Digital Image Processing: Novel Technologies and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In today's era, digital image processing stands as a cornerstone technology with profound implications across various domains. Its applications span from surveillance systems to medical diagnostics, revolutionizing the way we interact with visual data. However, despite significant advancements, there remain unexplored avenues and emerging technologies that promise to redefine the landscape of digital image processing. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research and innovative applications in digital image processing, providing a platform for the dissemination of novel methodologies, algorithms, and tools. Additionally, we invite contributions that introduce new datasets and foster collaboration in this dynamic field, accelerating its progress and impact on diverse domains.
This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the latest advancements in digital image processing, presenting a platform for innovative research and practical applications.
The following are some of the key research interests we invite contributions on:

• Deep learning approaches for image classification and recognition;
• Image segmentation techniques for medical imaging analysis;
• Enhanced image restoration algorithms for degraded visual data;
• Multi-modal image fusion methods for improved information extraction;
• Real-time image processing systems and architectures;
• Image-based biometric authentication and security applications;
• Semantic image understanding and scene understanding;
• Adaptive image filtering and noise reduction strategies;
• Augmented reality and virtual reality applications leveraging image processing techniques;
• Ethical considerations and societal impacts of digital image processing technologies;
• Edge computing solutions for efficient image processing in distributed systems;
• Collaborative image processing in peer-to-peer architectures;
• Privacy-preserving techniques in digital image processing;
• Generative methods for synthetic data curation.

We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit their work on these topics as well as others to foster discussions and advancements in the field of digital image processing.

Dr. Ivan Lorencin
Dr. Nikola Tanković
Guest Editors

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• digital image processing
• deep learning
• image segmentation
• collaborative image processing
• augmented reality
• virtual reality