We are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers (CFP) for a special issue on Industrial Large Models (ILMs) in the prestigious journal Applied Soft Computing. This special issue, guest-edited by the CogTwins Lab at Shandong University of Science and Technology, focuses on the application of large transformer-based models in industrial settings.
Themes of Interest:
We invite submissions addressing the following topics (but not limited to):
- Development and deployment of ILMs across various industrial sectors.
- Integration of AI with traditional industrial systems.
- Enhancements in manufacturing processes and efficiency through machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
- ILM-based predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and supply chain optimization.
- Human-AI collaboration and energy management through ILMs.
- Security, privacy, and benchmarking of ILMs in industrial applications.
Important Dates:
- Submission Opens: February 7, 2025
- Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025
- Acceptance Notification: May 15, 2025
- Publication: July 31, 2025
Submission Instructions:
- Manuscripts must be submitted through the Applied Soft Computing submission portal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-soft-computing
- Authors must select the Article Type: VSI: Industrial LLMs during submission.
- Submissions will be subject to the journal’s peer-review process.
Guest Editors:
- Dr. Jiehan Zhou (Corresponding Editor), Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
- Dr. Enrique Herrera Viedma, University of Granada, Spain
- Dr. Chunsheng Yang, Guangzhou University, China & Carleton University, Canada
- Dr. Wei Wei, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
- Dr. Yuhai Liu, Zhengzhou University, China
We warmly welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners worldwide. For more details, visit the journal’s website.

征稿启事:特刊工业大模型(ILMs)
我们很高兴地宣布,由山东科技大学计算机学院CogTwins实验室担任客座编辑的Applied Soft Computing期刊特刊“工业大模型(ILMs)”正式征稿。本期特刊聚焦于大型Transformer模型在工业环境中的应用。
征稿主题:
我们诚邀以下主题的投稿(包括但不限于):
- 工业大模型在各行业的开发与部署。
- 人工智能与传统工业系统的融合。
- 通过机器学习和深度学习提升制造流程与效率。
- 基于工业大模型的预测性维护、故障诊断与供应链优化。
- 人机协作与能源管理。
- 工业大模型在应用中的安全、隐私与基准测试。
重要日期:
- 投稿开始日期:2025年2月7日
- 投稿截止日期:2025年4月30日
- 录用通知日期:2025年5月15日
- 出版日期:2025年7月31日
投稿指南:
- 请通过Applied Soft Computing投稿系统提交稿件:https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-soft-computing
- 作者在投稿时需选择Article Type: VSI: Industrial LLMs。
- 所有投稿将经过期刊的同行评审流程。
客座编辑:
- 周杰韩博士(通讯编辑),山东科技大学,中国
- Enrique Herrera Viedma博士,格拉纳达大学,西班牙
- 杨春生博士,广州大学,中国 & 卡尔顿大学,加拿大
- 魏巍博士,华中科技大学,中国
- 刘玉海博士,郑州大学,中国
我们诚挚欢迎全球研究人员和实践者的投稿。更多详情,请访问期刊官网。