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Discover Computing

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Discover Computing is an academic journal published by Springer. (ISSN 2948-2992, CCF C).

Aims and scope Discover Computing (formerly Information Retrieval Journal) is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research and policy developments across all fields relevant to computer science. The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in computer science, and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone. The journal particularly welcomes work that aims to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Topics Topics welcomed at Discover Computing include but are not limited to the following: Foundational computing theories: Algorithms, data structures, computational complexity Automata theory, graph theory, formal languages Turing machines, P vs NP problem, lambda calculus Modern computing architectures and systems: Quantum computing, distributed systems, parallel computing Microarchitecture, multicore processors, memory hierarchies Cloud computing, edge computing, serverless architectures Human-computer interaction: User experience (UX), user interface (UI), accessibility Cognitive ergonomics, adaptive systems, virtual reality User-centered design, haptic feedback, gesture recognition Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Neural networks, deep learning, reinforcement learning Natural language processing, computer vision, robotics Generative adversarial networks (GANs), transfer learning, explainable AI Cybersecurity and privacy: Cryptography, firewall, intrusion detection systems Digital forensics, malware analysis, blockchain security Data anonymization, end-to-end encryption, zero trust architectures Emergent technologies: Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, smart cities Drones, autonomous vehicles, wearable tech Societal impacts of computing: Digital ethics, algorithmic bias, technological unemployment Digital divide, accessibility, information equity Digital literacy, e-governance, surveillance capitalism Content types Discover Computing welcomes a variety of article types – please see our submission guidelines for details. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collections of relevance to all aspects of computer science and its applications. For more information, please follow up with our journal publishing contact.
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Special Issues

Special Issue on Interoperability in Data and Security Submission Date: 2026-06-30 In an era where digital transformation is rapidly reshaping industries and systems, the seamless integration and interaction of diverse technologies have become crucial. Data and security interoperability—ensuring that different systems can exchange and process data effectively while maintaining robust security measures—is at the forefront of these challenges. As organizations increasingly operate within complex ecosystems characterized by a variety of technologies, platforms, and data formats, achieving interoperability is crucial not only for operational efficiency but also for safeguarding sensitive information. This topical collection seeks to explore and elucidate the techniques and methodologies for enhancing data and security interoperability across different domains. We invite contributions encompassing theoretical research, experimental studies, comprehensive reviews, and survey papers. Areas of primary interest include, but are not limited to: - Theoretical and practical approaches to data/security interoperability - Designing interoperability with security and privacy requirements - Solutions to compatibility issues across various data formats and standards - Data interoperability in cloud computing and distributed systems - Security and data interoperability in Internet of Things (IoT) environments - Managing data interoperability in compliance with privacy regulations - New technological approaches and frameworks for interoperability - Data interoperability and security policy regulation and standardization This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 and SDG 11. Keywords: interoperability, data interoperability, security interoperability, network interoperability, platform interoperability artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, standards
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Special Issue on Cloud Services in the Era of Data Spaces, High-Performance and Edge Computing Submission Date: 2026-06-30 Cloud computing has transformed computing, storage, and network management by offering centralized platforms, but the rise of mobile applications and IoT has revealed limitations in traditional architectures. Edge computing addresses these issues by decentralizing data collection, processing, and storage, placing them closer to the data source. This approach reduces latency, enhances responsiveness, scalability, and privacy, and cuts costs by lowering data traffic and cloud computing expenses. However, deploying AI on edge systems is challenging due to limited resources and the need for optimized architecture design. Technologies like distributed logs (DLTs), such as blockchain and directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), offer secure, cost-effective solutions for digital asset exchange and traceability. Federated Machine Learning, which allows decentralized AI model training on local devices, promises improved privacy without sacrificing functionality. Middleware solutions are critical for abstracting hardware and OS complexities, especially in edge computing, but optimizing resource usage in edge environments remains a challenge. Additionally, integrating quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC) systems presents technical hurdles. Ongoing research in energy-efficient HPC-cloud architectures, HPC-quantum computing integration, and edge computing architecture is essential for addressing these issues. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 and SDG 11. Keywords: Cloud & AI; Large Scale Cloud Applications; Cloud Management and Operations; Cloud Security and Distributed Ledger Technologies; Cloud-base Quantum Technologies
