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Soft Electronics and Their Applications
edited by Nathan Zavanelli
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft electronics; wearable devices; implantable devices; conductive polymers; transient devices; soft robotics; micro-/nanofabrication; printed electronics; bioelectronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Flexible Electronics)
Digital Twins of Complex Systems: Data, Modeling, Algorithm and Application
edited by Xin Zhang, Yadong Xu and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; simulation; complex systems; artificial intelligence; deep learning; data-driven; product lifecycle management; equipment health management; healthcare; visualization and interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Ferroelectric Materials and Applications
edited by Sean R.C. McMitchell, Nicolò Ronchi and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: ferroelectric; FeRAM; memory; electro-optical; polarization; FeFET
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Technology and Approaches of Battery Energy Storage System
edited by Xinyu Huang and Juan Fang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; control strategy; machine learning; novel battery material; design optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Advance in Quantum Machine Learning (QML)
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum machine learning; quantum neural networks; quantum classifiers; quantum optimization algorithm; quantum kernel method; quantum support vector machine; quantum-generated adversarial networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Optimization in System and Software Engineering, IT Services, IoT, and Advanced Mobility Services submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: system optimization; system operation; IoT system; services; and operation; network development; advanced wireless communication; software engineering; software development; mobility management; advanced mobility services; IT services and strategy; big data applications for system optimization; AI for system engineering; location registration; paging; handover (handoff); access and mobility management function; B5G; 6G; location-based systems and services; mathematical optimization and heuristic algorithm; mobile or wireless communication networks; systems; and services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Wearable Device Design and Its Latest Applications
edited by Changhao Xu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable devices; soft materials; electronic skin; artificial intelligence; nanomaterials; biosensors; bioelectronics; electrochemistry; human& ndash; machine interfaces; precision medicine; personalized healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioelectronics)
Advanced Monitoring of Smart Critical Infrastructures submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT-enabled structural health monitoring; data fusion in infrastructure management; smart infrastructure security systems; predictive maintenance models; cyber-physical system resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Exploring Artificial-Intelligence-Generated Content: Research on Content Creation, Evaluation and Humans-in-the-Loop
edited by Xingjiao Wu, Cheng Jin, Liang He and Daoguo Dong
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial-intelligence-generated content (AIGC); content generation; content assessment; human-in-the-loop; AI technology; content creation; evaluation criteria; human factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Security and Privacy in IoT Devices and Computing
edited by Saikat Das, Sajal Saha and Qudrat E Alahy Ratul
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; security and privacy; machine learning; intrusion detection; malware analysis; block chain; quantum computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Advanced Signal and Image Analysis Techniques for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Processing
edited by , Guoqiang Shi, Haiqiang Fu, and Jiaqi Tian
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); signal processing and enhancement; image denoising; polarimetry SAR image processing; image quality improvement; dynamic objective detection; feature extraction; parameter inversion; machine/deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Deep Learning for Facial Emotion Analysis and Human Activity Recognition
edited by Shasha Mao, Shuiping Gou, Ruimin Li and Nuo Tong
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; facial emotion analysis; facial expression recognition; pain estimation; depression detection; affective computing; human activity recognition; human behaviour analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Design and Application of 3D Semiconductor Devices
edited by Zichen Zhang and Andrew Kummel
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials science; nano fabrication; atomic layer deposition; low-dimensional channel materials; complementary field-effect transistor; backside power delivery; semiconductor devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Semiconductor Devices)
Feature Papers in Electronic Materials
edited by and Yating Hu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: We aim to establish an interdisciplinary platform that fosters interaction between scientists and engineers; strengthening the bridge between theoretical research and application development. Interesting topics include; but are not limited to; the following: Multi-field coupling effects in ferroelectrics and electroceramics.; HfO2-based dielectric thin films for ferroelectric memory and energy storage.; Ferroelectrics for energy conversion and storage.; Ferroelectric thin-film growth and characterization.; Piezoelectric materials and their application in sensors; actuators and transducers.; Microwave dielectric materials.; Dielectrics for capacitive energy storage.; Electro/magneto/mechano-caloric effects.; Optical functional materials.; Soft materials and smart sensing devices.; Energy materials and systems.; Perovskite solar cells.; Electrocatalysis for green hydrogen production.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)
Sustainable Harvesting Technologies: Vibration, Renewable, and Thermal Energy Advances
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting technologies; energy harvesting devices; energy storage technologies; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
