Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Smart Environments
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2079
Special Issue Editors
Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; Internet of Things; economics
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Interests: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; Internet of Things; digital twin; sensors; databases
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Interests: privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs); information security; distributed ledger technologies (DLTs); personal data management; cryptographic protocols; health informatics; information retrieval; social networks analysis; ubiquitous computing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this special issue, we invite researchers, academics, PhD students, and practitioners to contribute original work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data as it relates to smart environments. The subject is a general one that interconnects with multiple fields of activity, leaving this horizon of contributions and technological advancement open. In this special issue, we aim to bring together new theoretical elements and practical applications that contribute to the development of the smart environments field through the integration of new technologies targeting the sectors of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Artificial Intelligence in smart engineering;
- Machine learning and autonomous systems;
- Smart and sustainable agriculture;
- Large-scale data analysis (Big Data);
- Internet of Things (IoT) in smart infrastructures;
- Smart energy and energy management;
- Data-driven decision-making and predictive algorithms;
- Smart cities and urban mobility;
- Intelligent systems for healthcare and education;
- Security and privacy in Smart Environments;
- Privacy and security in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
In the opinion of the editors, the future lies in the collaboration of experts from various fields, so that Artificial Intelligence components can be integrated into as many applications as possible. Since the performance of Artificial Intelligence algorithms is closely tied to the volume and quality of data, analyzing the concept of Big Data in relation to AI components is of particular interest. For these reasons, this Special Issue brings together the concepts of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Environment under a common research umbrella. The issue targets fields such as environment, energy, agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure, but it is not limited to them.
Prof. Dr. Adrian Stancu
Dr. Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca
Dr. George Drosatos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- smart engineering
- machine learning
- smart agriculture
- big data analysis
- smart environments
- internet of things
- smart energy
- data-driven decision making
- smart cities
- intelligent systems
- smart healthcare system
- smart education
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