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Special Issue on Advances in Intelligent Information Fusion: Applications to Safety and Reliability Analysis of Complex Systems Submission Date: 2026-06-30 This Collection explores cutting-edge advancements in intelligent information fusion (IIF) and their transformative applications in enhancing the safety and reliability of complex systems. As modern infrastructure, industrial processes, and cyber-physical systems grow in scale and interdependence, ensuring their robustness against failures, uncertainties, and dynamic operational conditions becomes critical. Traditional methods often struggle to handle the multidimensional, heterogeneous data streams inherent in such systems. This Collection aims to highlight innovative IIF methodologies—integrating machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, multi-sensor data fusion, and AI-driven analytics—to address these challenges. Contributions are sought in areas such as adaptive decision-making under uncertainty, real-time anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, risk assessment frameworks, and resilience optimization for systems in aerospace, energy, transportation, healthcare, and smart cities. By bridging gaps between theoretical advancements and practical implementations, this Collection will showcase how IIF enables proactive safety management, reduces operational risks, and improves system longevity. Submissions emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches, case studies, or validation in high-stakes environments are particularly encouraged. The Collection seeks to foster dialogue among researchers in computer science, systems engineering, reliability analysis, and applied mathematics, ultimately driving the evolution of intelligent, self-aware systems capable of thriving in complex, data-rich ecosystems. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 and SDG 9. Keywords: Intelligent Information Fusion; Complex System Reliability; Safety Analysis; Multi-Sensor Data Fusion; Machine Learning for Risk Assessment; Predictive Maintenance; Uncertainty Quantification; Resilience Engineering; Decision Support Systems; Cyber-Physical Systems
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Special Issue on Intelligent Wireless Communications Submission Date: 2026-06-30 In the era of ubiquitous interconnectivity, the requirements for wireless communication systems are continuously escalating. With its capabilities for dynamic optimization and adaptability, intelligent wireless communication is increasingly emerging as a pivotal direction in the evolution of wireless technologies. This collection aims to explore the latest advancements, methodologies, and technologies in the field of intelligent wireless communication, with a focus on novel solutions emphasizing low latency and high reliability. Emerging technologies such as reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), and other innovations have attracted significant attention and demonstrate broad application prospects. By bringing together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts, this compilation seeks to share insights, innovative solutions, and practical approaches to advance cutting-edge developments in intelligent wireless communication systems. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), channel estimation, intelligent communication, beamforming, semantic communication, communication performance, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), secure UAV communication.
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Special Issue on Embedded AI for Real-World Edge Applications Submission Date: 2026-07-31 The integration of embedded systems, low-power hardware, and artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled significant advances in real-time, on-device computing, widely known as Edge AI. These advances enable intelligent data processing and decision-making directly at the network edge, reducing latency, conserving bandwidth, and enhancing reliability in resource-constrained or remote environments. This Collection aims to explore the technical foundations, design methodologies, and applied deployments of embedded AI systems across a broad range of real-world domains, including healthcare, smart environments, industrial monitoring, mobility, autonomous guide, smart agriculture, energy harvesting, and environmental sensing. We welcome contributions on Embedded AI, Edge Computing, and TinyML with a focus on systems and solutions that are field-deployable, resource-efficient, and practically validated. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - TinyML and lightweight deep learning architectures for edge inference - Hardware–software co-design for embedded AI systems - Signal and image processing on microcontrollers or low-power devices - Edge-based biosignal analysis (e.g., EEG, EMG, PPG) and wearable health monitoring - Embedded vision systems for object detection, semantic segmentation, or classification - On-device machine learning for monitoring and actuation in real-world settings - Sensor fusion in edge nodes for environmental or health monitoring - Distributed edge architectures and federated or collaborative learning - Energy harvesting and power management for AIoT applications - Security, privacy, and robustness of embedded intelligence in the field - Benchmark datasets, reproducible experiments, and validated field deployments This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Edge AI; Embedded Systems; Embedded Intelligence; Edge Computing; TinyML; Hardware-software Co-design; Embedded Vision; On-Device Machine Learning; Sensor Fusion; Federated Learning; Signal Processing; Wearable AI; AIoT