From 5G to 6G: The Role of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in the Evolution of Wireless Communications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G/6G networks; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); wireless communication; signal processing; network architectures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Recent Advances in GaN Power Devices
edited by Dehao Qin
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: GaN power devices; high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs); reliability; simulation and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Semiconductor Devices)
Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for IoT Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); Internet of Things (IoT); energy efficiency; routing protocols; data aggregation; distributed computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Optimization and Guarantee of AI Service Quality in Native-AI Network
edited by , Tianjiao Chen, Mingyan Li and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: network native AI; network digital twin; service-based RAN; network optimization; 6G network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Data Science in Prognostics and Health Management of Industrial Equipment
edited by , Xi Zhang and Jianguo Miao
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning technologies in PHM; fault diagnosis and prediction; equipment reliability; digital twin; signal processing technologies; interpretability; data security and privacy protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Innovations in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Big Data submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning advancements; reinforcement learning; generative pre-trained transformers (GPT); language transformers and BERT; multilingual language models; real-time data processing; cloud computing and distributed systems for big data; data lakes and lakehouses; edge computing; semantic analysis; recommender systems; machine learning algorithms and techniques; text analytics; classification and extraction; social media analysis; sentiment analysis; speech processing and recognition; named entity recognition; semantic search and technologies; information retrieval; big data methods for computational linguistics; ontologies; big data analytics and visualization; human– AI interaction and collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Intrusion Detection in Internet of Things: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Naveed Khan and Hanif Ullah
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrusion detection systems (IDS); Internet of Things (IoT); security threats; device ecosystems; artificial intelligence (AI); security standards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Design, Modelling, Simulation and Optimization of Future Network Systems and Infrastructures submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: future networks and infrastructures; future wireless network architectures and protocols; novel communications paradigms; smart ubiquitous networking; context-aware networking; next-generation networks (NGNs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Machine Learning in Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, 3rd Edition submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; neural networks; edge computing; edge artificial intelligence; tiny machine learning; sensors for IoT; vision sensors; autonomous guide; medical image classification; computer-aided diagnosis; human activity recognition; biosignals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advanced Antennas for Wireless Communication System
edited by Triantafyllos Kanakis
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern wireless communication; mobile communication; massive MIMO technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Advances in Natural Language Processing and Their Applications submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural language processing; NLP applications; natural language processing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Research in IoT/IIoT/OT Attacks and Defenses
edited by Jake Cho, and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart device security; advanced IIoT protocols; cyber-physical system protection; AI-driven threat detection; deep learning for security; blockchain in cybersecurity; edge computing security; synthetic data for security testing; adaptive security architecture; next-gen intrusion prevention systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Power Scheduling System for Electric Vehicles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
edited by , , Yalong Wu and Shuo Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: power scheduling; electric vehicles (EVs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); energy management; smart grids; renewable energy integration; sustainable transportation; machine learning in power management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
FPGA and ASIC: State-of-the-Art Approaches to Time Measurement and Generation in Cutting-Edge Applications
edited by Nicola Lusardi and Fabio Garzetti
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: time– mode circuit; time-to-digital converter (TDC); time-to-amplitude converter (TAC); digital-to-time converter (DTC); delay-line (DL); programmable delay-line (PDL); tapped delay-line (TDL); TDC/TAC architecture; DTC architecture; FPGA-based TDC; FPGA-based DTC; ASIC-based TDC/TAC; ASIC-based DTC; TDC/TAC/DTC calibration and encoding/decoding; TDC/TAC/DTC characterization and testing; TDC/TAC/DTC in time-resolved applications; TDC/TAC/DTC in time-of-fligth applications; TDC/TAC/DTC in time-based system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Agri-Food Sector submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; agri-food; supply chain; digital transformation; sustainability practices; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Image Analysis for Biological Systems
edited by Anil Bhujel and Khem Poudel
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2134 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; bioinformation; big data; healthcare; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioelectronics)
Recent Advances in 3D Printing Technologies and Applications for Electronics submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing; additive technologies; electromagnetic materials; flexible electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microelectronics)
