Fractal and Multifractal Analysis in Environmental, Medical and Technical Fields: Pattern Recognition, Analysis and Processing of Images

Dear Colleagues,

Pattern recognition techniques applied to image processing and analysis have continually evolved over the years, mainly due to the significant increase in studies involving mathematical morphology, neural networks and image analysis systems based on machine learning. Texture analysis, for example, has been extensively employed for automatic pattern recognition in images, as an alternative to human cognitive capacity. The application of this technique directly benefits areas such as control theory, manufacturing, biomedicine and taxonomy, among others. In this context, the use of fractal descriptors, such as fractal dimension, succolarity, lacunarity and the multifractal spectrum, deserve attention because they can appropriately measure complex shapes, particularly those found in nature. Considering this, we encourage our colleagues to contribute to our multidisciplinary Special Issue.

The aim of this Special Issue is to advance research on topics relating to Fractal and Multifractal Analysis in Environmental, Medical and Technical Fields: Pattern Recognition, Analysis and Processing of Images. Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Fractal and/or multifractal analysis of images using scanning probe microscopy (SPM);
• fractal and/or multifractal analysis of images using scanning and/or transmission electron microscopy;
• pattern recognition using fractal descriptors in medical images;
• pattern recognition using fractal descriptors in images of environmental interest;
• fractal descriptors combined with neural networks;
• mathematical morphology and fractal descriptors;
• fractal descriptors and machine learning.

Dr. Erveton Pinheiro Pinto
Dr. Marcelo Amanajás Pires
Dr. Nilson dos Santos Ferreira
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fractal and Fractional is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• fractal analysis
• multifractal spectrum
• lacunarity spectrum
• pattern recognition
• neural networks
• mathematical morphology
• machine learning
• medical images
• nature textures
• surfaces
• scanning probe microscopy (SPM)
• transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
• scanning electron microscopy (SEM)