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1. Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Health and Smart Technologies

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent computing, and emerging engineering technologies is fundamentally transforming modern industries, scientific research, and societal development. Recent advances in machine learning, deep learning, edge intelligence, digital twins, the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems, robotics, quantum computing, blockchain, and next-generation communication networks are enabling unprecedented levels of automation, efficiency, resilience, and sustainability across diverse engineering domains. These technological breakthroughs are accelerating the transition toward Industry 5.0, smart manufacturing, intelligent healthcare, sustainable energy systems, autonomous transportation, smart cities, and data-driven decision-making.

This Special Issue aims to provide an international platform for researchers, academicians, engineers, and industry practitioners to present cutting-edge theoretical developments, innovative methodologies, practical applications, and interdisciplinary research addressing current and future challenges in emerging engineering and technology. The issue welcomes original research articles, comprehensive review papers, industrial case studies, and application-oriented contributions that demonstrate novel engineering solutions capable of addressing real-world problems through intelligent technologies.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the integration of AI with advanced engineering disciplines to improve system intelligence, reliability, security, sustainability, and operational efficiency. Contributions highlighting explainable AI, trustworthy intelligent systems, federated learning, cybersecurity, digital transformation, green computing, renewable energy integration, autonomous systems, and human-centered engineering are especially encouraged. Research involving experimental validation, simulation studies, optimization techniques, prototype development, and industrial implementations is highly desirable.

The Special Issue seeks to foster collaboration among researchers from electrical, electronic, mechanical, civil, computer, industrial, biomedical, environmental, and interdisciplinary engineering fields. By bringing together innovative research from academia and industry, this collection aims to advance scientific knowledge, promote technological innovation, and support the development of resilient, sustainable, and intelligent engineering solutions that address global challenges and contribute to future technological progress.

Guest Editors:

1. Dr Valentina Emilia Balas, Professor, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania

2. Dr Seemal Asif, Director of Intelligent Robotics and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) AI & Robotics at Cranfield University, UK

3. Dr Fawad Naseer, Associate Professor, BIC Islamabad, Pakistan

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Suggested Topics 

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Deep Learning and Generative AI
• Explainable and Trustworthy AI
• Federated Learning and Distributed Intelligence
• Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT
• Edge Computing and Cloud Computing
• Industry 5.0 and Smart Manufacturing
• Digital Twins and Cyber-Physical Systems
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Technologies
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage
• Computer Vision and Image Processing
• Natural Language Processing
• Wireless and 6G Communication Technologies
• Signal Processing and Embedded Systems
• Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technologies
• Smart Agriculture and Precision Farming
• Smart Cities and Intelligent Infrastructure
• Blockchain and Secure Engineering Applications
• Cybersecurity and Privacy-Preserving Technologies
• Big Data Analytics and Data Science
• Sustainable Engineering and Green Computing
• Advanced Sensors and Intelligent Instrumentation
• Intelligent Control and Automation Systems
• Human–Machine Interaction
• Digital Transformation and Engineering Applications
• Quantum Computing Applications in Engineering
• Engineering Education Using AI Technologies
• Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology

Deadline: 30-10-2026

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2. Proceedings of the 12th APICEE

This Special Issue aims to provide an international platform for researchers, academicians, engineers, and industry practitioners to present cutting-edge theoretical developments, innovative methodologies, practical applications, and interdisciplinary research addressing current and future challenges in emerging engineering and technology. The issue welcomes original research articles, comprehensive review papers, industrial case studies, and application-oriented contributions that demonstrate novel engineering solutions capable of addressing real-world problems through intelligent technologies.

The purpose of the conference is to provide an international forum for cross-fertilization of ideas from academic researchers, practicing engineers and industry representatives in emerging engineering areas related to Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotic, Control System, Embedded Systems and allied fields in general. The conference will include presentations of technical papers and keynotes talks on issues of contemporary significance in electrical systems, networks, signal processing, artificial intelligence, control theory, power engineering and other areas of Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotic, Control System, Embedded Systems and related aspects of modern power systems.

Guest Editors:

1. Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor, National Skills University, Pakistan

2.  Dr. Mazhar Malik, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, School of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of West of the England Bristol, UK 

3. Dr Kashif Hasnain, Associate Professor, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

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Submission Deadline: 30-11-2026