Special Issues

Novel Applications of Blockchain for Information Systems and Business Process Management

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

In an interconnected society, organisations need innovative solutions to build trustworthy systems. Blockchain technology is a promising solution in the Information Systems and Business Process Management fields. It ensures data integrity and immutability without a central authority, enhancing trust...

Generative and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Internet Traffic and Architectures

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

This Special Issue (SI) delves into the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Internet traffic analysis and network management, focusing on generative AI and explainable AI techniques. Key topics include the use of generative AI for creating realistic and diverse traffic datasets,...

Decision Support Systems on Improving Societal Outcomes with Design Science Research

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

This special issue targets DSR that addresses societal problems. In particular, we encourage submissions linked to any of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) identified by the United Nations , as well as work dealing with technologies that are transforming the world in which we live, such as...

AI-Generated Personas: Representing User Needs with Generative AI Models

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

This special issue explores the transformative impact of AI and ML technologies, particularly Generative AI, on human-computer interaction (HCI). We seek to critically analyze how these technologies, including deepfakes and large language models (LLMs), enhance user understanding and persona creatio...

Special Issue on Edge and Serverless Computing

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

The momentum behind edge computing has surged, establishing itself as a primary option for deploying ubiquitous applications and services. While Serverless computing has emerged as the favored solution for mobile applications, its complete potential in ad-hoc networks is yet to be fully realized. Fu...

Special Edition of Pattern Recognition: Celebrating the Life and Research Contributions of Edwin Hancock

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

Edwin Hancock stood as a towering figure in the realm of pattern recognition and computer vision over the last three decades. His pioneering work, particularly in structural/graph-based pattern recognition, left an indelible mark on the field, shaping its trajectory through his research career. With...

Green Mobility and Tourism: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

This Special Issue on " Green Mobility and Tourism: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals" enables rapid communication of research that highlights the role of optimization in multidisciplinary areas across mathematical programming and new methodologies for sustainable tourism planning. Emphasis is...

Extended papers from the Twelfth International Conference on Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM 2024)

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

Probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) are a popular tool with remarkable impact on AI and Statistics, given their clear semantics and interpretability. This special issue will include extended versions of selected papers from the 12th International Conference of Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM 2...

Explainable AI for Industrial Information Integration in Industrial IoT (IIoT)

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

The rapid and easy convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and industrial systems lead to the concept of Industrial IoT (IIoT) that is the key driving force for Industry 4.0 and paves the way to Industry 5.0 which integrates human-machine cooperation. IIoT aims to achieve societal o...

Agricultural Cybernetics: A New Methodology of Analysis and Development for Modern Agricultural Production Systems

Prazo para submissão: 31 January 2025

In the digital age, agriculture has evolved into modern precision farming characterized by what we call smart that utilizes recent innovations in data science, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and high-performance cloud computing. For further advancement of modern agriculture, agricultur...