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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-47-8-Foreword</article-id>
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        <article-title>Foreword of - Special Issue on - Intelligent Computational Frameworks for Secure Cyber-Physical Systems, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Next-Generation Communication Networks</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <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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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <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>
        </contrib>
        <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>47</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>i</fpage>
      <lpage>vii</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>This special issue titled “Intelligent Computational Frameworks for Secure Cyber-Physical Systems, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Next-Generation Communication Networks” brings together cutting-edge research at the intersection of mathematics and allied areas. The issue reflects the rapidly growing demand for mathematically grounded and computationally intelligent solutions capable of addressing complex challenges related to security, privacy, scalability, and reliability in modern digital ecosystems.</p>
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