security; RFs enabling 6G; optical wireless communications; smart city applications; healthcare applications; industrial applications; Internet of Things </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/7QB17RJ03O">Advancements in Personalized Learning for Decentralized and Federated Environments</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1617171?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Dimitris Kastaniotis</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Nov 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 259</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> personalized learning; federated learning; split learning; decentralized learning; personalized learning for Edge and TinyML devices </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/59Q4KUH379">Feature Papers in <em>Information</em> in 2024–2025</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/121125?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/121125/thumb/Willy_Susilo.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Willy Susilo</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>1 Dec 2024</strong> | 17 articles | <strong>Viewed by 21504</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> information theory and methodology; information intelligence; information processes; information applications; information and communications technology </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_systems">Information Systems</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/2V55252U38">Machine Learning Approaches for Imbalanced Domains: Emerging Trends and Applications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/440600?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/440600/thumb/Barbara_Pes.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Barbara Pes</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/376617?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/376617/thumb/Andrea_Loddo.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Andrea Loddo</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>1 Dec 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 10709</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> data mining and knowledge discovery; machine learning; deep learning; imbalance learning; case studies and real-world applications </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/0P11Z9A4OD">Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Pattern Recognition and Biometrics</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1059758?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1059758/thumb/Mohamed_Hammad.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Mohamed Hammad</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1664918?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1664918/thumb/Pawe艂_P艂awiak.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Pawe艂 P艂awiak</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>15 Dec 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 18031</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> ML; DL; pattern recognition; biometrics; human recognition </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/60R373Y25P">Recent Advances in Social Media Mining and Analysis</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><div class="sciprofiles-link__link"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Nirmalya Thakur</span></div></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>15 Dec 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12487</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> social media; big data; data mining; data analytics; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/5P6XHZJH11">Emerging Research in Optimization Algorithms in the Era of Big Data</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/429364?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/429364/thumb/Marko_Guli膰.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Marko Guli膰</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1787953?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1787953/thumb/Heming_Jia.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Heming Jia</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/492706?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/492706/thumb/Antonio_Jim茅nez-Mart铆n.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Antonio Jim茅nez-Mart铆n</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Dec 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4028</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> optimization algorithms; big data analytics; machine learning algorithms; metaheuristic approaches; evolutionary algorithms; genetic programming; swarm intelligence; nature-inspired optimization techniques; parallel and distributed optimization algorithms </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/722UIPYWS6">Sensing and Wireless Communications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Tien M. Nguyen</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>28 Dec 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 146</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> sensing and wireless communications; sensor technology; EO; IR; radar; LIDAR; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); quantum sensor; position; navigation; and timing (PNT); intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); artificial intelligence-of-things (AIoT); high resolution wide swath (HRWS SAR); interferometric SAR; bi-static SAR; multi-static SAR; distributed coherent beamforming; active phase array antenna (APAA); passive slot array antenna; embedded intelligent sensor; digital communication waveforms; advanced channel coding and coded modulation; optical communications; multidimensional modulation; low power communications system; hybrid multidimensional coded modulation; adaptive coded modulation (ACM); pulse communications; ultra-wideband communications; software-defined radio (SDR); software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); cloud communication technology; single carrier modulation; multi-carrier modulation; division multiplexing access; hybrid division multiplexing access (H-DMA); anti-jam; low probability of interception; and low probability of detection (AJ/LPI/LPD); SATCOM; tracking; telemetry; and command (TT& C); wireless sensor networks (WSN); internet of things (IoT); wireless local area networks (WLAN); smart communication and networking; 5G/6G Satellite Integration (SATis5; SATis6); generative adversarial network (GAN); recurrent neural networks (RNN); 4G; 5G; and 6G; wireless communication technology; machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML-AI); edge computing; space-based remote sensing; integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); multi-function RF (MFRF); MIMO radars; communication resources management (SCRM); commercial-off-the shelf radar-common data link (COTS-R-CDL) </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/wireless_technologies">Wireless Technologies</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/advanced_computer_and_digital_technologies">Advanced Computer and Digital Technologies</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2061250?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2061250/thumb/Irina_Perfilieva.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Irina Perfilieva</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1698193?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1698193/thumb/Madad_Khan.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Madad Khan</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Dec 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 13843</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> Intelligent systems and technologies; Intelligent data mining and machine learning; Artificial intelligence in information security; Computer support of organizational intelligence; System modelling; Cyber-physical systems in technologies; Software for simulations of nonlinear; non-stationary; and non-homogeneous processes </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_systems">Information Systems</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/7O53FR820A">Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Information Processes"</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/262363?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/262363/thumb/Emilio_Matricciani.JPG" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Emilio Matricciani</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1787953?