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AI Horizons: Present Status and Visions for the Next Era

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 2615

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INAF IASF Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
Interests: artificial intelligence; computer science; machine learning and deep learning; computer vision; high energy astrophysics

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INAF IASF Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
Interests: software engineering; computer-aided system; semantic analysis; control software system; high-energy astrophysics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore artificial intelligence's (AI’s) transformative impact across a multitude of scientific and practical domains, beyond the confines of experimental methodologies.

AI has emerged as a cornerstone in reshaping research landscapes, driving innovation, and fostering unprecedented advancements in how we gather, analyze, and interpret data. Its potential to revolutionize research practices and accelerate scientific discovery is immense, and its influence extends far beyond traditional experimental frameworks, permeating every aspect of scientific inquiry and application. In this Special Issue, we will investigate the current state of AI integration across varied fields, and discuss its future prospects.

The articles in this Special Issue will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to cutting-edge machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics, AI's role in enhancing data acquisition, processing, and interpretation, the automation and optimization of workflows through intelligent systems, strategic AI-driven decision-making, and the ethical implications and considerations of deploying AI solutions in diverse settings.

The contributions to this Special Issue will provide valuable insights into the benefits and limitations of utilizing AI, highlighting the ways in which AI technologies can augment human capabilities in various fields. Researchers, scientists, and practitioners from diverse domains are invited to submit their original research, reviews, and perspectives on the evolving landscape of AI applications.

Dr. Antonio Pagliaro
Dr. Pierluca Sangiorgi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • experimental methodologies
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • data analysis
  • predictive modeling
  • image recognition
  • robotics and automation

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Editorial
AI in Experiments: Present Status and Future Prospects
by Antonio Pagliaro and Pierluca Sangiorgi
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(18), 10415; https://doi.org/10.3390/app131810415 - 18 Sep 2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become deeply intertwined with scientific inquiry and experimentation [...] Full article
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Uncertainty in Automated Ontology Matching: Lessons from an Empirical Evaluation
by Inès Osman, Salvatore Flavio Pileggi and Sadok Ben Yahia
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(11), 4679; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14114679 - 29 May 2024
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Data integration is considered a classic research field and a pressing need within the information science community. Ontologies play a critical role in such processes by providing well-consolidated support to link and semantically integrate datasets via interoperability. This paper approaches data integration from [...] Read more.
Data integration is considered a classic research field and a pressing need within the information science community. Ontologies play a critical role in such processes by providing well-consolidated support to link and semantically integrate datasets via interoperability. This paper approaches data integration from an application perspective by looking at ontology matching techniques. As the manual matching of different sources of information becomes unrealistic once the system scales up, the automation of the matching process becomes a compelling need. Therefore, we have conducted experiments on actual non-semantically enriched relational data with the support of existing tools (pre-LLM technology) for automatic ontology matching from the scientific community. Even considering a relatively simple case study—i.e., the spatio–temporal alignment of macro indicators—outcomes clearly show significant uncertainty resulting from errors and inaccuracies along the automated matching process. More concretely, this paper aims to test on real-world data a bottom-up knowledge-building approach, discuss the lessons learned from the experimental results of the case study, and draw conclusions about uncertainty and uncertainty management in an automated ontology matching process. While the most common evaluation metrics clearly demonstrate the unreliability of fully automated matching solutions, properly designed semi-supervised approaches seem to be mature for more generalized application. Full article
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