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Special Issue on Large Language Models as Evaluators in Computing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions Submission Date: 2026-07-31 Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly reshaping the AI landscape, and their use as automated “judges” or evaluators has the potential to revolutionize how we assess a wide range of outputs, from document relevance in information retrieval to the quality of machine-generated text. Crucially, their benefits extend far beyond traditional, well-resourced tasks where human judgments are costly to obtain. LLMs open the door to generating labels and evaluations in niche or emerging domains where no strong annotation tradition exists and data are scarce, so-called “low-resource” areas. Examples range from specialized biomedical subfields, environmental and climate-change–related text analysis, and underrepresented languages, to emerging areas such as online behavioral research or misinformation detection. In these contexts, LLMs can help create high-quality labels, accelerate dataset development, and enable reliable system evaluation where traditional human annotation would be prohibitively difficult or expensive. This collection aims to bring together cutting-edge research that addresses the significant opportunities and inherent challenges of this paradigm. We welcome contributions on topics such as: foundational methods, novel prompting strategies, fine-tuning techniques, and frameworks for improving LLM evaluation capabilities. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Reliability and Bias: Studies on understanding, quantifying, and mitigating the inherent biases (e.g., position bias, self-preference) and ensuring the reliability of LLM-based judgments. - Novel Applications: Papers exploring the use of LLM evaluators in diverse domains, including information retrieval, NLP, recommender systems, healthcare, computational social science, and education. - Human-LLM Collaboration: Research on hybrid systems that combine human expertise with the scalability of LLMs to create more robust and efficient evaluation pipelines. - Efficiency and Scalability: Techniques to make LLM-based evaluation more cost-effective and computationally efficient. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM-based Evaluation, Automated Evaluation, Bias in AI Evaluation, Human-LLM Collaboration, Prompting Strategies, Fine-Tuning Techniques, Information Retrieval, Scalable Evaluation Methods
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Special Issue on Imaging for Human Recognition: Advances, Challenges, and Social Impact Submission Date: 2026-08-25 The integration of imaging technologies, artificial intelligence, and identity systems is rapidly reshaping how human identity is established, verified, and protected across sectors, including healthcare, public safety, digital governance, and border control. Imaging-based biometric systems – from fingerprints and face to palm, iris, vascular patterns, gait, and neonatal biometrics – hold tremendous potential to enhance identity assurance, enable secure access to public services, and strengthen protection for vulnerable populations. Yet fundamental challenges remain. Imaging under real-world conditions often faces limitations related to physiological variation (e.g., aging and growth in infants and children), data scarcity, sensor constraints, spoofing and security threats, demographic biases, and privacy and ethical considerations. Addressing these challenges demands a multidisciplinary approach combining advanced imaging techniques, AI-driven modeling, clinical and field validation, human-centric design, ethical framework,s and public-policy alignment. This collection aims to gather cutting-edge research advancing biometric imaging in its technical, ethical, and societal dimensions. We invite contributions that explore innovations in biometric image acquisition, enhancement, and recognition; develop trustworthiness, fairness, security, and explainability in biometric imaging systems; and bridge laboratory advances with deployment in real-world social, health, and security settings. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 16. Keywords: Biometric Imaging; Infant Biometrics; Longitudinal Human Identification; AI for Identification and Security; Social and Public-Policy Applications of Biometrics; Security; Vulnerable Populations; Real-world Deployment
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Special Issue on Intelligent Assistants for Industry 5.0 Submission Date: 2026-08-31 Industry 5.0 aims to reach beyond efficiency and productivity as the sole goals and emphasizes the role and contribution of industry to society. It focuses on the wellbeing of the worker and on the limitations of the planet. Industry 5.0 applies advanced technological solutions to increase prosperity. Hence, it complements Industry 4.0 by directing research and innovation efforts towards human-centric paradigm and sustainability. In order to enhance human capabilities and enrich the workplaces, Industry 5.0 introduces Intelligent Assistants, systems capable of understanding, reasoning, and learning from interactions. This collection aims to bring together world-class researchers to present state-of-the-art research achievements and innovations in Intelligent Assistants applied to Industry 5.0. We invite submissions that investigate theoretical developments, practical implementations, and interdisciplinary approaches, with an emphasis on the role of Intelligent Assistants in modern manufacturing. This collection explores the potential of Intelligent Assistants in providing instant access to critical data, enabling faster decision-making, improving troubleshooting, enhancing efficiency in modern factories, and more. We welcome a wide range of human–Intelligent Assistant communication designs, such as chatbots, voice assistants, and related systems. Meta-analyses of various Intelligent Assistants, or Intelligent Assistants used in various settings, are also encouraged. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 8 and SDG 9. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Natural Language Processing; Large Language Models; Human-Computer Interaction; Chatbot; Voice-Enabled Assistant; Industry 5.0; Smart Manufacturing; Production Planning and Control; Human-Centric Manufacturing
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Special Issue on Recent Advances in Media Computing Submission Date: 2026-08-31 The landscape of Media Computing is undergoing a fundamental shift. While recent deep learning breakthroughs, such as diffusion models, large multimodal foundation models, and adversarial generative techniques, have significantly enhanced media creation and manipulation, they still face critical limitations. These include high computational demands, shallow semantic reasoning, limited controllability, perceptual inconsistencies, and challenges related to trust, safety, and authenticity. This collection focuses on next-generation Media Computing methodologies that bridge intelligent media understanding with efficient representation, perceptual modeling, and multimodal interaction. Our goal is to advance media systems that are resource-efficient, perceptually aligned, semantically grounded, and suitable for real-world deployment across visual, haptic, audio, 3D, immersive, and cross-modal scenarios. We particularly seek contributions that advance: - Perception- and semantics-aware media analysis, including models that integrate high-level reasoning with human visual, auditory, or haptic perception - Efficient and scalable media representations, including AI-enhanced video, 3D/360°, and point-cloud compression, as well as rate-distortion-complexity-optimized, edge-aware coding - Explainable, robust, and trustworthy media computing, covering interpretability, safety, integrity verification, and deepfake or media forensic analysis - Cross-modal and embodied media intelligence, involving alignment and fusion across visual, linguistic, auditory, tactile, or 3D signals, and multimodal sensing for embodied or interactive systems - Human-in-the-loop and controllable media systems, including adaptive interfaces, interactive perceptual feedback, and cognition- and memory-aware quality modeling - Immersive and spatial media computing, such as VR/AR, light-field, volumetric, and 6DoF media processing, transmission, and perceptual quality evaluation - Benchmarks, datasets, and evaluation methodologies addressing perceptual consistency, QoE, efficiency, reliability, and deployment under real-world constraints (e.g., bandwidth, device limits, environmental noise, underwater or degraded conditions) - Efficient and on-device model architectures designed for mobile, edge, and resource-constrained environments - Neuro-symbolic and hybrid learning approaches that combine structured reasoning with statistical or data-driven models - Ethical, societal, and policy considerations associated with emerging media technologies and intelligent media systems This collection aims to chart the future trajectory of Media Computing by highlighting research that unifies intelligence, perception, efficiency, and cross-modal interaction. Submissions demonstrating real-world validation in applications such as virtual and augmented reality, intelligent robotics and embodied AI, next-generation communication systems, healthcare imaging, environmental and underwater sensing, and digital forensics are especially encouraged. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Media Computing; Computer Vision; Multimodal Learning; Diffusion Models; Perception-Aware Models; Semantics-Aware Analysis; Cross-Modal Intelligence; Neuro-Symbolic Learning; Video and 3D Compression; Point Cloud Processing; Immersive Media (VR/AR/6DoF); Multimodal Interaction; Human-in-the-Loop Systems
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Special Issue on Hypergraph Learning and Its Applications to Science Submission Date: 2026-08-31 This collection is dedicated to advancing and highlighting the potential of hypergraph models in scientific discovery. Moving beyond the limitations of conventional graph-based methods, hypergraphs provide a native and powerful framework for capturing complex high-order interactions inherent in modern scientific data, from polypharmaceutical interactions in biomedicine to multi-component reactions in chemistry and functional networks in neuroscience. This collection aims to bridge the gap between theoretical innovation and practical application, soliciting cutting-edge research on hypergraph neural networks, hypergraph representation learning, hypergraph matching, and so on. We welcome contributions that either push the methodological frontiers of hypergraph learning or demonstrate its pivotal role in unlocking new insights and solving previously intractable problems across diverse scientific domains, including but not limited to AI for science, complex systems, bioinformatics, robotics, and brain-computer interfaces. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Hypergraph Learning; Hypergraph Neural Networks; High-Order Interactions; Representation Learning; AI for Science; Scientific Discovery; Biomedicine; Neuroscience; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Complex Systems