Large Language Models for Software Engineering and Software Applications
edited by Yuekang Li, Kailong Wang and Weisong Sun
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; large language models; software engineering; software application; mlops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Multi-Agent Systems: Analysis and Control
edited by Ik Soo Lim and Punitha Puttuswamy
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-agent systems; analysis and control; human– agent interactions; large language models; distributed control; game theory; evolutionary game theory; autonomous systems; cyber-physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Reliability, Fault Tolerance and Safety of Electronic Devices and Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: analysis; dependability; fault tolerance; reliability; radiation effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Chaos and Complex Systems in Sensor Networks submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: chaos; nonlinear dynamics; security; sensing; sensor networks; synchronization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Deep Learning Technology for Biomedical Signals and Images Applications submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5986 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning technology; bioelectronic device; signal and image process; wearable device
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioelectronics)
Smart Energy Communities: State of the Art and Future Developments submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2384 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy communities; power sharing; energy storage; energy flow management; self-consumption; demand side management; demand response; power-to-heat; renewable energy sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Hardware in the Loop, Real-Time Simulation and Digital Control of Power Electronics and Drives, Volume II submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21357 | Submission Open
Keywords: power converters; motor drives; digital controllers; microcontroller-based applications; FPGA-based controllers; system-on-chip-based controllers; software-in-the-loop; hardware-in-the-loop; functional safety of the power electronics; fault-tolerant techniques; microcomputer-based real-time simulations; FPGA-based real-time simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Data Security and Privacy: Challenges and Techniques
edited by , Ru Zhang and Zhen Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open
Keywords: data security; privacy; digital watermarking; steganography; forensics and detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Cyber-Physical Systems: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends
edited by , Cinzia Bernardeschi and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of things; artificial intelligence in CPSs; real-time monitoring; autonomous decision making; model-based design of CPSs; verification of CPSs; safety; security; intelligent transportation systems; simulation tools for CPSs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
New Insights in Information Security and Data Privacy: Challenges and Solutions
edited by Shancang Li and Shanshan Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber security; IoT; AI; privacy preserving; data quality; incident response; threat intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Intelligent Data Analysis and Learning
edited by Junhua Ding and Haihua Chen
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent data; data quality; data-driven artificial intelligence; large language model; deep learning; data security and privacy; in-context learning; high-dimensional data analysis; high-dimensional data reduction learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Edge Computing and Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; Internet of Things (IoT); security and privacy in IoT and edge computing; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at the edge; distributed edge computing; edge architectures for IoT; barriers and challenges in implementing edge and IoT technologies; interoperability and scalability in IoT and edge computing environments; energy efficiency and sustainability in edge and IoT systems; practical applications of edge computing in different sectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Techniques and Applications in Prompt Engineering and Generative AI
edited by and Tomislav Jagušt
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; prompt engineering; copilot-based coding assistants; automated programming tools; evaluation methodologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Online Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Power Equipment
edited by Yikai Wang, Jiayi Guo, Chenhui Song and Junjie Hou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: power equipment protection; online monitoring; application of artificial intelligence in fault diagnosis; mechanical faults; partial discharge; insulation deterioration; fiber optic sensing; on-load tap changer; multi-parameter fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Digital Twins Enabled Smart Control Engineering
edited by Jairo Viola
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; self-optimizing control; fault detection; remaining useful life; predictive maintenance; process control; mechatronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Using Data Augmentation for Vision-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning
edited by and Dirk Joachim Lehmann
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: data augmentation; vision-based deep reinforcement learning; image transformations; synthetic data generation; domain randomization; learning efficiency; generalization in reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Sensor Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems
edited by Xiwei Bai and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-sensor fusion; autonomous vehicle positioning; AI; road safety; sensor data prosessing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
New Trends in Artificial Neural Networks and Its Applications
edited by Chiara Zucco and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
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