Special Issue on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Smart Environments, Applied Sciences.
About this Special Issue
In this special issue, we invite researchers, academics, PhD students, and practitioners to contribute original work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data as it relates to smart environments. The subject is a general one that interconnects with multiple fields of activity, leaving this horizon of contributions and technological advancement open. In this special issue, we aim to bring together new theoretical elements and practical applications that contribute to the development of the smart environments field through the integration of new technologies targeting the sectors of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Artificial Intelligence in smart engineering;
- Machine learning and autonomous systems;
- Smart and sustainable agriculture;
- Large-scale data analysis (Big Data);
- Internet of Things (IoT) in smart infrastructures;
- Smart energy and energy management;
- Data-driven decision-making and predictive algorithms;
- Smart cities and urban mobility;
- Intelligent systems for healthcare and education;
- Security and privacy in Smart Environments;
- Privacy and security in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
In the opinion of the editors, the future lies in the collaboration of experts from various fields, so that Artificial Intelligence components can be integrated into as many applications as possible. Since the performance of Artificial Intelligence algorithms is closely tied to the volume and quality of data, analyzing the concept of Big Data in relation to AI components is of particular interest. For these reasons, this Special Issue brings together the concepts of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Environment under a common research umbrella. The issue targets fields such as environment, energy, agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure, but it is not limited to them.
The submission deadline for this Special Issue is 30 April 2026.
Guest Editors:
- Adrian Stancu
Department of Business Administration, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania - Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca
Department of Automatic Control, Computers, and Electronics, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania - George Drosatos
Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Athena Research Center, Greece
This Special Issue is provided by the journal "Applied Sciences" and more details are available here.