Entropy

Nonlinear Dynamical Behaviors in Complex Systems

edited by

Shaoting Tang

,

Xin Wang

and

Longzhao Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7703

Keywords: complex systems; nonlinear dynamics; complex networks; contagion process; evolutionary game theory; opinion dynamics; agent-based modeling; brain networks; coupled dynamics; higher-order dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

180th Anniversary of Ludwig Boltzmann

edited by

Antonio M. Scarfone

and

Sergio Luiz E. F. Da Silva

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6784

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Information Theory in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Leandro Alves Neves

,

Marcelo Zanchetta do Nascimento

and

Thaína Aparecida Azevedo Tosta

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3728

Keywords: entropy and ensembles; multiscale and multidimensional concepts; image processing; feature extraction; machine learning; learning deep features; representation learning; cooperative learning; explainable artificial intelligence; computer-aided detection and diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

The Black Hole Information Problem

edited by

Stephen Hsu

,

Xavier Calmet

and Roberto Casadio

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2925

Keywords: black holes; quantum information; unitarity; Hawking radiation; quantum foundations; decoherence; AdS/CFT duality; quantum gravity; quantum fields in curved space

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Black Holes)

Advances in Computer Recognition, Image Processing and Communications, Selected Papers from CORES 2023 and IP&C 2023

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2411

Keywords: computer recognition; pattern recognition; mage processing; telecommunications; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Applications of Information Theory in Solar and Space Plasma Physics

edited by Giuseppe Consolini and

Paola De Michelis

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203

Keywords: space plasma dynamics; solar plasma dynamics; information theory; dynamic systems; turbulence; sun– earth relationship; magnetospheric and ionospheric plasma dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Black Holes)

Complexity and Entropy in Biomedical Circuits and Systems

edited by Yu Wu and

Shuo Gao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 145

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Thermodynamics of Small Systems

edited by

Henni Ouerdane

submission deadline 16 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermometry and calorimetry of small systems; including nuclear matter; stochastic thermodynamics: MEMS; molecular motors; colloids; biomolecules; open quantum systems; fluctuation theorems; quantum thermodynamics; dissipation in small systems; information processing in small systems; complexity of small systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Population-Based Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimization and Decision-Making Problems in Engineering Sciences

edited by

Gilberto Reynoso-Meza

submission deadline 17 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics and engineering; information theory; complex systems; inquiry; computing; chemistry and biology; machine learning and systems theory; economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Entropy-Based Applications in Economics, Finance, and Management II

edited by

Joanna Olbryś

submission deadline 19 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5387 | Submission Open

Keywords: information entropy; probability entropy; fuzzy entropy; cross-entropy; maximum entropy; copula entropy; structural entropy; market microstructure; dimensions of market liquidity; portfolio selection; asset pricing; risk management; market efficiency; macroeconomic systems; econophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Delay-Doppler Domain Communications for Future Wireless Networks

edited by

Shuangyang Li

,

Zhiqiang Wei

, Weijie Yuan and

Baoming Bai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6988 | Submission Open

Keywords: delay-Doppler; orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS); wireless communications; waveform design; performance analysis; channel modeling; MIMO technology; channel coding; transceiver designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Synergy and Redundancy Measures: Theory and Applications to Characterize Complex Systems and Shape Neural Network Representations

edited by

Daniel Chicharro

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4248 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutual information; synergy; redundancy; unique information; neural networks; disentanglement; feature extraction; representation learning; partial information decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory in Multi-Agent Systems: Methods and Applications

edited by

Haobin Shi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3095 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent reinforcement learning; unsupervised reinforcement learning; information theory; information decomposition; variational approximation; latent representation; maximize mutual information; causal reinforcement learning; entropy estimator; contrastive-like unsupervised learning; latent-conditioned policy; uncertainty estimation; entropy-like intrinsic reward; meta-reinforcement learning training; state entropy; multi-agent datasets with complex interactions and relations; multi-agent motion planning and decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Entropy

edited by

Eun-jin Kim

and

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Information Theory in Control Systems II

edited by

Adrian-Mihail Stoica

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiagent systems; optimal control; optimal estimation and filtering; communication channel constraints; decentralized control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Self-Learning in Physical Machines

edited by Menachem Stern

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-learning; learning machines; physical learning; inverse design; neuromorphic computing; biologically plausible learning; smart matter; functional matter; novel computation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Intelligent Modeling and Control

edited by

Tao Zhao

submission deadline 23 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4306 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

