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Neural Computing and Applications - Topical Collection on AI for Space: Theories, Models and Applications

Aims, Scope and Objective 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in the space sector. Indeed, AI-based systems are contributing to several space operations including mission planning, big space data collection and processing, autonomous navigation, spacecraft monitoring and so on. The International Workshop on “The use of Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications” has been co-organized by the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (Italy), the University of Arizona Space Systems Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) (USA), the Italian Space Agency (ASI) (Italy), the European Space Agency - ESA’s Φ-lab (Italy) and Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and was held in Reggio Calabria, Italy, in September 1-3, 2022.

This Topical Collection intends to examine the “dialogue” between AI and space and aims to report new theories, models and applications in this field, by including expanded versions of selected workshop and also newly innovative papers.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • AI for space and aerospace applications
  • AI for fault detection and diagnosis in space applications
  • AI for studying astronautics’ neurodegeneration
  • AI and learning systems for satellite communications
  • AI and learning systems for space robotics
  • AI for earth observation
  • Meta-learning for space applications
  • IoT for space applications
  • Space informatics
  • Human-machine interaction systems in space applications
  • Intelligent and optimal control for aerospace systems
  • Intelligent search and optimization methods in aerospace applications
  • Bio-inspired solutions for automatic navigation in space applications
  • Sensors for space applications
  • Space data processing for ground-based and onboard analysis

Guest Editors

Dr. Cosimo Ieracitano (Lead Guest Editor), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy, cosimo.ieracitano@unirc.it
Prof. Nadia Mammone, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy, nadia.mammone@unirc.it
Dr. Piergiorgio Lanza, Thales Alenia Space, Italy, Piergiorgio.Lanza@thalesaleniaspace.com
Prof. Fei Gao, Beihang University, China, youfeigao@buaa.edu.cn
Dr. Bertrand Le Saux, European Space Agency, Φ-lab, Italy, Bertrand.Le.Saux@esa.int
Prof. Roberto Furfaro, University of Arizona, USA, robertof@arizona.edu
Prof. Francesco Carlo Morabito, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy, morabito@unirc.it

Manuscript submission deadline: 31st May 2024

Submission and Peer-review

Before submitting, authors should read the NC&A submission guidelines at https://www.springer.com/journal/521 (this opens in a new tab) in full. To submit, you should visit the online system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ncaa (this opens in a new tab) or use the 'Submit manuscript' button on the journal website and create a new account if you do not already have one. When creating your submission on the system, select the article type "Original Article", and then in the "Additional Information" section, answer "Yes" when asked if your manuscript belongs to a special issue, then select "T.C. : AI for Space: Theories, Models and Applications".

Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the topical collection. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least two independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. 

The peer review process of any submission associated with a topical collection is handled by Guest Editors who are responsible for assigning at least two referees to each article and evaluating the reviews. Guest Editors make recommendations and request and evaluate revisions, but only the Editor-in-Chief can make final decisions of accept or reject on any special issue article.
Any articles submitted to a topical collection by Guest Editors are also handled confidentially by Associate Editors outside of the normal refereeing process of the special issue/topical collection to ensure that the evaluation of these articles is completely objective.

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