Recent Advances in AI Convergence: Innovations at the Crossroads of Disciplines
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 November 2025
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Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite submissions to this Special Issue entitled “Recent Advances in AI Convergence: Innovations at the Crossroads of Disciplines”.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer confined to computer science alone—it is rapidly transforming and converging with a wide range of disciplines, including healthcare, robotics, education, finance, manufacturing, transportation, the arts, and the natural sciences. This phenomenon, often referred to as ‘AI convergence’, is enabling unprecedented innovation through the integration of domain-specific knowledge with AI-powered automation, reasoning, and learning.
The convergence of AI with other fields fosters interdisciplinary breakthroughs, such as AI-driven drug discovery in bioinformatics, intelligent robotics in smart factories, adaptive learning systems in education, and creative AI in music and design. However, the fusion of AI technologies with domain knowledge introduces unique challenges, including data heterogeneity, domain-specific model customization, human–AI interaction, and ethical concerns.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research, novel methodologies, and impactful applications arising from the convergence of AI with other fields. We welcome theoretical, empirical, and applied research papers, as well as review articles and case studies that highlight how AI convergence is reshaping innovation across disciplines.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- AI in healthcare and biomedical sciences;
- AI for smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0;
- AI-driven digital twins and cyber–physical systems;
- AI convergence with education and learning technologies;
- AI and human creativity: art, music, and design;
- AI in environmental monitoring and sustainability;
- Human–AI collaboration and interaction design;
- Cross-domain knowledge transfer and multi-modal AI;
- Ethics, policy, and governance in AI convergence;
- AI for social good and public services;
- Multidisciplinary datasets and benchmarking for AI;
- AI in scientific discovery and research automation.
We invite contributions that explore the technical, theoretical, and societal dimensions of AI Convergence. Whether you are advancing the science of AI itself or applying it to reinvent a domain, we look forward to your insights and discoveries.
Prof. Dr. Dae-Ki Kang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interdisciplinary artificial intelligence
- AI-driven innovation
- human–AI collaboration
- domain-specific AI applications
- AI convergence and integration
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