Quantum and Classical Physical Cryptography

edited by

Hua-Lei Yin

,

Kaizhi Huang

and Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12256 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum key distribution; quantum random number generation; chaotic key distribution; wireless physical layer key distribution; chaotic private communication; post-quantum cryptography; quantum conference key agreement; quantum noise stream cipher; quantum-enhanced cryptography; quantum secret sharing; quantum digital signatures; semi-quantum key distribution; quantum secure direct communication; quantum fingerprinting; quantum consensus; quantum bit commitment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

The Landauer Principle and Its Implementations in Physics, Chemistry and Biology: Current Status, Critics and Controversies

edited by

Edward Bormashenko

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6623 | Submission Open

Keywords: Landauer principle; entropy; information; the second law of thermodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Particle Theory and Theoretical Cosmology—Dedicated to Professor Paul Howard Frampton on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday

edited by Thomas W. Kephart and

Paul Howard Frampton

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2491 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle theory; gauge anomalies; particle phenomenology; BSM models; 331 model; string phenomenology; astro-particle physics; dark matter; dark energy; black hole entropy; early universe thermodynamics and cosmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Black Holes)

Heat Transfer in Thermoelectric Modules

edited by

Mona Zebarjadi

,

Sepideh Akhbarifar

and Md Golam Rosul

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric devices; thermal conductivity; heat management; cooling and refrigeration; power generation; magneto-thermoelectric

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Random Walks and Stochastic Processes in Complex Systems: From Physics to Socio-Economic Phenomena

edited by

Trifce Sandev

and

Alexander Iomin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: random walks; stochastic equations; kinetic equations; diffusion; geometric Brownian motion; voter model; econophysics; sociophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Chaos and Complexity in Fractional Order Systems and Their Applications

edited by

Wafaa Sayed

and

Lobna A. Said

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: chaos theory; control; encryption; fractional calculus; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Quantum Walks for Quantum Technologies

edited by

Luca Razzoli

and

Paolo Bordone

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum walks; multiparticle quantum walks; quantum algorithms; quantum estimation; quantum cryptography; quantum networks; quantum transport; quantum information; quantum optics; entanglement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information Security and Privacy: From IoT to IoV II

edited by

Bill William Buchanan

,

Arslan Munir

and

Jawad Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptography; blockchain; hardware-based security; artificial intelligence; computer vision; chaos; image encryption; cyber threat intelligence; information theory; entropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

An Information-Theoretical Perspective on Complex Dynamical Systems

edited by Di Qi and

José F. F. Mendes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex dynamical systems; stochastic modeling; data assimilation; information theory; data-driven methods; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Computational Thermodynamics and Its Applications

edited by

Klaus Hack

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational thermodynamics; Gibbs-energy models; complex equilibrium calculations; multi-component phase diagrams; advanced process modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Entropy Application in Biomechanics and Biosignal Processing

edited by

Marcus Fraga Vieira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Entropy and Nonlinear Signal Processing in Cardiovascular Applications

edited by

José J. Rieta

and

Adrian Luca

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2602 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; nonlinear dynamics; recurrence plots; heart rate variability; photoplethysmography; cardiovascular signals; cardiac arrhythmia detection; applications to cardiovascular; atrial arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; electrocardiogram; electrogram; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Recent Advances in the Theory of Disordered Systems

edited by

Aimin Guo

and

Qiao Chen

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: anderson localization; localization transition; disordered systems; mobility edge; quantum transport; quasiperiodic systems; 2D materials; 1D systems; localization length; participation ratio

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Quasi-Probability and Probability Representations of Quantum States—100 Years of Quantum Mechanics

edited by

Vladimir I. Manko

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information-Theoretic Methods in Deep Learning: Theory and Applications

edited by

Shuangming Yang

,

Shujian Yu

,

Luis Gonzalo Sánchez Giraldo

and

Badong Chen

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12106 | Submission Open

Keywords: information theoretic learning; information bottleneck; deep learning; neural networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory for Interpretable Machine Learning

edited by

Marco Piangerelli

and

Sotiris Kotsiantis

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8135 | Submission Open

Keywords: interpretable machine learning; information disentanglement; information theory; reinforcement learning; supervised learning; unsupervised learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Physical-Layer Security, Quantum Key Distribution and Post-quantum Cryptography II

edited by

Ivan B. Djordjevic

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5526 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical-layer security; quantum key distribution (QKD); continuous variable QKD; discrete variable QKD; measurement device independent QKD; post-quantum cryptography; quantum enhanced cryptography; stealth communication; covert communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Information Security and Data Privacy

