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Future Prospects of Wireless Transmission Based on Engineering Electrical Electronic and Telecommunications
edited by and Muhammad Ikram Ashraf
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7690 | Submission Open
Keywords: trends in 5G and beyond; wireless communication; massive MIMO; Internet of Things; URLLC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Research Advances in Image Processing and Computer Vision
edited by Yan Wang, and Xu Yang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6583 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Multimedia)
Network Security and Cryptography Applications
edited by Li Pan, Ning Liu and Conghui Zheng
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5321 | Submission Open
Keywords: network security; data science; artificial intelligence; cyberspace
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Advances in Mobile Robots: Navigation, Motion Planning and Control
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open
Keywords: mobile robotics; navigation; path planning; control of posture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Recent Advances in Smart Grid
edited by Zhichen Li, and Zhaomin Lv
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4078 | Submission Open
Keywords: design and analysis of communication mechanism in smart grid; coordination of renewable energy systems; prediction and control of wind and solar power; robustness and performance optimization of smart grid; vehicle-to-grid technology in real-world problems; intelligent reasoning of power grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Integration of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Grids
edited by Zihang Dong and Yujian Ye
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4078 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy system flexibility and resilience enhancement through Distributed Energy Resources (DER); demand side response and energy management of DERs; advanced Information and communication technologies supporting the integration of DERs in smart grids; prediction algorithms; communication approaches; control strategies and business model in Virtual Power Plant (VPP); generation planning and market design for integrated energy systems; multi-energy system integration; covering electricity; gas; heat; cold; transport; information and hydrogen systems; etc.; Artificial Intelligence-based approaches for local energy system modelling; advanced control strategies for the coordination of numerous/heterogeneous DERs; smart scheduling and routing of Electric Vehicles (EV) for improving power system operation; modelling of local energy systems; including smart buildings; micro-grids; industrial parks; etc.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Image and Video Quality and Compression
edited by Xiaoming Li and Henghui Ding
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Deep Learning-Based Object Detection/Classification
edited by Kuo-Kun Tseng
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3888 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection; object classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Parallel, Distributed, Edge Computing in UAV Communication
edited by Yuan Gao and Su Hu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3788 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless network; 5G/6G; resource allocation; air to ground network; NTN; remote sensing; drone network; satellite network; emergency communication; SON; AI driven network; edge computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Machine Learning Applications in Predictive Monitoring of Power Grid Stability and Resiliency Enhancement submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3736 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; power systems; predictive monitoring; renewable energy sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Communication Systems and Manipulators for Robots and Unmanned Systems
edited by , Georgi Valentinov Hristov, Ivan Beloev and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned systems and robots; manipulators; actuators and end effectors; communication systems for drones and robots; tethered drones and robots; payloads for drones and robots; extensions for robots and drones; intelligent drones and robots; autonomous navigation and teleoperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Machine Learning in Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, 3rd Edition submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3691 | 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)
Intelligent Resource Allocation Methods for Next Generation Wireless Cellular Systems
edited by Yaru Fu, Hong Wang, Zheng Shi and Yalin Liu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3342 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; Internet-of-Things; intelligent reflecting surface (IRS); massive MIMO; non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA); rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA); sixth-generation wireless communication networks (6G); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Smart Antennas and Systems for 5G and Beyond: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Jesús Alberto López Fernández, Lei Wang, and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3315 | Submission Open
Keywords: plane-wave generator; RIS; channel sounder for spatial profile measurements; 5G; 6G; non-terrestrial networks; adaptive antennas; tracking; active arrays; reconfigurable antennas and arrays; hybrid scanned arrays; AI inspired/assisted/augmented antennas and arrays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Embedded AI
edited by Darrin M. Hanna and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3028 | Submission Open
Keywords: embedded systems; artificial intelligence; IoT; machine learning; intelligent robotics; autonomous systems; FPGA; GPU
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Multimedia in Radio Communication and Teleinformatics
edited by , Dawid Juszka, Andrzej Matiolański, and Dawid Mieloch
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2994 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimedia radio transmission in Internet of Things systems; local multimedia WLAN wireless networks; multimedia wireless sensor and ad hoc networks; multimedia sea; air and satellite radio communication; multimedia systems and radio communication networks for special applications; radio and television systems and networks; multimedia techniques; multimedia architectures and telecommunications protocols; multimedia systems and ICT networks; multimedia applications and services on the Internet; quality of services and reliability of multimedia ICT networks; optimization and artificial intelligence algorithms in multimedia telecommunications networks; solutions for multimedia systems and cloud networks; security of multimedia networks and ICT systems; cryptography and cybersecurity mechanisms in multimedia; network aspects of multimedia systems of the Internet of Things; measurements in multimedia telecommunications; legal; economic and social aspects in multimedia telecommunications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Multimedia)
Next-Generation Optical Wireless Communication: Emerging Research and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation optical wireless communication; free space optical wireless communication; underwater optical wireless communication; visible light communication; sensor network communications; convergence of optical and wireless access networks; optical networks reliability and security; novel protocols; architectures; materials; and devices for OWC systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Deep Learning in Video and Image Processing: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2847 | Submission Open
Keywords: real-time machine learning; edge computing; video processing; image processing; algorithm optimization; hardware– software co-design; energy-efficient ML; latency-sensitive applications; computational efficiency; resource-constrained devices; anomaly detection; real-time diagnostics; autonomous vehicles; object recognition; urban traffic management; augmented reality; industrial automation; wildlife monitoring; disaster response systems; smart home devices; wearable technology; health monitoring; personalized feedback; real-time data processing; ML model deployment; edge AI; smart cameras; low-power computing; data privacy; real-world ML applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Vehicular Communication Systems and Networks
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open
Keywords: C-V2X; V2X protocols; resource allocation in V2X; vulnerable road users (VRUs); 3GPP NR-V2X
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Advanced Nonlinear and Learning-Based Control Techniques for Complex Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2587 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; observer design; adaptive control; learning control; intelligent control; robust control; formation control; geometric control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Digital Twins of Complex Systems: Data, Modeling, Algorithm and Application