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Special Issue on Hardware Accelerated AI/ML Applications Submission Date: 2026-09-16 Modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models require advanced hardware platforms that allow task parallelism both for the training and the deployment of these models in real time. Generative AI, for example, that is used to create new audio and video content or Large Language Models (LLM) such as ChatGPT have been trained and run on expensive supercomputers that can provide the hardware resources for the fast execution of these large deep learning models. Common AI/ML models for object detection, classification, tracking, tilt/orientation classification, etc, do not require the hardware resources of Generative AI or LLMs but still, cannot be executed on ordinary computing machines (desktops, laptops, smart phones). Lightweight versions of these models (e.g., pruning can be applied to reduce the stored parameters) are often offered for faster operation on platforms with lower computational power such as microcontrollers or other devices operating at the edge of an Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. These lightweight models offer lower inference latency but with a slight precision degradation. Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) powered computers are often employed for training, testing and using in real time AI/ML models. In embedded applications reconfigurable hardware is also an option to execute fast these models e.g., at the IoT edge. In this Topical Collection we are interested in AI/ML models and applications that are based on hardware acceleration for efficient training, testing and real time operation. Hardware acceleration techniques can exploit data pipelining, loop unrolling, use of redundant resources and wide ports/buses to satisfy different Neural Network (NN) architectures that require a high degree of parallelism. The operations that need to be executed fast include NN weight transfer/update, multiply/accumulate, vector operations, etc. The efficient use of the hardware resources in order to achieve the highest operating speed with low cost platforms and a reasonable power consumption is very important for many AI/ML applications. This Collection of Discover Computing, provides a forum for presenting novel approaches for hardware accelerated AI/ML applications. Therefore, papers that do not focus on hardware acceleration cannot be accepted. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9, SDG 11 and SDG 12. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Hardware Acceleration; Neural Networks; Hardware resources; Data pipelining; Loop Unrolling; High Speed Inference; Low Power
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Special Issue on Bridging Computational Intelligence with Control Theory Submission Date: 2026-09-20 The modeling, analysis, and control of complex dynamical systems are increasingly critical for solving real-world problems as computing, automation, and intelligent technologies advance. The high dimensionality, nonlinearity, and uncertainty inherent in these systems often make traditional control methods insufficient. This collection explores how integrating computational intelligence techniques (e.g., reinforcement learning, neural networks) with control theory methodologies (e.g., model predictive control, stability analysis, event-triggered control) can address challenges such as real-time control, multi-agent collaboration, and decision-making in dynamic, high-dimensional, and uncertain environments. Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to: - Hybrid Control Strategies: Integrating reinforcement learning, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and classical control methods for improved performance in large-scale, nonlinear systems like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots. Emphasis on event-triggered control for adaptive, real-time decision-making with reduced communication and computation. - Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Model Predictive Control (MPC): Combining DRL with MPC to enable real-time optimization and adaptive decision-making in dynamic, uncertain environments, particularly for autonomous and multi-agent systems. Enhances MPC with computational intelligence to handle uncertainty and improve stability. - Network Control and Event-Triggered Mechanisms: Optimizing distributed systems with event-triggered strategies to reduce communication and computation while ensuring robust performance under uncertainty. Focus on delayed feedback and fault tolerance to maintain stability in large-scale systems. - Multi-Agent Collaboration and Distributed Control: Improving decision-making in multi-agent systems by incorporating neural network-based or fuzzy logic models for real-time collaboration, synchronization, and robust handling of uncertainties and delays. - High-Dimensional Nonlinear Control and Optimization: Using computational intelligence techniques like neural networks and reinforcement learning to enhance optimization and decision-making in complex, high-dimensional systems such as robotics, smart grids, and industrial automation. - Modeling and Simulation with Differential Equations: Leveraging differential and difference equations to model complex dynamical systems, with a focus on delays and uncertainties, key aspects of robust control and event-triggered mechanisms. - Hybrid Models in Control: Combining classical control theory with neural networks and data-driven models for adaptive, intelligent control, ensuring both stability and performance guarantees. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Hybrid Control; Computational Intelligence; Event-triggered Control; Reinforcement Learning; Model Predictive Control; Distributed Control Systems; Multi-agent Systems; Neural Networks; Nonlinear Control; High-Dimensional Systems; Complex Dynamical Systems; Differential Equations and Simulation
