Announcements

Conference: 18th International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets (ICMM2023)
Date: 10–14 September 2023
Location: Nanjing, China

MDPI will be attending ICMM 2023 as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

ICMM is a grand ceremony for all researchers working in related areas all over the world, and is the largest conference covering all topics in molecule-based magnets. The topics that will be covered at the conference will include molecular nanomagnets, spin-crossover materials, long-range ordering magnets, multifunctional and/or switchable materials, nanostructured magnetic materials, molecular spintronics, and devices, as well as other hot topics related to molecule-based magnetism. The conference is organized by the State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry and the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Magnetochemistry;
• Chemistry;
• Crystals;
• Inorganics;
• Magnetism;
• Materials;
• Metals;
• Molecules;
• Physics;
• Quantum Reports;
• Symmetry.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://icmm2023.nju.edu.cn/.

Conference: The Twelfth National Conference on Operator Theory and Operator Algebra
Date: 13–16 August 2023
Place: Dalian, China 

MDPI will be attending the Twelfth National Conference on Operator Theory and Operator Algebra, held in Dalian, China, from 13 to 16 August 2023. The purpose of the conference is to promote academic exchange and cooperation among colleagues in the field of operator theory and operator algebra. During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and to share their latest inspirations with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Mathematics;
• Axioms;
• Fractal and Fractional;
• Symmetry.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.otaoa2023.cn/.

1. “Potentials from the Polynomial Solutions of the Confluent Heun Equation”
by Géza Lévai
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 461; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020461
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/2/461

2. “Evaluation of Hamiltonians from Complex Symplectic Matrices”
by Gianfranco Cariolaro and Alberto Vigato
Symmetry 2023, 15(5), 1000; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15051000
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/5/1000

3. “Minimal Non-C-Perfect Hypergraphs with Circular Symmetry”
by Péter Bence Czaun, Pál Pusztai, Levente Sebők and Zsolt Tuza
Symmetry 2023, 15(5), 1114; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15051114
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/5/1114

4. “Geometric Shape Characterisation Based on a Multi-Sweeping Paradigm”
by Borut Žalik, Damjan Strnad, David Podgorelec, Ivana Kolingerová, Andrej Nerat, Niko Lukač, Štefan Kohek and Luka Lukač
Symmetry 2023, 15(6), 1212; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15061212
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/6/1212

5. “Legendre Series Analysis and Computation via Composed Abel–Fourier Transform”
by Enrico De Micheli
Symmetry 2023, 15(6), 1282; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15061282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/6/1282

6. “Geometric Numerical Methods for Lie Systems and Their Application in Optimal Control”
by Luis Blanco Díaz, Cristina Sardón Fernando Jiménez Alburquerque and Javier de Lucas
Symmetry 2023, 15(6), 1285; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15061285
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/6/1285

7. “A Family of 1D Chaotic Maps without Equilibria”
by Marcin Lawnik, Lazaros Moysis and Christos Volos
Symmetry 2023, 15(7), 1311; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15071311
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/7/1311

“Design and Development of a Macro to Compare Sections of Planes to Parts Using Programming with Visual Basic for Applications in CATIA”
by José Ignacio Rojas-Sola, Gloria del Río-Cidoncha, Rafael Ortíz-Marín and José Antonio Moya-Ocaña
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/242

“A Hybrid Heuristic Algorithm Using Artificial Agents for Data Replication Problem in Distributed Systems”
by Bahman Arasteh, Seyed Salar Sefati, Simona Halunga, Octavian Fratu and Tofigh Allahviranloo
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020487
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/2/487

“A Data-Driven Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting the Outcomes of NBA Games”
by Tomislav Horvat, Josip Job, Robert Logozar and Časlav Livada
Symmetry 2023, 15(4), 798; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15040798
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/12/2656

“A Data-Driven Two-Phase Multi-Split Causal Ensemble Model for Time Series”
by Zhipeng Ma, Marco Kemmerling, Daniel Buschmann, Chrismarie Enslin, Daniel Lütticke and Robert H. Schmitt
Symmetry2023, 15(5), 982; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15050982
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/5/982

“Oracle-Preserving Latent Flows”
by Alexander Roman, Roy T. Forestano, Konstantin T. Matchev, Katia Matcheva and Eyup B. Unlu
Symmetry2023, 15(7), 1352; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15071352
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/7/1352

MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards are presented to recognize the young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in their field of research and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and further contribution to their field.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards and wish them success with their future research endeavors.