edited by Xin Zhang, Yadong Xu and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2574 | 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)
Antenna and Propagation Technologies for 5G/6G Communication
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2561 | Submission Open
Keywords: MIMO; 5G; 6G; beam steering; circularly polarized; dual circular polarized; linearly polarized; dual polarization; flexible
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Research on Key Technologies for Hardware Acceleration
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open
Keywords: hardware accelerators; reconfigurable FPGA acceleration; in-/near-memory computing; 2.5D/3D integrated chiplets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Artificial Intelligence for IoT Systems
edited by , , Jia Hu, Daniel Z. Hao, Ke Li, Yining Hua and Ting Li
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2379 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; internet of things; edge computing; edge intelligence; artificial intelligence of things (AIoT); deep learning; deep reinforcement learning; federated learning; data collection and data mining; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converter and Drives submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced control techniques; power converters; electric drives; dynamic modeling; system identification; optimization; fault tolerance; real-time implementation; renewable energy integration; industrial automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Deep/Machine Learning in Visual Recognition and Anomaly Detection
edited by Yang Liu and Jin Li
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2235 | Submission Open
Keywords: few-/zero-shot learning; visual recognition; anomaly detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Multimedia)
Digital Signal and Image Processing for Multimedia Technology submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2155 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; deep learning; neural network; artificial intelligence; multimedia processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Applications of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Electric Vehicles
edited by Yitong Shang, , Qiang Xing, Shiwei Xie, and Bo Wang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicle; artificial intelligence; battery management; motor control; ev load forecasting; vehicle-to-grid; smart grid; intelligent transportation; sustainable city
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Advanced Charging Technology for Electric Vehicles
edited by , Zhichao Luo, and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1729 | Submission Open
Keywords: charging technology; vehicle to everything; intelligent vehicle integration; low-temperature preheating; charging safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles)
Innovations in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Big Data submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1704 | 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)
Advanced Intelligent Control and Automation in Industrial 4.0 Era
edited by and Bo Zhou
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; advanced intelligent control; automation; industry 4.0; robotics; manufacturing execution system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Electronics)
Emerging Technologies in Digital Twins
edited by Alessandro Massaro
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; intelligent electronics; Industry 4.0/5.0; miniaturized sensors; micro and nano technologies; environmental monitoring; production prediction innovative materials in electronics; IoT; measurement protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Recent Progress in Visual AI: Architectures, Learning, and Applications
edited by Changshuo Wang, , Prayag Tiwari, Gang Wang and Ruiping Wang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1524 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual AI; pattern recognition; transformer models; multimodal representation learning; 3D vision; autonomous driving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Advances in Wireless Communication Performance Analysis
edited by Kyusung Shim
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless communications and networks; performance analysis; data-driven approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Networks)
Bridging the Gap between Deep Learning and Probabilistic Inference for Advancements in Robotics
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1366 | Submission Open
Keywords: robot learning; deep learning in robotics; probabilistic robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
Compiler and Hardware Design Systems for High-Performance Computing
edited by and Jaehwan Lee
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer architectures; compilers; parallel and distributed computing; programming languages; accelerated computing; machine learning for systems; parallel algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Future Trends in Applications of Neural Networks for Vision-Based Autonomous Tasks
edited by and Ákos Odry
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision processing algorithms; neural networks; vision-based autonomous tasks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Solid-State Single Photon Detection Devices and Circuits
edited by , and Hao Li
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-photon detection; single-photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD); geiger-mode multi-pixel photon counter (MPCC); silicon photomultiplier (SiPM); geiger-mode operation; violet/Visible/Shortwave Infrared; GaN/Silicon/InGaAs; focal plane array; active quenching circuit; timing digital converter; time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC); three-dimensional LiDAR; quantum information processing.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
Neural Networks for Feature Extraction
edited by Zhen Cao and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
High-Performance Software Systems
edited by , Xizhe Yin and Yifan Mao
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance; networking; database; cloud; fault tolerance; availability; distributed systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
Security and Privacy in IoT Devices and Computing
edited by Saikat Das, Sajal Saha and Qudrat E Alahy Ratul
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | 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 Monitoring of Smart Critical Infrastructures submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | 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)
Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems for Smart Cities
edited by Xin Lu, Yuechuan Tao and Xianzhuo Sun
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy management; energy modelling and optimization; battery energy storage systems; smart cities; transportation systems; smart buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Wearable Device Design and Its Latest Applications
edited by Changhao Xu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | 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)
Design, Control, Optimization, and Security of Next-Generation Communications Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation communication networks; system architecture; federated learning; data analysis; distributed/decentralized control; energy efficiency; resource allocation and management; security and Privacy; AI technology; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
Advances in Natural Language Processing and Their Applications submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural language processing; NLP applications; natural language processing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
AI-Empowered Decarbonization for Modern Power Grids
edited by , Chaoxian Wu and Zhong Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open
Keywords: power system decarbonization; smart grid; artificial intelligence; renewable energy; electric vehicles; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Technology and Approaches of Battery Energy Storage System
edited by and Juan Fang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; control strategy; machine learning; novel battery material; design optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
Feature Papers in Electronic Materials
edited by and Yating Hu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 649 | 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)
Power Scheduling System for Electric Vehicles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
edited by , , Yalong Wu and Shuo Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | 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)
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