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Special Issue on Sensor-Driven Intelligence and Embodied Interactive Systems Submission Date: 2026-09-30 Modern intelligent systems increasingly rely on rich, heterogeneous sensor data from cameras, depth sensors, wearable devices, robots, drones, and IoT platforms. These environments present challenges such as noisy or incomplete data, dynamic conditions, and real-time constraints, requiring integrated approaches in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, and computational intelligence. This collection focuses on AI methods that transform sensor data into meaningful perception, enable intelligent decision-making, and support embodied interaction or real-world deployment. By framing research along this sensor-to-action pipeline, the collection provides a cohesive venue for contributions that bridge machine learning, sensing technologies, robotics, and AIoT systems, emphasizing practical, robust, and human-centered AI across healthcare monitoring, underwater sensing, assistive technologies, smart environments, educational robotics, and AIoT applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Sensor Acquisition and Perception - Depth, stereo, fisheye, ultrasonic, and multimodal sensor fusion - Visual perception in constrained environments (underwater, occlusion, low light) - Medical and biological imaging with deep learning (CT, MRI, biomarkers) Computational Intelligence & Decision-Making - Swarm intelligence, PSO, evolutionary methods, and reinforcement learning - Learning-based rule extraction for medical or behavioral prediction - Scheduling, prediction, and optimization in sensor-rich environments Embodied Interaction & Real-World Deployment - Human–robot interaction and socially assistive robotics - Sensor-based interactive systems (Kinect, gesture recognition, VR/AR) - Edge and AIoT-based monitoring and assistive devices for health, safety, and environmental applications This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Sensor Fusion; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Multimodal Sensor Data; Robotics; Embodied Systems; Human-Robot Interaction; AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things); Assistive Technologies; Healthcare Monitoring; Smart Environments
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Special Issue on AI-Driven Remote Sensing and Sustainable Development Submission Date: 2026-10-05 The amount of imagery collected from satellites, aircraft, UAVs, ground sensors, and mobile mapping systems is growing quickly. As these datasets become larger and more detailed, photogrammetry and remote sensing are increasingly working together with modern artificial intelligence and machine learning methods. This combination is opening new possibilities in Earth observation, 3D modelling, environmental monitoring, and the planning of sustainable infrastructure. With this Topical Collection, we hope to bring together studies that show how advanced imaging technologies can be combined with intelligent computational approaches in geospatial applications. We are interested in work that uses machine learning on optical, multispectral, hyperspectral, or SAR images, as well as research focused on processing point clouds from LiDAR, UAVs, or photogrammetric surveys. Topics such as interpretable AI for geographic decision making, optimization techniques for improving image quality or calibrating sensors, and the creation of digital twins of both natural and urban environments are also welcome. We also encourage studies in which AI and GIS are used together to support areas like renewable energy, disaster management, climate adaptation, or cultural heritage preservation. Our aim is to highlight methods that make geospatial imaging more accurate, more efficient, and easier to understand. By encouraging dialogue between researchers in photogrammetry, remote sensing, computer vision, GIS, environmental sciences, and engineering, we hope to support work that responds to real-world needs and global sustainability goals. Through this effort, we aim to contribute to the development of the next generation of responsible and effective geoimaging technologies. Discover Imaging welcomes submissions that focus on on advanced imaging technologies, data acquisition (optical, multispectral, hyperspectral, SAR, LiDAR), image processing, and geospatial applications such as Earth observation, 3D modeling, and GIS integration for sustainability. Discover Computing welcomes submissions that emphasize algorithmic innovation: machine learning and AI for image analysis, optimization techniques, interpretable AI frameworks, data fusion, and scalable computational models for large geospatial datasets. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7, SDG 11 and SDG 13. Keywords: GeoAI; Explainable AI in Remote Sensin; Geospatial Machine Learning; Metaheuristic Optimization in Imaging; Sustainable Site Selection; Geospatial imaging; Remote Sensing; Environmental monitoring
