[hpc-announce] CALL FOR PAPERS Future Generation Computer Systems Special Issue Special Issue Digital Twin Ecosystems Engineering & Applications

[Wisser, Grace]

CALL FOR PAPERS Future Generation Computer Systems Special Issue
Special Issue Digital Twin Ecosystems Engineering & Applications
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MOTIVATION AND SCOPE

Recent advances in the areas of the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data Analytics have accelerated the use of Digital Twins to engineer cyber-physical systems in a range of diverse application domains such as manufacturing, healthcare, farming, and smart cities.

Digital Twins are virtual replicas of physical entities supported by real-time sensory inputs, and advanced data processing to create and feed complex digital models. Continuous monitoring, analysis, prediction and simulation of the real-world counterparts are among the main capabilities of Digital Twins, enhancing decision-making, efficiency, and proactive maintenance. When applied to large-scale scenarios, where monolithic solutions are not feasible, integrated networks of Digital Twins are being proposed as a modelling tool to offer a comprehensive view of a domain leading to the concept of Digital Twin Ecosystems.

This Special Issue seeks to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the engineering and application of Digital Twin Ecosystems. Designing and implementing these next-generation Digital Twin Ecosystems face engineering and societal challenges including scalability, interoperability, data security, privacy, and ethical issues. Discussing these challenges requires collaborative efforts from both the research community and industry professionals to ensure effective and responsible development and is at the core of this Special Issue.

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GUEST EDITORS

Sara Montagna
Department of Pure and Applied Science, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
sara.montagna at uniurb.it 


Samuele Burattini
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy
samuele.burattini at unibo.it 


Marco Picone
Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
marco.picone at unimore.it 

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IMPORTANT DATES


Deadline for paper submission: May 20, 2025

Latest acceptance deadline for all papers: February 15, 2026

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MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The FGCS’s submission system (Editorial Manager®) will be open for submissions to our Special Issue from January 15th, 2025. When submitting your manuscript please select the article type VSI: DIGITA.

All manuscripts must conform to the Guide for authors - Future Generation Computer Systems - ISSN 0167-739X | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier. Papers previously published in a conference must have at least 40% new content. The page limit for this special issue is 18 pages.

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MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.elsevier.com/journals/future-generation-computer-systems/0167-739X/guide-for-authors__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aAFV98HZVuRWgeac4kcQ0qoqqfg6a4O6XsSGUc-6hvJkmfCCVVLioFyLzVIGfhzKUjF9j6EvnrPgzSTl7Dwj4lM$ 

* Please use Elsevier's Latex Style with "5p, times" option. So your document should start with \documentclass[5p,times]{elsarticle}
* You are recommended to use the Elsevier article class elsarticle.cls (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/elsarticle__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aAFV98HZVuRWgeac4kcQ0qoqqfg6a4O6XsSGUc-6hvJkmfCCVVLioFyLzVIGfhzKUjF9j6EvnrPgzSTldMkoswc$ ) to prepare your manuscript and BibTeX (https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://www.bibtex.org/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aAFV98HZVuRWgeac4kcQ0qoqqfg6a4O6XsSGUc-6hvJkmfCCVVLioFyLzVIGfhzKUjF9j6EvnrPgzSTlS1ntVY4$ ) to generate your bibliography.
* Our LaTeX  (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.elsevier.com/latex__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aAFV98HZVuRWgeac4kcQ0qoqqfg6a4O6XsSGUc-6hvJkmfCCVVLioFyLzVIGfhzKUjF9j6EvnrPgzSTlfSHmCFQ$ ) site has detailed submission instructions, templates and other information.
* Article submitted to FGCS should be strictly double column, single spaced and limited to 18 pages; including all figures, tables, references.
* A manuscript longer than 18 pages will not be considered for review and returned to author to be revised to the correct format.

To view a complete list of the Call for Papers for Future Generation Computer Systems Journal, visit: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems/about/call-for-papers__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aAFV98HZVuRWgeac4kcQ0qoqqfg6a4O6XsSGUc-6hvJkmfCCVVLioFyLzVIGfhzKUjF9j6EvnrPgzSTlY_SeXRM$ 

Sent on behalf of Michela Taufer, Editor-in-Chief

Grace Wisser
Assistant Director, Global Computing Lab
Assistant to Editor in Chief, FGCS Journal