Metaverse

Metaverse in Digital Education

Guest Editor: Prof., DSc. Oleksandr V. Palagin, Senior Researcher Oleksyi V. Bahatskyi, Mr. Kyrylo S. Malakhov

Keywords: Digital education; Generative AI; Transdisciplinary research; Evolution of education; Digital twins; Human digital twin; Immersive learning; Intelligent educational systems.

Submission deadline: 2026-09-01

Virtual Digital Twins: Empowering Agriculture in the Metaverse

Guest Editor: Prof. Meili Wang, Prof. Huijun Yang

Keywords: · Three-dimensional Vision· Virtual Agriculture· Digital Twin· Agricultural Metaverse· Smart Agriculture· IoT in Agriculture· Sustainable Agriculture· Agricultural Virtualization

Submission deadline: 2026-10-15

Secure and Trustworthy Metaverse Systems: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications

Guest Editor: Prof. Chien-Ming Chen, Dr. Sunil Prajapat

Keywords: · Metaverse Security· Trustworthy Metaverse Systems· Privacy-Preserving Protocols· Blockchain and Digital Assets· Digital Twins· Identity and Access Control· Secure Architectures· AI-Driven Security· Quantum-Safe Metaverse

Submission deadline: 2026-06-30

AI-Led Innovations and Immersive Technologies for Sustainable Impact in the Metaverse: Applications in Business, Education, Healthcare, Environment, Tourism, and Human-Machine Interaction

Guest Editor: Anuj Kumar, Asokan Vasudevan, Shreyas J, Manisha Manchanda

Keywords: AI-driven innovations; Digital/mobile technologies; Human-Machine Interaction; Metaverse

Submission deadline: 2026-02-20

Arts Design for Metaverse

Guest Editor:

Keywords: Metaverse Arts; Metaverse Media Technology; AIGC for Metaverse Arts

Submission deadline: 2024-04-30

Virtual Reality in Disaster Management

Guest Editor: Dr. Weilian Li

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Virtual Reality; Mixed Reality; Extended Reality; 3D GIS; Geospatial Modeling; Disaster representattion; Risk communication; Disaster management; VR interaction; Disaster education; Disaster perception

Submission deadline: 2023-12-31

Information Infrastructure for the Metaverse

Guest Editor: Prof. Shaoliang Peng, Assoc. Prof. Zongshuai Zhang, Prof. Haohuan Fu, Assoc. Prof. Xiaozhen Lu, Assoc. Prof. Chen Ye, Dr. Wenjuan Liu

Keywords: Information infrastructure; Cloud/edge computing;5G/6G network;XR technology and terminal;Big data and artificial intelligence;Blockchain and privacy computing;Image and signal processing;Security and privacy.

Submission deadline: 2024-04-30

The Art in the Metaverse

Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Meili Wang, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Qian Xu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baoping Yan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hui Sun, Assoc. Prof. Pu He

Keywords: Metaverse Digital Art Exhibition; Creation Techniques and Tools; Metaverse Art Market

Submission deadline: 2023-08-31

Application of the Metaverse in Different Industries

Guest Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhihan Lv, Prof. Dr. James J. Park, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neil Vaughan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jun Shen

Keywords: Industrial Metaverse; Application Prospect; Metaverse Integration

Submission deadline: 2024-04-30