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1787953/thumb/Heming_Jia.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Heming Jia</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/313361?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/313361/thumb/Zhigang_CHU.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Zhigang Chu</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 10 articles | <strong>Viewed by 30629</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> knowledge management; social media and social networks; big data and cloud computing; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things/Internet of Everything; digital signal processing; data mining; information extraction; human– machine interface; information in society and social development; business process management; blockchain and emerging technologies; communication systems and networks; wireless sensor network; mobile communication services </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/tech_data_cultural_heritage">Techniques and Data Analysis in Cultural Heritage</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/262363?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/262363/thumb/Emilio_Matricciani.JPG" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Emilio Matricciani</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 8 articles | <strong>Viewed by 29598</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> dating of cultural heritage artifacts; data mining; data processing; mathematical methods and techniques; remote sensing of archeological sites and artifacts </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/933UJ043NA">Second Edition of Predictive Analytics and Data Science</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/624621?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/624621/thumb/脕gnes_Vathy-Fogarassy.JPG" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Agnes Vathy-Fogarassy</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/450681?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/450681/thumb/Janos_Abonyi.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">J谩nos Abonyi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 14 articles | <strong>Viewed by 26801</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> classification; regression; deep learning; uncertainty; validation and maintenance; self-learning; real-life applications </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/246N3XOTBH">Feature Papers in Artificial Intelligence 2024</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/232119?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/232119/thumb/Luis_Martinez.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Luis Mart铆nez L贸pez</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 9 articles | <strong>Viewed by 19167</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> artificial intelligence; computational intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; decision making; optimization algorithm; ethical AI; generative AI; large language models; quantum AI </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/4B293EKQ7H">Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, and Smart Emerging Technologies</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1059758?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1059758/thumb/Mohamed_Hammad.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Mohamed Hammad</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1576494?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1576494/thumb/Ahmed_A._Abd_El-Latif.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/347351?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/347351/thumb/Abdelhamied_A._Ateya.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Abdelhamied Ashraf Ateya</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1518716?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1518716/thumb/Mohammed_ELAffendi.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Mohammed ElAffendi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 15417</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_security_privacy">Information Security and Privacy</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/1699ON86A9">Advances in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1112650?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1112650/thumb/Christos_Troussas.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Christos Troussas</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1247536?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1247536/thumb/Akrivi_Krouska.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Akrivi Krouska</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/219876?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/219876/thumb/Phivos_Mylonas.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Phivos Mylonas</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/732908?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/732908/thumb/Katerina_Kabassi.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Katerina Kabassi</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1869049?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1869049/thumb/Jaime_Caro.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jaime Caro</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1181581?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1181581/thumb/Cleo_Sgouropoulou.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Cleo Sgouropoulou</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 13063</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> human-centered artificial intelligence; enhanced user experience; human– artificial-intelligence interaction </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/9HNFGCQV66">Emerging Research in Target Detection and Recognition in Remote Sensing Images</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Tao Tang</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/55814?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/55814/thumb/Canbin_Hu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Canbin Hu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2380792?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2380792/thumb/Yuli_Sun.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Yuli Sun</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12131</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> remote sensing; image processing; image interpretation; target detection; classification/recognition; deep networks; knowledge graphs </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/BI3E8N35Q0">Recent Developments and Implications in Web Analysis</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1916212?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1916212/thumb/Damianos_P._Sakas.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Damianos P. Sakas</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 10218</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> web analytics; utility of web platforms; role of the web; blockchain implications; big data; recent developments in web analysis; implications of web analysis; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); web user behavior; digital marketing; brand engagement; web crisis management; ethical concerns; privacy and data security </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/U7MPC0E9S1">Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Health</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Neil Vaughan</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 9516</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> artificial intelligence; data science; virtual reality; health applications </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/NC85V913K6">Digital Privacy and Security, 2nd Edition</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/author/T0Z2cmIzY1JiMXVtcjB2Mmt6ZzFTREo0eXZmN0Jya0VBaHphUEFsVU5Bdz0=?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jos茅 Braga de Vasconcelos</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1791826?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1791826/thumb/Hugo_Barbosa.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Hugo Barbosa</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/author/NzhoZXNCYk1EaVA4SkxqK0ZMUXdIQ0NwM3YyeW1UdjVBRStoRjN1R3FSUT0=?