Informatics:

• “Application of Public Health Informatics to Monitor and Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections and Related Outcomes in Intensive Care Units”
  by Giuliana Favara, University of Catania, Italy

Mathematics:

• “Dynamical Behaviours of Size Dependant and Functionally Graded Beams via Numerical Solutions”
  by Subrat Kumar Jena, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

MTI:

• “Understanding the Design of Playful Gustosonic Experiences”
  by Yan Wang, Monash University, Australia

Symmetry:

• “Integrability of Dynamical Systems: A Geometrical Viewpoint”
  by Antonios Mitsopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2022 in computer science and mathematics. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.

We warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions.

Axioms:

• S. Ivan Trapasso, University of Genoa, Italy

Symmetry:

• Yao Chen, Southeast University, China

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2022 in computer science and mathematics for their outstanding contributions among the extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievements.

Algorithms:

• Stefano Ferilli, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
• Tomasz Hachaj, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
• Roberto Saia, University of Cagliari, Italy

Future Internet:

• Nirmalya Thakur, Emory University, USA
• Yustus Eko Oktian, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
• Douglas O’Shaughnessy, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada

• Robertas Damaševičius, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
• Leonardo Rundo, University of Salerno, Italy

Mathematics:

• Manuel De La Sen, University of the Basque Country, Spain
• Takeshi Emura, Kurume University, Japan
• Vladica Stojanović, University of Pristina, Serbia
• Weizhong Tian, Shenzhen Technology University, China
• Ferdinando Di Martino, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Signals:

• Dumitrescu Catalin, University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB), Romania
• Gheorghe Sebestyen, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Symmetry:

• Lorentz Jäntschi, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania
• Maria Alessandra Ragusa, Università di Catania, Italy

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners announced for the year 2022 in computer science and mathematics, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Algorithms:

• “An Improved Greedy Heuristic for the Minimum Positive Influence Dominating Set Problem in Social Networks”
  by Salim Bouamama and Christian Blum
  Algorithms 2021, 14(3), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/a14030079

Axioms:

• “A New gH-Difference for Multi-Dimensional Convex Sets and Convex Fuzzy Sets”
  by Luciano Stefanini and Barnabas Bede
  Axioms 2019, 8(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms8020048

• “Initial Value Problem for Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equations with ψ-Caputo Derivative Via Monotone Iterative Technique”
  by Choukri Derbazi, Zidane Baitiche, Mouffak Benchohra and Alberto Cabada
  Axioms 2020, 9(2), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms9020057

Computation:

• “Machine-Learning Methods for Computational Science and Engineering”
  by Michael Frank, Dimitris Drikakis and Vassilis Charissis
  Computation 2020, 8(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/computation8010015

• “Evaluation of a Near-Wall-Modeled Large Eddy Lattice Boltzmann Method for the Analysis of Complex Flows Relevant to IC Engines”
  by Marc Haussmann, Florian Ries, Jonathan B. Jeppener-Haltenhoff, Yongxiang Li, Marius Schmidt, Cooper Welch, Lars Illmann, Benjamin Böhm, Hermann Nirschl, Mathias J. Krause and Amsini Sadiki
  Computation 2020, 8(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/computation8020043

Computers:

• “Recommendations for Integrating a P300-Based Brain–Computer Interface in Virtual Reality Environments for Gaming: An Update”
  by Grégoire Cattan, Anton Andreev and Etienne Visinoni
  Computers 2020, 9(4), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers9010008

• “Improving Internet of Things (IoT) Security with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)”
  by Abdullah Al Hayajneh, Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan and Ian McAndrew
  Computers 2020, 9(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers9010008

Data:

• “Trend Analysis on Adoption of Virtual and Augmented Reality in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry”
  by Noghabaei Mojtaba, Arsalan Heydarian, Vahid Balali and Kevin Han
  Data 2020, 5(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/data5010026

Future Internet:

• “An Updated Survey of Efficient Hardware Architectures for Accelerating Deep Convolutional Neural Networks”
  by Maurizio Capra, Beatrice Bussolino, Alberto Marchisio, Muhammad Shafique, Guido Masera and Maurizio Martina
  Future Internet 2020, 12(7), 113, https://doi.org/10.3390/fi12070113

Information:

• “Fastai: A Layered API for Deep Learning”
  by Jeremy Howard and Sylvain Gugger
  Information 2020, 11(2), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/info11020108

• “From HMI to HMIs: Towards an HMI Framework for Automated Driving”
  by Klaus Bengler, Michael Rettenmaier, Nicole Fritz and Alexander Feierle
  Information 2020, 11(2), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/info11020061

• “Explainable Deep Learning Models in Medical Image Analysis”
  by Amitojdeep Singh, Sourya Sengupta and Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan
  J. Imaging 2020, 6(6), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6060052

Mathematics:

• “A Regularity Criterion in Weak Spaces to Boussinesq Equations”
  by Ravi P. Agarwal, Sadek Gala and Maria Alessandra Ragusa
  Mathematics 2020, 8(6), 920; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8060920

• “Regarding New Wave Patterns of the Newly Extended Nonlinear (2+1)-Dimensional Boussinesq Equation with Fourth Order”
  by Juan Luis García Guirao, Haci Mehmet Baskonus and Ajay Kumar
  Mathematics 2020, 8(3), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8030341

• “Elephant Herding Optimization: Variants, Hybrids, and Applications”
  by Juan Li, Hong Lei, Amir H. Alavi and Gai-Ge Wang
  Mathematics 2020, 8(9), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8091415

• “CLSTM: Deep Feature-Based Speech Emotion Recognition Using the Hierarchical ConvLSTM Network”
  by Mustaqeem and Soonil Kwon
  Mathematics 2020, 8(12), 2133; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8122133

• “Soft Open Bases and a Novel Construction of Soft Topologies from Bases for Topologies”
  by José Carlos R. Alcantud
  Mathematics 2020, 8(5), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8050672

• “An Integrated Approach of Best-Worst Method (BWM) and Triangular Fuzzy Sets for Evaluating Driver Behavior Factors Related to Road Safety”
  by Sarbast Moslem, Muhammet Gul, Danish Farooq, Erkan Celik, Omid Ghorbanzadeh and Thomas Blaschke
  Mathematics 2020, 8(3), 414; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8030414

Signals:

• “Recognition of Blinks Activity Patterns during Stress Conditions Using CNN and Markovian Analysis”
  by Alexandra I. Korda, Giorgos Giannakakis, Errikos Ventouras, Pantelis A. Asvestas, Nikolaos Smyrnis, Kostas Marias and George K. Matsopoulos
  Signals 2021, 2(1), 55-71; https://doi.org/10.3390/signals2010006

• “An Educational Guide through the FMP Notebooks for Teaching and Learning Fundamentals of Music Processing”
  by Meinard Müller
  Signals 2021, 2(2), 245-285; https://doi.org/10.3390/signals2020018

Symmetry:

• “On the Remarkable Superconductivity of FeSe and Its Close Cousins”
  by Andreas Kreisel, Peter J. Hirschfeld and Brian M. Andersen
  Symmetry 2020, 12(9), 1402; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091402

• “Bilaterally Symmetrical: To Be or Not to Be?”
  by Michael C. Corballis
  Symmetry 2020, 12(3), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12030326

• “Are MCDA Methods Benchmarkable? A Comparative Study of TOPSIS, VIKOR, COPRAS, and PROMETHEE II Methods”
  by Wojciech Sałabun, Jarosław Wątróbski and Andrii Shekhovtsov
  Symmetry 2020, 12(9), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091549

• “Empirical Consequences of Emergent Mass”
  by Craig D. Roberts
  Symmetry 2020, 12(9), 1468; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091468

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

1. “The Proxy-SU(3) Symmetry in Atomic Nuclei”
by Dennis Bonatsos, Andriana Martinou, Spyridon Kosmas Peroulis, Theodoros John Mertzimekis and Nikolay Minkov
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/169

2. “Semi-Analytical Approach in BiER4BP for Exploring the Stable Positioning of the Elements of a Dyson Sphere”
by Sergey Ershkov, Dmytro Leshchenko and Evgeniy Yu. Prosviryakov
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/2/326

3. “Momentum Gauge Fields and Non-Commutative Space–Time”
by Eduardo Guendelman and Douglas Singleton
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010126
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/126

4. “Complete Evaporation of Black Holes and Page Curves”
by Irina Aref’eva and Igor Volovich
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010170
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/170

5. “Generic Behavior of Electromagnetic Fields of Regular Rotating Electrically Charged Compact Objects in Nonlinear Electrodynamics Minimally Coupled to Gravity”
by Irina Dymnikova and Evgeny Galaktionov
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 188; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010188
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/188

6. “Tachyon Interactions”
by Charles Schwartz
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 209; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/209

7. “Higher-Order First Integrals of Autonomous Non-Riemannian Dynamical Systems”
by Antonios Mitsopoulos, Michael Tsamparlis and Aniekan Magnus Ukpong
Symmetry 2023, 15(1), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15010222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/1/222

8. “Constraining Coupling Constants’ Variation with Supernovae, Quasars, and GRBs”
by Rajendra P. Gupta
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020259
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/2/259

9. “Reconstruction of Scalar-Torsion Gravity Theories from the Physical Potential of a Scalar Field”
by Sergei V. Chervon and Igor V. Fomin
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020291
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/15/2/291