Introduction to the Special Issue on Machine Learning-Guided Intelligent Modeling with Its Industrial Applications

With the advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI)technology,traditional industrial systems are undergoing an intelligent transformation,bringing together advanced computing,communication and control technologies,Machine Learning(ML)-based intelligentmodelling has become a newparadigm for solving problems in the industrial domain[1–3].With numerous applications and diverse data types in the industrial domain,algorithmic and data-driven ML techniques can intelligently learn potential correlations between complex data and make efficient decisions while reducing human intervention.However,in real-world application scenarios,existing algorithms may have a variety of limitations,such as small data volumes,small detection targets,low efficiency,and algorithmic gaps in specific application domains[4].Therefore,many new algorithms and strategies have been proposed to address the challenges in industrial applications[5–8].