Scopus + Elsevier AI Research Topics

Topic Subtopics/Potential Titles

Quantum Artificial Intelligence Quantum machine learning,
Quantum-inspired soft computing,
Hybrid classical-quantum neural network
models,
Qubit- and qutrit-based quantum-inspired
neural network models,
Quantum optimization,
Hybrid classical-quantum algorithms
Variational quantum algorithms
Quantum metaheuristics

Recent Advances in Deepfake • Source image reconstruction from

Deepfakes
Detection and Image • Generative model recognition
Manipulation • Forensic ballistics on synthetic data
• Adversarial forensics on Deepfake content
• Generative models for Deepfake creation
• Image/video forgery creation and detection
• Facial manipulation and synthesis
techniques
• Image/video/audio Deepfake detection
• Identification and localization of the
manipulated Region of Interest (ROI)
• Detection of structural/textural changes in
an image due to forgery or manipulation
• Detection of post processing effects from
Deepfake generation
• Vision transformers for Deepfake creation
and detection
• Multiscale and multimodal transformers for
Deepfake detection
• Visual cryptography and watermarking
techniques for authentication and forgery
detection
• Attention and capsule networks for
Deepfake detection
• Image and video datasets for Deepfake
detection and creation
• Morphing and Deepfake Attacks on facial
recognition systems
Natural Language Processing for Augmenting recommendation techniques
with signals derived from user generated
Recommender Systems textual reviews

• Advances in the research of conversational

recommenders

• Natural Language Processing techniques for

increased interpretability and explainability
of recommender models

• Sentiment and aspect analysis for

Recommender Systems

• Language models for Recommender

Systems

• Summarization of product reviews

Machine Intelligence for Text,

Speech, and Language
Recognition

Explainable AI in Natural Explainable Neural models in Machine

Translation
Language Processing • Explainable Neural models in Named Entity
Recognition
• Explainable Neural models in Question
Answering
• Explainable Neural models in Sentiment
Analysis
• Explainable Neural models in Opinion
Mining
• Explainable Neural models in SocialNLP
• Evaluation techniques used to measure the
quality of explanations
• Tools for explaining explainability
• Resources related to XAI in the context of
NLP

Resilience of Machine Learning Real-world attacks against current learning

Techniques against Adversarial models for fake news/social bot- detection;
Attacks in Bot and Fake News • Theoretic understanding of AML and
Detection certifiable robustness for text/bot
classification;

• Vulnerabilities and potential solutions to

adversarial machine learning in fake
news/social bots’ recognitions applications;

• Repeatable experiments adding to the

knowledge about adversarial examples on
text, image, video, and online accounts
datasets;

• Fake news/social bots data distribution drift

and its implications to model generalization
and robustness;

• Detection and defense mechanisms against

adversarial examples for fake news/social
bots detection systems;

• Novel challenges and discoveries in

adversarial machine learning for fake news,
bot, and disinformation campaign detection
systems;

The role of NFT and DeFi in the Optimization and strategic asset allocation in
NFT and DeFi markets
Ukraine war
- Blockchain, NFTs, DeFi, Tokenomics, and
digital economy

-Digital marketplaces and digital platforms

- Strategic pricing of Crypto-assets (e.g.,

cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, NFTs, etc.)

- Experimental methods in finance to NFTs

- The effect of investor sentiment on digital

asset prices
 - NFT datasets and potentially innovative
ideas

- The role of NFTs in DeFi

- Adoption, perception and understanding of

digital assets during 2020 global pandemic as
well as the during Russia-Ukraine war

- The role of traditional and digital safe

havens and hedges during war crisis times

- Interlinkages of traditional and digital assets

during Russia-Ukraine war

Countering Fake News and Hate Identification of the implemented techniques

to countering such speeches and news
Speech on Social Media Platforms (inclusive of survey and review papers)

- Machine learning and NLP models for

detecting or analysing cyberbullying, hate
speech, and fake news propagation

- Identification of counter speeches and news

- Preparation of corpora for the counter

speeches and news

- Annotation of counter speeches and news

- Evaluation of the efficiency of counter

speech and news

- Differences in counter-narrative and

alternative narrative in both speeches and
news

- Presence of alternative narratives in online

debates, threads for the speeches, and news

- Automatic detection of counter speeches

and news

- Mixed approaches and automatic detection

 of counter speeches and news

-Social media vs fake news: challenges and

countermeasures

- Machine learning techniques' resistance to

adversarial attacks in the detection of bots
and fake news

- Models for detecting and mitigating online

deception and propaganda

- Perspectives of Natural Language

Processing for AI, Linguistics and Cognitive
Science for fake news and hate speech
detection

Emotion Processing: Text and • Emotion processing in generating texts

• Emotion processing of multimodal and
Multi-modal Data physiological data
• Analysis of messages on social networks,
including emojis
• Searching for emotionally related content
• Generalization capacity of models
• Ethics and fairness of emotion-based NLP
systems (privacy, security, transparency,
robustness, diversity)
• Neural networks and hybrid approaches
• Emotion oriented recommenders and IR
systems
• Identification of threatening messages or
depression levels

Fuzzy Sets and Intelligent • Intelligent decision analysis in fuzzy

environments.
Decision-making in the Era of Big • Data science and intelligent decision-
Data making.
• Multi-attribute (group) decision-making
based on fuzzy information.
• Large scale group decision-making driven
by data.
• Fuzzy information fusion technology in a
big data environment.
• Decision support system in a big data
 environment.
• Application of fuzzy sets in real-world
intelligent decision-making systems.
• Group consensus decision-making based on
human-computer cooperation.
• Large scale group decision-making in a
social network environment.

Forecasting Cryptocurrency • Forecasting cryptocurrency markets by

using traditional econometric techniques.
Markets using Artificial
Intelligence and Machine • Forecasting cryptocurrency markets by
Learning Tools using AI and ML.

• Comparison of the predictive abilities of

traditional econometric techniques and AI
and ML tools.

• Using cryptocurrency markets to predict

the future of the crypto industry.

• Using AI and ML to forecast volatility in

digital markets.

• Forecasting cryptocurrency fluctuations

based on user posts and comments.

Social media vs fake news: - Detecting fake news on social media

Machine learning - Using machine learning to detect fake news
on social media

- Machine Learning classification in detecting

fake news on social media

- Mitigating fake news on social media

- Controlling fake news on social media

- The application of machine learning in

managing fake news on social media

- The algorithm for detecting fake news on

social media
Intelligent Pattern Recognition • 3D perception / reconstruction /
understanding;
Methods: Object Detection and • Object Detection and Visual Tracking;
Visual Tracking • Pedestrian and vehicle re-identification;
• Semantic Segmentation and Instance
Segmentation;
• Interpretability and robustness of neural
network;
• Self-supervised / semi-supervised / weak-
supervised / unsupervised learning;
• Small sample / single sample / zero sample
learning;
• Vision based on a hardware platform.

Improving Classification Problems • Classification of multi-modal data

• Semantic analysis of multi-modal data
using Multi-modal Data • Deep learning implementation using multi-
modal data
• Active learning using multi-modal data
• Intelligent solutions using multi-modal data
• social media multi-modal applications
• Remote sensing multi-modal applications

Ethical Design of Artificial

Intelligence-based Systems for
Decision Making

Algorithmic Trading and Technical • AI and High-Performance Computing in

Algorithmic Trading
Analysis • Optimization of transactions costs
• Low latency hardware and infrastructure
• Validating trading strategies
• Market making and liquidity provisioning
• Complex optimization
• AI for synthetic order book data and
simulating trading agents
• Reinforcement learning in Algorithmic
Trading