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Special Issue on AI-Enhanced Cyber-Physical and Societal Systems Submission Date: 2026-10-05 This Topical Collection focuses on cutting-edge research that integrates artificial intelligence with cyber-physical systems (CPS), intelligent infrastructure, and societal-scale technologies. As digital and physical worlds converge, AI is increasingly essential for enabling autonomy, resilience, and sustainability in complex engineered systems such as smart grids, intelligent transportation networks, healthcare technologies, and urban infrastructures. The collection invites contributions on AI-driven modeling, control, optimization, sensing, decision-making, and system intelligence within CPS and societal applications. Topics may include machine learning for smart cities, AI-based energy management, autonomous and connected mobility, intelligent environmental monitoring, resilient infrastructures, and socio-technical systems that leverage AI for large-scale impact. Emphasis will be placed on work supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through innovations that promote clean energy, industrial modernization, sustainable communities, and improved societal well-being. Both theoretical advances and real-world deployments are welcome. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7, SDG 9 and SDG 11. Keywords: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS); Smart Cities; Resilient Infrastructures; Artificial Intelligence; Computational Biology; Machine Learning; Human-machine Interactions; Big Data
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Special Issue on Intelligent Medicine: Machine Learning and Explainable AI for Next-Generation Healthcare Submission Date: 2026-10-05 The healthcare sector is undergoing a profound digital transformation driven by Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). As these technologies increasingly support diagnosis, prognosis, and clinical decision-making, the challenge is to balance predictive performance with interpretability, fairness, and trust. This Collection invites high-quality research that advances ML theory, methods, and applications specifically designed for clinical, epidemiological, and public-health contexts. A central emphasis of the Collection is explainability as both a transparency requirement and an educational aid: model explanations that support clinicians in understanding complex patient dynamics, uncovering novel relationships, and enhancing causal reasoning. Contributions that integrate structured electronic health records with imaging, signals, or clinical text, as well as studies addressing fairness, uncertainty quantification, and human-centered design, are particularly encouraged. Likewise, approaches that enable federated, privacy-preserving, and regulation-compliant collaboration across healthcare institutions are welcome. Topics of Interest - Predictive Modeling for Diagnosis and Prognosis: Advanced ML architectures for risk stratification, early detection, treatment-response prediction, postoperative outcome modeling, and survival analysis. - Comorbidity Analysis and Longitudinal Patient Trajectories: Representation learning and temporal modeling for disease interactions, multimorbidity networks, state-transition modeling, and dynamic patient phenotyping based on multivariate or multimodal time-series data. - Multimodal Data Integration: Techniques merging structured EHRs with imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray), physiological signals (ECG, EEG, wearable data), genomics, and clinical narratives through attention mechanisms, graph-based learning, transformers, and foundation-model adaptation. - Federated, Distributed, and Privacy-Preserving Learning: Federated optimization, secure aggregation, differential privacy, and decentralized architectures enabling cross-institutional collaboration while safeguarding patient confidentiality and ensuring regulatory compliance. - Fairness, Causality, Robustness, and Trustworthy ML: Approaches addressing algorithmic bias, causal inference and counterfactual reasoning, calibration and uncertainty quantification, out-of-distribution robustness, and explainability techniques designed for clinical auditability. - Ethical, Educational, and Human-Centered AI: Interpretable ML systems that enhance clinical training, support explainable decision pathways, improve AI literacy, and facilitate responsible deployment of AI-enabled healthcare tools. - Human–Robot Interaction and Intelligent Interfaces in Healthcare: Adaptive clinical interfaces, affective computing for patient engagement, assistive robotics, and cognitive-support systems for medical staff and learners. We warmly welcome submissions that advance explainable and trustworthy AI in healthcare, with a focus on methodological innovation and clinically relevant applications. To keep the Collection aligned with this focus, studies primarily centered on sentiment analysis or opinion mining of AI adoption fall outside the intended scope. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Machine Learning; Explainable AI; Healthcare; Comorbidity; Multimodal Learning; Time Series; Federated Learning; Causal Inference; Trustworthy AI; Medical Education; HCI for Personal Healthcare Assistant
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Special Issue on Advances in Geovisualization Evaluation: Methods and Applications Submission Date: 2026-10-09 Maps are abstract representations that aim to effectively and efficiently communicate spatiotemporal information to the users. Different geovisualization methods, including simple or more sophisticated ones, are utilized to represent such information. Nowadays, maps can be static, animated, mobile, and/or interactive, while they are primarily distributed through the internet. At the same time, modern geovisualization also incorporates extended reality (XR) technologies. Undoubtedly, geovisualization may be characterized by a high level of visual and perceived complexity. Hence, it is crucial to establish robust methods towards the evaluation of their usability. Examining how well, how and why different types of geovisualization work mainly involves the implementation of