edited by Mina Sheikhalishahi

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4228 | Submission Open

Keywords: data privacy; data security; information theory; security and privacy metrics; theoretical analysis of data security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Integrated Information Theory and Consciousness II

edited by

Kyumin Moon

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open

Keywords: consciousness; information; causation; phenomenology; emergence; neural correlates of consciousness; qualia; defining phi; computing integrated information; animal consciousness; artificial consciousness; mathematics and consciousness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Information Theory and Nonlinear Signal Processing

edited by

Yong Lv

,

Weihang Zhu

and

Rui Yuan

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2625 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; fault diagnosis; fault detection/prognostics; damage tracking; anomaly detection; structural health monitoring; structural dynamics; modal analysis; machine/deep learning; biomedical signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Nonequilibrium Dynamics and Statistical Theory in Plasmas Physics

edited by

Eun-jin Kim

and

Geert Verdoolaege

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmas; nuclear fusion; plasma turbulence; plasma transport; plasma physics; plasma simulations; plasma experiments; non-extensive statistical mechanics; anomalous transport; q-entropy; information theory; nonequilibrium statistics; Kullback-Leibler divergence; information length; differential geometry; self-organisation; fractional calculus; solar flares; stellar flares; transfer entropy; probability distribution; probability theory; extreme principle; entropy production; avalanches; machine learning; Bayesian statistics; continuum mechanics; information geometry; intermittency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Structural Relaxation in Glass Transition and Crystallization Thermodynamics

edited by

Jürn W.P. Schmelzer

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal nucleation; crystal growth; general theory of phase transition; prediction of properties of glass-forming melts; glass and glass transition; thermodynamics of nucleation and growth; surface thermodynamics; description of relaxation in deeply undercooled liquids and glasses; interplay of elastic stress evolution and relaxation on crystallization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Ordinal Pattern-Based Entropies: New Ideas and Challenges

edited by Meryem Jabloun

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: permutation entropy; multiscale permutation entropy and its variants; Tsallis permutation entropy; ordinal pattern-based complexity measure of time series; real data application; multidimensional time series; encrypted data; theoretical understanding for appropriate application; ordinal pattern based-entropy in machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)

New Advances in Error-Correcting Codes

edited by Robert H. Morelos-Zaragoza and

T. Aaron Gulliver

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: error-correcting codes; channel coding; forward error correction; future networks; quantum channels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

From Functional Imaging to Free Energy—Dedicated to Professor Karl Friston on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday

edited by

Thomas Parr

,

Giovanni Pezzulo

, Rosalyn Moran,

Maxwell Ramstead

, Axel Constant and Anjali Bhat

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9692 | Submission Open

Keywords: active inference; free-energy principle; Bayesian; variational inference; functional imaging; predictive coding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Progress in Quantum Key Distribution

edited by Shihai Sun and Bo Liu

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum cryptography; post-quantum cryptography; quantum chip; quantum communication; quantum entanglement; quantum internet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

Application of Information Theory to Physical Modeling and State Awareness in Complex Systems

edited by

Zhanlong Zhang

and Yihua Dan

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9765 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; information theory; signal processing; state perception; electromagnetic parameter measurement; deep learning and machine learning; fault modeling and evolution analysis; fault diagnosis; digital twins; big data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)

Signal Processing for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Electric Machines and Energy Conversion Systems

edited by

Epaminondas D. Mitronikas

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5884 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion systems; electric machines; power electronic converters; signal processing; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant systems; machine learning and systems theory; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Signal and Data Analysis)

Image Encryption and Privacy Protection Based on Chaotic Systems—Second Edition

edited by

Congxu Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: chaos; chaotic system; complexity analysis; information theory; entropy analysis and calculation; image encryption algorithms; privacy protection schemes; complex network and artificial intelligence technology

Entropy and Information in Biological Systems

edited by

Richard Summers

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open

Keywords: entropy; information theory; entropy dynamics; biological systems; theoretical biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)

Probabilistic Models for Dynamical Systems

edited by

Carlos Dias Maciel

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic system modeling; probabilistic models; network models; dynamic Bayesian network; complex system models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Information Theory, Probability and Statistics)

Universality Classes of Synchronization Phase Transitions

edited by

Géza Ódor

and Shengfeng Deng

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)

Exploring the Horizon of Practical Utility in Near-Term Quantum Computing

edited by Daiwei Zhu, Jason Iaconis and Torin F. Stetina

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum error mitigation; quantum machine learning; near-term quantum computers; quantum algorithms; variational algorithms; heuristic algorithms; practical quantum advantages; quantum-inspired algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Information)

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