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Carla Cordeiro</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6767</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> authorization; authentication; and identity management; cloud computing security; computer forensics; cybercrime; cyber security; cyber warfare; cryptography; cryptanalysis; data mining security; database security; data encryption applications; digital content copyright protection; electronic mail security; emerging technologies and applications; formal method application in security and forensics; forensic analysis; games for cybersecurity training and awareness; hacking techniques; information security management; management in network equipment; mobile network security; multimedia content management; network security management; policies of trust in e-learning systems; privacy and trust; security algorithms; security in e-commerce and m-commerce; security in content distribution networks; security protocols; system security management; social networks and web 2.0 trust management; storage area networks management; tracing techniques on the internet; wired and wireless network security and investigation </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_security_privacy">Information Security and Privacy</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/W11GL5084N">Information for Business and Management–Software Development for Data Processing and Management, 2nd Edition</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/668641?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/668641/thumb/Aneta_Poniszewska-Maranda.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4659</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> software engineering for data; requirements engineering for information management; data processing and management; business analysis; knowledge management; security and privacy of data; software for data mining </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/33SW0AT336">Deep Learning in Parallel and Distributed Data Applications and Systems</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/745607?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/745607/thumb/Long_Cheng.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Long Cheng</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 3773</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> deep learning; parallel computing; distributed systems; big data </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/3Q5S1V7292">Extended Reality: A New Way of Interacting with the World, 2nd Edition</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/93251?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/93251/thumb/Andrea_Sanna.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Andrea Sanna</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/622534?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/622534/thumb/Lucio_Tommaso_De_Paolis.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lucio Tommaso De Paolis</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 3481</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> XR in medicine and surgery; XR in rehabilitation; XR in education; XR in cultural heritage and arts; XR in industry; XR in military; XR in marketing; XR in business; XR in entertainment; Technologies for XR; ethical; social; and cultural issues in XR applications; Artificial intelligence in XR applications; XR and the Metaverse </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/E1J33A3A52">Mobility as a Service: Opportunities and Challenges for the Sustainable Mobility</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/177777?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/177777/thumb/Francis_Marco_Maria_Cirianni.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Francis Cirianni</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/157973?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/157973/thumb/Antonio_Comi.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Antonio Comi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 3214</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> transport; mobility; sustainability; information technology; sustainable mobility </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/4T883HR79T">Deep Learning Approach for Time Series Forecasting</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Ruobin Gao</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Maohan Liang</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Xiaocai Zhang</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 1 articles | <strong>Viewed by 2840</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> forecasting; deep learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; neural networks </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/BJ26VXLF2M">Recent Advances in Communications Technology</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Shingchern You</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1988862?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1988862/thumb/Hsiao-Chun_Wu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Hsiao-Chun Wu</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 2432</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> satellite communications; underwater communications; machine learning for communications; simulations of communications systems </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/9ZUZP40XA7">Machine Learning and Data Mining for User Classification</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1495351?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1495351/thumb/Ioannis_Tsimperidis.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Ioannis Tsimperidis</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/885524?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/885524/thumb/Eleni_Vrochidou.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Eleni Vrochidou</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/303540?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/303540/thumb/George_A_Papakostas.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">George A. Papakostas</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 2053</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> data mining; information retrieval; text analysis; data clustering; user authentication; user profiling; user classification by inherent and acquired characteristics; natural language processing; author classification; keystroke dynamics; typing pattern recognition; content classification; digital text forensics; typing behavior </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/P1CSM701UZ">Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Knowledge Representation</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1434770?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1434770/thumb/Claudio_Tomazzoli.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Claudio Tomazzoli</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/683654?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/683654/thumb/Matteo_Cristani.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Matteo Cristani</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 482</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> knowledge discovery; knowledge representation; reasoning with machine learning and deep learning; LLM and knowledge representation; deep learning with knowledge; explainability and knowledge representation </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/F410T4J1BS">Medical Data Visualization</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/775277?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/775277/thumb/Shuo-Chen_Chien.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Shuo-Chen Chien</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Wen-Shan Jian</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 240</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> advanced visualization techniques; large-scale data management; interactive data analysis tools; diagnostic visualization tools; visualization of treatment planning; visualization of multi-source data; visualization of electronic health records; integration of medical imaging data; visualization of genomic data; data privacy in healthcare; secure visualization of medical data; user-centered design in healthcare; accessibility in medical tools; virtual reality in medical training; augmented reality in surgical planning; real-world applications of visualization; clinical visualization tools; visualization tool scalability; high-performance visualization systems; visualization of long-term care; visualization tools for patient monitoring; resource allocation in healthcare; predictive analytics in medicine; forecasting in medical visualization; outcome prediction in healthcare </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/biomedical_information_health">Biomedical Information and Health</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/9ZH2077I04">Robotics and Internet of Things for Healthcare</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Hannan Azhar</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Soumya Kanti Manna</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1124429?