experimental studies that employ behavioral and neuroimaging methods and techniques to measure visual perception and cognition. This collection aims to collect high-quality original research articles and systematic literature review studies in the field of geovisualization evaluation. We welcome new theories, methods, research frameworks, softwares, scientific datasets, and innovative applications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: -Cartographic design variables evaluation -Experimental data analysis for geovisualization evaluation -Mixed methods in geovisualization evaluation -New methods in geovisualization evaluation -Geovisualization and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) -Geovisualization software tools -Geovisualization of Big Geospatial Data -Geovisualization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications -Map usability studies -Extended Reality (XR) applications For submissions to Discover Imaging, we welcome papers that focus on topics such as cartographic design variable evaluation, map usability studies, experimental and mixed-method approaches (including behavioral, eye-tracking, and neuroimaging), extended reality (XR) visualization for geospatial data, and human-computer interaction aspects centered on visual cognition and design. For Discover Computing, we welcome submissions that emphasize geovisualization software tools and frameworks, handling big geospatial data through scalable architectures and GPU/edge acceleration, computational methods for real-time rendering and uncertainty encoding, XR integration from a systems perspective, and AI-driven applications for adaptive visualization and usability prediction. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 4, SDG 9 and SDG 11. Keywords: Eye-Tracking; Geovisualization; Geovisualization Applications; Map Evaluation; Map Usability; Map Interaction; Methods; Tools & Datasets; Neuroimaging.
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Special Issue on Theoretical and Methodological Integration of High-Performance Computing and Machine Learning Submission Date: 2026-10-31 This collection focuses on the theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, and computational strategies that underpin the integration of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Machine Learning (ML). It aims to provide insights into how HPC accelerates ML model training, scaling, and optimization, while ML techniques enhance HPC computational efficiency and performance. The collection explores how novel algorithms, frameworks, and system architectures enable scalable, efficient, and robust integration of ML and HPC. Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Theoretical models and frameworks for HPC-ML integration - Architectures and design principles for scalable ML on HPC systems - Energy-optimized GPU scheduling - Trends in HPC-enabled ML frameworks and libraries (e.g., PyTorch, Horovod) - Distributed training and parallelization of deep learning models using HPC infrastructure - Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning on HPC systems - Techniques for parallelizing ML algorithms across heterogeneous computing environments - Optimization of resource allocation, memory management, and scheduling for large-scale ML tasks - Co-design of HPC hardware and ML software, including AI accelerators and exascale computing platforms - Methodologies for integrating quantum, neuromorphic, and edge computing into HPC–ML workflows - Generative AI and large language models at HPC scale - Leveraging HPC to enhance cybersecurity with AI-driven threat detection, anomaly detection, and real-time attack analysis - Demonstrating the practical integration of HPC with ML through mini-labs or live demos (e.g., setting up distributed training environments, optimizing model performance on HPC clusters) This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: High-Performance Computing (HPC); Machine Learning (ML); HPC-Accelerated Machine Learning; Distributed Deep Learning; Scalable Machine Learning; Parallel Computing for AI; Edge-to-Cloud AI Systems; AI Model Optimization on HPC; Resource Optimization in HPC-ML Systems; Exascale Computing for AI
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Special Issue on Trustworthy Visual Intelligence and Adaptive Learning for Safety-Critical Systems Submission Date: 2026-12-31 This Collection focuses on advancing trustworthy and adaptive visual intelligence for safety-critical systems. With deep learning increasingly deployed in industrial inspection, environmental monitoring, and predictive maintenance, ensuring reliability, interpretability, and adaptability is essential. We welcome original research and reviews on vision-based defect inspection, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and intelligent surveillance, emphasizing explainable, uncertainty-aware, and domain-adaptive learning. Topics of interest include diffusion and self-training models, uncertainty-aware perception, edge-AI for real-time monitoring, and human-in-the-loop decision systems. Works validated in manufacturing, energy, or public-safety environments are especially encouraged. By integrating trustworthy AI principles with visual intelligence and adaptive learning, this Collection aims to advance reliable, transparent, and resilient intelligent systems that enhance safety, operational efficiency, and confidence in next-generation AI applications. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9. Keywords: Trustworthy AI; Visual Intelligence; Adaptive Learning; Safety-Critical Systems; Deep Learning; Vision-Based Defect Inspection; Predictive Maintenance; Anomaly Detection; Intelligent Surveillance; Uncertainty-Aware Learning
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