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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-29-8-Foreword</article-id>
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        <article-title>Special Issue on Advances in Computational Security and Cryptographic Technologies through Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Multimedia Analytics</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Mathur</surname>
            <given-names>Priya</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, Poornima Institute of Engineering &amp; Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302022, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Gupta</surname>
            <given-names>Amit  Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Travieso-Gonzalez</surname>
            <given-names>Carlos  M.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of IDeTIC. Signals and Communication, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017, Spain</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>8</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>14</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>This special issue titled “Advances in Computational Security and Cryptographic Technologies through Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Multimedia Analytics” presents a collection of high-quality research contributions that explore the convergence of discrete mathematics, graph theory, cryptography, artificial intelligence, machine learning, multimedia analytics, and modern communication networks. The issue highlights the growing importance of mathematical foundations in addressing evolving cybersecurity challenges across next-generation digital infrastructures.</p>
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