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1124429/thumb/ANIRBAN_CHOWDHURY.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Anirban Chowdhury</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Mohamed Sakel</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Dec 2024</strong> | <strong>Viewed by 217</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> medical robotics; assistive robotics; internet of medical things; tele-health; E-health; wearable sensors; remote monitoring; smart healthcare; artificial intelligence-based healthcare; smart application; simulation tool; AR/VR healthcare applications; telerehabilitation; haptics (touch IoT) </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/Modelling_Biosignals">Detection and Modelling of Biosignals</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/693712?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/693712/thumb/Sami_Azam.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Sami Azam</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2280192?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2280192/thumb/Zubaer_Ibna_Mannan.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Zubaer Ibna Mannan</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/613683?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/613683/thumb/Kawsar_Ahmed.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Kawsar Ahmad</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>1 Jan 2025</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 10380</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> bio-signals; biomedical signal processing; healthcare; IoT; machine learning </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/biomedical_information_health">Biomedical Information and Health</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/957XT0W5CR">Information Sharing and Knowledge Management</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2257404?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2257404/thumb/Muhammad_Azeem_Akbar.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Muhammad Azeem Akbar</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>30 Jan 2025</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 9573</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> information sharing; communication strategies and tools; knowledge management; soft computing techniques for information management; software development process improvements; AI techniques for information management; fuzzy-based information sharing optimization; systematic literature review; information sharing ethics; other relevant work </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_processes">Information Processes</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/iot_communications">Intelligent Information Processing for Sensors and IoT Communications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/283979?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/283979/thumb/Zahir_Hussain.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Zahir M. Hussain</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Jan 2025</strong> | 11 articles | <strong>Viewed by 29257</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> deep learning; signal processing; sensors; IoT; security; wireless sensor networks; communication systems; biomedical engineering </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/communications_technology">Information and Communications Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/machine_learning_for_the_blockchain">Machine Learning for the Blockchain</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/107035?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/107035/thumb/Giorgos_Siolas.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Georgios Siolas</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/938142?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/938142/thumb/Georgios_Alexandridis.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Georgios Alexandridis</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1808372?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1808372/thumb/Paraskevi_Tzouveli.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Paraskevi Tzouveli</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Jan 2025</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 28584</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> Machine learning; Distributed ledger; Blockchain; Scaling; Sharding; Sidechain; Parachain; Network Interoperability; DeFi; DApps; Cryptofinance; Automatic trading; Transaction fee optimization; Asset price prediction; NFT; Security; Privacy </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_systems">Information Systems</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/Automated_Vehicles2">Test and Evaluation Methods for Human-Machine Interfaces of Automated Vehicles II</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/796751?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/796751/thumb/Frederik_Naujoks.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Frederik Naujoks</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/652932?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Yannick Forster</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/796753?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/796753/thumb/Andreas_Keinath.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Andreas Keinath</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/796754?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/796754/thumb/Nadja_Sch枚mig.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Nadja Sch枚mig</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/796752?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/796752/thumb/Sebastian_Hergeth.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Sebastian Hergeth</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/796755?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/796755/thumb/Katharina_Wiedemann.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Katharina Wiedemann</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Jan 2025</strong> | 8 articles | <strong>Viewed by 19990</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> automated driving; human– machine interface; test methods; user studies; evaluation </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/information_applications">Information Applications</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/WYS02U2GTD">Information Extraction and Language Discourse Processing</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1478830?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1478830/thumb/Jennifer_D'Souza.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jennifer D'Souza</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1022632?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1022632/thumb/Chengzhi_Zhang.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Chengzhi Zhang</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>31 Jan 2025</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 18466</strong> | <span class="label blue"> Submission Open </span> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> coherence; topic focus; information structure; conversation structure; discourse processing; scholarly discourse processing; anaphora resolution </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/information/sections/Artificial_Intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/information/special_issues/7CD9SO94P4">Multidimensional Data Structures and Big Data Management</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/628829?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/628829/thumb/Spyros__Sioutas.png" style="width: auto; 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