An International Journal on Multi-Sensor, Multi-Source Information Fusion

The journal is intended to present within a single forum all of the developments in the field of multi-sensor, multi-source, multi-process information fusion and thereby promote the synergism among the many disciplines that are contributing to its growth. The journal is the premier vehicle for disseminating information on all aspects of research and development in the field of information fusion. Articles are expected to emphasize one or more of the three facets: architectures, algorithms, and applications. Papers dealing with fundamental theoretical analyses as well as those demonstrating their application to real-world problems will be welcome. The journal publishes original papers, letters to the Editors and from time to time invited review articles, in all areas related to the information fusion arena including, but not limited to, the following suggested topics:

• Data/Image, Feature, Decision, and Multilevel Fusion
• Multi-classifier/Decision Systems
• Multi-Look Temporal Fusion
• Multi-Sensor, Multi-Source Fusion System Architectures
• Distributed and Wireless Sensor Networks
• Higher Level Fusion Topics Including Situation Awareness And Management
• Multi-Sensor Management and Real-Time Applications
• Adaptive And Self-Improving Fusion System Architectures
• Active, Passive, And Mixed Sensor Suites
• Multi-Sensor And Distributed Sensor System Design
• Fusion Learning In Imperfect, Imprecise And Incomplete Environments
• Intelligent Techniques For Fusion Processing
• Fusion System Design And Algorithmic Issues
• Fusion System Computational Resources and Demands Optimization
• Special Purpose Hardware Dedicated To Fusion Applications
• Mining Remotely Sensed Multi-Spectral/Hyper-Spectral Image Data Bases
• Information Fusion Applications in Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Information Security and Assurance arena
• Applications such as Robotics, Space, Bio-medical, Transportation, Economics, and Financial Information Systems
• Real-World Issues such as Computational Demands, Real-Time Constraints in the context of Fusion systems.

Special Issue on GenAI for Information Fusion
Submission Date: 2025-06-30

In recent years, the advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly in generative models like ChatGPT and Dall-E, have revolutionized numerous fields including natural language processing, computer vision, and decision-making systems. The convergence of these technologies with information fusion methodologies presents unprecedented opportunities for enhanced data integration, interpretation, and application. However, information fusion methods and applications based on generative AI are still in their nascent stages and have yet to be fully explored. We intend to facilitate innovative applications through this special issue, which focuses on the emerging trends at the intersection of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Information Fusion.

The integration of GenAI into information fusion processes addresses critical challenges in handling diverse data sources, enhancing predictive capabilities, and improving decision-making processes. As data continues to proliferate in volume and complexity, traditional information fusion techniques face limitations in scalability, accuracy, and efficiency. GenAI offers transformative potential to overcome these barriers by generating synthetic data, improving data representation, and enabling more sophisticated fusion algorithms. This special issue seeks to gather pioneering research that demonstrates how GenAI can be effectively utilized in information fusion to address complex problems across various domains such as healthcare, education, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, environmental monitoring, etc.

We invite high-quality submissions that present original research, case studies, and reviews in areas including, but not limited to:

    Theoretical Foundations of GenAI for Information Fusion: New algorithms, models, and frameworks that integrate generative models with information fusion techniques.
    Neural and Symbolic Fusion by GenAI: Methods and fusion mechanisms for representation and reasoning of neural and symbolic technologies based on GenAI.
    Applications of GenAI in Multisource Data Fusion: Case studies and applications in fields such as healthcare, education, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, environmental monitoring, etc.
    Multimodal GenAI: Methods for representation of multimodal data, such visual, text, graph, audio, etc.
    Synthetic Data Generation and Utilization: Methods for creating and using synthetic data to enhance information fusion processes. Detection of GenAI content is also welcomed.
    Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking: Comparative studies on the effectiveness of GenAI in improving the accuracy and efficiency of information fusion.
    Scalability and Real-time Fusion: Techniques for applying GenAI in real-time information fusion scenarios and large-scale data environments.
    Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications: Examination of the ethical considerations, biases, and regulatory aspects associated with the use of GenAI in information fusion.

Guest editors:

Yifan Zhu, PhD
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China.
Email: yifan_zhu@bupt.edu.cn

Kaize Shi, PhD
University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Email: Kaize.Shi@uts.edu.au

Qika Lin, PhD
National University of Singapore,Singapore, Singapore.
Email: linqika@nus.edu.sg

Jie Ma, PhD
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Email: jiema@xjtu.edu.cn

Manuscript submission information:

The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will be available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue from November 1st, 2024. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI: GenAI for INFFUS” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage: Information Fusion | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *01/11/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *30/06/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *01/11/2025

Keywords:

(generative artificial intelligence) OR (generative) AND (AI) OR (generative) AND (fusion) OR (AI) AND (fusion)